DANVILLE — Making a “joyful noise” to the Lord has been a vital part of worship since ancient times. After all, the Psalms were written as hymns of praise to God. To make that joy and participation as full as possible during liturgies at St. Paul’s Church, music director Jonathon Myers decided to poll parishioners […]
Continue readingCHAMPAIGN — Ron doesn’t hesitate when asked what he wants people to know about homelessness in this bustling college community. “We’re people, just like you,” he says simply. “Look in the mirror.” Ron, 53, hasn’t always been accorded that dignity during his days, weeks and months on the streets, but there are still some who […]
Continue readingDEPUE — St. Mary’s Parish here will celebrate 100 years of faith next Sunday, Aug. 30, with a 4 p.m. bilingual Mass that reflects the rich and diverse Catholic history of this Bureau County community on the northern shores of Lake DePue. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will be principal celebrant of the Mass, assisted […]
Continue readingBLOOMINGTON — A funeral Mass was offered on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Holy Trinity Church here for Msgr. Thomas W. Maloney, who served as chaplain of Central Catholic High School for 14 years and was pastor of parishes in Chenoa, Lexington, and Normal. Msgr. Maloney, a former vicar of the Bloomington vicariate who was granted […]
Continue readingMAHOMET — A Mass of Christian burial was offered at Our Lady of the Lake Church here on Friday, Aug. 14, for Father George E. Wuellner, a former vicar of the Champaign vicariate whose artistic talents were known throughout the diocese. Father Wuellner, pastor emeritus of St. Boniface Parish in Seymour who had been on […]
Continue readingA “40 DAYS for Life” campaign of prayer, fasting, and community outreach to end abortion is scheduled to begin in Peoria on Sept. 23. As part of the campaign, participants are being sought to take shifts in an around-the-clock vigil being planned outside the abortion facility at 7505 N. University St. in Peoria. “We hope […]
Continue readingMany people have an opportunity to get a foretaste of the heavenly banquet with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, when he celebrates pontifical Masses at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. Sharing an informal lunch and having time to ask questions doesn’t happen every day, however. Forty new Catholics and members of RCIA teams from around […]
Continue readingTwenty-one people from the Christ Child Society of Central Illinois gathered recently at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria to preview a new video on the society’s foundress. The cause for sainthood of Servant of God Mary Virginia Merrick opened in 2003 and is being promoted by the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.To help with the […]
Continue readingGERMANTOWN HILLS — “God never promised us a rose garden. He promised us eternal life.” Speaking to about 60 people from throughout the diocese who have lost a spouse through death or divorce, Archabbot Lambert Reilly, OSB, used personal stories and straight talk in urging them to find peace through deeper faith and trust in […]
Continue readingTwo days before last week’s much publicized “beer summit” in the White House Rose Garden, about 125 young adults met informally over beverages of choice with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. The participants came away from a “Stump the Bishop” night — part of the Theology on Tap summer series taking place at Kelleher’s Irish […]
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