It started with a simple request from one of the friars: “If anyone comes to the door, make a nice big sandwich for them.” At first, housekeeper Sharon Litchfield thought he was kidding her. Who would come to the door of Sacred Heart Church in Peoria looking for a sandwich? But he said the same […]
Continue readingTheology on Tap, a discussion series for Catholic young adults and their friends, has been scheduled for the Bloomington-Normal and Champaign-Urbana regions during April. Designed for married or single persons in their 20s and 30s to discuss matters of faith in an informal setting, but open to all, the April series will take place on […]
Continue readingBy: By Tom Dermody GALESBURG — The secret to a marriage that’s lasted 75 years? “The Lord’s been good to us,” said Lucille Thielbert, 91, who with husband Ralph, 93, earlier this month renewed the vows they had originally exchanged on May 8, 1935. While their marriage took place at St. Patrick’s Parish here, the […]
Continue readingVolunteers mobilize, pray as appeal planning begins By Tom Dermodyof The Catholic Post To educate and inspire on the need to be good stewards of God’s blessings, the Diocese of Peoria is turning to diocesan treasure as it prepares for the 2010 Annual Diocesan Appeal. The words of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen — the famed […]
Continue readingMOLINE — Eight members of the Knights of Columbus from around the Diocese of Peoria will be honored for outstanding service to the organization, the church, and their communities at the 22nd annual “Night of Knights” Recognition Dinner on Saturday, April 10. Sponsored by the Peoria Diocese Chapter Knights of Columbus, this year’s event will […]
Continue readingOTTAWA — A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Thursday morning, March 18, at St. Francis of Assisi Church here for Father Leo H. Gildner, pastor emeritus who served the parish for 22 years and was a former diocesan director of cemeteries. Father Gildner, a native of Bloomington who had been on senior priest […]
Continue readingWhich parish won the top prize at the ADA drawing? A month ago Marilyn and Ted Holland celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Now, because of Marilyn, their parish of St. Peter’s in Peoria has 10,000 reasons to celebrate. “I couldn’t believe it,” said Marilyn recalling the moment she heard her name read by Bishop Daniel […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON–Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on March 15 issued the following statement on the state of health care reform. It was titled “The Cost is too High; the Loss is too Great.” — The Catholic Bishops of the United States have long and consistently advocated for […]
Continue readingFaith-based management sounds difficult, but for the speakers at a daylong seminar that explored the topic last Saturday it came down to something very basic. “We need to witness to our faith by what we say and do, and we need to be Catholic in the business world, in the legal profession, in schools, in […]
Continue readingA new training and conference center will be built at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria thanks to the largest donation in OSF Healthcare history. OSF Saint Francis and the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria are the joint recipients of a $25 million gift from Jump Trading, a Chicago-based high frequency […]
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