CATHOLICS from around Illinois are being called to Springfield again in March, but this time they will take to their knees in prayer before taking to the halls of government to lobby their state representatives. Sponsored by the Catholic Conference of Illinois (CCI), the Second Annual Catholics at the Capitol will take place on Wednesday, […]
Continue readingBy Tom Dermodyof The Catholic Post URBANA — The letter of congratulations came from the President of the United States, but receiving it Sunday in front of supportive parishioners at St. Patrick’s Church here made the moment all the more special for Dr. Susan Nagele. “I told them we did it all together, and that […]
Continue readingPro-life proponents must embrace “whole life,” a series of speakers told nearly 200 people Tuesday night at a Sanctity of Human Life Rally at Sacred Heart Church in downtown Peoria. Gathering just days before the 37th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortion, the rally participants were challenged to continue efforts to protect […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Eric Powell, pastor of Epiphany Parish in Normal, has been chosen to receive the National Catholic Educational Association’s Distinguished Pastor Award. NORMAL — Msgr. Eric Powell led the celebration for Epiphany School when it was designated a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 2011. Now the school and […]
Continue readingFinding Catholic programming for the whole family got easier in central Illinois last week when a video player called CatholicTVjr was added to the Web site of the Diocese of Peoria. It can be launched by clicking on the link on the left side of the page, which is located at www.cdop.org. The feature has […]
Continue readingJames Lansberry knows that business is all about supply and demand, and he says it’s time to address the demand for abortion. That means ministering to young women in crisis pregnancies in such a way as it removes any reason to have an abortion, he said. “It’s a more complete view of Christian charity,” according […]
Continue readingHow do I integrate my faith into my work? That question and a variety of others will be addressed at a first of its kind faith-based management seminar to be sponsored by the Diocese of Peoria on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. The theme of the daylong event, which will […]
Continue readingKeeping the poor people of Haiti alive and well has never been more important for the Friends of the Children of Haiti. Deacon Richard Hammond and his wife, Barb, of Bartonville, and volunteer Larry Shank had returned to the organization’s clinic in Cyvadier this week to prepare for the visit of a medical team from […]
Continue readingCHAMPAIGN — Minette Sternke has a big dream. She would like to see an office for deaf ministry established in the Diocese of Peoria, but she isn’t sitting back and waiting for someone else to do the work for the deaf community in central Illinois. Already active at St. Patrick’s Parish in Urbana, Sternke continues […]
Continue readingPERU — Funeral Masses are planned in LaSalle and East Peoria for Deacon Ron Rager, a member of the first class of permanent deacons ordained for the Diocese of Peoria, who is being remembered as “a man of service, who had a heart of charity.” “Truly loved his God and truly loved his neighbor,” said […]
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