PRINCEVILLE — Pentecost Sunday this weekend will bring even greater joy than usual to the Congregation of St. John as three men receive their habits and two others profess simple vows. On the Vigil of Pentecost, May 30, at 6 p.m., habits will be given to Brother Gilbert Carrasco, 40, from Puerto Rico; Brother Daniel […]
Continue readingPending further study of the needs of Catholics in the Illinois Valley and Quad Cities areas and the use of church facilities in those regions, Masses are being suspended at four parishes and one mission as of June 17. The parishes are St. Mary’s, East Moline; St. Benedict’s, Ladd; St. Thomas More, Dalzell; and Sts. […]
Continue readingFather Richard Barclift, pastor, St. Patrick’s Parish, Andalusia, to senior status and work with Office of Apostolate of the Sea of the United States Father Anthony Bernas, while remaining parochial vicar, St. Mary’s Parish, Kewanee, to parochial vicar, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Kewanee Father Michael Bies, from parochial vicar, St. Mary’s Parish, Pontiac, to […]
Continue readingIn a culture that is often hostile or indifferent to the Catholic faith, Catholic religious educators need to be aware of the challenges and obstacles they must face as they hand on the faith to others. That is why William Donohue has been invited to open the Diocese of Peoria’s annual Diocesan Summer Institute next […]
Continue readingYears of discernment, prayer, study and ministry among the people of God will culminate at the altar of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria next Saturday as Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, ordains Deacon David Sabel and Deacon Adam Stimpson for priestly service. The May 23 ordination Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. Following the liturgy […]
Continue readingBeginning this weekend and continuing to the end of the month, 603 seniors will don caps and gowns as the seven Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Peoria hold their annual commencement ceremonies. Thirty-seven students will receive diplomas at Schlarman High School’s commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 17, at 3:30 p.m. in Holy Family […]
Continue readingURBANA — Catholics of East Central Illinois are being invited to “come celebrate being Catholic!” with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, next month at a multi-parish gathering on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Organized by a team of representatives from all 19 parishes in the Champaign vicariate, “Catholic Connected: Beyond the […]
Continue readingMETAMORA — Practice, study, teamwork, good coaching, and prayers to St. Thomas Aquinas were all crucial ingredients in the recipe for victory of the Scholastic Bowl team of St. Mary’s School in Metamora. St. Mary’s brought home the Class A trophy last Friday from the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament at Heartland Community College […]
Continue readingArchbishop Fulton Sheen’s popular television show in the 1950s was titled “Life is Worth Living.” Last Friday, several of his surviving relatives and others impacted by the Diocese of Peoria’s candidate for sainthood used what would have been his 114th birthday to joyfully and prayerfully declare that life is also worth celebrating. Archbishop Sheen taught […]
Continue readingPeople who say they care about the earth’s environment should put their money where their mouth is. That’s a lesson that has been taken to heart by a group of fourth grade students in Miss Megan Flynn’s class at St. Philomena’s School in Peoria. They were inspired to take positive action while preparing for their […]
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