For Deacon Joseph O’Tool of St. John the Apostle Parish in Woodhull, the motivation to visit the inmates at the Henry C. Hill Correctional Center in Galesburg comes down to something very simple. “You really have to believe, ‘When I was in prison, you visited me.’ You have to know the person sitting in front […]
Continue readingWith an invitation to count our blessings even in challenging economic times, the 2009 Annual Diocesan Appeal has opened in parishes across the Diocese of Peoria. “Every day we should count our blessings, especially the fact that we belong to the Catholic Church,” said Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, in a video message promoting the […]
Continue readingThe throng of Catholic men from across the diocese expected to prayerfully walk with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, through downtown Peoria next Saturday, April 25, in a public demonstration of faith will likely include many fathers with their sons. Former professional soccer player Chase Hilgenbrinck is looking forward to walking with his dad at […]
Continue readingHollywood actor J. Omar Castro will be present at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Sunday, May 3, for a Marian prayer event that includes the screening of a segment of the new release “Rosary Stars: Praying the Gospel.” Family Theater Productions announced this week that Castro — one of 21 young adult celebrities featured […]
Continue readingBetween 40 and 50 kidney transplants take place at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria every year and last week one of them was made possible by Msgr. Eric Powell, pastor of Epiphany Parish in Normal. Msgr. Powell, 45, donated one of his kidneys to an Epiphany parishioner during a two-hour surgery on Easter […]
Continue readingPERU — Responding to renewed interest in providing opportunities for boarding students, St. Bede Academy here broke ground Monday for an on-campus residence that could house 16 female boarding students for the 2009-2010 school year. The Benedictine-run Academy was a boys’ boarding school from 1892 until 1981. “If you speak with alumni who graduated prior […]
Continue readingAbout 200 pilgrims accompanied Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, as he visited three Peoria churches to pray before the Blessed Sacrament after Mass on Holy Thursday. “The pilgrimage was a resounding success. Look for it again next year,” said Chris Kreps, Bishop Jenky’s administrative assistant. “The bishop wants this to become a tradition.” The ancient […]
Continue readingThe Diocese of Peoria has awarded 521 Catholic school students tuition assistance grants totaling nearly $700,000 for the 2009-2010 academic year. Both the grant total and the number of students awarded are the largest in the four years the diocese has disbursed monies from the John Lancaster Spalding Scholarship Fund, established by contributions to the […]
Continue readingMORTON — For three years in a row, Girl Scout Troop 4190 from Blessed Sacrament Parish in Morton has shown its care and concern for U.S. troops serving in Iraq or Afghanistan by treating them to boxes of their organization’s famous cookies. In 2007, what was then Brownie Troop 190 decided to send one box […]
Continue readingWhen the call went out for people to contact their legislators in the Illinois House of Representatives and voice their opposition to House Bill 2354, they responded in a big way. The controversial bill was not called for a vote before the April 3 deadline and appears to be dead for this year, according to […]
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