Deacon Gerald "Jerry" Buyck
MOLINE — A funeral Mass will be offered at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, at Christ the King Church here for Deacon Gerald “Jerry” Buyck, a permanent deacon who has been on senior status since 2008. Deacon Buyck, who in the Diocese of Peoria served the former St. Mary Parish in East Moline and […]
Continue readingStatement of the Most Reverend Louis Tylka, Bishop of Peoria, upon news of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI With Pope Francis and Catholics around the world, we mourn the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The humble servant of God, Benedict XVI, served the Church as a priest, scholar, bishop, cardinal, and as pope. […]
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There are a number of ways families can use Katie Bogner's illustrations of the O Antiphons. Here, they are cut out and can be colored to hang as ornaments on the tree. To find and download them, go to her blog, looktohimandberadiant.com and search for O Antiphons. (Provided graphic/Katie Bogner)
In the days to come families will be getting together for good food and good conversation. Catechist Katie Bogner said it wouldn’t take much to invite Jesus to the festivities and get to know him through the O Antiphons. “The O Antiphons pop to mind because they’re specifically prayed and celebrated in that last week […]
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Peoria Notre Dame soccer players and coaches pose with the IHSA Class 2A boys trophy they earned with a 3-1 win over Chatham Glenwood to cap a 23-3-1 season. The title match was played at Hoffman Estates High School on Nov. 5. (Provided photo/Cindy Dermody)
Peoria Notre Dame again proved it has one of the state’s elite high school soccer programs with a 3-1 win over Chatham Glenwood on Nov. 5 to claim the Illinois High School Association boys Class 2A title. The Irish earned their fifth boys soccer state championship by prevailing in a game played in 30 mph […]
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Kristen Kucner and daughters Lucia (asleep), Julia and Anna of Dunlap learn more about a eucharistic miracle from Poland, where the girls' grandfather is from. They visited the Vatican International Exhibition of "The Eucharistic Miracles of the World" on Nov. 19 at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems
When 9-year-old Anna Kucner learned the Vatican International Exhibition of “The Eucharistic Miracles of the World” was coming to the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria, she said to her mother, Kristen, “We’re going.” “I read a book called ‘Eucharistic Miracles’ and I thought the whole thing was so cool,” she told The Catholic Post while […]
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Seventh-grader Lara Rand holds the fruits -- or rather, lettuce -- of their labors in the the aquaponics lab at Holy Cross School in Champaign. The school is the first in the country to have this technology and plans to share what they have learned with others. (Provided photo)
CHAMPAIGN — Lettuce might not be the top food choice for most seventh-graders, but most seventh-graders aren’t growing their own lettuce in an aquaponics lab like they are at Holy Cross School. The technology being piloted at the Champaign school uses a water-based, nutrient-rich solution to grow food instead of soil. The lab was dedicated […]
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Some changes have been made to the schedule for Holy Hours with the Diocesan Traveling Monstrance in December. The corrected schedule is: Dec. 1, Immaculate Conception, Carthage; Dec. 5, Sacred Heart, Warsaw; Dec. 8, Sacred Heart, Dallas City; Dec. 12, St. Patrick, Raritan; Dec. 15, St. Theresa, Alexis; Dec. 19, St. Ambrose, Milan; Dec. 22, […]
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A lit candle is seen on an Advent wreath. Advent, which begins this Sunday, Nov. 27, is a season of waiting. (CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St Louis Review)
Cathedral Nativity loaned to community festival An historic Nativity that has graced the sanctuary of St. Mary’s Cathedral since 1933 is one of 750 that will be displayed at the Peoria Area Community Festival of Nativities, planned for Dec. 1-4, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Peoria. The theme for this […]
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With organist Jon Kroepel accompanying, Andrew Earnest encourages the young members of the St. Jude Choir in Peoria to give a little more expression to the music they're singing for Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral on Nov. 13. Rebuilding music programs at St. Mary's Cathedral and throughout the Diocese of Peoria is a goal in the new year, according to Kroepel, director of sacred music in the Office of Divine Worship. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
Music isn’t just nice to have at Mass. It helps people to engage in the celebration and Jon Kroepel, director of sacred music in the diocesan Office of Divine Worship, said it’s time to focus on that again not just at the mother church of the Diocese of Peoria but throughout central Illinois. He took […]
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Lindsey and Kevin Spangler are pictured moments after being handed their 3-day-old, newly adopted daughter Naomi Louise outside a medical center in Mississippi on April 9, 2020. Lindsey is author of a new book, "We Were Always Meant to Be." (Provided photo)
“We Were Always Meant to Be,” a new children’s book by Lindsey Spangler, was written and created for a readership of one — the Spanglers’ adopted daughter, Naomi Louise, now age 2 years and 7 months. “I wanted a book for when she gets a little bit older to get the conversation started on adoption,” […]
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