Father Bill Miller and church pro-life leaders around the country would have you stop reading The Catholic Post for a moment and go online to the site notaxpayerabortion.com. There, in a matter of seconds, you can add your name to a petition urging members of the U.S. Congress to support the long-standing prohibition of using […]
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Deacon Jerry Buyck
EAST MOLINE — It was on a trip to Medjugorje in 1990 that Deacon Jerry Buyck heard the Blessed Mother invite him to be a permanent deacon. “No,” he said. His initial resistance didn’t survive a second trip, however. A native of East Moline, Deacon Buyck and his family were living in Horicon, Wisconsin, at […]
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Msgr. James Swaner
UTICA — Msgr. James Swaner spent 50 of his 60 years of priesthood in LaSalle County so it seemed only natural that he would retire among the people he had served so well. Now just a few steps from St. Mary Church here, he gets calls all the time from people asking if he needs […]
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Father R. Michael Schaab
PUTNAM — Since he was granted senior status in 2014, Father R. Michael Schaab has been working to make things grow on his 15-acre hobby farm in Putnam County. That includes apples, cherries, pears, peaches, raspberries and red and black currants. “My theory was I’ll plant everything I can and we’ll see what likes it […]
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Bishop Tylka will pray for three parishes under the patronage on St. Anthony in June. First will be St. Anthony Parish in Atkinson (pictured) on the saint's June 12 feast, followed by St. Anthony Parish, Matherville, and St. Anthony Parish, Hoopeston, the following two days.
Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka has been praying for each parish in the Diocese of Peoria by name, thanks to a calendar he developed with the assistance of Sister Linda Burkitt of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception (Heading Avenue Franciscans). The prayer calendar also includes days special to the religious communities active […]
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The Women's Choice Center is a pro-life outreach located in Bettendorf, Iowa. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
ROCK ISLAND — The Christ Child Society of the Quad Cities will host a “Red Wagon Drive-Up Baby Shower” on Saturday, May 15. All donations will benefit the Women’s Choice Center in Bettendorf, Iowa. Items may be dropped off from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Pius X Church, 2502 29th Ave., in Rock Island, […]
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Dan Burke
PRINCETON — “Setting the Captives Free — Spiritual Warfare and Discernment of Spirits” is the theme for a half-day retreat planned for Saturday, May 15, at St. Louis Church, 616 S. Gosse Blvd. It will be given by Dan Burke, president and founder of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation. In addition to his work […]
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"More than Conquerors" is the theme for Emmaus Days 2021, a summer program for young men and boys sponsored by the Diocese of Peoria.
Registration is now open for Emmaus Days, a summer program for young men and boys sponsored by the Diocese of Peoria. After major adaptations last year because of the pandemic — including a series of online videos and small, one-day regional gatherings — the program returns to the familiar in-person format of four, multi-day sessions […]
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The new rosary garden at Holy Family Parish in Danville is in the shape of a monstrance when viewed from above. It features a statue of the Holy Family in the center and the beads of the rosary on the walkway. (For the Catholic Post/Deb Edwards)
DANVILLE — What began with a tree to memorialize a beloved friend and parishioner blossomed into a rosary garden that will provide an “oasis for prayer” for Holy Family Parish and this community for years to come. The garden — located on what had been a vacant lot at 444 E. Main St. south of […]
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Msgr. William Watson
ODELL — A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Paul Church here on May 3 for Msgr. William Watson, a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria who served as pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Peoria Heights for 34 years. Msgr. Watson died on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Pontiac. He was […]
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