A team of bicycling pro-life missionaries riding from Green Bay, Wisconsin, to St. Louis, Missouri, will be making stops in Ottawa and Peoria this week. The public is invited to meet, pray with, and hear from the riders at the following sites and dates: Ottawa — Wednesday, July 10, at St. Patrick Church, 632 Jefferson […]
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In addition to her new duties in Monmouth, Jackie Kernan will continue to serve as president of OSF HealthCare Saint Luke Medical Center in Kewanee.
OSF HealthCare Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth has named Jackie Kernan as its next president. She will continue to serve as president of OSF HealthCare Saint Luke Medical Center in Kewanee. She will succeed Patty Luker, who is retiring, on July 15. “We are committed to the communities we serve,” Kernan said. “I’m excited […]
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Joyce Rohn of Dunlap is the recipient of the 2019 Golden Sandwich Award presented by Sophia's Kitchen at its Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on June 22.
With dozens of volunteers making certain that Sophia’s Kitchen in Peoria runs smoothly, safely and lovingly for hundreds of clients who come seeking a meal, something cold to drink, and a kind word, recognizing just one can be difficult. Claire Crone said that in the end, they chose Joyce Rohn of Dunlap to receive the […]
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This is a screenshot from celebratesheen.com, a website that will offer updated information regarding the Dec. 21 beatification ceremonies for Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.
Are you looking for more information on the life of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen? Do you have questions about beatifications, canonizations, or plans regarding relics? Would you like to support the cause through prayer, volunteerism, or financial gifts? Answers to those and other questions are found at a newly launched website, CelebrateSheen.com, sponsored by […]
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Father Richard Bresnahan
(UPDATE — For the full text of the homily at the funeral Mass for Father Bresnahan, click here.) MOLINE — A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 8, at Christ the King Church here for Father Richard Bresnahan, 87, a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria known […]
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By Katie Bogner “The purpose of the Holy Hour is to encourage a deep personal encounter with Christ. The Holy and Glorious God is constantly inviting us to come to Him, to hold converse with Him, to ask for such things as we need and to experience what a blessing there is in fellowship with […]
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The bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria, are seen June 24 after they drowned in the Rio Grande in Matamoro, Mexico, while trying to reach the United States. (CNS/Reuters)
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. bishops joined Pope Francis in expressing sadness after seeing photos of the lifeless bodies of a migrant father and his daughter who drowned near the U.S. border with Mexico. “This image cries to heaven for justice. This image silences politics. Who can look on this picture and […]
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The newly installed officers of the Christ Child Society of Central Illinois are (from left) Kathy Stomberg, immediate past president; Therese Peck, president; Judy Weber, circle liaison; Carol Romanowski, first vice president; Martha Groeper, treasurer; Elaine Mills, second vice president; Beth Miller, recording secretary; and Father John Verrier, spiritual moderator. Not shown: Becky Fay, corresponding secretary.
As the oldest of 10 children, Therese Peck learned early on to care for little ones in need around her. That continues in retirement, as she begins her two-year term as president of the Christ Child Society of Central Illinois. “I just thought it was such a nice gift for moms who chose life, especially […]
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Father Charles Klamut has released his fourth solo CD of original music, called "Beta: Volume 2." (Cover art by Gabi Test)
MILAN — Inspirations for songwriting can hit Father Charles Klamut unexpectedly, even during a stop at a coffee shop while out of town to celebrate the wedding of a former student. Twenty-four hours after that visit, the pastor of St. Ambrose in Milan and St. Patrick in Andalusia had written “Barista,” one of seven songs […]
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An artist's rendering of the new chapel for OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.
BLOOMINGTON — Groundbreaking and blessing ceremonies took place on June 5 for a new $1.2 million chapel to serve patients, their families, and the staff of OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center. The 3,000-square-foot chapel will be located at the hospital’s main entrance and will nearly double the size of the existing chapel. The St. […]
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