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By: Jennifer Willems - July 24, 2023 -
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The figure of Santo Niño de Cebu, which has been enthroned at St. Joseph Church in Peoria for 25 years, is carried in procession throughout the church by (clockwise from lower left) Richard Garcia, Roger Calisim, Jeff Kolar and Raymart Basco. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
The image of the Christ Child as Santo Niño de Cebu has been venerated at St. Joseph Church in Peoria for 25 years, but it is more than a local custom, according to Father William Miller, pastor. “It takes us back to the very beginnings of Christianity brought to the people of the Philippines – […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 7, 2023 -
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Mike Nolan
“I Have Loved You with an Everlasting Love” is the theme for the 37th annual Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference on Saturday, July 22. It will be held at the Spalding Pastoral Center, 419 N.E. Madison Ave., in Peoria. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. with the conference starting at 9:15 a.m. The speaker will be Mike […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - July 1, 2023 -
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Sister Helen Carey, OSB
ROCK ISLAND — A Mass of Christian Burial is planned for Thursday, July 6, in the Chapel of St. Mary Monastery here for Sister Helen Carey, OSB. The liturgy will begin at 10 a.m. and be livestreamed through the Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery Facebook page. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 27, 2023 -
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Father Harold Datzman, OSB
UPDATE: For the full text of the homily at Father Harold’s funeral Mass, click here. — PERU — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for Father Harold Datzman, OSB, on June 30, at St. Bede Abbey Church here. Abbot Michael Calhoun, OSB, presided and gave the homily. Burial followed in the abbey cemetery. Father […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 26, 2023 -
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The Catholic Post has been recognized for excellence by the Catholic Media Association of the United States and Canada. The award, for material published in 2022, was announced on June 9 in Baltimore, at the end of the association’s annual conference. Shannon Reznik, graphic designer, and Sonia Nelson, advertising manager, received an honorable mention for […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - June 25, 2023 -
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DAVENPORT, Iowa — In almost every vocation story Susan Flansburg has heard, when women who are discerning religious life find the right community they explain it the same way: “It felt like home.” Her new book, “Feels Like Home: A Single Catholic Woman’s Guide to Religious Life in the U.S.,” aims to help more women […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - June 9, 2023 -
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Sister M. Patricia Klosinski, OSF
EAST PEORIA — A funeral Mass will be celebrated for Sister M. Patricia Klosinski, OSF, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, at the Motherhouse of The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, 1175 St. Francis Lane. Burial will follow in the community’s Mater Dolorosa Cemetery. A visitation is planned for 7 p.m. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 3, 2023 -
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(OSV News photo/Cathal McNaughton, Reuters)
In response to continued acts of violence that have resulted in the deaths of people across the country, the National Council of Catholic Women has planned a prayer vigil for June 10-13. The announcement came from Kim Padan of Danville, the NCCW’s spirituality commission chair and past president of the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 3, 2023 -
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Father R. Michael Schaab
CHILLICOTHE — To prepare for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, St. Edward Church will have 40 Hours of eucharistic adoration from Wednesday, June 7, through Saturday, June 10. The featured speaker will be Father R. Michael Schaab, a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria. Adoration is planned for 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 2, 2023 -
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Due to an mistake on the part of The Catholic Post, the wrong location was listed for the Diocesan Traveling Monstrance on Thursday, June 8. It will not be at Sts. Peter and Paul in Leonore, but at Sts. Peter and Paul in Peterstown. The Catholic Post regrets the error. The special monstrance will also […]
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