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By: Jennifer Willems - November 28, 2018 -
News Article
April Adams of Metamora, the new evangelization chair for the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, discusses resources that are available with Betty Grites of St. Paul Parish in Danville at the DCCW's biennial convention in Champaign on Oct. 27. Evangelization is about love, she said. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
METAMORA — Evangelization. While the word stops many in their tracks, April Adams said it doesn’t have to be hard. “It’s just loving,” she said. “It’s loving people where they’re at.” When that happens, anything is possible, according to Adams, a longtime member of St. Mary Parish in Metamora and the new evangelization chair for […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 21, 2018 -
News Article
Heading Avenue Franciscans, novice, Sister Subha Clare
Sister Subha Clare
The Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the Heading Avenue Franciscans, welcomed Subha Ramesh as a novice during a prayer service on Nov. 10. She is now known as Sister Subha Clare. Born in Chennai, India, Sister Subha Clare immigrated with her family to the United States, when she was […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 21, 2018 -
News Article
Panama, World Youth Day
A logo depicting symbols for Mary, Panama and the Panama Canal was selected as the winning design to promote World Youth Day 2019. The design by Amber Calvo, 20, a Panamanian student studying architecture, was chosen from 103 entries submitted for the event that will take place Jan. 22-27, 2019. (CNS photo/courtesy World Youth Day USA)
The Catholic Post would like to know of any groups or individuals from the Diocese of Peoria who plan to attend the 16th World Youth Day in Panama on Jan. 22-27. Panama will be the first Central American nation to host the massive Catholic gathering, which will include a music festival, dozens of seminars for […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 21, 2018 -
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Advent
An Advent wreath is depicted in a stained-glass window. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
Following are Advent observances made known to The Catholic Post in recent days. More will be posted here as they become available. Vesper prayer services offered at Sacred Heart, Moline MOLINE — Quiet evenings of prayer and song continue on the Second and Third Sundays of Advent, Dec. 9 and 16, at Sacred Heart Church, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 9, 2018 -
News Article, World/National News
Voters line up prior to casting their ballots at a polling station in Nesconset, N.Y., on Election Day Nov. 6. (CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz)
By Dennis Sadowski / Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — An Oregon measure that would have banned state funding for elective and late-term abortions was defeated by voters Nov. 6, while an amendment to the West Virginia constitution stating that women do not have a right to an abortion was passed by a narrow margin. Alabamans […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - November 7, 2018 -
News Article
alleged miracle, Bonnie Engstrom, Fulton Sheen
Bonnie Engstrom stands in front of a photo of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen as she concludes her presentation on the alleged miraculous healing of her son, James Fulton Engstrom, that is attributed to Sheen's intercession. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
CHAMPAIGN — Even after eight years, Bonnie Engstrom gets choked up when she tells the story of her son’s birth and the role she believes Venerable Fulton J. Sheen played in his miraculous healing. “Officially this is an alleged miracle,” Engstrom was quick to point out at the beginning of her talk at the 2018 […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - November 7, 2018 -
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Anthony Holter, Empower Illinois, Invest in Kids Act, tax credit scholarships
(UPDATED Nov. 9, 2018, to reflect a change of location for the Nov. 15 training meeting from the Spalding Pastoral Center to Peoria Notre Dame.) The first year of tax credit scholarships awarded as part of the Invest in Kids Act is coming to an end, but the work is just beginning for schools, parents […]
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By: Tom Dermody - November 7, 2018 -
News Article
Andrew Hagemann, Henry, Nazareth House, retreat center
Nazareth House near Henry, built in 1962 and known for many years as King's House, has been razed and a new diocesan retreat center will be constructed on the site near Henry.
Construction is expected to begin next spring on a new Nazareth House retreat center complex near Henry. The former Nazareth House — built in 1962 on a bluff overlooking the Illinois River northeast of Henry and for many years known as King’s House — has been razed, according to an update given to priests of […]
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By: Tom Dermody - November 7, 2018 -
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Assembly Days, Father Sean Kilcawley, Peoria, pornography, priests
Father Sean Kilcawley speaks to priests of the Diocese of Peoria who gathered Oct. 23-24 for their annual Assembly Days at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
Pornography is so prevalent in our culture that working to free Catholics from it should not be viewed as a “special ministry” but rather a “foundation for the evangelization work of the church.” That was one message brought to priests of the Diocese of Peoria Oct. 23 by Father Sean Kilcawley, a priest of the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 1, 2018 -
News Article
EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is a news release issued by the Diocese of Peoria on Thursday, Nov. 1. — Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria, upon the unanimous advice of the Diocesan Review Commission, has required these three retired priests to step down from public ministry due to each having credible allegations of […]
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