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Faith journeys of 238 continue; Rite of Election set at cathedral March 9, 10

By: The Catholic Post - February 27, 2019 - News Article Rite of Election

In this scene from last year's Rite of Election at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria, Shawn Chakraborty of St. John's Catholic Newman Center in Champaign shares a light moment with Bishop Jenky as Father Robert Lampitt, chaplain and director of the Newman Center, looks on. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Breaking with tradition, the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion will be held Saturday, March 9, as well as the First Sunday of Lent, March 10, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. The prayer service is planned for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. In past years, the celebrations have […]

Former model Leah Darrow will keynote Diocesan Youth Rally on March 23

By: The Catholic Post - February 27, 2019 - News Article Leah Darrow, Youth Rally

Leah Darrow

Former model Leah Darrow will be the featured speaker when high school students from throughout central Illinois gather on Saturday, March 23, for the 2019 Diocesan Youth Rally. “Love and Self-Worth” is the theme of this year’s rally, set to begin at noon at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria and conclude with a 6 […]

Ben Rogers, the ‘go-to guy’ for Catholic Scouting in Moline, receives honor

By: Jennifer Willems - February 13, 2019 - News Article Ben Rogers, Moline, Scouting, St. George Emblem

Ben Rogers has "seen it all and done it all" in decades of involvement with Catholic Scouting in the Moline area. He was awarded the St. George Emblem by Bishop Jenky at the Diocesan Scout Mass on Feb. 10. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

MOLINE — His father was a cubmaster, and his mother was a den leader, so you might say that Ben Rogers came by Scouting naturally as a kid growing up in Rock Island. He and his two brothers started as Cub Scouts and worked their way up. While he took a few years off between […]

“God’s Message of Divine Mercy” is focus of a Lenten day of reflection March 21

By: The Catholic Post - February 13, 2019 - News Article Bryan Thatcher, Divine Mercy, Lent

Dr. Bryan Thatcher, founder and director of the Eucharistic Apostles of Divine Mercy, will present a Lenten day of reflection on Thursday, March 21, at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. The theme will be “Mercy Is a Way of Love: God’s Message of Divine Mercy.” It is being sponsored by the Eucharistic Apostles of […]

Father Ronald Dodd dies at 74; funeral is Tuesday at St. Bernard Church, Peoria

By: The Catholic Post - February 12, 2019 - News Article

Father Ronald Dodd

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at St. Bernard Church in Peoria for Father Ronald E. Dodd, a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria who began studies for the priesthood after being widowed following nearly three decades of married family life. Father Dodd — a former […]

St. Vincent de Paul, Peoria, wins IESA Class 7-2A state basketball championship

By: Tom Dermody - February 8, 2019 - News Article basketball, Cooper Koch, J.R. Koch, Patsy Santen, Peoria, St. Vincent de Paul, state championship

The state champion Peoria St. Vincent de Paul Vikings hoist the IESA Class 7-2A trophy to cap a 28-1 season. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

Hard work on the court and generous service off it are part of the team chemistry that resulted in a state championship for the seventh grade boys’ basketball team of St. Vincent de Paul School in Peoria on Feb. 7. The Vikings used a 12-4 third quarter spurt to overcome a one-point halftime deficit and […]

Entries are sought for ‘Art of Faith’ show and sale in Rock Island March 2-3

By: The Catholic Post - February 5, 2019 - News Article

ROCK ISLAND — Entries are being accepted through Feb. 19 for the Art of Faith, a juried sacred art show and sale that will be held Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3, in Farrell Hall of St. Pius X Church, 2901 24th St. The theme is “The Merciful Love of Jesus.” This is the […]

Applications for tax credit scholarships underway; how one family is benefiting

By: Jennifer Willems - February 4, 2019 - News Article Dr. Noreen Dillon, Invest in Kids Act, St. Mark School, tax credit scholarships

Dr. Noreen Dillon, principal of St. Mark School in Peoria, confers with Cachet Rodriguez, who is starting the application process for tax credit scholarships for St. Mark families who weren't able to come or didn't have access to the internet when the Empower Illinois portal went live on Jan. 15. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Many parents who send their children to Catholic schools have made sacrifices so that could happen. Cachét Rodriguez of Peoria is one of them. “Seeing what Catholic education is doing for my children as a whole, making them grow spiritually and as just good human beings, it’s very important for me to continue that tradition,” […]

Saint Thomas More group lays wreath at Arlington National Cemetery ceremony

By: Tom Dermody - January 31, 2019 - News Article Arlington National Cemetery, Kennedy Record, Saint Thomas More, Sister Bridget Martin, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, wreath

Four representatives of The High School of Saint Thomas More in Champaign had the honor of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery during ceremonies on Jan. 17, the day before the school's contingent took part in the March for Life in Washington, D.C. From left are Sister M. Bridget Martin, FSGM, theology teacher and campus minister; Kennedy Record, Delaney Record, and Ashley Mills. (Provided photo)

CHAMPAIGN — It wasn’t until after taking part in the solemn wreath ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Jan. 17 that Kennedy Record realized she, two other students from The High School of Saint Thomas More, and a teacher had just experienced a once in a […]

Documentary shows how her last-minute decision for life impacted many others

By: Tom Dermody - January 31, 2019 - News Article adoption, documentary, I Lived on Parker Avenue, Melissa Coles, Sanctity of Human Life Rally

Melissa Coles, keynote speaker at the Sanctity of Human Life Rally on Jan. 24 in Peoria, speaks with Ken Goins, president of Central Illinois Right to Life, following the annual event. Coles' last-minute decision not to abort and later place her son for adoption is the focus of the documentary "I Lived on Parker Avenue." (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

“How can I help?” Melissa Coles’ presentation at the Sanctity of Human Life Rally in Peoria on Jan. 24 had been memorable for many reasons. But the Indiana woman, whose last-minute choice 25 years ago not to abort her unborn child is the focus of a half-hour documentary, wanted her audience to leave Riverside Community […]

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