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By: Tom Dermody - January 3, 2017 -
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Chris Ward, Geneseo, Post-it, Women at the Well
Chris Ward encouraged those attending a recent Women at the Well dinner at St. Malachy Parish in Geneseo to be like living Post-it notes reminding others of God's love. (Provided photo)
GENESEO — Chris Ward can’t seem to live without Post-its, those colorful, sticky little sheets of paper that serve to remind us of all sorts of things. In fact, the counselor at Geneseo Middle School wants to be a living Post-it, and encourages others to be as well — constantly reminding people of God’s love […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 3, 2017 -
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Benedictines, Father Ambrose Hessling, St. Bede Abbey
Father Ambrose Hessling, OSB
PERU — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 4 at St. Bede Abbey Church here for Father Ambrose (Bernard) Hessling, OSB, a monk and priest of St. Bede Abbey. Father Ambrose died Saturday evening, Dec. 31, 2016. He was 85. Abbot Philip Davey, OSB, of St. Bede presided at the funeral liturgy. Interment […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - December 19, 2016 -
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Christmas, funerals, Noodle Ladies, noodles, St. Mary Parish, Westville
It takes many hands, a lot of patience and plenty of good humor to make the 320 bags of noodles that would fly out of the door at the St. Mary Christmas Bazaar in Westville. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
WESTVILLE — Noodles become more than a tasty side dish when the “Noodle Ladies” at St. Mary Parish are involved. In their loving hands, the noodles become a way to raise funds and hearts at Christmas and heavy hearts at funeral dinners throughout the year. “We started with 100 bags and they’d be gone. Then […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 15, 2016 -
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Father Antonio Dittmer, from pastor, St. Hyacinth Parish, St. Patrick Parish, and rector of Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine, all in LaSalle, to assignment to be announced at a future date Father Paul R. Carlson, from administrator, St. Mary Parish, Utica, to pastor, St. Hyacinth Parish, St. Patrick Parish, and rector, Queen of the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 14, 2016 -
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advance directives, booklet, Catholic Conference of Illinois, end-of-life
CHICAGO — A new booklet offering guidance on end-of-life health planning from a Catholic perspective is being offered by the Catholic Conference of Illinois. “Encouraging End-of-Life Conversations: A Catholic Perspective on Advance Directives” is available for free download in English, Spanish or Polish at ilcatholic.org. “End-of-life care can be a difficult conversation to have with […]
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By: Tom Dermody - December 14, 2016 -
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Archbishop Myers, golden jubilee, Newark, surgery
NEWARK, N.J. — Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark, former bishop of Peoria who will observe the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on Dec. 17, was hospitalized last week for surgery to repair an injury to his hip. The Diocese of Peoria had planned to celebrate Archbishop Myers’ jubilee and approaching retirement […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - December 14, 2016 -
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Father Stanley Rother, martyr, Pekin, sainthood ballot
Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of Father Stanley Rother of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, making him the first martyr born in the United States. (CNS/Charlene Scott)
PEKIN — While they were convinced Father Stanley Rother deserved to be beatified, the junior high students in Joan Moore’s religion classes at St. Joseph School here didn’t expect that step to come this fast. Less than a month after the students voted for the Oklahoma priest’s cause to advance during their “Sainthood Ballot”, Pope Francis […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - December 14, 2016 -
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consecrated, Diocese of Peoria, Gruenewald, Hepner, priesthood, vocations
Author and speaker Rhonda Gruenewald, developr of the Hundredfold Workshop, will be the presenter at the diocesan event on Jan. 21 at St. Jude Church in Peoria.
People who want to promote vocations to sacramental marriage, the priesthood and consecrated life will get the tools they need to do it at the Hundredfold Workshop, planned for Saturday, Jan. 21, at St. Jude Church in Peoria. It will begin with morning prayer at 9 a.m. and promises to send participants out at 2 […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 30, 2016 -
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The cast of "The Third Sunday of Advent" is pictured during a recent rehearsal for the original comedy-drama to be performed at St. Anthony Parish in Hoopeston on Dec. 10. It was written by parishioner Tom Sweeney (upper right). )Provided photo/Jordan Crook, Hoopeston Chronicle)
HOOPESTON — St. Anthony Parish here will present an original play, “The Third Sunday of Advent,” at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, in the church hall, 423 S. 3rd St. The comedy-drama was written by parishioner Tom Sweeney, who taught dramatic writing at Homewood-Flossmoor High School for 34 years and now lives in rural […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 30, 2016 -
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Father Rogers Byambaasa, chaplain at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, blesses a new hybrid operating room on Nov. 23. Assisting is Deacon Gayle Cyrulik. Provided photo/Libby Allison
BLOOMINGTON — Blessing and dedication ceremonies took place Nov. 23 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center here for a new hybrid operating room and post-anesthesia care unit. The blessing culminated two years of work on the projects, whose combined construction and equipment costs were $8.9 million. Nearly three dozen staff members — many of them […]
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