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By: Jennifer Willems - June 15, 2017 -
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Charismatic, Father Dave Pivonka, renewal conference, Sister Linda Koontz
Carrie Carroll of Lincoln praises Jesus during the 2015 Charismatic Renewal Conference. This year's event is set for July 29 at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. (The Catholic Post file photo/Tom Dermody)
“The Joy of the Lord Is My Strength” will be the focus for prayer and praise when people converge on the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria on Saturday, July 29, for the annual conference of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the Diocese of Peoria. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will give the welcoming address at […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - June 15, 2017 -
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Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, homily, Pentecost, Summer Institute
"How can we rest when so many still do not know the Lord," asked Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky’s homily for the closing Mass of the Diocesan Summer Institute matched the fire of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost as he challenged participants not to sit idly by when the world needs them to speak the truth. “I am more and more convinced that today the Diocese of Peoria needs a […]
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By: Tom Dermody - June 2, 2017 -
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Brenda Brokaw, Family, Father Lee Brokaw, parents, Patrick Brokaw, Raritan
Father Brokaw offers a prayer of blessing for his parents, Patrick and Brenda Brokaw of St. Patrick Parish, Raritan, during a reception at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria following the ordination Mass on May 27. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
What kind of a priest can St. Matthew Parish in Champaign expect when newly ordained Father Lee Brokaw arrives in a few days as parochial vicar? Here are a few of the words that those who know him best — his parents and three sisters — used to describe him: Dedicated. Conscientious. Caring. Self-giving. A […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - June 1, 2017 -
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ACE, Alliance for Catholic Education, Luke Janicki, Madeline Basil, Patty Yoritomo, teachers, University of Notre Dame
Laughing at remarks being made by Randy Simmons, principal of Peoria Notre Dame High School, during the end-of-year luncheon, Madeline Basil (left), Luke Janicki and Patty Yoritomo were honored for their work as the first Alliance for Catholic Education Teaching Fellows placed in the diocese by the University of Notre Dame. Basil and Janicki taught at St. Mark School in Peoria, while Yoritomo taught at Peoria Notre Dame. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
With the end of the school year come master’s degrees in education from the University of Notre Dame for three teaching fellows who have been serving at St. Mark School and Notre Dame High School, both in Peoria. Madeline Basil, Luke Janicki and Patty Yoritomo were honored for their work and received gifts from the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 31, 2017 -
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Community of St. John, Family Faith Festival, Princeville
PRINCEVILLE — Families are invited to celebrate Pentecost Sunday at the Family Faith Festival hosted by the Brothers and Sisters of the Community of St. John. The theme for the June 4 event is “The Spirit and the Bride Say, ‘Come’: The Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary.” The day will begin with registration at […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - May 31, 2017 -
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Atkinson, centennial, St. Anthony Church
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at 4 p.m. marking 100 years since the dedication of St. Anthony Church in Atkinson.
ATKINSON — When a fire destroyed their church in 1916, the members of St. Anthony Parish immediately got to work to erect a new place of worship. It was dedicated 100 years ago and the current parishioners will celebrate that milestone with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 17. Joining them […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - May 19, 2017 -
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Cursillo, Father Duane Jack, jubilarian
Father Duane Jack
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was included in the Jubilarian 2017 special section of The Catholic Post dated May 21, 2017. To view the entire section, use the e-edition tab at the top of this page and search for the issue. SILVIS — Father Duane Jack said he felt the first stirrings of a vocation to […]
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By: Tom Dermody - May 18, 2017 -
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The Salesian logo is inspired by St. John Bosco and the Salesians walking with the young through the world.
CHAMPAIGN — The Salesians of Don Bosco are closing their community based at Holy Cross Parish in Champaign and the three priests are being reassigned within the order in June. The move followed extensive consultation with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, and was announced by Father Timothy Zak, SDB, vice provincial of the Salesian Province […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - May 18, 2017 -
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Comparing notes before a panel discussion at the recent Catholic Women's Symposium are (from left) Dr. Elizabeth Cox, Dr. Jillian Stalling, and Mercy Sister Marie Paul Lockerd, a family practice physician. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
Animals and man were created on the same day, but that doesn’t mean people have to act on their animal instincts. Instead, they can choose to live in the seventh day of creation, which is relationship with God. The choice was made clear by Sister Marie Paul Lockerd, RSM, one of the speakers for a […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - May 18, 2017 -
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charity, Lent, Sophia's Kitchen
More than 750 Sophia's Lenten Lunch Boxes were taken by Peoria-area Catholics and used to collect spare change and other sacrificial giving for Sophia's Kitchen.
Lenten sacrifices continue to bring Easter joy at Sophia’s Kitchen in Peoria. Before Lent began, people in the Heart of Peoria Catholic Community were invited to help feed the hungry at Sophia’s Kitchen by placing spare change or the price of a cup of gourmet coffee or nice meal into little catering boxes that were […]
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