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By: Jennifer Willems - January 27, 2017 -
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Anita Kobilsek, Holy Cross School, Mendota, principal
Principal Anita Kobilsek reads to first-graders Kaylee MacDonald, Gabriel Bunch, and Corbin Doll of Holy Cross School in Mendota. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
MENDOTA — While it is a given that students will achieve academic success at Holy Cross School, principal Anita Kobilsek wants so much more for them. “This is my underlying philosophy: that the kids know, love and serve Jesus, that they know Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist — body, blood, soul and divinity […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - January 27, 2017 -
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Costa Catholic Academy, Father William Miller, Galesburg, Pastor
Father William Miller, the Diocese of Peoria's Distinguished School Pastor this year, is shown with kindergartners during a recent visit to Costa Catholic Academy in Galesburg. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
GALESBURG — One of the first things Rosminian Father Joseph Costa did when he arrived in Galesburg in the 1870s was to start a Catholic school. While much has changed in education — and the world — over the years, the current canonical pastor of Costa Catholic Academy said it is important to focus on […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 26, 2017 -
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PERU — A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, at St. Bede Abbey Church here for Father Matthew (Charles) Mazzuchelli, OSB. Father Matthew, in his 64th year of Benedictine profession and whose ministry included teaching math at St. Bede Academy and serving as director of housekeeping and maintenance at […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 23, 2017 -
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The series -- on three successive Friday evenings beginning Jan. 27 -- utilizes six, half-hour videos produced by the PovertyCure initiative.
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria is hosting a three-part series reflecting on the causes of poverty and encouraging solutions. The series — on three successive Friday evenings beginning Jan. 27 — utilizes six, half-hour videos produced by the PovertyCure initiative. The gatherings are open free of charge to all interested persons and will […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 18, 2017 -
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fatherhood, Jerry Klein
Jerry Klein his late wife, Mary, and their children are pictured at a 2012 family gathering. With their parents are, from left, Barb, Jim, Marilou, Lisa, Jerry, Jeanne and Jeff. (Provided photo)
EDITOR’S NOTE: While Catholic Post columnist Jerry Klein, who observed his 90th birthday on Dec. 19, was hospitalized over the holidays, his son Jerry Klein Jr. submitted this tribute column to his father as well as to the virtues of fatherhood. We are grateful to both father and son, and wish our beloved columnist and […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 13, 2017 -
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The white frame church of St. John the Evangelist in Bellflower was built along the Illinois Central Railroad in 1899. It will continue to host Masses on Christmas and Easter.
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has announced a series of changes to parish and church status effective this month, including the merger of the smallest faith community of the diocese — St. John the Evangelist, Bellflower — into Sacred Heart Parish, Farmer City. The five families of the Bellflower mission “have already incorporated themselves into […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - January 13, 2017 -
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Holy cards given at the Art of Faith show and sale will feature Jill Rodts' image of St. Therese with the holy face of Jesus. (Provided photo)
ROCK ISLAND — Entries are now being accepted for the Sixth Annual Art of Faith Juried Sacred Art Show and Sale, which will be held Feb. 18-19 in Farrell Hall of St. Pius X Church, 2901 24th St. The theme is “Contemplating the Holy Face of God.” It was inspired by the Jubilee Year of […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - January 13, 2017 -
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Deacon Rick Miller of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Morton has been named spiritual director of Cursillo for the Diocese of Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
Many people know Rick Miller from his years of work as a doctor in the emergency department at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, while members of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Morton have called him deacon since 2007. As the new year began, he added another “D” title: spiritual director of Cursillo for the […]
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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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