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List of 54 parish volunteers honored at the 2018 DCCW Appreciation Luncheon

By: The Catholic Post - May 9, 2018 - Uncategorized DCCW Appreciation Luncheon

Mary Ebert and Vicky Lappin of Saint John Paul II Parish in Kewanee accept their certificates of appreciation from Msgr. Dale Wellman, spiritual adviser to the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Following are names and listings of just some of the activities of 54 parish volunteers honored at the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on April 24 at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. ANNAWAN Mary Jagers, Sacred Heart: Member of the Altar and Rosary Society, extraordinary minister of holy Communion, […]

Full text of homily by Father Steffen at Mass following the 2018 Men’s March

By: The Catholic Post - May 1, 2018 - Uncategorized Father Steffen, homily, men's march

EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is the full text of the homily given by Father Johnathan Steffen on April 28 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria following the annual diocesan Men’s March. Father Steffen is pastor of St. Mary Parish in El Paso and a chaplain at the St. John Paul II Catholic Newman Center in Normal. […]

‘What do you know for sure?’ Columnist poses question, how would you answer?

By: The Catholic Post - April 26, 2018 - Uncategorized

Christina Capecchi

“Twenty Something” column / By Christina Capecchi When Oprah Winfrey was first asked the question, the talk-show queen was left tongue-tied. She was doing a live television interview with the late film critic Gene Siskel to promote her film “Beloved,” and he concluded by asking, “Tell me, what do you know for sure?” “I got […]

Laughter and tears, joy and sorrow: A reflection on the death of my father

By: The Catholic Post - April 26, 2018 - Uncategorized Carey Toalson, Father, FSGM, grief, Rock Island, Sister M. Clementia

Sister M. Clementia, FSGM, is pictured with her parents, Brenda and Carey Toalson. Mr. Toalson died suddenly on Feb. 25, 2018, at the age of 62. (Provided photo)

By Sister M. Clementia, FSGM A severe mercy. This is what C.S. Lewis described of death to his friend in the book with the same title. At the mourning of his wife’s untimely death, Sheldon Vanauken was struck by Lewis’ description: A mercy that was as severe as death, a death that was merciful as […]

Funeral homily: Fr. DeBisschop cared for his people, they returned the affection

By: The Catholic Post - April 13, 2018 - Uncategorized

Father James DeBisschop

EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is the homily from the April 6 funeral Mass for Father James DeBisschop. (Read his obituary here.) The Mass was celebrated at Sacred Heart Church in Moline and the homilist was Father Mark DeSutter, pastor. — Christians believe that Jesus is the template of our lives. Also, we feel that when people […]

Funeral homily: Father Richard Mullen was generous, devoted, a “priest’s priest”

By: The Catholic Post - April 13, 2018 - Uncategorized

Father Richard L. Mullen

EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is the homily from the March 28 funeral Mass for Father Richard Mullen, a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria. (Read his obituary here.) The funeral was celebrated at Holy Cross Church in Champaign, and the homilist was Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. — The early Christians called themselves “The Living.” […]

Entire student body of St. Joseph, Pekin, celebrates patron’s feast with pilgrimage

By: Tom Dermody - April 3, 2018 - Uncategorized Deptula, Pankiewicz, Pekin, Peoria, Sophia's Kitchen, St. Joseph

Sister Merlinda, FAS, greets Kim Terry and her third-graders from St. Joseph School in Pekin, who are decorating brown bags that will be used to serve lunch to patrons of Sophia's Kitchen at St. Joseph Church in Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Say “pilgrimage” and people usually think of the Holy Land or Ireland or Spain. For students at St. Joseph School in Pekin, however, Peoria proved to be a wonderful destination when they celebrated their patron’s feast day on March 19. The entire student body — 131 students — boarded buses to travel to St. Joseph […]

Events planned along route from Nauvoo to Mendota as priests pedal for prayers

By: Tom Dermody - March 29, 2018 - Uncategorized

Assemblies, Masses and Holy Hours for Vocations are planned as the “Priests Pedaling for Prayers” make their way across the Diocese of Peoria from April 16 to 20. Following is a list of the places Father Tom Otto, Father Adam Cesarek and Father Michael Pica can be found during the ride and the approximate times […]

Cambridge church celebrates 50th anniversary with Mass, breakfast

By: Jennifer Willems - March 16, 2018 - Uncategorized Cambridge, Father Cyril Schlarman, Father John Burns, St. John Vianney Church

Designed by Father Cyril Schlarman, St. John Vianney Church in Cambridge put a Catholic church in every county seat in the Diocese of Peoria when it was dedicated on March 31, 1968. (Provided photo)

CAMBRIDGE – Members of St. John Vianney Parish were joined by those who helped found the parish for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the church. The 8 a.m. Mass on March 11 was followed by a breakfast hosted by the Altar and Rosary Society in the church hall. While they […]

An invitation to women who feel disengaged from the church

By: The Catholic Post - March 15, 2018 - Uncategorized evangelization, Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women

Kim Padan

By Kim Padan On Jan. 21, The Catholic Post published an article from CNS discussing a survey of Catholic women indicating a high level of disengagement from the Church. As I read more details online, I felt both heartbroken and concerned. Even more, I felt compelled to reach out to my sisters in faith. The […]

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