Two men from Canton correctional center baptized, welcomed to the ‘family’

Father Daniel Ebker pours water over Reed Catalano during the first of two baptisms on April 24 at the Illinois River Correctional Center in Canton. Assisting is Deacon Joe LaHood, coordinator of prison ministry for the Diocese of Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
CANTON – Surrounded by the love of God and the Catholic community of central Illinois, two men at the Illinois River Correctional Center were received into the Catholic Church on April 24. Father Daniel Ebker, pastor at St. Mary Parish in Canton, baptized and confirmed Reed Catalano and Willie Davis, who also received Communion during […]
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