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Sr. Marianne Burkhard to retire after 1,000 marriage cases, 25 Tribunal years

By: Tom Dermody - May 23, 2018 - Featured Article marriage tribunal, OSB, retirement, Sister Marianne Burkhard, tribunal

Sister Marianne Burkhard, OSB, former director of the Diocesan Tribunal and a longtime judge in marriage cases, is pictured in her office at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. She will retire to St. Monastery in Rock Island on May 31. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

After nearly 25 years of service and involvement in more than 1,000 marriage cases, Sister Marianne Burkhard, OSB, will retire from the Diocesan Tribunal on May 31. “My life has been totally unpredictable but wonderfully meaningful,” said Sister Marianne, a canon lawyer who guided the Tribunal as its first non-clergy director for a dozen years […]

Msgr. Ramer to senior status; listening has been key to his pastoral approach

By: Tom Dermody - May 18, 2017 - Uncategorized Mahomet, Msgr. James Ramer, retirement, senior status

Msgr. James Ramer stands outside Our Lady of the Lake Church in Mahomet, where he has served as pastor for seven years. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

MAHOMET — As a pastor and throughout his 31 years of priestly life, Msgr. James Ramer has tried to be a good listener. “I like to listen to what people have to say,” he told The Catholic Post last week from his office at Our Lady of the Lake Parish here, “then try to make […]

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Sr. Marianne Burkhard to retire after 1,000 marriage cases, 25 Tribunal years

Msgr. Ramer to senior status; listening has been key to his pastoral approach