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Mater Dei students put faith into action by building bunk beds

By Editor   Posted in Archive Current Issue
Posted on December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

Students from Mater Dei Catholic High School really got into the spirit of the Christmas season this month by volunteering to build beds for needy children. So far, some 30 high school students have built 30 twin beds, all of which will be donated to children in Clinton County. The build is part of a …

Louis Jones recognized with Cardinal Bernardin new leadership award

By Editor   Posted in Archive Current Issue
Posted on December 7, 2020December 7, 2020

At only 27, Louis Damani Jones has already made quite the name for himself in the Diocese of Belleville and in the Catholic community nationwide.

PSR students’ ­Ark of Hope brings attention to poverty issues

By Editor   Posted in Archive Current Issue
Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

An Ark of Hope seemed like a good fit for the Catholic Relief Services’ Advent fundraising campaign. After all, Advent is a season of hope, said Joan Wilkens, a parishioner at St. Michael Parish, Paderborn.

Covid-19 Concerns Alters Thanksgiving Dinner

By Editor   Posted in Archive Current Issue
Posted on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

Each year the Diocese of Belleville provides a Thanksgiving Dinner for the needy. The annual event is normally held at St. Henry Parish in Belleville. Due to heightened concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus, this year’s Thanksgiving Dinner will not be held on site. Instead, the people who have registered for the meal are …

Worker co-ops in state’s poorest region get boost from CCHD

By Editor   Posted in Archive Current Issue
Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

Hoping to give a voice and economic power to low-income individuals in southern Illinois, GROW (Grass Roots Opportunities Work-Cooperatives) is an incubator for jobs in high-growth fields with worker shortages. It is intended to aid small businesses from Carbondale to Cairo.

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