More than 400 diocesan teachers gathered Aug. 7 at Mater Dei High School in Breese to listen, to renew old acquaintances and make new friends before diocesan Catholic schools open their doors to new and returning students. Then everyone got down to business by choosing a breakout session that related […]
Bishop Michael McGovern, center, greets people after Mass July 16 at the Log Church at Holy Family in Cahokia as part of his first visit to the church.
Mater Dei High School girls basketball coach Craig Zurliene was eager to talk about the secret to his team’s 62-46 Class 2A state championship victory over Byron on March 4 at Redbird Arena in Normal. “This is the byproduct of the girls working together, being selfless and really embracing our […]
Cameron and Taylor Yosanovich of Christopher are following in the footsteps of their son John Matthew, 7. After John Matthew’s grandmother Chrissy Dirnbeck converted to Catholicism two years ago he began attending Mass with her regularly. He also began attending the Parish School of Religion at St. John the Baptist […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church formally “repudiates those concepts that fail to recognize the inherent human rights of Indigenous peoples, including what has become known as the legal and political ‘doctrine of discovery,’” a Vatican statement said. Issued March 30 by the dicasteries for Culture and Education and […]
29 March 2023 Queridos amigos en Cristo, El sur de Illinois tiene muchas instituciones dedicadas al cuidado de la salud. Hay un buen número de hospitales, tanto católicos como no católicos, que atienden a las personas de nuestras comunidades. Desafortunadamente, algunos proveedores médicos seculares actualmente realizan procedimientos que son objetables […]
By Ron Rolheiser, OMI Andrew Greeley once suggested that we might profitably meditate on the following vision of heaven: The condition of physical ecstasy and emotional satisfaction which results from sexual intercourse between two people who are deeply in love is the best anticipation currently available to us of our […]
