Fifth- through eighth-graders from Holy Trinity Catholic School in Fairview Heights point at the sun and moon during the Great American Eclipse on April 8 at Camp Ondessonk. The total eclipse covered about 128 miles of the Diocese of Belleville (Submitted photo). On April 8, the 2024 Great North American […]
The president and principal model for educational leadership is trending higher among private schools, and Gibault Catholic High in Waterloo is following suit. Gibault has hired Katie Robben, a native of Breese, as its first president. Robben will work alongside Sarah Lanham, the principal. “Their vision for this is for […]
Diocese of Belleville Superintendent of Schools and Director of Education, Jonathan “Skip” Birdsong, has been appointed the new principal at Althoff Catholic High School in Belleville, replacing Sarah Gass. Birdsong’s first day at Althoff will be July 1. Gass will take over as the new superintendent in Freeburg Community High […]
Althoff Catholic High School junior Gabby Orlet, a three-sport athlete, has won the Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Basketball Courage Award. Orlet is battling bone cancer but vows to overcome it. “You’ve got to attack it head-on,” she said (David Wilhelm photo). Gabby Orlet can be excused for not immediately […]
Jesus and his disciples had walked the main road from Jericho up to Jerusalem accompanied by crowds of pilgrims from Galilee. The grand entry into Jerusalem had taken place.
The Diocese of Belleville was privileged to have the relic of the heroic St. Maria Goretti in our Cathedral of St. Peter all day on October 19. This was a time of grace for all of us.
Priests intersect with people’s lives at many times, often those times that are most critical in families, especially as they come to the sacraments: the baptisms of their children; when their children receive first Eucharist, are confirmed; or want to be married in the church. Other times that are difficult can be made more bearable with the counsel of a priest: when a family member is sick, in the hospital, in need of last rites.
