Raphael “Rafe” H. Middeke, 92, of Trenton, formerly of Damiansville, died at 6:25 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, at Aviston Countryside Manor. He was born June 21, 1933, in rural Clinton County, a son of Bernard and Mary Hellmann Middeke. After attending St. Rose Elementary School, he attended St. Henry Seminary […]
A U.S. Army detachment from Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri carries the remains of World War II veteran Edgar William “Billy” Nevois to his final resting place at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Prairie du Rocher. At left, Illinois Patriot Guard Riders hold flags and salute Nevois, who died in […]
Four years after the sisters of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC) moved out of the Ruma Center, they have sold the property buildings and 33 acres of land to Books for All, a nonprofit organization establishing community libraries with free resources. ASC will retain ownership of the […]
The sacrament of baptism leads all into the mystery of life — past sins are forgiven, the baptized person is born into a new life. En el sacramento del Bautismo desemboca todo el misterio de la vida: el pasado del pecado, el presente del hombre nuevo y la esperanza del mundo definitivo.
Being flexible is always good advice to give but not always easy to accept. When we’re on a schedule, have an agenda, need to “get things done,” we don’t have time for flexibility. Or so the story goes.
The gathering of disciples was much in fashion in intertestamental times, that is, a century or two before and after the birth of Jesus. The great scribes before and after Jesus had their disciples. Even in the Old Testament we notice that some of the prophets had disciples. There were called “sons of the prophets.”
