Central Illinois students create pro-life calendar for fundraising initiative
Get your 2025 calendar now! Twenty-nine talented young artists from Central Illinois have joined forces to create a powerful pro-life statement through a unique art project. The students, from grades…
Read MoreHow to find HOPE this Advent and Christmas season
By ANDREW HANSEN Editor Hope is central to the Catholic experience of Advent and Christmas. During Advent, we as Catholics prepare our hearts and souls for the coming of Jesus,…
Read More100 years of caring, loving like Christ
Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George complete a century in America By DIANE SCHLINDWEIN Managing Editor The year 2024 has been a joyful time for the Sisters…
Read MoreBlessed Sacrament Parish celebrates 100 years with major celebration and three bishops
By DIANE SCHLINDWEIN Managing Editor One hundred years ago, the people who would become founding members of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Springfield stood in their own field of dreams, gathering…
Read More‘It’s not a choice. It’s a child’
Thousands descend upon downtown Springfield for Illinois March for Life By ANDREW HANSEN Editor They sang. They danced. They prayed. They smiled. They laughed. They weren’t there for themselves. That’s…
Read MoreNigeria tour shows ‘happiness is not found in material possessions, but in faith and family’
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, This year of Our Lord 2024 has gotten off to a rousing start as I attended the SEEK Conference sponsored by the Fellowship…
Read MoreFranciscan Sisters in Alton celebrate their 100th jubilee
By SISTER EVA-MARIA ACKERMAN, FSGM Special to Catholic Times The five pioneer Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George would never have imagined what would take place in Alton…
Read MoreHoly Spirit moves through nearly 20,000 people at SEEK24 in St. Louis
College and high school students, priests, religious from our diocese and Bishop Paprocki attend By ANDREW HANSEN Editor ST. LOUIS — A week of grace, joy, spiritual insight, newfound friendships,…
Read MoreEngineering challenge at Marquette Catholic H.S. ties faith, mission, and academics
ALTON – With the Adorers of the Blood of Christ closing their location of Ruma, IL (about 30 minutes south of Belleville), many of their religious items have been given…
Read MoreWhat is that used for?
There are several objects used before, during, and after the consecration during the holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Here, we provide you the names of these objects, what they are…
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