He became Catholic, then almost died in the Holy Land
Agonizing pain. Stumbling through Jerusalem.A different license plate needed to cross a border.A wire transfer. The U.S. Embassy involved. A briefcase with $6,000.Death was a possibility. A story that sounds like a movie script,…
Read MoreSister Trudy talks about her life-long love of nursing
By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor Sister Gertrude “Trudy” O’Connor, OSF, says she can’t remember a time when she wasn’t interested in helping to heal the sick. That interest led her to…
Read MoreThey confronted hate and lies with truth and love
Seminarians Dennis Trickey and Padrick Mulligan share their story behind this image By ANDREW HANSEN Editor GRANITE CITY — A man is so convinced Catholicism is false, he creates…
Read MoreCatholic Charities Celebrates 100 Years of Compassion
The amazing story of brave sisters who started St. John’s Hospital in Springfield
Hospital celebrates 150 years with Mass celebrated by Bishop PaprockiBy ANDREW HANSEN, Editor and BRIAN C. BLASCO, Special to Catholic Times It was 150 years ago, in the year 1875,…
Read MoreA labor of love
Fundraiser, mission trip to Uganda helps build church, strengthens unity By DIANE SCHLINDWEIN Managing Editor It is a tremendously long way from Teutopolis to Nakasedhere, a village in the Luuka…
Read MoreSEEK25 ‘reinforced my commitment to spreading faith, helping others, and cherishing my family’
College students from diocese rave about experience at biggest young adult conference of the year By ANDREW HANSEN Editor Jacob Morrisey, a student at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) who is…
Read MorePrepare for Lent with a Women’s Retreat
Come away from the business of life for a silent retreat based on the spiritual exercise of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Amid the peaceful, beautiful surroundings of the Villa Maria…
Read MoreA Catholic primer on ‘New Year’s resolutions’ – What does living a virtuous life mean?
By JOSEPH J. PLAUD Special to Catholic Times As the year 2025 begins, there is little doubt that we will read about in the popular press, or perhaps even pronounce…
Read MoreFr. Daren Zehnle’s story of tragedy, grief, and faith
‘I was angry at God’ Father Daren Zehnle faced tragedies no young boy should ever go through. How his story, outlook, and faith can you help you He didn’t know…
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