What Is Advent anyway?
By CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY Advent begins this year on Sunday, Dec. 1. Most Catholics, even those who don’t often go to Mass, know that Advent involves a wreath with…
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 MoreAlton Sister saving lives with biomedical engineer work
By SYDNEY SINKS Special to Catholic Times PEORIA — Sister Pieta Keller, FSGM, is a Sister of the St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, with its convent based in Alton.…
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 MoreFather Freddie Mbiere filled with joy and tears as he is officially a citizen
Proud to be an U.S. citizenFather Freddie Mbiere filled with joy and tears as he is officially a citizenBy ANDREW HANSENEditor It was standing room only inside the theatre room…
Read More‘It’s a blessing to come back’
An interview with Springfield’s own, Bishop Kevin Vann, now of the Diocese of Orange BY ANDREW HANSEN Editor Bishop Kevin W. Vann is the Bishop of the Diocese of Orange,…
Read MoreGlimpses of Heaven
Young mother pens children’s book about faith By DIANE SCHLINDWEIN Managing Editor ASHLAND — Back in 2018, Alaina Griffin watched a particularly beautiful sunset with her family. That sunset, with…
Read MoreDominican nuns live faithfully and quietly in Girard monastery
By DIANE SCHLINDWEIN Managing Editor Shown from left to right outside at the Dominican Monastery of Mary the Queen in Girard are Sister Cecilia Marie, Sister Maria Tersidis, and…
Read MorePurgatory: Finally understand one of the Church’s most misunderstood teachings
It’s not heaven. It’s not hell. So, what is purgatory and why pray for the dead? By ANDREW HANSEN Editor Purgatory is one of the most discussed teachings that…
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…
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