From police sergeant to kindergarten teacher
Mr. Dahlkamp calls teaching ‘a breath of fresh air’ By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor Steve Dahlkamp makes teaching kindergarten look easy. Observing his calm and reassuring way of interacting with the…
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All in the familyMothers, daughters choose careers at same Catholic school By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor JERSEYVILLE — Although children sometimes choose to follow in their parent’s career footsteps, three mothers…
Read MoreSt. Louis School keeps missions at the forefront
By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor NOKOMIS — Every October the Missions Office for the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois hosts the annual Mission Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.…
Read MoreWorld Mission Sunday
What is World Mission Sunday Oct. 26? Each year, on the second-to-last Sunday of October, Catholics around the world unite in celebration of World Mission Sunday — a day of…
Read MoreMiraculous healing and messages in Ashland?
‘Just incredible thanksgiving to God, and His mercy is just astonishing’She had less than a 50 percent chance of survival twice. Heaven then sent several messages they had her back By…
Read MoreIncorrupt body? Missouri religious community says they knew they ‘were living with a saint’
By ANDREW HANSEN Editor The following story appeared in the documentary, God is Alive, Part 2, produced by the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois and which premiered earlier this year. It’s…
Read MoreConvert, 94, feels good about her new Catholic faith
By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor MARYVILLE — At 94 years old Lois Reising always felt close to God, but now in her senior years she feels most at home in the…
Read More15 years as bishop! How reading a book about Abraham Lincoln book may have been the reason Bishop Paprocki landed in Springfield
Why Bishop Paprocki is ‘happy’ to be in Central Illinois for the past 15 years On June 22, 2010, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki was installed as the bishop of the…
Read MoreWhat the Shroud of Turin reveals to us about what Jesus looked like, how He was tortured, and the suffering He endured
By ANDREW HANSEN Editor The Shroud of Turin is a blood-stained linen cloth that carries the image of a crucified man, believed by many to be Jesus of Nazareth and thought…
Read MoreSister Lucy shares love of chemistry with students
By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor Sister M. Lucy Gantt, FSGM, says even as a young girl, she always felt drawn to science. Now with her roles as a Sister of St.…
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