QND graduate at QU is bishop’s scholarship recipient
QUINCY — Quincy University has announced Chandler Cain as the 2024 Bishop’s Scholarship recipient. Cain graduated from Quincy Notre Dame High School this spring and is a freshman at QU…
Read MoreTutus Tuus brings more than 1,000 children closer to our faith
By ANDREW HANSEN Editor Totus Tuus, a popular weeklong faith-based program that was hosted by 14 parishes across our diocese this past summer, was about one thing: getting children to…
Read MoreSt. Patrick ‘micro-school’ in Springfield serving families who normally wouldn’t have access to a Catholic education
By ANDREW HANSEN Editor Established in 1910, St. Patrick Catholic School on Springfield’s east side, which educates 62 children in kindergarten through fifth grade, has a long history of educating and…
Read MoreCatholic grade schools welcome new principals
By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor As the 2024-2025 school year is getting under way, four Catholic grade schools in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois are welcoming new principals to move…
Read More‘I hope they look at me and see the power of God’ – Decatur teacher contemplates two years of injury recovery
By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor On April 29, 2022 Amber Johnson (now Amber Hooker) was just 24 years old, a teacher, and a coach leaving a track meet at St. Teresa…
Read MoreSign up your child for Totus Tuus, popular weeklong summer program coming to a parish near you
Three teams of missionaries this year at 13 parishes! This summer, the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is excited to have Totus Tuus, a fun and faith-filled experience for children…
Read MorePresenting the fifth annual St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award
We asked people from across the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois what Catholic teacher in our schools is making a big difference in the classroom? What teacher goes above and…
Read MoreYoung and faith-filled
Notre Dame student, Sullivan native lives out faith in school, at home, and in the world By DIANE SCHLINDWEIN Managing Editor Grace Lynch has always been a girl with a…
Read MoreQuincy University President Brian McGee agrees to contract extension through 2029
QUINCY — Brian McGee, PhD., who has served as the 24th president of Quincy University since July 2019, has signed an agreement to remain in that role through 2029. The…
Read MoreSDCCW opens scholarship competition for high school senior women
SDCCW opens scholarship competitionBy DIANE SCHLNDWEIN Managing Editor The Springfield Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (SDCCW) is once again inviting young women to apply for the SDCCW Female High School…
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