San Damiano College for the Trades in Springfield officially opening
By DR. KENT LASNOSKISpecial to Catholic Times What do you get when you cross 22 young men from Illinois and all over the country with some shops full of tools,…
Read MoreSmall parish community, big hearts. St. Joseph’s food pantry provides food and clothing for many
By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor RAMSEY — To feed the hungry is the first corporal work of mercy. Jesus gave this direction to the disciples (Mt. 25:31-46) and of course, He…
Read MoreFor Lent, consider giving up your ego. If you think you don’t have one, you might be thinking of it wrongly
By MISSIO DEI CATHOLIC Lent is looming around the corner and I am not ready. I told God I wasn’t ready to give up anything more in my life. Driving…
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 MoreHospital Sisters look to the future with changes in governance structure and leadership
Springfield, IL – The Hospital Sisters of St. Francis implemented a new governance structure and welcomed a new leadership team on July 15, 2023. Sister M. Margarete Ulager, OSF, General…
Read MoreNew book by Morgan County Catholic will help you ‘better understand what we believe in the Eucharist, but in a deeper context of our faith’
The Eucharistic Revival Project includes section written by our Father Dominic RankinBy ANDREW HANSEN Editor Phillip Hadden of Concord (rural Morgan County) was “astonished” by the 2019 Pew Study that found…
Read MoreYoung missionaries gather at Cathedral for annual Mission Mass
By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor On Oct. 4, hundreds of school children from across the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, along with their teachers, school leaders, and parent chaperones, traveled to…
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