Seminarian Padrick Mulligan to be ordained to transitional diaconate
By DIANE SchlindweinManaging Editor While many of us are looking forward to the warmer temperatures and longer days of May, Seminarian Padrick Mulligan is happiest about something else. On the…
Read MoreThe remarkable conversion story of Father Scott Snider, and his Wife, Pam
‘From day one, we’ve been so happy being Catholic’The remarkable conversion story of Father Scott Snider, a married Catholic priest, and his wife, Pam By ANDREW HANSENEditor When Father Scott…
Read MoreA widower, a lifelong dream, and a new vocation fulfilled against expectations
‘God, what would you have me do now?’A widower, a lifelong dream, and a new vocation fulfilled against expectations By ANDREW HANSEN Editor The cemetery was always quiet in a way…
Read MoreTeens from diocese describe ‘invigorating’ experience of attending NCYC
By ANDREW HANSENEditor INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis was a spiritual epicenter as 16,000 Catholic teenagers gathered for the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), a three-day event (Nov. 20-22) known for its…
Read MoreA November tradition of mercy you can do: Remembering the souls who time forgets
By DEACON ADAM COX Special to Catholic Times Shortly after I was brought into the Catholic Church, I signed up for a time slot in the adoration chapel at my parish.…
Read MoreA literal golden ticket and a Papal Blessing for a future SIUE Newman Center: Father Rob Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV
By ANDREW HANSEN Editor When Father Rob Johnson, chaplain of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Newman Community and pastor of Mother of Perpetual Help in Maryville, arrived at the Vatican…
Read MoreWar stories from naval chaplain, Father John Burnette
‘It’s the most satisfying experience I’ve ever had’ By ANDREW HANSEN Editor On a warm night in the Persian Gulf, Father John Burnette, a Navy chaplain climbed up to the crow’s…
Read MoreFormer Cathedral/Griffin High School teacher found calling while he was a POW
By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor Men who were students at Cathedral Boys’ High School in Springfield (which became Griffin High School in 1959) from 1950-1951 and from 1955-1963 might remember a…
Read MoreTo Be Christ’s Healing Presence: Celebrating 150 years of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis
Introducing the new promoter of vocations for our diocese
National Vocation Awareness Week, celebrated this year Nov. 2-8, 2025, is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promoting vocations. Catholic Times Editor,…
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