Official Decrees
Official policy decrees from the Office of the Bishop. Promulgating the General Records Policy for the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, an Illinois Not-for-profit Corporation In order to promote the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Just5Days provides hands-on experiences for middle schoolers
Over 60 individuals, both middle school youth and adult leaders from Catholic parishes in Illinois and several surrounding states, were in Springfield from July 15-19 as volunteers in the Just5Days...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Teens learn, grow spiritually at annual institute
About 50 people — adult and young adult leaders and high school participants — were on the campus of Benedictine University at Springfield from July 14-19 for Catholic Leadership Institute (CLI), which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Totus Tuus summer youth program wraps up for year
Totus Tuus (translation: Totally Yours) wrapped up its final week (July 22-26) of Catholic summer parish missions geared for youth in first through 12th grades. Totus Tuus (translation: Totally Yours)...
View ArticleOfficial Appointments
Official appointments from the Office of the Bishop. Parochial Vicar Reverend Manny Cuizon, CRS, upon presentation by his religious superior, is appointed Parochial Vicar of Holy Family Parish, Granite...
View ArticleBishop Paprocki's Public Schedule
Bishop Paprocki's public schedule for the weeks of August 11 and 18. Tuesday, Aug. 13 Springfield, Catholic Pastoral Center, Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty Conference Call, 2 p.m. Wednesday,...
View ArticleDiocesan Datebook
Daily events occuring throughout the Diocese. Saturday, Aug. 10 BRUSSELS — Annual picnic, St. Mary Church, Saturday, open at 5 p.m.; Sunday, serving 1 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11 MARYVILLE — Picnic and...
View ArticleDaily Readings
Daily Scripture readings for the weeks of August 11 and 18. Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 11Reading: Wisdom 18:6-9Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33:1, 12, 18-22Reading: Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 or...
View ArticleWhat sort of preparation will the Lord require of us?
A few years ago, a friend of mine and her husband learned that she was unable to bear children and decided to adopt. They completed the application and screening process and were prepared for a long...
View ArticleAgainst the tide: Pope Francis rallies a counterculture
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a weekly public audience earlier this year, the pope underscored one of his characteristic themes: the countercultural implications of membership in the church. "Belief in God...
View ArticleHow long should Mass take: Music and silence in Sunday liturgy
Q At our parish, so much of the Mass is sung that the Mass lasts more than an hour. Also, when it comes time for the readings, the lector walks all the way up from a pew in the congregation, and that...
View ArticleSeeing ‘odd twists’ of others with recognition, not judgment
When we ponder the religious diversity of human beings, we find that our perceptions of other human differences have a strong impact upon what we think we are, and what relationship we are to have with...
View ArticleWhen parents fear broader horizons for their children
The phrase "prayer in school" means different things to different people. For some, it's about religion and the freedom to pray, or not, for assistance and guidance. Others see it as an absolute line...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Summer HVAC work continues at Little Flower
As summer winds down, contractors are busy at work making sure children at Little Flower School at 900 Stevenson Drive on Springfield's south side are comfortable this academic year and beyond. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Notre Dame Club, UIS to co-sponsor Constitution Day speaker
The University of Notre Dame Club of Central Illinois, in partnership with the ECCE Speakers' Series at the University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS), will host Professor Richard Garnett as its 2013...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Novices to profess vows, postulants to be received
ALTON — The Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George will celebrate the profession of first vows of three novices and reception into the novitiate of four postulants during Mass at 10 a.m. on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obituary - Sister Marian Zarones, OP
Sister Marian Zarones, 81, a Dominican Sister of Springfield, died July 17. Sister Marian Zarones, 81, a Dominican Sister of Springfield, died July 17. She was born to John and Mary Gasperi Zarones in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obituary - Sister Dorothy Ann Ax, ASC
RUMA — Sister Dorothy Ann Ax, an Adorer of the Blood of Christ, died July 28 at the ASC Ruma Center. She was 87 years old and had been an Adorer for 71 years. RUMA — Sister Dorothy Ann Ax, an Adorer of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Laura Marie Seadler to present Silver Cross recital at SHG
Laura Marie Seadler, daughter of Dave and Kathy Seadler of Springfield, will present her Silver Cross recital in piano on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m. The recital will take place at the Sacred...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pilgrims from Springfield diocese celebrate faith at WYD
Thirty-five individuals from the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois will have much to remember about the summer of 2013. That's because they were with the millions of pilgrims at World Youth Day in Rio...
View Article
