Religious Education Registration 2024-2025

Late Fee of $20 will be added to the Registration after August 14th.Registration is by appointment ONLY.Call the RE office at 815-547-7633 NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BEACCEPTED AFTER SEPTEMBER 4th !
Pilgrimage to Champion, Wisconsin

Join Fr. Sabo on a Parish Pilgrimage toThe National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion WisconsinMonday, October 7, 2024
Symbolon Study

Coming this Fall! A Parish-wide journey featuring the new Symbolon. Just released! Fall more deeply in love with the Faith in this beautiful and compelling examination of all that we profess to believe. Examine the Faith in light of Scripture, the teachings of the Church, and Virtual Pilgrimages to many shrines throughout the United States. Each […]
Office Closed for Labor Day

In recognition of the Labor Day Holiday, the parish office will be closed on Monday, September 2nd, and will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3rd. Thank You!
Life Chain

Boone County, IllinoisMain Street Bridge(Located between Lincoln Ave. and Meadow St.)Sunday, October 6th, 20242:00—4:00 p.m.Let’s stand together for life!
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 8-30-24

21st Friday in Ordinary time, yr 2, August 30, 2024 1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Mt 25:1-13 As Catholic Christians during the year of an election, we are lambasted with information that may or may not be truthful. At the very least, there may be a truth somewhere in the message. But it is […]
Decon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 8-23-24

Friday, August 23, 2024 20th week in Ordinary Time Ez 37:1-14; Ps 107:2-9; Mt 22:34-40 I like to read about the prophets of old. Especially where they gained the strength and courage to speak the words the Lord God was giving them. I also wonder what would happen if these words were spoken today. Would we […]
Fr. Schuessler’s reflexión para el 8-25-24

Hemos estado reflexionando sobre el anuncio de la Palabra de Dios en la Misa y luego, como continuación de esto, en diferentes grupos de oración y estudio. Otra forma de reflejar la Palabra de Dios se llama Lectio Divina. Las pautas para la interpretación de las Escrituras de las que hablamos la semana pasada también se aplican aquí. Siempre es importante tener una Biblia católica con una buena traducción y comentario. La página web de los Obispos Católicos ofrece lo siguiente: La lectura espiritual de las Sagradas Escrituras, especialmente de los Evangelios, es una forma importante de meditación. Esta lectura espiritual se llama tradicionalmente lectio divina o lectura divina. La lectio divina es la oración sobre las Escrituras. El primer elemento de este tipo de oración es la lectura (lectio): se toma un breve pasaje de la Biblia, preferiblemente un pasaje del Evangelio y se lee con atención, tal vez tres o más veces. Deja que se absorba de verdad. El segundo elemento es la meditación (meditatio). Al usar su imaginación, entre en la escena bíblica para “ver” el escenario, la gente y la acción que se desarrolla. Es […]
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection 8-25-24

We have been reflecting on the proclamation of the Word of God at Mass and then as a continuation of this, in different prayer and study groups. Another way of reflecting of the Word of God is called Lectio Divina. The guidelines for scriptural interpretation that we talked about last week also apply here. It’s always important to have a […]
Fr. Timothy Mulcahey Letter/Carta 8-25-24

Believing is not always easy / Creer no es siempre fácil What Jesus has revealed to us can seem to be not sustainable. The teaching on the Eucharist – the true presence of the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus – for example is not accepted by everyone, even by some Christians. It can […]