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Advertise Subscribe Digital Contact Home About Advertise in Catholic Times Staff Members Subscribe to Catholic Times Contact Catholic Times Update Subscription Info Bishop's Column Sections Comment & Dialogue Word and Worship Next Generation Diocesan Life Contact Reflecting on true meaning of Christmas Click here to read the document Father Bergbower recalls ‘fullness and peace’ of Camino de Santiago pilgrimage While many of us have been contemplating and beginning to carry out our New Year’s resolutions for 2020, Father Daniel Bergbower spent several weeks in 2018 and 2019 fulfilling his own personal pilgrimage resolution by completing the Camino de Santiago, known in English as the Way of St. James. The pilgrimage is an epic journey of 500 miles, leading pilgrims to the Shrine of the Apostle St. James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where the remains of St. James are buried. Read More Youth group in Charleston seeing great success CHARLESTON — Angie Buescher didn’t go looking to be a youth minister. She actually called St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Charleston to see if they needed help with teaching religious education. After being told all the spots were filled, she learned there was one opening: youth ministry. Fast forward 22 years and Buescher would have never guessed she would be the youth minister, and it would become her passion. “Although I told them I had no idea what a youth minister’s role was, I got the job and was guided by the priest,” she says. Read More St. Pope John Paul II, dogs, and the Eucharist An incredible story of the true Presence A story from 1995 reports that when St. Pope John Paul II was visiting the United States, on his last day in Baltimore, the pope said that after greeting seminarians outside St. Mary’s Seminary, he wanted to spend some time inside, to pray before the Blessed Sacrament. Read More Keeping Christ in Christmas EFFINGHAM — The Effingham Knights of Columbus Council held its 13th annual Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest this year and 340 posters were submitted. In addition to the age groups that go on for higher level judging, the Council also has a contest for children age 4 and under. The first-place winners of the other age groups were submitted for judging at the diocesan and state levels. The Council winners were presented their awards at a ceremony held on Dec. 18. Read More Springfield Right to Life more active at new location next to Planned Parenthood In December 2017, Springfield Right to Life moved into a new space, next door to Planned Parenthood. Since that move, Laura Colantino, who was hired as their new executive director last November, says Springfield Right to Life has become more active. Read More In Memoriam - Sister Maretta Kurk, OSF Sister Maretta Kurk, OSF, of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, died on Dec. 19, 2019, at St. Francis Convent in Springfield. She was 87 years old. Sister Maretta, the former Norma Jean Kurk, was born in Quincy, on June 15, 1932, the daughter of Clarence and Edith Schaich Kurk. She entered the Congregation on Sept.12, 1951, and professed her religious vows on June 13, 1954. Read More Docility to the Holy Spirit In Chapter 13 of Matthew’s Gospel, our Lord gives us the parable of the sower. In this parable —a parable of the Kingdom of God—seeds are sown in various places: on bird-filled paths, rocky ground, shallow soil, amidst thorns and thistles, and on fertile soil. Only the fertile soil offered proper ground for the seed to sprout and grow. Read More Hey, Father! I made a New Year’s resolution to increase my spirituality and faith life. What is your advice? What should I make a priority? The two fundamentals most lacking in the spiritual lives of most people today, I believe, are curiosity and imagination. How can we grow in relationship with God if we are not the least bit curious about who he is and what he’s about? Read More Bishop Paprocki's Public Schedule Bishop Paprocki's public schedule for the weeks of January 12 and 19. Read More Diocesan Datebook Daily events occuring throughout the Diocese Read More 1 Joomla SEF URLs by Artio CNA Daily News Cardinal Re elected new dean of the College of Cardinals January 25, 2020 | 12:30 pm US bishops offer prayers after Americans killed fighting wildfires in Australia January 25, 2020 | 10:49 am New Orleans Saints defend assistance of archdiocese as disclosure January 25, 2020 | 1:29 am Pro-life Democrat calls for 'unity' for life January 25, 2020 | 12:15 am At March for Life, Trump gets mixed reviews January 24, 2020 | 11:45 pm CNS Top Stories Update: Trump tells March for Life crowd he welcomes their commitment January 24, 2020 | 8:13 pm Update: Pope, Pence meet at the Vatican January 24, 2020 | 4:55 pm Pope Francis 'has our backs' on pro-life cause, says archbishop January 24, 2020 | 4:10 pm Bishops express sorrow, support after U.S. firefighters die in Australia January 24, 2020 | 2:27 pm Archbishop Chaput says successor is 'exactly the man our church needs' January 23, 2020 | 9:18 pm Vatican News Cardinal Re elected new dean of the College of Cardinals Jan 25, 2020 | 12:30 pm Full text of EWTN News interview with VP Mike Pence Jan 24, 2020 | 16:40 pm VP Pence and Pope Francis discuss US pro-life movement during Vatican meeting Jan 24, 2020 | 16:20 pm Pope Francis: Every human has an irrepressible dignity Jan 24, 2020 | 12:15 pm St. Timothy's relics moved to Rome for Week of Christian Unity Jan 23, 2020 | 17:28 pm Top...