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Letter: Can America continue under a “divided house?”

Letter: Can America continue under a “divided house?”

Our Gospel reading on a recent Sunday was taken from Mark 3:20-35. What got me thinking were versus 24 and 25. “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.”

On June 16, 1858, more than 1,000 delegates met in Springfield, Illinois, for the Republican State Convention. At 5 p.m., they chose Abraham Lincoln as their candidate for the U.S. Senate, running against Democrat Stephen A. Douglas.

The content of Lincoln’s ... Read more

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (06/11/2024)

(SPRINGFIELD) An industry group says the Biden administration’s new staffing regulations for long-term care facilities are unrealistic. While the mandate requires that all nursing homes that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding provide a total of ... Read more

Juneteenth in Springfield: Parade, talent show, music series

Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people via federal troops in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 1865, is coming up on June 19.

But Springfield will start the celebrat ... Read more

Eight spring festivals in and around Springfield you won't w

The calendar may say June 20 is the official start of summer, but a host of music festivals and other series and celebrations get underway in earnest after Memorial Day.

The Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series, presented by PNC Bank, ret ... Read more

IL diocese launches Great Books trade associates degree program

CV NEWS FEED // The Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, has announced the launch of San Damiano College for the Trades, a Catholic associate’s degree program where students will study the Great Books while mastering their chosen trade.

The unique three-year program plans to welcome its first class in the fall of 2025, pending approval to operate from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). If all goes according to plan, the College will be located on the grounds of two former Catholic schools, Springfield Junior College and ... Read more

Is the economy growing in the Springfield area? One new repo

Gross Domestic Product is often used as an indicator of the health of a community's economy. If that's the case, Springfield is feeling a summer flush according to a new report.

SmartAsset, a financial technology company which connects a ... Read more

And Then There Were Seven!

By Judie Brown

Twenty-one years ago American Life League launched our Canon 915 project. We proudly announced that Cardinal Raymond Burke was our inspiration, and Father James Buckley was our mentor. Father Buckley wrote,

It ... Read more

The Oskaloosa Herald

Oskaloosa-- Danelle Rene' Meppelink, 51, of Oskaloosa, Iowa passed away peacefully on October 18, 2022, at Mercy One in Des Moines, Iowa surrounded by family and friends. She was born April 19, 1971, in Pella, Iowa to Mary (DeBruin) Young and Daniel ... Read more

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