Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Did you know that at one
time Peoria was known as the “Whiskey Capital” of Illinois? According to a PeoriaMagazines.com article written by Jerry Klein, between 1837 and 1919, there were 24 breweries and 73 distilleries in Peoria. In another publication, “A Brief History of Peoria,” published by C.A. Cockle in 1896, it was noted that out of all of the breweries in Peoria,…
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Saturday, July 16th, 2011
I graduated from high school in 1975 (36 years ago). The school I attended was located in a rural area of Peoria County. Most of the students in the school were from families in which at least one of the parents worked in a blue collar job, such as manufacturing or the building trades. I came from one…
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Sunday, December 26th, 2010
Earlier this year, I handled a case for a 17 year old boy who had been involved in an automobile accident. The accident was not his fault, but the police officer found a reason to give him two traffic tickets. The boy’s mother called my office and scheduled an appointment. Prior to the accident, her son…
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Tags: Adoration, Legal System, Motherhood, Prayer, Reparation
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Saturday, August 7th, 2010
The
Pocket Catholic Dictionary defines “marriage” as follows:
As a natural institution, the lasting union of a man and a woman who agree to give and receive rights over each other for the performance of the act of generation and for the fostering of their mutual love. The state of marriage implies four chief conditions: (1) there must be a union of opposite sexes; it is therefore opposed to all forms of unnatural,… Read More
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time Peoria was known as the “Whiskey Capital” of Illinois? According to a PeoriaMagazines.com article written by Jerry Klein, between 1837 and 1919, there were 24 breweries and 73 distilleries in Peoria. In another publication, “A Brief History of Peoria,” published by C.A. Cockle in 1896, it was noted that out of all of the breweries in Peoria,… Read More
