A Weight Lifted Catholic Charities Wonnina, a hardworking mother with three young children, reflects on her journey. Read More
Bishop Pates Presides at Chrism Mass Local News Delayed by the pandemic, the Chrism Mass was held in August this year. Read More
Finding Fellowship and Developing Discipleship through 'The Chosen'’s Christian Community Feature Stories This prayer opportunity for me was a game-changer. Read More
The diocesan Office of Youth Formation decided to address this difficult time in the world by lifting hearts, minds and souls toward God. Feature Stories The pandemic has caused an increase of stress and anxiety as parish budgets have been adversely affected. Read More
St. Daniel the Prophet, Wheaton, to Offer Discipleship Training Via Zoom for Anyone in the Diocese Local News Fall 2020 - Discovering Christ: The Experience! Read More
Getting to Know Bishop Ronald A. Hicks Feature Stories Bishop Ronald A. Hicks was installed on Sept. 29, 2020 as the sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet. Read More
Howard Thurman: A Genuine Influencer of the Civil Rights Movement Catholic Life If you are in the struggle for human rights, then you’ve got to meet Howard Thurman. Read More
St. Jude Catholic School Students Jump Start New Year with Summer School Local News In a “normal” year, most students would be less than enthusiastic about spending part of their summer in school. Read More
The Diocese of Joliet Celebrates a Mass of Appreciation for Bishop Emeritus Conlon Feature Stories “This is going to be harder than I thought,” Bishop Emeritus R. Daniel Conlon said. Read More
Standing on the Shoulders of Past Giants Cover Story I have been in education for over 30 years, and I have never had an opening of school like this. Read More
Partnering with Parents to Hand on Catholic Faith Feature Stories Parents' role in their children's faith formation is more important than ever. Read More
Spotlight on the Diocesan Development Office Feature Stories Meet Jane Lagger from the Diocesan Development Office. Read More
"Get Used to Different" Feature Stories Put away all of your preconceived ideas of the humanity of Jesus and prepare to be amazed with 'The Chosen' TV series based on the Gospels. Read More
Talking about Missionary Discipleship Missionary Discipleship Several members of the diocesan Curia, including Drew Isbell, the director of evangelization, and Ryan Purcell, the director of youth formation, are part of the Missionary Discipleship Team. Read More
Sixteen Men Ordained to the Permanent Diaconate on Aug. 22 Local News Here are the men who were ordinated at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet. Read More
A Fruitful Nine Months in the Diocese of Joliet From the Bishop An unanticipated call from the apostolic nuncio, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, led me to Joliet. Read More