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= = Welcome to Church History! Welcome the the page for Father O'Neal's Church History class. Students, parents and all others are welcome here!

Just a wee bit about myself: I am a priest of the Diocese of Peoria, ordained in 1990. I've served as assistant at Holy Trinity in Bloomington and Epiphany in Normal, as pastor at Sacred Heart in Granville and simultaneously at St. Mary's in Tiskilwa and St. Francis Xavier in Bureau, then as pastor at St. Mary's in Ottawa while also teaching at Marquette High School, as well as an officer of the governing Pastors' Board for the high school. I was also pastor at St. Patrick's in Bloomington and while there taught at Central Catholic High School, and was also President of the Pastor's Board for CCHS. For the past three years I taught philosophy at Joliet Junior College. I was assisting at St. Monica's in East Peoria, teaching at Peoria Notre Dame, and assisting the Vicar General with masses at his various churches and chapels as needed, and now am assigned to Notre Dame full time, and helping at parishes throughout the Diocese on weekends. I earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Cardinal Glennon College in St. Louis, MO in 1985, a Master of Divinities from Mt. St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, MD in 1989, and a Master of Arts in historical theology from the same institution in 1990, the year of my priestly ordination. I currently am full-time here at PND as teacher and assisting with sacramental duties, and am in residence at St. Philomena's parish in Peoria where I assist with masses. You can reach me at p.oneal@pndhs.org

The aim of this course is to study the rich history of the Catholic Church, and its gifts to Western Civilization in not only the Faith, but also in the arts and culture.
 * About the Course:**

Why Teachers Cry .......
Then Jesus took his disciples up on the mountain and gathered them around Him. And He taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, Blessed are the meek, Blessed are the merciful, Blessed are you who thirst for justice, Blessed are you who are persecuted, Blessed are the peacemakers. ..

And Simon Peter said, "Do we have to write this stuff down?" And Philip said, "Will this be on the test?" And John said, "I'm sorry. Would you mind repeating that?" And Andrew said, "John the Baptist's disciples don't have to learn this stuff!" And Matthew said, "Huh?" And Judas said, "What does this have to do with real life?" Then, one of the Pharisees, and expert in the law said, "I don't see any of this in your syllabus. Do you have a lesson plan? Is there a summary? Where is the student guide? Will there be any follow-up assignments? How will this affect the bell curve?" And Thomas, who had missed the sermon, came to Jesus privately and said, "Did we do anything important yesterday?" And Jesus wept.