Franciscan Sisters of John the Baptist

Franciscan Sisters of John the Baptist We are a contemplative-active Franciscan religious community in Peoria Heights, Illinois, inspired to imitate the life of John the Baptist.

We are a contemplative-active Franciscan religious community in Peoria Heights, Illinois, faithful to the Holy Father and to the Magisterium of the Church, living a joyful and strong community life rooted in the Eucharist and a solid prayer life. We strive to imitate the life of John the Baptist by trusting God in profound humility

03/04/2026
Beautiful snow outside is just another reminder that Christmas is only a little over a week away! If you are still looki...
12/13/2025

Beautiful snow outside is just another reminder that Christmas is only a little over a week away! If you are still looking for that perfect gift, look no further.

Come after all weekend Masses at St. Thomas to the parish hall for open house and you will have a chance to do last minute Christmas shopping in our Crafts Corner. Everything is hand made by the Sisters and the proceeds support our mission.

Many of you who walked the hallways of the Spalding Institute as students were surely happy to hear that your high schoo...
10/24/2025

Many of you who walked the hallways of the Spalding Institute as students were surely happy to hear that your high school will be transformed into Sheen Experience Center to honor the legacy of its most famous student - Ven. Bishop Sheen. It was exciting to be there when the beginning of this transformation was launched - at the groundbreaking last Sunday. Here are some photos.

On this Labor Day, we are happy to present the fruit of labor of Mother Vaclava's brother who built this beautiful churc...
09/01/2025

On this Labor Day, we are happy to present the fruit of labor of Mother Vaclava's brother who built this beautiful church for the birds in her home village of Zborov in Slovakia. You may remember church number 1 about a year ago. However, church attendance increased significantly since then so he had to build another birdhouse. Standing room only...

08/15/2025
What a glorious day it was yesterday! We were honored to have all three newly ordained priests with us to celebrate Mass...
07/20/2025

What a glorious day it was yesterday! We were honored to have all three newly ordained priests with us to celebrate Mass of Thanksgiving. We are grateful to God for Fr. Ben Schoonmaker, Fr. Francis Strong and Fr. Jack Watt. Please join us in praying for them as they begin their priestly ministry.

How providential it is that Bishop Tylka and our community both were inspired by the great St. John the Baptist whose fe...
06/25/2025

How providential it is that Bishop Tylka and our community both were inspired by the great St. John the Baptist whose feast day we just celebrated yesterday. May he intercede for our diocese and for our community.

Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi. God gave us a beautiful day to honor His Son Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. What ...
06/22/2025

Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi. God gave us a beautiful day to honor His Son Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. What a privilege it was to participate in the Corpus Christi procession at St. Thomas the Apostle Church!

05/31/2025
Happy Easter! What a joyful celebration of Easter with our Bishop at the Cathedral today. May our Risen Lord bless you a...
04/20/2025

Happy Easter! What a joyful celebration of Easter with our Bishop at the Cathedral today. May our Risen Lord bless you and keep you.

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1209 E Lake Avenue
Peoria Heights, IL
61616

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