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By: The Catholic Post - October 13, 2021 -
Movie Review
Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Michael Myers, Will Patton
James Jude Courtney stars as Michael Myers in a scene from the movie "Halloween Kills." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Ryan Green, Universal Pictures)
By Catholic News Service Together with his script collaborators, Scott Teems and Danny McBride, director and co-writer David Gordon Green makes a ponderous effort to dignify this slaughterfest with a message about mass hysteria, the danger of mobs and vigilantism. As a result, the follow-up to his 2018 reboot of a 40-year-old horror series alternates […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 13, 2021 -
Movie Review
Cary Joji Fukunaga, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Lashana Lynch, Lea Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Rami Malek
Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz star in a scene from the movie "No Time To Die." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Nicola Dove, MGM)
By Catholic News Service Trickery vies with trust in Daniel Craig’s fifth big-screen outing as Ian Fleming’s iconic spy James Bond. As Agent 007 experiences romantic complications in his relationship with his latest girlfriend (Lea Seydoux), he also has to contend with the schemes of two villains (Rami Malek and Christoph Waltz), a rift between […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 7, 2021 -
News Article
Sister Catherina Walsh, BVM
DUBUQUE, Iowa — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Oct. 7 at Mount Carmel Bluffs for Sister Catherina Walsh, BVM, who spent more than three decades as a teacher, administrator and volunteer in Rock Island. Burial was in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Sister Catherina died Sept. 30, 2021, at MercyOne Medical Center in Dubuque, […]
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By: Tom Dermody - October 6, 2021 -
Editorial
Last summer, when newly arrived Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka set out on his ambitious “Welcome Tour” around the Diocese of Peoria, The Catholic Post was present at each stop — camera and notebook in hand — as he celebrated Masses in the various vicariates and greeted the faithful afterward. What we did not report on […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - October 6, 2021 -
Featured Article
At the end of the listening session for the LaSalle Vicariate, Bishop Louis Tylka offers a response to what he had heard that evening and thanked parishioners for being engaged in the process. The Sept. 21 gathering was held in the Holy Family School Gym in Oglesby. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
In what he hopes will be a hallmark of his time in the Diocese of Peoria, Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka has been listening to parishioners in each of the 12 vicariates as they shared their lived experience of the faith and their hopes and dreams, as well as their struggles. As “Welcome Tour Part 2 […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - October 6, 2021 -
Featured Article
Taking the lead on Sept. 25 is Blake Brooks, one of the organizers of "On the Way with Fulton Sheen," which took pilgrims from Princeville to the tomb of Fulton Sheen at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria. He said the goal was to help people grow in their devotion of Sheen and renew their own spiritual lives. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
To anybody walking or biking along the Rock Island Trail in Peoria on a recent weekend, it might not seem all that extraordinary for a group of about 25 people to be making the journey together. It’s what they couldn’t see that was important. “The way is simple — it’s just a lot of walking. […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - October 6, 2021 -
Featured Article
The Spirit of Hope Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria on Oct. 2 was celebrated by Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka (center). Helping to coordinate the liturgy was OSF HealthCare, represented by members of The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, (from left) Sister M. Faustina Chesnut, Sister Judith Ann Duvall, major superior, Sister M. Angelita Van Hoey, and Sister Teresa Paul Selamat. To Bishop Tylka's left are tenor John McDermott and Dr. James McGee, radiation oncologist at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
To hope in Jesus is to hope in God’s plan of love for each and every one of us, and that hope does not disappoint, Coadjutor Bishop Louis Tylka said during the Spirit of Hope Mass for the Relief from the Suffering of Cancer on Oct. 2. “We hope for the miracle that will continue […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 6, 2021 -
Book Review
Reviewed by Father Luke Spannagel “‘Impossible’ Marriages Redeemed” is one of the most impactful books I have read in some time. As a priest, I am always thankful for the gift of being able to know so many wonderful married couples. While I always think about my own parents and their nearing 50 years of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 6, 2021 -
News Article
BRIMFIELD — It’s not too late to put smiles on the faces of children in need this Christmas by signing up for Box of Joy. Schools, parishes and organizations can register to participate through Oct. 30. St. Joseph Parish in Brimfield and St. James Parish in Williamsfield are working together on the Cross Catholic Outreach […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - October 6, 2021 -
Featured Article
While the goal is to keep the combine moving during harvest, brothers Tim and Todd Main of Altona made an exception so Father Lee Brokaw could bless their equipment Sept. 24. Perhaps more important than blessing the machinery is the prayer he offers for the farmers, that they might remain close to God. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
ALTONA — Dwarfed by a combine that could harvest 12 rows of corn at a time, Father Lee Brokaw raised his arms and blessed the machine as he had five others at the request of his parishioners in Galesburg and Abingdon. The blessings extend far beyond the farm equipment, however. “I pray that farmers are […]
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