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Creative models to support, deliver Catholic education are being sought

By: Jennifer Willems - January 15, 2020 - Featured Article

Students from Corpus Christi Catholic School in Bloomington walk hand-in-hand in this file photo. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Catholic schools across the Diocese of Peoria have strong support from their pastors, who see them as a mission of the parish. At the same time, the priests have expressed a desire for the Office of Catholic Schools to be “creative” in planning for the future, according to Dr. Sharon Weiss, superintendent. “They all believe […]

Couples invited to post-Valentine’s Day Marriage Mass, date night on Feb. 15

By: The Catholic Post - January 15, 2020 - News Article

Pianist, composer, and inspirational speaker Eric Genuis will perform as part of the date night evening that follows the Diocesan Marriage Mass on Feb. 15.

The day after Valentine’s Day, couples from throughout the Diocese of Peoria are invited to join Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, for a celebration of the gift of Christian marriage. The Diocese of Peoria’s annual Marriage Mass and Date Night will take place on Saturday, Feb. 15. It begins with a 4 p.m. Mass celebrated […]

A list of Catholic Schools Week activities planned across diocese Jan. 26 to Feb. 1

By: Jennifer Willems - January 15, 2020 - News Article

Following is a listing of opportunities to visit Catholic schools around the Diocese of Peoria during Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 26 to Feb. 1. This list was compiled from schedules sent to The Catholic Post and will be updated as new information is received. For more information, visit the website included at the end of […]

Broadway-bound musical on St. Francis coming to Holy Family, Peoria, on Feb. 1

By: Jennifer Willems - January 15, 2020 - News Article

Will St. Francis of Assisi “play in Peoria”? Author, actor and composer James Twyman will find out when he brings his Broadway-bound musical, “Brother Sun, Sister Moon,” to his home parish, Holy Family, as he makes his way to New York City. The one-man musical based on the life of the beloved saint will be […]

“Like a Boss” (Paramount)

By: The Catholic Post - January 12, 2020 - Movie Review Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek, Tiffany Haddish

Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish star in a scene from the movie "Like A Boss." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Paramount)

By Catholic News Service Sexual humor is the stock-in-trade of this comedy about two best friends and business partners (Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne) whose relationship becomes strained after their cash strapped cosmetics company is rescued by a domineering titan of the industry (Salma Hayek) intent on seizing control of the firm by driving them […]

“1917” (Universal)

By: The Catholic Post - January 9, 2020 - Movie Review historical drama, World War I

George MacKay, center, stars in a scene from the movie "1917." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Universal)

By Catholic News Service Gripping historical drama, set in the midst of World War I, in which two British soldiers (George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman) are dispatched across enemy territory to call off an attack by an officer (Benedict Cumberbatch) whose men are about to fall into a German trap, a mission made more urgent […]

Iowa priest-photographer surprised by appeal of viral cattle cross image

By: The Catholic Post - January 9, 2020 - Featured Article

Father Michael G. Schueller's viral photo of a cattle cross set up by the Grotto family is seen Dec. 23, 2019, on their farm in Bankston, Iowa. Father Schueller, pastor of St. Elizabeth Pastorate, which includes St. Clement Parish, pilots drones in his spare time and enjoys taking aerial photographs. (CNS photo/courtesy Father Michael Schueller)

By Dan Russo / Catholic News Service ANKSTON, Iowa (CNS) — It wasn’t a miracle, but the scene that unfolded on Dan and Judy Gotto’s farm in Bankston shortly before Christmas became a beautiful testament to faith. On Dec. 23, 2019, members of the family had carefully laid out many small piles of cattle feed […]

“Underwater” (Fox)

By: The Catholic Post - January 8, 2020 - Movie Review

Kristen Stewart stars in a scene from the movie "Underwater." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Fox)

By Catholic News Service Tedious survival slog follows an electrical engineer (Kristen Stewart) and some of her colleagues (led by Vincent Cassel) as they escape the severely damaged underwater drilling facility where they’ve been living and working and head for the shelter of a similar structure nearby. But the mysterious creatures that inflicted the destruction […]

“The Grudge” (Screen Gems)

By: The Catholic Post - January 6, 2020 - Movie Review

Andrea Riseborough in a scene from the movie "The Grudge." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Sony)

By Catholic News Service Drab second English-language remake of a hit 2003 Japanese horror tale about a haunted house whose malign influence infects and follows all who enter it. This time out, the most prominent of its ensemble of victims is a recently widowed police detective (Andrea Riseborough). As she and her troubled partner (Demian […]

Decade of stability, and a 2020 vision

By: Tom Dermody - January 2, 2020 - Editorial

While every year of the past decade brought its share of changes to the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Peoria, the 2010s were also marked by remarkable stability. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, began and ended the decade as our bishop — in fact, in April he will mark 18 years as our eighth […]

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