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By: The Catholic Post - November 7, 2019 -
Book Review
"Theology of Home" is a collection of writings that teach about how God can and should be found in the places we dwell. It is coauthored by Carrie Gress, Noelle Mering, and Megan Schriber.
Reviewed by Katie Bogner “Love, by nature, is meant to be shared. Like a light coming on in the darkness, it isn’t contained but rather spreads and beckons others to come. Our homes can be reflections of, and participants in, this light the more we mirror God’s brilliance.” While having dinner with friends recently, one […]
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By: Tom Dermody - November 7, 2019 -
News Article
Catholic Medical Association, Champaign, Deacon William Scott, Dr. Anna Lisa Schmitz, Urbana, Venerable Fulton Sheen Guild
Dr. Schmitz is president and Deacon Dr. Scott is vice president of the newly formed Champaign-Urbana Venerable Fulton Sheen Guild of the Catholic Medical Association. Both are members of St. Matthew Parish in Champaign.
CHAMPAIGN — A new guild of the Catholic Medical Association has formed in the Diocese of Peoria to help current and future physicians in the Champaign-Urbana region live and promote the principles of the Catholic faith in the science and practice of medicine. “A core group of Catholic physicians have been meeting on a regular […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - November 7, 2019 -
Featured Article
All Souls Day, day of remembrance, Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, Father Adam Stimpson, Father Michael Adrie, Kim Padan, Macomb, St. Paul
Father Adam Stimpson, pastor of St. Paul Parish in Macomb, addresses those attending a Day of Remembrance sponsored by the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women at his parish on Nov. 2, the Commemoriation of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day). The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems
MACOMB — As a priest for 10 years, Father Adam Stimpson has attended to many people as they were dying and comforted family and friends — including his own on occasion. He has found over and over again how the prayers and rituals of the church have brought peace and something more, he told those […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 7, 2019 -
Movie Review
Midway, Pearl Harbor, Roland Emmerich, Second World War
Keean Johnson and Ed Skrein star in a scene from the movie "Midway." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Lionsgate)
By Catholic News Service Vivid fact-based epic recounting the period from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, to the Navy’s decisive victory in the battle of the title in June 1942, a triumph that turned the tide in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The ensemble drama follows, among […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - November 6, 2019 -
Featured Article
Christmas, Heading Avenue Franciscans, ornament, Rolan Johnson, Sister Kathleen Ann Mourisse
The 2019 Rolan Johnson ornament being sold by the Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception is based on the 1985 Christmas card created by the Peoria artist and printer. The title of the collectible ornament is "There Is a Peace." (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
WEST PEORIA — For many years, Rolan Johnson’s elaborate, colorful Christmas cards reminded people what the season was really all about. While the Peoria artist and printer is gone, the tradition lives on in collectible ornaments based on his artwork and sold to benefit the retirement fund of the Sisters of St. Francis of the […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - November 6, 2019 -
News Article
More than 400 students in Catholic schools around the Diocese of Peoria have received $1.4 million is tax credit scholarships as part of the Invest in Kids Act for this school year. That number could climb, however, since donations may continue to be made through Nov. 30. This is a marked improvement over the 2018-2019 […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 5, 2019 -
News Article
Deacon Frank Eaton
PEORIA HEIGHTS — A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church here for Deacon Francis Leander Eaton, a permanent deacon who served the parish for 11 years prior to reaching senior status in 2008. Deacon Eaton died at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 1, 2019 -
Movie Review
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Terminator
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton star in a scene from the movie "Terminator: Dark Fate." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Paramount Pictures)
By Catholic News Service There’s a feminist cast to this average sci-fi action picture, intended as a continuation of the first two films in the franchise that began in 1984. The target (Lina Hamilton) of the original time-traveling Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) unites with an enhanced human from the future (Mackenzie Davis) to protect a young […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 1, 2019 -
Movie Review
Animated characters Magda, voiced by Anjelica Huston, Leopold, voiced by Omar Sy, PB, voiced by Alec Baldwin, Bertha and Jade, voiced by Heidi Klum, and Lemmy, voiced by James Franco, appear in the movie "Arctic Dogs." The Catholic News Service Classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures)
By Catholic News Service This animated feature, directed and co-written by Aaron Woodley, follows the exploits of a fox (voice of Jeremy Renner) who dreams of joining the top dogs (voices of Michael Madsen, Laurie Holden and Donny Falsetti) who work for his home town’s delivery service. Achieving his ambition, he crosses paths with a […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 1, 2019 -
News Article
Ashley Bratcher, who plays Abby Johnson, is pictured in a scene from the movie "Unplanned," the story of Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic director, and her decision to join the pro-life movement. The film will be shown Nov. 10 in Galesburg. (CNS/Unplanned.com)
GALESBURG — As 40 Days for Life comes to an end in Galesburg, Knox County Right to Life is sponsoring a showing of “Unplanned” on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. It will be hosted by Bethel Baptist Church, 1196 N. Academy St. “Unplanned” is the story of how Abby Johnson went from being the […]
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