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By: The Catholic Post - August 8, 2019 -
Movie Review
Austin Zajur stars in a scene from the movie "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/CBS Films)
By Catholic News Service Classic horror motifs are given fresh life in this fun chiller, set in 1968 Pennsylvania, about a teenage aspiring writer (Zoe Colletti) who, together with her two best pals (Gabriel Rush and Austin Zajur) and a stranger (Michael Garza) the trio have just befriended, pay a Halloween-night visit to a haunted […]
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By: Tom Dermody - August 8, 2019 -
News Article
Bingo, furniture, Jan DeSmet, Rock Island, Sherman's, St. Pius X, Tom DeSmet
Tom and Jan DeSmet hold their winning Bingo card outside their Rock Island home. The longtime members of St. Pius X Parish successfully matched all numbers within the outlined blue cross and qualify for the grand prize of a $5,000 furniture shopping spree from Sherman's. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
ROCK ISLAND — The virtue of patience is paying off for Tom and Jan DeSmet, the apparent sole winners of The Catholic Post’s diocese-wide Bingo game and its grand prize of a $5,000 furniture shopping spree at Sherman’s. That the DeSmets, members of St. Pius X Parish in Rock Island for more than five decades, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 7, 2019 -
Movie Review
Amanda Seyfried, Kevin Costner, Mark Bomback, Milo Ventimiglia, Simon Curtis
A dog named "Enzo" and Milo Ventimiglia appear in the movie "The Art of Racing in the Rain." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Fox)
By Catholic News Service This otherwise benign tale of a man and his dog, adapted from the novel by Garth Stein, is marred by a treatment of reincarnation that prevents endorsement for impressionable viewers. A wise old golden retriever (voice of Kevin Costner) narrates part of the life story of the aspiring Formula One racecar […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 2, 2019 -
Movie Review
Awkwafina, Lulu Wang, Mandarin, subtitles
By Catholic News Service Cultural difference lead to family tension as a young Chinese American aspiring writer (rapper Awkwafina) learns that her much-loved grandmother (Shuzhen Zhou) has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and that her parents (Tzi Ma and Diana Lin), along with her other relatives, intend to keep the dying woman in the dark […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - August 2, 2019 -
Featured Article
If it’s August, then school uniforms are probably being washed and pressed and backpacks filled in preparation for the first day of school. Students at seven schools around the Diocese of Peoria will find new principals waiting to greet them when they report for classes. Among them are Sister M. Bridget Martin, FSGM, at The […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - August 1, 2019 -
News Article
Sister Sara Kowal professes perpetual vows with the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary during a Mass at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Miami on July 1. Receiving her vows in the name of the church is Mother Adela Galindo, SCTJM, foundress of the religious community. (Provided photo)
As she looks back over her life, Sister Sara Kowal sees how the Lord has been leading her all along to the moment on July 1 when she professed perpetual vows with the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary. She can’t talk about it without smiling. “From the very beginning he has […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - August 1, 2019 -
Featured Article
Charismatic Renewal, healing, Mother Adela Galindo, Victoria Harris
Martina Akolly, Perolle Assindo and Denise Soglohun of Prayer Group Sinai at Christ the King Church in Moline take the opportunity to praise and worship the Lord during the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference, held July 26-27 at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
In practical, humorous and inspirational ways, speakers at the 33rd annual Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference in Peoria last weekend encouraged nearly 200 people to make good use of the love and mercy God lavishes on them by extending it to others. “We need to be cooperators with God,” said Mother Adela Galindo, foundress of the […]
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By: Tom Dermody - August 1, 2019 -
Editorial
The prevalence of security cameras is sparking a debate in society about when they might infringe on privacy. Followers of Jesus would do well do regularly clean and fine tune the lenses of their conscience, and examine its footage at the end of each day.
I enjoy tennis. In my boyhood long ago, I would practice for hours by hitting a ball against the sturdy outside walls of one of two buildings — the local high school gym or a furniture store just a block from our house. No one inside ever told me to stop, and so in my […]
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By: Tom Dermody - August 1, 2019 -
News Article
Father Jeremy Freehill, Missionaries of Charity, rosary, Sister Prema, visit
Sister Mary Prema Pierick, superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, is seen fourth from left in this photo with members of her community serving in Peoria after a Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral on July 17. Also pictured are Father Jeremy Freehill (left), Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, and Father Alex Millar. (Provided photo/Christu Raj)
The rosary is a holy “weapon” that strengthens the Missionaries of Charity as they bring the love and compassion of God to the most neglected and unwanted, the head of the worldwide religious community founded by St. Teresa of Kolkata said in a visit to Peoria on July 17. “When you saw Mother, you always […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 1, 2019 -
News Article
Danville, Jump ARCHES, Little Company of Mary, merger, OSF HealthCare, OSF Urgo, Perry Memorial, Princeton
Little Company of Mary Hospital in Chicago. (Photo from LCM Health News)
OSF HealthCare and the Chicago-based Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers are working toward a full merger, the two organizations announced on July 17. The merger is expected to take place in early 2020. The organizations will spend the next several months finalizing agreements and seeking the necessary regulatory and canonical approvals. […]
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