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By: The Catholic Post - May 1, 2019 -
Movie Review
animated musical, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Pitbull, Wanda Sykes
Tuesday, voiced by Bebe Rexha, Kitty, voiced by Charli XCX, and Lydia, voiced by Lizzo, appear in the animated movie "UglyDolls." The Catholic News Service classification is A-I -- general patronage. (CNS/STXfilms)
By Catholic News Service Based on the eponymous line of plush toys, this animated musical offers a worthy lesson for children about the need to look beyond superficial appearances for true beauty and goodness. Rejects from the toy factory live together in a harmonious society led by a cheery mayor (voice of Blake Shelton). One […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 29, 2019 -
Featured Article
2019, A Call to Catholic Men of Faith, Father Lee Brokaw, Father Matthew Deptula, men's march
A scene from the 2019 "A Call to Catholic Men of Faith." All men of the diocese are invited to take part in the 2022 Men's March and Mass in Peoria on Saturday morning, April 30. (The Catholic Post file photo/Tom Dermody)
Hundreds of Catholic men from throughout the Diocese of Peoria were challenged to be “companions of Jesus Christ” and servant-leaders in their families, parishes and workplaces at the 16th annual “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” on April 27. “Whether somebody invited you here, or if you came on your own, God wants you […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 26, 2019 -
Movie Review
Ant Man, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Thor
Chris Hemsworth stars in a scene from the movie "Avengers: Endgame." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Disney)
By Catholic News Service Primarily set five years after a cosmic villain (Josh Brolin) used a set of energy-endowed gems to wipe out half of all the living creatures in the universe, this sweeping Marvel Comics-based epic charts the efforts of the titular ensemble to harness time travel via Ant Man’s (Paul Rudd) quantum realm […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 26, 2019 -
Movie Review
Elle Fanning, Max Minghella, Zlatko Buric
Elle Fanning and Rebecca Hall star in a scene from the movie "Teen Spirit." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/LD Entertainment | Bleecker Street)
By Catholic News Service Elle Fanning is a 17-year-old Polish immigrant farm girl living on Britain’s Isle of Wight who enters a TV singing competition with the attendant complications involved in discovering her inner strengths. Writer-director Max Minghella has filled the story with pop songs old and new and keeps the plot predictable but not […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 26, 2019 -
News Article
abortion, Bloomington, candlelight, Planned Parenthood
Deacon Michael An of Epiphany Parish in Normal blesses about 100 people who had just completed a candlelight prayer vigil on the evening of April 13 on the sidewalk outside Planned Parenthood's Bloomington Health Center. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
BLOOMINGTON — Stephanie Adams saw the movie “Unplanned” and felt a call to do something to support the pro-life effort. “The Holy Spirit took over my heart,” said Adams, who is active in “Alpha,” an evangelization outreach at the Bloomington-Normal Catholic parishes. When Adams learned shortly after seeing the movie that a Protest Planned Parenthood […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 26, 2019 -
News Article
abortion, Illinois, legislation, Peoria, rosary
Facing an image of Mary, Father John Verrier leads dozens of participants in prayer during the Peoria Pro-Life Rosary Rally on April 13 in downtown Peoria. It was held to seek the defeat of proposed abortion legislation in the Illinois General Assembly. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
Trusting in the Blessed Mother and her promise to intercede on our behalf, dozens of people gathered in front of the Peoria County Courthouse April 13 to pray the rosary for the defeat of proposed abortion legislation in the Illinois General Assembly. “We dedicate this rosary to give courage to pro-life legislators in the Illinois […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 26, 2019 -
News Article
Tom Brewer is shown in last year's walk to support the OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois. (Photo from Tom's Walk4CHOI Facebook page)
TREMONT — A year ago, Tom Brewer walked 128 miles from Rockford to Peoria to raise funds and awareness for OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois. On Saturday, April 27, the Tremont resident begins a second walk to Peoria, with this one starting in Danville. Brewer’s nine-day, 132-mile trek starts at 8 a.m. that day […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 25, 2019 -
News Article
dormitories, Father Julius, School, Uganda
Construction on dormitories for girls and boys at St. Patrick Nursery and Primary School in Isingiro District, Uganda, can begin thanks to a successful matching grant from The Meehan Family Legacy Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The school, founded by Father Julius Turyatoranwa, is supported by Building Hope in Kids-Uganda (BHIK-U), which was offered […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 25, 2019 -
News Article
Cynthia Edmondson, Galesburg, Kate Larson, RCIA
Kate Larson, left, and Cindy Edmonson are stepping down from their RCIA ministry for the Galesburg Catholic community after 22 and 35 years, respectively. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
GALESBURG — “We can’t stop smiling.” Kate Larson stole a glance at Cynthia Edmonson as she said this, standing side by side in a pew at St. Patrick Church as the Easter Vigil began, and it only made their smiles that much bigger. One wouldn’t have blamed them for crying, since this was their last […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 25, 2019 -
Living the Word
By Tim Irwin Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy)/April 28 Acts 5:12-16; Psalm 118:2-4,13-15,22-24; Revelation 1:9-11a,12-13,17-19; John 20:19-31 This week the Gospel according to John features the endearing story of St. Thomas the Apostle. Endearing perhaps because we can easily see ourselves in the doubting Didymus. The story of his conversion seems especially timely […]
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