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By: The Catholic Post - January 16, 2019 -
Movie Review
Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy, Bruce Willis and Sarah Paulson star in a scene from the movie "Glass." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Universal Studios)
By Catholic News Service Long on eerie atmosphere but wanting in coherence, director M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller reunites characters from two of his previous films, 2000’s “Unbreakable” and “Split” from 2016, for a prolonged meditation on the possible real-life existence of superheroes. Firmly opposed to the idea is a therapist (Sarah Paulson) who claims to […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 11, 2019 -
Movie Review
Keanu Reeves starts in a scene from the movie "Replicas." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults.(CNS/Entertainment Studios)
By Catholic News Service After his wife (Alice Eve) and children (Emily Alyn Lind, Emjay Anthony and Aria Lyric Leabu) are killed in a car accident, a scientist (excruciatingly earnest Keanu Reeves) who has been experimenting with injecting human consciousness into robots secretly teams with a colleague (Thomas Middleditch) who specializes in cloning to create […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 11, 2019 -
Movie Review
Bryce Dallas Howard, Charles Martin Smith, W. Bruce Cameron
Ashley Judd, Shelby the dog, Rolando Boyce and Annie Nelson star in a scene from the movie "A Dog's Way Home." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Sony Pictures)
By Catholic News Service Canine cuteness abounds in this quest-based adventure, adapted by director Charles Martin Smith from the novel by W. Bruce Cameron (who co-wrote the screenplay with his wife, Cathryn Michon). But various elements make the film unsuitable for the youngsters at whom it’s partially aimed. Adopted by an affectionate Denver-based medical student […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 11, 2019 -
Movie Review
Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Neil Burger
Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston star in a scene from the movie "The Upside." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/STX)
By Catholic News Service Odd-couple mix of comedy and drama in which Kevin Hart is a recent parolee for various crimes who desperately needs employment to avoid returning to prison and Bryan Cranston is an uber-wealthy quadriplegic who requires a caregiver. Director Neil Burger and screenwriter Jon Hartmere have remade a popular 2011 French film […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - January 10, 2019 -
News Article
Father Simon Taabu, Logan County Catholic Community, Love Repeated, Nancy Davis
Father Simon Taabu looks over some of medical equipment that was being prepared for shipping to Tanzania by Love Repeated, an organization he founded with Nancy Davis of the Logan County Catholic Community to assist the people of Tanzania through education, medical treatment, and development efforts. (Provided photo)
LINCOLN — He may be returning to his home Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara in Tanzania, but Father Simon Taabu has planted seeds in the Logan County Catholic Community that will continue to bear fruit for years to come through Love Repeated. The organization, founded in 2012 by Father Simon and Nancy Davis of Holy Family Parish […]
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By: Tom Dermody - January 9, 2019 -
News Article
Allouez Council, consecration, Holy Family, Knights of Columbus, Rock Island, Sacred Heart
Members of the Honor Guard from the Knights of Columbus, Father Bader Assembly No. 1922, are pictured with an icon of the Holy Family that was presented to Sacred Heart Parish in Rock Island during a Mass on Dec. 30, the feast of the Holy Family. The image, awarded by the Peoria Diocese Chapter of the Knights of Columbus, includes an inscription dedicating it in honor of Father Johnjoseph DePorres Logan, former pastor who died in early 2016. (Provided photo/Chris Mandle)
ROCK ISLAND — A framed icon of the Holy Family that has been utilized around the Diocese of Peoria for three years in conjunction with Knights of Columbus-sponsored programs has found a permanent home at Sacred Heart Church here. The image was presented to the parish by the Peoria Diocese Chapter of the Knights of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 9, 2019 -
Movie Review
Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Yorgos Lanthimos
Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone star in a scene from the movie "The Favourite." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Fox)
By Catholic News Service This costume comedy-drama, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, purports to tell the true story of a royal love triangle involving 18th-century British monarch Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) and two of the women in her life: Lady Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (Rachel Weisz), and Sarah’s ambitious cousin, Abigail Hill (Emma Stone). Playing […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 8, 2019 -
Movie Review
Armie Hammer, Felicity Jones, Mimi Leder, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Armie Hammer and Felicity Jones star in a scene from the movie "On the Basis of Sex." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Focus)
By Catholic News Service This legal drama proves that even though a tax case may be destined to serve as a landmark for equal treatment under the law — as well as a breakthrough for future Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) — in the absence of compelling dialogue or performances, it’s nearly […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 8, 2019 -
News Article
died, Msgr. Badovsky, Slovakia
Msgr. Thomas Badovsky
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Jan. 7 at St. Nicholas Church in Lendak, Slovakia, for Msgr. Thomas Badovsky, 83, a senior priest who had recently returned to his homeland after serving and residing in the Diocese of Peoria for more than four decades. Msgr. Badovsky died on Jan. 4, 2019, in Lendak. He […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - January 5, 2019 -
News Article
Katie Bogner of Chillicothe developed this home blessing kit for the Solemnity of the Epiphany when she was teaching at St. Joseph School in Pekin. She said it is one of the most popular lessons she has developed. (Provided photo)
No one could call the stable in Bethlehem a home, but the Holy Family made it a warm and welcoming place for shepherds and magi alike to encounter Jesus. It has become a tradition to bless homes on Epiphany as a way to remember that our homes are also places where people will encounter Christ, […]
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