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By: The Catholic Post - December 20, 2018 -
Movie Review
Amber Heard, Aquaman, James Wan, Jason Momoa, Nichole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Temuera Morrison, Willem Dafoe
Jason Momoa stars in a scene from the movie "Aquaman." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service A sprawling, lush spectacle, this DC Comics adaptation also is overlong, overcomplicated and, at times, just plain dumb. After washing up on shore wounded, the queen of Atlantis (Nicole Kidman) is nursed back to health by a lighthouse keeper (Temuera Morrison) whom she weds and with whom she has a son […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 20, 2018 -
Movie Review
Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Transformers
Hailee Steinfeld stars in a scene from the movie "Bumblebee." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Paramount)
By Catholic News Service Above-average installment in the sci-fi action “Transformers” franchise, set in 1987, charts the friendship between the shape-shifting alien robot-auto of the title, a yellow Volkswagen Beetle when in car form, and a vulnerable but plucky teen (Hailee Steinfeld). Still mourning her deceased father, whose mechanical skills she inherited, she finds solace in […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 20, 2018 -
Movie Review
First World War, Peter Jackson
A restored and colorized image showing a group of World War I soldiers is from the documentary "They Shall Not Grow Old." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service A four-year passion project for director Peter Jackson, this innovative documentary on the First World War establishes an immediacy and intimacy to the 1914-18 global conflict that cost 20 million lives. Archival black-and-white silent footage shot by British cameramen has been restored and colorized, with sound effects added and the oral […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 20, 2018 -
Movie Review
Angela Landsbury, Ben Whishaw, Dick Van Dyke, Emily Blunt, Emily Mortimer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins, Meryl Streep, P.L Travers
Emily Blunt stars in a scene from the movie "Mary Poppins Returns," a sequel to the 1964 film "Mary Poppins." The Catholic News Service classification is A-I -- general patronage. (CNS/Jay Maidment, courtesy Disney)
By Catholic News Service Delightful sequel to the 1964 classic finds the omnicompetent nanny of the title (Emily Blunt) swooping into Depression-era London to help the now-grown brother (Ben Whishaw) and sister (Emily Mortimer) she tended as children face a family crisis. He’s a recent widower whose three children (Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and Joel […]
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By: Tom Dermody - December 20, 2018 -
Featured Article
A stained-glass image from the choir loft of St. Bernard Church in Bushnell depicts the scene of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. "The living memory of the Christmas mystery can transform every aspect of our lives and of our world today and for eternity," writes Bishop Jenky. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
To the Clergy, Religious, and Faithful of the Diocese of Peoria and to all people of good will: My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: “And Mary treasured all of these things in her heart.” (cf. Luke 2:51) Christmas — and all the many Church and family rituals that surround this sacred season — is […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 19, 2018 -
News Article
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Diocese of Peoria issued the following news release on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018: — In August 2018, Attorney General Lisa Madigan approached the Diocese of Peoria seeking cooperation regarding disclosure of sexual abuse of minors by priests of the Diocese of Peoria. The Diocese of Peoria has fully cooperated […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 19, 2018 -
News Article
Al Barbarino, Bartonville, parish mission, St. Anthony
Al Barbarino
BARTONVILLE — “Start Your New Year with Jesus — A Faith-Filled New Year’s Resolution” is the theme for a parish mission that will be held Sunday, Jan. 6, and Monday, Jan. 7, at St. Anthony Church, 2525 S. Skyway Road. It will be given by lay evangelist Al Barbarino. Both sessions will begin at 7 […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - December 19, 2018 -
Featured Article
Bushnell, Christmas, Father Patrick O'Neal, Fontanini, Nativity
"Christ was born just like any other child. . . . This is not God pretending to be a human being. It is God who becomes one of us," says Father Patrick O'Neal, whose Fontanini Nativity village has 300 figurines and about 60 structures. (Provided photo)
BUSHNELL — Anyone who wants to know what Father Patrick O’Neal’s hobby is need only visit St. Bernard Church, where he is the pastor, and walk down the center aisle. Throughout Advent he has been sharing his Fontanini Nativity village, complete with 300 figurines and about 60 structures, with parishioners and members of the community. […]
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By: Tom Dermody - December 19, 2018 -
Featured Article
Area families, most from Epiphany Parish in Normal, taking part in a retreat at the Schoenstatt International Retreat Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in early December pose for a group photo in the shrine chapel. (Provided photo)
NORMAL — A group of Catholic families striving for holiness at Epiphany Parish here are being guided by, and having an impact on, a Marian movement founded in Germany more than a century ago. Twelve families — 10 from Epiphany, and one each from Rutland and Peoria — took part in a first-of-its-kind Covenant Family […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - December 19, 2018 -
Featured Article
Christmas, Nativities, Nativity sets, Regina Ehrhardt, Rushville, St. Rose
Nativities rest on nearly every flat surface in Regina Ehrhardt's Rushville home. She displays them throughout the year. The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems
RUSHVILLE — Christmas isn’t a season for Regina Ehrhardt. It’s a way of life. The Rushville woman’s home is filled with Nativity scenes in the form of pillows, throws, table cloths and runners, plates, wall hangings, water globes, ornaments, and a cookie jar, in addition to some more traditional displays. During a recent visit she […]
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