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By: The Catholic Post - September 12, 2018 -
News Article
ciborium, Danny McShane, Ottawa
Ed and Rosemary McGinnis, members of St. Columba Parish in Ottawa, present a ciborium to Deacon Danny McShane as his summer internship comes to an end. With them is the McGinnis’ 3-year-old grandson, Paxton. (Provided photo)
OTTAWA — Deacon Danny McShane took away more than pastoral experience and fond memories from his summer assignment with the Ottawa Catholic Community. He received a ciborium from Rosemary McGinnis, a longtime member of St. Columba Parish. It had been given to her in memory of her uncle, Sir Knight Andrew Massieon, a Fourth Degree […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 12, 2018 -
News Article
DCCW, Grand Ridge, Nympha White, Our Lady of Good Counsel
Nympha White of Grand Ridge holds the Our Lady of Good Counsel Award, which was presented to her recently by the National Council of Catholic Women at the annual convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Provided photo)
OTTAWA — The top honor the National Council of Catholic Women bestows is the Our Lady of Good Counsel Award and this year’s recipient is Nympha White of Grand Ridge. The award was presented during the 2018 NCCW convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. White was nominated for the award by Joan Weber of Peoria, a past […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 12, 2018 -
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bishops, Pope Francis, sexual abuse
Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 12. (CNS/Paul Haring)
By Carol Glatz / Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis is calling the presidents of every Catholic bishops’ conference in the world to Rome Feb. 21-24 to discuss the prevention of the abuse of minors and vulnerable adults. The Vatican made the announcement Sept. 12 after the pope and members of his international […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 8, 2018 -
Movie Review
Andrew Walker and Lindsay Pulsipher star in a scene from the movie "God Bless the Broken Road." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS photo/10 West Studios)
By Catholic News Service Evangelical drama in which an Afghan War widow (Lindsay Pulsipher) and her young daughter (Makenzie Moss) both benefit from the upbeat presence in their lives of a racecar driver (Andrew W. Walker). As Mom struggles to regain her faith and pay the bills, the speedster grapples with his inability to slow […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 8, 2018 -
Movie Review
Jennifer Garner and Jeff Harlan star in a scene from the movie "Peppermint." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/STX)
By Catholic News Service Jennifer Garner goes on the rampage in this gory, over-the-top revenge fantasy, directed by Pierre Morel. Garner plays a mild-mannered Los Angeles housewife whose mechanic husband (Jeff Hephner) flirts with, but backs out of, a scheme to rob a local drug kingpin (Juan Pablo Raba) only to have the gangster order […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 8, 2018 -
Movie Review
Taissa Farmiga stars in a scene from the movie "The Nun." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service Made with a big budget, this fifth film in “The Conjuring” franchise pulls out all the stops in an attempt to rank as the “That’s Entertainment!” of Catholic-themed horror films. But a surfeit of questionable elements, including the tasteless treatment of a relic deserving the deepest possible reverence, makes this inappropriate […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 5, 2018 -
Movie Review
Debra Messing and John Cho, center right, star in a scene from the movie "Searching." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Sony)
By Catholic News Service Gripping thriller in which a doting widowed father (John Cho) discovers he knows less about his teen daughter’s (Michelle La) life than he thought after she mysteriously disappears, and he has to aid the detective on the case (Debra Messing) by investigating the high schooler’s online social interaction for clues about […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 5, 2018 -
News Article
Dr. Jim Healy
All married couples are invited to a date night with dinner and a marriage enrichment presentation hosted by the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women on Saturday, Sept. 29, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. Dr. Jim Healy, director of the Center for Family Ministry of the Diocese of Joliet, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - September 5, 2018 -
News Article
Father Timothy Hepner
Father Timothy Hepner will be the speaker for the annual fall retreat planned for Saturday, Sept. 15, by the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the Diocese of Peoria. “Be Still, Be Filled, and Go Forth with Christ” will be held at the Spalding Pastoral Center, 419 N.E. Madison Ave., in Peoria. Registration opens at 8 a.m. […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - August 31, 2018 -
News Article
David Auth, East Moline, Holy Family, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy, Rantoul, Scott Turnipseed, St. Malachy, Stacie Gianessi
Students weren’t the only ones to have a first day of school in diocesan schools this fall. Two principals also started the year in new schools, and one more has come out of retirement to lead the school he last served. Stacie Gianessi, who has been principal of St. Malachy School in Rantoul since 2015, […]
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