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By: The Catholic Post - June 11, 2018 -
Movie Review
Mister Rogers
Fred Rogers, the much-loved children's television figure, who died in 2003, right, is pictured with David Newell, as Speedy Delivery's Mr. McFeely, in the documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Lynn Johnson, Focus Features)
By Catholic News Service This cheerful and reverent documentary about Fred Rogers (1928-2003), creator and host of PBS’ long-running “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” highlights his calm temperament, as well as his moral courage in the face of adversity and indifference. Director Morgan Neville, who includes interviews with Rogers’ family and supporting cast members in addition to […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 11, 2018 -
Movie Review
Dave Bautista, Drew Pearce, Jeff Goldblum, Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown
Dave Bautista and Jodie Foster star in a scene from the movie "Hotel Artemis." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (CNS/Global Road Entertainment)
By Catholic News Service The hostelry of the title is, in fact, a secret, strongly secured hospital for criminals in the dystopian Los Angeles of the near future. As the riot-torn city spirals into chaos, a cross-section of underworld types seeks shelter there, under the protection of the clinic’s troubled, eccentric head nurse (Jodie Foster) […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 8, 2018 -
Uncategorized
The New York court has granted Joan Sheen Cunningham the right to remove the remains of her uncle, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (pictured), from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City for transfer to St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria.
The Diocese of Peoria has reacted with “great joy” to a decision by a New York court in favor of Joan Sheen Cunningham’s petition to move the remains of her uncle, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, from New York City to Peoria. “It is the hope that this process will begin immediately,” said a diocesan press […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - June 7, 2018 -
News Article
Vicki Tyler, left, retiring executive director of the Women's Choice Center, and Linda Rubey, the new executive director, stand in the newly dedicated Vicki and Todd Tyler Reception Area at an open house on June 3. The center is now located in the former Planned Parenthood of the Heartland facility. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
BETTENDORF, Iowa — A new home, new executive director and new opportunities to serve Quad Cities families in the most loving way possible were all celebrated at an open house at the relocated Women’s Choice Center on June 3. The event also offered a way to thank retiring director Vicki Tyler and her husband, Todd, […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - June 7, 2018 -
Featured Article
Corpus Christi, Father Anthony Co, Granville, LaSalle, procession, Rock Island
Hundred of Catholics walk down Tonti Street in LaSalle in a Corpus Christi procession June 3 that included prayerful stops at all three Catholic churches in the city. In addition to uniting the parishes, the public demonstration of faith in praise of the Blessed Sacrament also brought together both English and Spanish-speaking Catholics. The LaSalle celebration was one of several processions on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. (Provided photo/LaSalle Catholic parishes)
ROCK ISLAND — Jesus desires to bring together people and that happened in parishes around the Diocese of Peoria as processions were held to celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi, on June 3. In Rock Island, members of Sacred Heart Parish left church after […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 7, 2018 -
News Article
Charismatic renewal conference, Father Mark Goring, Maria Vadia
Father Mark Goring, CC, and Maria Vadia will be featured speakers at the Catholic Charismatic Conference in Peoria July 27-28.
The Catholic Charismatic Conference returns to a two-day format for “Jesus Christ, Light of the World,” which will be held Friday, July 27, and Saturday, July 28, at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. Addressing the theme for the 32nd annual gathering will be Father Mark Goring, CC, director of the Catholic Charismatic Center in […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - June 7, 2018 -
Featured Article
commissioned song, gifts, jubilee, Merdian, Pius X, quilt, Rock Island
Msgr. Merdian thanks Rita Kirk, Karen Boyle and Kate Elliott for their work on the quilt made to mark the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
ROCK ISLAND — With St. Pius X Church filled with family, friends and current and former parishioners from as far away as Louisiana and Chicago, Msgr. Mark Merdian thanked God for his 25 years of priestly ministry on June 3. “I love being a priest, if you can’t tell,” he told them with a smile. […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - June 7, 2018 -
Featured Article
Laible, Logan County, Lourdes, Lowry, warriors to Lourdes
Father Jeffrey Laible of Lincoln, second from left, spiritual director for the Warriors to Lourdes program, and Father Tom Foster of Duluth, Minnesota, deputy director, visit with two of the pilgrims to Lourdes, France, on May 17. (CNS/Tamino Petelinsek courtesy Knights of Columbus)
LINCOLN — Healing comes in many ways when soldiers who have been wounded go to Lourdes. “People may come back to the United States or wherever home is and have a physical healing. However, they might also come back with a spiritual, maybe an emotional, maybe a moral healing, where there’s been some kind of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 7, 2018 -
News Article
angel, Becky, cancer, Healed, Porubcin, Rafael
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series written by Dr. Michael Porubcin, a member of St. Ambrose Parish in Milan. Dr. Porubcin is a hematologist and oncologist who serves as vice president of the St. Thomas Aquinas Guild of the Quad Cities, a chartered guild of the Catholic Medical Association. In the […]
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By: Tom Dermody - June 7, 2018 -
News Article
At the reception following the Mass of Ordination, Father Andru O'Brien offers a blessing to his family including parents Scott and Tera and sisters Abbi (left) and Megan. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
What can their new parishes in Streator and Peoria expect when newly ordained Father Ryan Mattingly and Father Andru O’Brien arrive in a few days? Who better to ask than their parents and sisters, who witnessed the Ordination Mass on May 26 from the front pews of St. Mary’s Cathedral but have been the closest […]
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