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“Game Night” (Warner Bros.)

By: The Catholic Post - February 23, 2018 - Movie Review comedy, Jason Bateman, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Kyle Chandler, Rachel McAdams

Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star in a scene from the movie "Game Night." 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 Family values and much enjoyable humor are offset by numerous distasteful jokes and an excess of vulgar language in this comedy from directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. A competition-loving couple (Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams) find their usually placid game night transformed when his suave brother (Kyle Chandler) comes […]

“Annihilation” (Paramount)

By: The Catholic Post - February 23, 2018 - Movie Review Alex Garland, Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, science fictiion

Natalie Portman stars in a scene from the movie "Annihilation." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (CNS/Paramount)

By Catholic News Service After her husband (Oscar Isaac) returns as the lone survivor of a secret Army mission and falls mysteriously and critically ill, a soldier-turned-biologist (Natalie Portman) volunteers to join an expedition into the remote area he and his team had been dispatched to explore, which is being affected by an unexplained and […]

“Early Man” (Lionsgate)

By: The Catholic Post - February 16, 2018 - Movie Review

Hognob, voiced by Nick Park, and Dug, voiced by Eddie Redmayne, appear in the animated movie "Early Man." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Lionsgate)

By Catholic News Service This enjoyably silly, generally family-friendly animated comedy pits a teenage caveman (voiced by Eddie Redmayne) and his tribe against a tyrant (voice of Tom Hiddleston) who wants to turn their home valley into a mine. Accidentally finding himself in the Bronze Age city the despot rules, the young troglodyte gets him […]

“Samson” (Pure Flix)

By: The Catholic Post - February 16, 2018 - Movie Review

Taylor James stars in a scene from the movie "Sampson." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Pure Flix)

By Catholic News Service Spirited biblically based drama in which the super-strong champion (Taylor James) of the oppressed Israelites skylarks with his younger brother (Greg Kriek), romances a Philistine gal (Francis Sholoto-Douglas) but also tangles with the wicked prince (Jackson Rathbone) who embodies that people’s tyrannical and exploitative rule over the occupied Promised Land. As […]

“Black Panther” (Disney)

By: The Catholic Post - February 16, 2018 - Movie Review Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Freeman, Marvel Comics, Michael B. Jordan

Lupita Nyong'o and Chadwick Boseman star in a scene from the movie "Black Panther." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Walt Disney Pictures)

By Catholic News Service Sprawling, energetic but ultimately overlong Marvel Comics adaptation from director and co-writer Ryan Coogler. The young sovereign (Chadwick Boseman) of an imaginary — and secret — African kingdom where the use of a super-powerful mineral has enabled the population to achieve both prosperity and a range of technological wonders unknown to […]

Hendey calls wise use of technology important part of ‘Sacred Balancing Act’

By: Jennifer Willems - February 16, 2018 - News Article cellphones, Lisa Hendey, selfie, social media, technology

Someone uses a cellphone inside a Catholic chapel. The use of technology was part of Lisa Hendey's presentation to parents at St. Mary of Lourdes in Germantown Hills Feb. 8. (CNS file photo)

GERMANTOWN HILLS — Lisa Hendey is the first one to say that she’s an advocate for the positive uses of technology by children of all ages. The key word here is “positive.” “With anything to do with technology, my main line of defense is always to try to form their consciences, so that when I […]

Kindness to opponents shows Olympic spirit is alive in our Catholic schools

By: Tom Dermody - February 16, 2018 - Editorial

While many of our U.S. athletes are making us proud with amazing performances at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang, South Korea, we’d like to call attention to stories of Catholic grade school athletes in our diocese who this month demonstrated not only the spirit of sport, but of their faith as well. We cheer […]

Blogger and author visits area parishes, schools to discuss ‘Sacred Balancing Act’

By: Jennifer Willems - February 16, 2018 - Featured Article Family, Lisa Hendey, saints, St. Mary in Metamora, St. Mary of Lourdes in Germantown Hills, St. Patrick in Washington, technology

Lisa Hendey signs copies of books from her "Chime Travelers" series for Deanna Casey of St. Mary of Lourdes Parish in Germantown Hills. She said she came to Hendey's presentation on balancing busy lives and family spirituality to "kickstart" her Lent in new and different ways. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

GERMANTOWN HILLS — Saints-in-the-making of all ages heard words of encouragement — and a few challenges — when nationally known blogger and author Lisa Hendey recently visited central Illinois. While she was in the area from Feb. 8 to 10, she talked to the students at St. Patrick School in Washington and St. Mary School […]

‘The heart of Scouting is to really be like Jesus,’ says bishop at recognition Mass

By: Jennifer Willems - February 15, 2018 - News Article Atherton, Bishop Jenky, emblems, Father Glenn Harris, medals, Scout Mass

Mitchell Goddard, Julian Sturm and Bear Gangloff of Pack 28 from St. Thomas the Apostle in Peoria Heights, receive the Parvuli Dei emblem from Bishop Jenky during the Diocesan Scout Mass on Feb. 11 at St. Mary Cathedral in Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Scouting gives young people valuable skills to navigate life, including camping out and tying knots, but those aren’t the most important things, according to Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. “Most of all in Scouting, you learn how to be givers, you learn how to help one another, you learn to meet needs when you encounter […]

Hometown bishop returns to Moline to help Boy Scout Troop 109 mark centennial

By: Jennifer Willems - February 15, 2018 - Featured Article Bishop Christopher Glancy, centennial, CSV, Moline, Sacred Heart, Scouting, Troop 109

Past and present members of Troop 109 at Sacred Heart in Moline pose for a group photo after the Mass for Scout Sunday on Feb. 4. Among them is Bishop Christopher Glancy, CSV (kneeling, second row), who attained the rank of Eagle Scout with the troop in 1977. Troop 109 is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2018. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

MOLINE — Members of Boy Scout Troop 109 at Sacred Heart Church are fond of saying, “Once a member of Troop 109, always a member of Troop 109.” That proved to be true Feb. 4, when Auxiliary Bishop Christopher Glancy, CSV, of the Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan in Belize, returned to his hometown to celebrate […]

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