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By: The Catholic Post - July 29, 2017 -
Movie Review
Charlize Theron stars in a scene from the movie "Atomic Blonde." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Focus Features)
By Catholic News Service Aspiring to be edgy and stylish, this espionage thriller, adapted from the graphic novel series “The Coldest City,” matches sometimes sadistic brawling with exploitative scenes of aberrant sex. The result is not only degraded but tedious as well. In the weeks leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall in […]
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By: Tom Dermody - July 28, 2017 -
Featured Article
Caylee Kennedy, Jacob Martini, St. Patrick Church of Merna, Totus Tuus
Totus Tuus participants take part in an exercise of trust led by team member Jacob Martini in this 2017 file photo from St. Patrick Church of Merna in Bloomington.
BLOOMINGTON — During her college career at Bradley University, Caylee Kennedy’s summers have been spent spreading God’s love to youth throughout the diocese as a team member of the youth faith formation program known as Totus Tuus. “The kids and teens I work with inspire me and give me so much hope for our Church,” […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - July 28, 2017 -
Featured Article
Bishop David Antonio, Filipino-American, Philippines, Santo Nino de Cebu, St. Joseph
Nympha White of Grand Ridge, president of the Filipino-American Society of Central Illinois, carries a banner heralding Santo Niño of Cebu as his image is carried in procession through St. Joseph Church in Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
Even in times touched by relativism, materialism and secularism, devotion to Jesus as the Santo Niño de Cebu demonstrates how much the Filipino people value their Catholic faith and culture, according to Bishop David Antonio of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines. “Surprisingly, though people are exposed to modernity, devotions such as these still gather […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 27, 2017 -
News Article
Father David Whiteside, spiritual adviser of the Bishop's Commission on Women in the Church and in Society, elevates the Blessed Sacrament during Benediction at a Holy Hour for Priests the commission sponsored last August. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
In honor of St. John Vianney, the patron of priests, the Bishop’s Commission on Women in the Church and in Society is sponsoring a Holy Hour for Priests on his feast day, Aug. 4, but there are more options for participation this year. Rather than asking people to come to Peoria, where the service has […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - July 27, 2017 -
Featured Article
Commission on Women, Ellen Ehrgott, Rushville, St. Rose
Ellen Ehrgott, the new chair of the Bishop's Commission on Women in the Church and in Society, has been involved in just about every aspect of parish life at St. Rose in Rushville. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
RUSHVILLE — Ellen Ehrgott’s family calls her “the church lady,” but she says it’s not true. It’s hard not to agree with them. A speech language pathologist working with students at two different schools, she is or has been involved in just about every aspect of parish life at St. Rose. That may slow down […]
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By: Tom Dermody - July 27, 2017 -
Editorial
Maronites and Filipinos and Burmese, oh my! Those who think that the Catholics who fill the pews of our churches in central Illinois are only of European descent should consider three news stories in our past two issues. From June 30 to July 4, the Quad Cities Myanmar Catholic Community hosted 1,000 persons, including three […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 27, 2017 -
News Article
The 28-week program has commentary and questions designed by Catholic author and speaker Steve Ray and features DVD presentations by Father Patrick Winslow.
The Acts of the Apostles will be the focus of a Catholic Scripture Study program that will be held Tuesdays, starting Sept. 5, at St. Jude Church, 10811 N. Knoxville, Peoria. It is open to people from all parishes and no previous Scripture study experience is required. The 28-week program has commentary and questions designed […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 27, 2017 -
Living the Word
Sharon Priester
By Sharon Priester Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time/July 30 1 Kings 3:5,7-12; Psalm 119:57,72,76-77,127-128,129-130; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52 For years, my husband and I, especially when we have gone to somewhere in the country that is new to us, visited and explored the local parks or areas. While at the park, we were able to learn […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 27, 2017 -
News Article
SPRING VALLEY — All students of the former Spring Valley Catholic Consolidated School are invited to a reunion planned for Saturday, Sept. 9, at Kirby Park. The reunion will include a Mass set for noon at Immaculate Conception Church, 202 N. Greenwood St. The festivities will continue in the park from 2 to 8 p.m. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 21, 2017 -
Movie Review
Soldiers are shown in a scene from the movie "Dunkirk." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service Compelling historical drama, set in the spring of 1940, recounting the surprisingly successful evacuation of hundreds of thousands of British and French troops from the port of the title following their rapid defeat and encirclement by the forces of Nazi Germany. Taking an Everyman’s view of the situation, writer-director Christopher Nolan […]
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