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New teacher at Peoria Notre Dame made final profession as a Dominican Sister

By: Jennifer Willems - September 21, 2017 - News Article

Sister Maria Suso Rispoli, OP, is pictured outside Peoria Notre Dame High School, where she now teaches biology. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

After eight years of prayer, discernment and study, Sister Maria Suso Rispoli, OP, professed her final vows with the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. The Mass took place at Christ the King Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on July 25. Shortly after making her perpetual profession, Sister Maria Suso traveled to Peoria […]

The generosity of God bears watching

By: The Catholic Post - September 21, 2017 - Living the Word

Shawn Reeves

By Shawn Reeves Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Sept. 24 Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145:2-3,8-9,17-18,18a; Philippians 1:20c-24,27a; Matthew 20:1-16a Most of us have routines — behaviors and exercises that we rhythmically fall into. They comfort us and give us a sense of security, a sense of stability. And this is because they are predictable. We know what to […]

‘God’s Handprints’ are all over her story of adoption, now shared in book form

By: Jennifer Willems - September 21, 2017 - News Article adoption, Ann Williams, Book, Bridget Nelan, God's Handprints

Ann Williams' story of unplanned pregnancy, choosing life and adoption for her twin sons, and eventual reunion with them is told in a new book "God's Handprints: A Story of Faith, Hope and Love" written by her niece, Bridget Nelan, left. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

Ann Williams knows what it’s like to be a pregnant, unmarried college student who is desperately trying to make the best decision possible when none of the options seems all that good. She chose life for her twin sons and a better life than she could give them by placing them for adoption. The Peoria […]

“Mother!” (Paramount)

By: The Catholic Post - September 15, 2017 - Movie Review

By Catholic News Service Chaotic, exhausting, genre-blending allegory about a poet (Javier Bardem) and his wife (Jennifer Lawrence) living a solitary life in an isolated house in the countryside. As she works to rehabilitate the dwelling after a disastrous fire, and he struggles with writer’s block, a series of intruders (most significantly, Michelle Pfeiffer and […]

“American Assassin” (CBS Films)

By: The Catholic Post - September 15, 2017 - Movie Review

Shiva Negar, Michael Keaton, Neg Adamson and Dylan O'Brien star in a scene from the movie "American Assassin." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (CNS/CBS Films and Lionsgate)

By Catholic News Service This adaptation of the 2010 novel by Vince Flynn, directed by Michael Cuesta, is a gory revenge fantasy that opens with a bang and proceeds at a breakneck pace, unleashing a veritable tsunami of bullets, bodies and blood as it goes. When his fiancee (Charlotte Vega) is gunned down by terrorists, […]

Shuttle buses will transport pilgrims to March for Mary event starting point

By: Jennifer Willems - September 15, 2017 - Featured Article

Those who plan to participate in the March for Mary from St. Joseph Church to St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Saturday, Oct. 7, will have some help along the way. People are encouraged to carpool and park at the Spalding Pastoral Center, 419 N.E. Madison Ave., where shuttle buses will pick them up and […]

Bishop Jenky to offer Respect Life Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Friday, Sept. 22

By: The Catholic Post - September 15, 2017 - News Article

Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, gives the homily at the 2016 Respect Life Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria. The public is invited to this year's Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, at the cathedral. (The Catholic Post file photo/Jennifer Willems)

Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will celebrate a Mass for Respect Life at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The public is invited. Among those attending the Mass will be parish respect life representatives from around the Diocese of Peoria. Following the Mass, that group will gather at the Family Resources […]

Catholic Post editor Dermody will keynote Respect Life Dinner on Oct. 1

By: The Catholic Post - September 15, 2017 - News Article Respect Life Dinner, Tom Dermody

Tom Dermody, editor-in-chief of The Catholic Post.

Tom Dermody, editor of The Catholic Post, will be the keynote speaker at the 36th annual Respect Life Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 1, at Barrack’s Cater Inn in Peoria. The dinner, which begins at 6 p.m. and features updates on area pro-life activities, raises funds to purchase materials for the Family Resources Center in Peoria. […]

Helping, not fame from chainsaw video, brings true joy, says Carmelite

By: The Catholic Post - September 14, 2017 - News Article, World/National News

Carmelite Sister Margaret Ann Laechelin, principal of Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School in Miami, holds the chainsaw she used to help clean up debris following Hurricane Irma. (CNS photo/courtesy Sister Margaret Ann)

By Rhina Guidos / Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — She inspired many when she rolled up the sleeves of her habit to clean up after Hurricane Irma with a chainsaw. After the local police department posted a video Sept. 12 on Twitter of Carmelite Sister Margaret Ann Laechelin trimming branches off a fallen tree […]

Society of St. Vincent de Paul sets ‘Friends of the Poor’ walks in Peoria, Urbana

By: The Catholic Post - September 12, 2017 - News Article

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will sponsor “Friends of the Poor” walks in Peoria and Urbana in the coming days to raise funds for a wide range of assistance to the needy and those living in poverty. The Peoria walk, which is for all St. Vincent de Paul conferences in the Diocese of […]

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