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By: Jennifer Willems - October 5, 2016 -
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Bloomington, Corpus Christi Catholic School, groundbreaking
Taking a moment to commemorate the groundbreaking for the new junior high wing at Corpus Christi Catholic School in Bloomington are (from left) Faith Banister; Ava Sivore; Bridget Wieland; architect David Leggans; contractors Paul Berns and Bob Berns; principal Gwenn Roche; Father Tony Lee, pastor, and Father Jeff Windy, parochial vicar, of Holy Trinity and Historic St. Patrick parishes, Bloomington; Father Dustin Schultz, then administrator of St. Patrick Church of Merna, Bloomington, and St. Mary, Downs; Dr. Sharon Weiss, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Peoria; Father Michael Pica, parochial vicar of St. Patrick Church of Merna and St. Mary, Downs; Cole Certa; Liam Campbell; and Danny O’Brien. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
BLOOMINGTON — By next fall, the body of Christ will be one body at Corpus Christi Catholic School. Ground was broken for a new wing on Sept. 23 that will bring the junior high students to what is now the elementary school campus and unite the school at 1909 E. Lincoln St. Next year’s sixth- […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 5, 2016 -
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Dr. Peter Howard, Heroic Families, Our Lady of Fatima, St. Patrick Parish in Washington
Dr. Peter Howard is author of "The Woman: Thy Mystery of Mary as Mediatrix in the Teaching of Fulton J. Sheen."
WASHINGTON — Marian consecration, Our Lady of Fatima, and the prophetic wisdom of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be the focus of a parish retreat led by Dr. Peter Howard on Saturday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Oct. 23, at St. Patrick Church, 705 E. Jefferson. A nationally known speaker who recently relocated to the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 5, 2016 -
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Champaign, Fatima, Geneseo, Monmouth, Peoria, public square, rallies, rosary, Thomasboro
(The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
Public Square Rosary Rallies are being organized in several communities of the Diocese of Peoria on Saturday, Oct. 15, to pray for our nation and the conversion of sinners as Our Lady of Fatima requested. According to the organization America Needs Fatima, the rosary will be prayed at more than 16,000 public locations around the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 5, 2016 -
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Apparition Hill, Divine Mercy, Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, Medjugorje, movies, Outcasts
“Apparition Hill” to open Oct. 7-13 at Bloomington and Peoria theaters Cinemas in Peoria and Bloomington will be among those screening the new documentary “Apparition Hill,” which is opening in 35 cities this Friday, Oct. 7. The film explores the alleged appearances of Mary in the village along the border of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia through […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 5, 2016 -
Living the Word
By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Oct. 9 2 Kings 5:14-17; Psalm 98:1,2-3,3-4; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 Today’s readings are about those who are outsiders, people on the fringe. They are about the people in our lives who find themselves in despair and hopelessness, who live on the edge. They also […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 5, 2016 -
Movie Review
Eva Green, Asa Butterfield and Georgia Pemberton star in a scene from the movie "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Fox)
By Catholic News Service Following the mysterious death of his beloved grandfather (Terence Stamp), a Florida teen (Asa Butterfield) convinces his dad (Chris O’Dowd) to take him to the remote island off the coast of Wales where the old man had been sent during World War II to see if the otherworldly tales grandpa used […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 5, 2016 -
Movie Review
Jon Daly and Leslie Jones star in a scene from the movie "Masterminds." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Relativity Studios)
By Catholic News Service This vehicle for Zach Galifianakis and a group of drawling actors from NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” is a comic recounting of the 1997 “hillbilly heist” from an armored-car firm in North Carolina. Galifianakis plays David Ghantt, who stole $17.3 million from Loomis Fargo & Co., only to be tripped up at […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 5, 2016 -
Movie Review
Dylan O'Brien and Mark Wahlberg star in a scene from the movie "Deepwater Horizon." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Lionsgate)
By Catholic News Service Forceful but grim dramatization of events surrounding the 2010 disaster that destroyed the titular drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Drawing on a New York Times article by David Barstow, David Rohde and Stephanie Saul, screenwriters Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand fix their focus on a quartet of principals: the […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - October 5, 2016 -
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Bishop Jenky, Diocese of Peoria, Respect Life Mass
Macey Loiz, Eric Raya, Lizbeth Raya and Caillou Pendleton from Alleman High School in Rock Island join hands in prayer at the Respect Life Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria on Sept. 30. Bishop Jenky said praying in Jesus' name is what will ultimately overcome the "culture of death."
A full weekend of opportunities to witness to the sanctity of life started with prayer, as Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, joined Catholic school students and other defenders of life for Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on Sept. 30. Among the concelebrants at the annual Respect Life Mass were Father William Miller, IC, […]
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By: Tom Dermody - October 5, 2016 -
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Family Resources Center, Father Denis Wilde, Peoria, Pro-life, Respect Life Dinner
Following his Oct. 2 keynote presentation at the Respect Life Dinner in Peoria, Father Dennis Wilde, OSA -- associate director of Priests for Life and a professional pianist -- had the crowd clapping along with a rousing medley of patriotic and spiritual tunes. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
Planned Parenthood may have two “P’s,” but those attending the 35th annual Respect Life Dinner in Peoria on Oct. 2 were given five “P” words with which to promote and defend the sanctity of all human life: prayer, persuasion, political responsibility, presence, and perseverance. “The other side wants the public to think that we’re condemning […]
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