The Catholic Post Articles - Page 339

Preschool opens in Metamora, while program grows at Holy Cross, Champaign

By: Jennifer Willems - August 30, 2016 - Featured Article Champaign, Holy Cross, Metamora, Preschool

These preschoolers at Holy Cross in Champaign already know that when Father Dave Sajdak, SDB, pastor, asks, "What time is it?" their response should be "Time for God!" (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

CHAMPAIGN — Holding 3-year-old Kevin tightly, Melissa Anfield smiled. Her husband Tony Markiewicz did the same and then their son was gone as he went to explore what the new preschool building at Holy Cross School had to offer on the first day of classes. “We’ve just been waiting until he was old enough to […]

Fr. Royer shares memories of Mother Teresa and why “I claim her as my Mother”

By: The Catholic Post - August 26, 2016 - News Article Blessed Teresa, Calcutta, Father Tom Royer, Kolkata, Mother Teresa

In this photo from 1972, Father Tom Royer visits with Mother Teresa at the convent of the Missionaries of Charity in Kokata, India. (Provided photo by Eileen Egan)

Editor’s Note: The author is a senior priest of the Diocese of Peoria who served as pastor of St. Mary Parish, Champaign, for 38 years and is known for advocating for the poor and homeless not only in the Champaign area but around the world. Blessed Teresa of Kolkata is scheduled to be canonized on […]

Roanoke man’s faith journey is told in new book by first-time author

By: Jennifer Willems - August 25, 2016 - News Article Book, From Assisi to Christ, Msgr. Beebe, Roanoke, Ron Thorne, Steve Wagner

Steve Wagner is baptized by Msgr. Charles Beebe in 2013 at St. Joseph's Church in Roanoke. His faith journey is told in the new book "From Assisi to Christ" written by Ron Thorne of Peoria.

What started as a conversation between two men — one of them searching for answers — during a Cursillo weekend in June 2012 is now a book about conversion and healing called “From Assisi to Christ.” Steve Wagner of Roanoke is the man who made that journey, which is recounted in detail by Ron Thorne […]

No rest after Brittney Morales’ 3,000-mile pro-life missionary walk across the U.S.

By: Jennifer Willems - August 25, 2016 - News Article Brittney Morales, Crossroads Pro-Life Walk Across America, Pro-life

Brittney Morales, a former counselor at the Women's Care Center in Peoria, is pictured (far right, with arm outstretched) in Washington, D.C. after completing the three-month Crossroads Southern Pro-Life Walk Across America. (Provided photo)

NEW YORK CITY — After walking more than 3,000 miles as a missionary for the pro-life cause, most people would be ready for a nice, long rest. Not Brittney Morales. The former counselor at the Women’s Care Center in Peoria completed the Crossroads Southern Pro-Life Walk Across America on Aug. 13 in Washington, D.C. A […]

Capital campaign under way for parish school at Blessed Sacrament, Morton

By: Tom Dermody - August 25, 2016 - News Article Blessed Sacrament School, capital campaign, gymnasium, Morton, Msgr. Gerald Ward

A new gymnasium and cafeteria, school entrance, and additional classrooms are the goal of a $5.25 million capital campaign being launched at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Morton this weekend. (Sketch by PCM + Design Architects, East Peoria)

MORTON — A $5.25 million capital campaign is being launched at Blessed Sacrament Parish here this weekend seeking pledges to fund several improvements at the parish school. “Bringing to Completion the Good Work Begun” is the theme of the campaign, which will cap more than a decade of expansion and updating of the parish’s facilities. […]

Deacon class installed into ministry of acolyte, urged to lives of service

By: Tom Dermody - August 24, 2016 - Featured Article acolyte, Class X, deacons, Diocese of Peoria, permanent diaconate

Robb Caputo of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Leonore is presented a ciborium by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, during the Rite of Institution of Acolytes for members of the diocese's tenth class of permanent deacons Aug. 20 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria.(The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

Twenty-four men who are entering their final year of preparation for ordination in the permanent diaconate were installed into the ministry of acolyte by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, during a joy-filled Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday, Aug. 20. But while the bishop led the assembly in robust applause for the class members […]

“The Innocents” (Music Box)

By: The Catholic Post - August 19, 2016 - Movie Review

This is a scene from the movie "The Innocents." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Music Box Films)

By Catholic News Service Luminescent, unflinchingly honest and respectful of religion, director Anne Fontaine’s drama about a fictional Benedictine convent in post- World War II Poland gently explores the conflicts between duty to the living and the shattered faith that can result from acts of depravity. The screenplay by Sabrina B. Karine and Alice Vial […]

“War Dogs” (Warner Bros.)

By: The Catholic Post - August 19, 2016 - Movie Review

Miles Teller and Jonah Hill star in scene from the movie "War Dogs." 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 Two young men from Miami become arms merchants in a fact-based movie that hovers between raucous comedy and serious expose. Through an initiative designed to let small businesses get a slice of the military-spending pie, a college dropout (Miles Teller) with a wife and daughter to support and his long-lost pal from […]

“Ben-Hur” (Paramount)

By: The Catholic Post - August 19, 2016 - Movie Review

Jack Huston stars in a scene from the movie " Ben-Hur." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc)

By Catholic News Service Though reasonably satisfying as an action picture, this iteration of Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel suffers from a poorly written script that fails to convince when the classic story’s religious theme comes to the fore. First-century Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) lives a prosperous life in Jerusalem where he carries on […]

“Kubo and the Two Strings” (Focus)

By: The Catholic Post - August 19, 2016 - Movie Review

Kubo, voiced by Art Parkinson, is seen in the animated movie "Kubo and the Two Strings." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Focus Features)

By Catholic News Service Captivating animated fable about a Japanese street urchin (voice of Art Parkinson) whose troubled family history launches him on a quest for a magical set of armor. He’s accompanied, and protected, on the journey by a prudent monkey (voiced by Charlize Theron) and by a courageous but accursed samurai (voice of […]

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