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“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” (Fox)

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 […]

“Masterminds” (Relativity)

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 […]

“Deepwater Horizon” (Summit)

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 […]

‘Intrinsic evil will never prevail,’ says Bishop Jenky at Diocesan Respect Life Mass

By: Jennifer Willems - October 5, 2016 - Featured Article 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, […]

The five “P’s” of pro-life explained by keynoter at annual Respect Life Dinner

By: Tom Dermody - October 5, 2016 - Featured Article 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 […]

As the Year of Mercy nears its end, we ask your mercy for the times we err

By: Tom Dermody - October 5, 2016 - Editorial error, Father George Thompson, Year of Mercy

Before taking part in the “Friends of the Poor Walk” sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Peoria on Sept. 24, I grabbed a few back issues of The Catholic Post — the newspaper I edit — to double check the time the walk was scheduled to begin. The story, which I […]

“Storks” (Warner Bros.)

By: Jennifer Willems - September 29, 2016 - Movie Review

Animated characters Tulip (voiced by Katie Crown) and Junior (voiced by Andy Samberg) appear in the movie "Storks." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Warner Brothers)

By Catholic News Service Occasionally funny but mostly awkward animated comedy in which the plans of an ambitious stork (voice of Andy Samberg) who’s been tapped by his boss (voice of Kelsey Grammer) to take over the big-box store shipping system his breed now operates in lieu of delivering babies are derailed when a human […]

Masses set in LaSalle for first responders, in Quad Cities for medical personnel

By: Tom Dermody - September 29, 2016 - News Article blue Mass, LaSalle, white Mass

Police officers, firefighters and other first responders will be honored by the parishes of the LaSalle Vicariate at a Blue Mass on Thursday, Sept. 29. It will take place at 7 p.m. at the Shrine of the Holy Rosary, 529 Fourth St., in LaSalle. Sept. 29 is the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and […]

Golden, silver anniversary couples renew vows, share stories at diocesan Mass

By: Tom Dermody - September 28, 2016 - Featured Article anniversary mass, Diocese of Peoria, golden, Marriage, silver

Among the anniversary couples kissing after renewing their marriage vows at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria on Sept. 25 were Ralph and Lucy Wilshusen of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Silvis. The Anniversary Mass came just one day after the Wilshusens' actual 50th anniversary. They were married on Sept. 24, 1966. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)

The stories of how married couples first met can sometimes be attributed to chance or coincidence, but Don Huber has another word for what brought him together with his wife of 50 years, Marty: “God-incidents.” “I knew that first evening she was special,” said Don, recalling how he — then a graduate student at the University […]

Msgr. Ketcham returns to Bloomington; will attend parish prayer service

By: Tom Dermody - September 27, 2016 - News Article Bloomington, cancer, Msgr. Greg Ketcham, prayer, St. Patrick Church of Merna

Msgr. Greg Ketcham is pictured with his sister, Clarisse Slater, in Houston, Texas, where the pastor of St. Patrick Church of Merna in Bloomington and St. Mary, Downs, has been receiving treatment for brain cancer. Their t-shirts bear the slogan Msgr. Ketcham has emphasized throughout his treatment, that "Jesus reigns." (Photo from stpatrickmerna.org)

BLOOMINGTON — Saying “I feel strong and am excited to be with you soon,” Msgr. Gregory Ketcham is returning to his parishes today during a break in his treatment for brain cancer. Msgr. Ketcham, pastor of St. Patrick Church of Merna in Bloomington and St. Mary in Downs, has been at MD Anderson Cancer Center […]

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