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By: The Catholic Post - May 26, 2016 -
Movie Review
Anne Hathaway, Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska star in a scene from the movie "Alice Through the Looking Glass." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS photo/Disney)
By Catholic News Service The heroine of this forced, mechanical follow-up to Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” (2010) is not Lewis Carroll’s curious 7-year-old girl but rather an intrepid sea captain with an entrepreneurial streak who refuses to bend to the will of a patriarchal society. Fueled by empathy and an appetite for risk, Alice […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 25, 2016 -
Movie Review
Chuck, voiced by Josh Gad, and Red, voiced by Jason Sudeikis, appear in the animated movie "The Angry Birds Movie." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS photo/Sony)
By Catholic News Service Take an addictive phone app, contrive a plot to “explain” motivations, chuck in puns, a bit of potty humor and lengthy slapstick sequences, and you have the recipe for this inane 3-D animated adaptation. Co-directors Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly track the efforts of a trio of flightless friends (voices of […]
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By: Tom Dermody - May 24, 2016 -
Editorial
The 2016 Jubilarian section published in the May 22 issue of The Catholic Post can be accessed by clicking on the E-Edition link on this page.
Inside this feature-packed issue of The Catholic Post is hidden a wonderful commencement speech for Catholics graduating from high schools and colleges this month. Our special section profiling priests, deacons, and consecrated men and women marking major anniversary years alone contains a treasure trove of advice. We hope all of our readers will dig […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - May 24, 2016 -
News Article
Father Robert Hoffman, Father Tom Kelly, jubilarian
The last 60 years have seen some turbulent times in the nation and major changes in the church, but they have also provided moments of great joy for Father Robert Hoffmann and Father Thomas Kelly. In the days ahead they will gather with family and friends to celebrate all that has been and what is […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - May 23, 2016 -
News Article
Seven priests in the Diocese of Peoria are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their ordination in 2016. Father Richard L. Barclift, Father John C. Horton, Msgr. Ernest E. Pizzamiglio and Msgr. Paul E. Showalter, P.A., were ordained by Bishop John B. Franz on May 22, 1966, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. Meanwhile, on Dec. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 19, 2016 -
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clergy appointments
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has announced the following new assignments for priests in the Diocese of Peoria. SENIOR STATUS Msgr. Charles J. Beebe, P.A., from pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Roanoke, and St. John Parish, Benson, to senior status Father Donald R. Henderson, from parochial vicar, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sacred Heart Parish, and St. Bernard […]
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By: Tom Dermody - May 19, 2016 -
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“Goodbyes always make my throat hurt . . . . I need more hellos.” — Charlie Brown, from the comic strip “Peanuts” —– UTICA — Msgr. James Swaner, a Charlie Brown fan and collector, won’t have to say goodbye when he ends his 13 years as pastor of St. Mary Parish here by transitioning to […]
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By: Tom Dermody - May 19, 2016 -
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Father Donald Henderson, senior status
The news that Father Donald Henderson has been granted senior status will make Catholics in at least 20 parishes around the Diocese of Peoria fondly recall his time with them. “I’ve had many, many parish assignments,” acknowledged Father Henderson, 72, who also served on the faculties of Catholic high schools in Peoria and Danville during […]
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By: Tom Dermody - May 19, 2016 -
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Beebe, diaconate, Roanoke, senior status
ROANOKE — As a young boy growing up in Lacon, Msgr. Charles Beebe felt a calling to the priesthood. His father, Joseph, thought that would be a difficult path and suggested he consider becoming a dentist like his uncle on the East Coast. Though for a few years, when asked what he wanted to be, […]
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By: Tom Dermody - May 19, 2016 -
Featured Article
appointments, clergy, Diocese of Peoria, senior status
Msgr. Charles Beebe, Father Donald Henderson, and Msgr. James Swaner have been granted senior status by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, effective June 8. (Catholic Post photos by Tom Dermody)
The granting of senior status to Msgr. Charles Beebe, Father Donald Henderson, and Msgr. James Swaner highlight appointments affecting 33 priests announced this month by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. New pastors have been assigned to 11 parishes, while temporary administrators were named to four additional faith communities. Chaplain transitions have been announced for Central […]
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