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By: Tom Dermody - April 6, 2016 -
News Article
2016, Catholic, Diocese, Jenky, March, Men's, Peoria
A scene from the men's march at the 2015 "A Call to Catholic Men of Faith." This year's event is Saturday, April 29. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has encouraged all men of the Diocese of Peoria to take part in the 13th annual “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith” in downtown Peoria on Saturday morning, April 23 — and to arrive a little early. Noting the 2016 men’s march and Mass takes place during the Holy […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 6, 2016 -
News Article
Anna, Champaign, Communion, dress, First, Rose, Ruedi, Vasey
Rose Ruedi adjusts the veil of the First Communion dress modeled by her granddaughter Anna Vasey. Anna will become the 15th member of the family to wear the dress when she makes her First Communion on April 16 at St. Matthew Church in Champaign. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
CHAMPAIGN — When they bought a First Communion dress for their granddaughter in 1962, Leopold and Rose Salato probably had no idea that it would be used more than once. It became a cherished family heirloom, however, and next weekend will be worn for the 15th time. That honor goes to their great-great-granddaughter, Anna Vasey, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 6, 2016 -
Movie Review
Bresha Webb and Mike Epps star in a scene from the movie "Meet the Blacks." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Hidden Empire Film Group)
By Catholic News Service A sloppy assemblage of tasteless jokes, rampant profanity and lewd sexual behavior comprises this wretched comedy, directed and co-written by Deon Taylor. An African-American family relocates from Chicago to an all-white gated community in Beverly Hills, California. The patriarch (Mike Epps) hopes for a better life for his wife (Zulay Henao) […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 6, 2016 -
Movie Review
Hayley Orrantia stars in a scene from the movie "God's Not Dead 2." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Pure Flix)
By Catholic News Service Flawed religious drama in which a history teacher (Melissa Joan Hart) at a public high school, who is also a committed evangelical believer, gets in hot water for quoting the New Testament in class. With her job on the line, she heads into a court battle backed by an untried but […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 6, 2016 -
Living the Word
Father R. Michael Schaab
By Father R. Michael Schaab Third Sunday of Easter/April 10 Acts 5:27-32,40b-41; Psalm 30:2,4,5-6,11-12,13; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 It’s good to look at the Scripture readings for the Third and Fourth Sundays of Easter at the same time because they have much in common, and by examining what they have in common we’ll be able to see […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 6, 2016 -
Featured Article
Benedictine, Brunenn, Monastery, prioress, Rock Island, Sandra, Sister, St. Mary
Sister Sandra Brunenn, OSB, is pictured with (left) Sister Kerry O'Reilly, OSB, president of the Federation of St. Benedict, and (right) Sister Mary Jane Vergotz, OSB, discernment facilitator for the process leading to Sister Sandra's election as prioress. (Provided photo)
ROCK ISLAND — Sister Sandra Brunenn, OSB, has been chosen by the Benedictine community at St. Mary Monastery to continue as prioress for the next four years. She was installed during a simple ceremony immediately after her election on April 4. A festive brunch followed for the community’s 39 members and their guests. Among them […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 31, 2016 -
Featured Article
Chapter, Columbus, Knights, Peoria
ROCK ISLAND — Nine members of the Knights of Columbus from throughout the Diocese of Peoria will be honored for outstanding service to the organization, the church, and their communities during the 28th annual “Night of Knights” recognition dinner on Saturday, April 16. The evening begins with a 4:30 p.m. Mass at Christ the King […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - March 30, 2016 -
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Bishop, Diocese, Divine, Jenky, mercy, Peoria, Sunday
Regional celebrations of Divine Mercy Sunday are planned April 3 in Champaign, LaSalle, Nauvoo, Normal, Peoria, and Rock Island. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
One of the highlights of the Holy Year of Mercy comes next weekend, with the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday on April 3. Long observed on the Second Sunday of Easter, it has held a special place on the church calendar since St. John Paul II canonized St. Maria Faustina Kowalska on April 30, 2000. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 29, 2016 -
Movie Review
Nia Vardalos and John Corbett star in a scene from the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Universal)
By Catholic News Service The close-knit Hellenic family featured in the 2002 original — loving, clingy, earthy and in your face at all the most inopportune moments — returns in this romantic comedy, but without the zest of that first outing. The problem is not so much the ambling plot, which involves marital strains between […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 24, 2016 -
News Article
Blessed, charity, Dorothy, Sister, Sisters, Townsell, Virgin
Sister H. Dorothy (Mildred Ann) Townsell, BVM
DUBUQUE, Iowa — A visitation and funeral liturgy for Sister H. Dorothy (Mildred Ann) Townsell is planned for Tuesday, March 29, in the Marian Hall Chapel of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The visitation at 10 a.m. will be followed by a prayer service at 11 a.m. and Mass at 1:30 […]
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