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By: Tom Dermody - March 15, 2016 -
Movie Review
Terrence Jenkins and Paula Patton star in the movie "The Perfect Match." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Lionsgate)
By Catholic News Service This so-called romantic comedy follows the sexual escapades of a womanizing Southern California talent agent and photographer (Terrence J.) who puts his one-night stands on hold after falling for a mysterious stranger (Cassie Ventura). The triumph of true love would please his concerned therapist sister (Paula Patton). But the example provided […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 15, 2016 -
Movie Review
John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr. star in a scene from the movie "10 Cloverfield Lane." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Paramount Pictures)
By Catholic News Service Audacious, witty, intelligent and skillfully made, this bracing combination of suspense and science fiction from director Dan Trachtenberg is also refreshingly free of vulgarity. Held captive in an underground bunker by a paranoid and possibly murderous survivalist (John Goodman) who insists he saved her from an apocalyptic event in the wider […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 15, 2016 -
Movie Review
Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Strong star in a scene from the movie "The Brothers Grimsby." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Sony Pictures)
By Catholic News Service When a bumbling halfwit (Sacha Baron Cohen) from a poverty-stricken town in Northern England reunites with his long-lost brother (Mark Strong), a skilled secret agent, he not only compromises his sibling’s undercover operation but makes it appear that the operative has turned traitor. So the two are forced to hide out […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 15, 2016 -
Movie Review
Adam Greaves-Neal stars in a scene from the movie "The Young Messiah." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS photo/Focus)
By Catholic News Service This engaging dramatization remains faithful to the underlying message of scripture even as it speculates about the childhood of Jesus (played here, age 7, by Adam Greaves-Neal), a topic on which the Gospels are virtually silent. As Joseph (Vincent Walsh) leads his family back from exile in Egypt, he and Mary (Sara […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 15, 2016 -
Featured Article
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Pictured with a sample of dirt from the building site and the foundation stone for the new St. Philomena Parish Center in Peoria during ground blessing ceremonies March 13 are, from left, Tracy Coker of Dewberry Architecture; Eric Bursott of River City Construction; Churck Grayeb, Peoria City Council representative; Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis; Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC; Father David Richardson, pastor; Steve Knecht and Allyson Schneider, parish trustees; Mike Mahoney and Kris Coulter, representing the building and capital campaign committees. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
As a gentle rain fell on the building site March 13, holy water was sprinkled inside St. Philomena Church in Peoria on the foundation stone of a new parish center. “Jesus is the unshakable cornerstone of your kingdom,” prayed Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, during ground blessing ceremonies for a 20,200-square- foot facility that will […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 11, 2016 -
Uncategorized
A penitent receiving absolution in the sacrament of reconciliation is portrayed in this photo illustration. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
The sacrament of reconciliation is being made available throughout the Diocese of Peoria during Lent, with most parishes adding times for individual confession for the Jubilee Year of Mercy. This is especially true on Wednesdays as part of the “Light of Mercy” initiative started at the request of Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. In addition, […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - March 11, 2016 -
Featured Article
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Father Don Roszkowski contemplates a picture of the Prodigal Son in the confessional at St. Mary Church in El Paso. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
It doesn’t matter what you call it. It doesn’t matter how you celebrate it. It doesn’t matter how long it’s been. What does matter is that the sacrament of reconciliation is a sacrament of healing that offers God’s love and mercy over and over and over again, according to priests around the Diocese of Peoria. […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 11, 2016 -
Editorial
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Back in November, as the debates for the Democratic and Republican presidential races were just beginning, the U.S. Catholic bishops were having their own debate about politics during their annual fall general assembly. The debate preceded votes on “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” a document the bishops revise and publish every four years as the […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - March 11, 2016 -
News Article
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ROCK ISLAND — A concert by composer Dan Schutte and workshop that will focus on how music can enhance liturgy will also help the Sisters of St. Benedict of St. Mary Monastery to establish a scholarship fund at Benet House Retreat Center to serve those in need. Partnering with them is St. Ambrose University Campus […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - March 11, 2016 -
News Article
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Taylor Caputo (third from left) takes a break while hiking with other men discerning their call to priesthood. He said the idea of being a priest filled him with joy and more peace than he had ever known. (Provided photo)
EMMITSBURG, Md. — Taylor Caputo was working in an architecture studio at the University of Illinois when he started to wonder if that career path was taking him in the right direction. “What’s the purpose of all this? Don’t you want your life to have meaning?” he asked himself. “Maybe I could be a priest.” […]
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