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By: Tom Dermody - March 10, 2016 -
Featured Article
Cross, Geneseo, Lent, Living, Malachy, Stations
The cast of the Living Stations of the Cross rehearse a scene in the sanctuary of St. Malachy Church in Geneseo. The annual performance is scheduled for 8 p.m. this Sunday, March 13, in the church. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
GENESEO — Ryan Hartsock’s brother was Jesus. Now Ryan is Jesus. Rachel Sears’ brother was Jesus, too. Now Rachel is Mary. And so it goes in what has for decades been a Lenten tradition at St. Malachy Church in Geneseo — a dramatic portrayal of the Living Stations of the Cross presented by the parish’s […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 10, 2016 -
Living the Word
Bergschneider, Rachel, Scripture
Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB
Fifth Sunday of Lent/March 13 Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 “If I really had my preference, I would take you to Rwanda to see for yourselves. I was able to stay for four days in a rural village named Gikonko. It is nowhere in a country that is nowhere, and that makes […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 10, 2016 -
Featured Article
deacon, Diocese, Jenky, Peoria, permanent
Deacon Antonio Herrera of St. Mary Parish in Blomington joins permanent deacons from around the diocese in renewing commitment to diaconal service during a Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria on march 5. The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody
Permanent deacons from throughout the Diocese of Peoria who convened March 5 were told by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, that “you are my hands in the corporal works of mercy and the needs are unending.” “We need deacons to give example and to help in the living function of feeding the hungry, clothing the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 10, 2016 -
Movie Review
Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart star in a scene from the movie "London Has Fallen." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Focus Features)
By Catholic News Service In the equally improbable and considerably more pitiless sequel to 2013’s “Olympus Has Fallen,” a Secret Service agent (Gerard Butler) must once again protect the U.S. president (Aaron Eckhart) after insurgents controlled by a vengeful Pakistani arms dealer (Alon Moni Aboutboul) devastate the British capital and imperil world leaders gathered for […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 10, 2016 -
Movie Review
Margot Robbie stars in a scene from the movie "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Frank Masi, Paramount Pictures)
By Catholic News Service A low moral tone pervades this fact-based blend of comedy and drama, set in the early 2000s, about a deskbound reporter (Tina Fey) who impulsively transforms her life by becoming a war correspondent in Afghanistan. As she befriends her guide and translator (Christopher Abbott) as well as one of her few female […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 10, 2016 -
Movie Review
A rookie bunny cop and a fugitive fox star in a scene from the animated movie "Zootopia." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents.
By Catholic News Service Anthropomorphism runs amok in this 3-D animated comedy-adventure with animals of all shapes and sizes assuming human traits and jabbering away as they earn a living in the bustling metropolis of the title. A bright-eyed, bushy-tailed suburban-reared rabbit (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) joins the city police department but faces resentment and […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 2, 2016 -
News Article
diSilva, Divine, documentary, image, mercy
A new documentary film exploring “The Original Image of Divine Mercy” will be shown at two Peoria locations, with director Daniel diSilva in attendance and a six-foot replica and Class 3 relic of the image, blessed by Pope Francis, on display during a showing on March 19. The full-length film, which traces diSilva’s yearlong search […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 1, 2016 -
Movie Review
Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman star in a scene from the movie "Eddie the Eagle." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Twentieth Century Fox)
By Catholic News Service Generally uplifting fact-based drama in which a working-class English lad (Taron Egerton) aspires to become an Olympic athlete. The barriers standing in his way include a childhood disability, a near-total lack of natural talent, the dyed-in-the-wool snobbery of the British sports establishment and the firm opposition of his practical-minded father (Keith […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 1, 2016 -
Movie Review
Courtney Eaton and Brenton Thwaites star in a scene from the movie "Gods of Egypt." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Summit Entertainment)
By Catholic News Service This unintentionally funny swords-and-sandals epic about warring deities in ancient Egypt, directed with deadly seriousness by Alex Proyas, unfolds at a furious pace — a fantasy adventure turned frenetic video game. A wicked god (Gerard Butler) usurps the throne of his brother (Bryan Brown), slaying him in the process, and gouges […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 26, 2016 -
Movie Review
Woody Harrelson and Casey Affleck star in a scene from the movie "Triple 9." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. CNS/Open Road Films
By Catholic News Service Cops honest and otherwise clash with Russian mobsters on the mean streets of Atlanta in this extremely violent thriller directed by John Hillcoat. A mafia moll (Kate Winslet) blackmails corrupt officers (most prominently Chiwetel Ejiofor and Anthony Mackie) into carrying out a bank robbery, hoping to free her jailed lover back […]
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