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By: The Catholic Post - January 22, 2023 -
Movie Review
Gerard Butler and Mike Colter star in a scene from the movie "Plane." The OSV News classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (OSV News photo/Kenneth Rexach, courtesy Lionsgate)
By OSV News Gerard Butler stars as an airline captain who finds that crash landing his plane after it’s struck by lightning is only the first daunting difficulty he must overcome in this hard-edged action adventure, directed by Jean-François Richet. Other challenges include the fact that the Philippine island to which he was forced to […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 22, 2023 -
Featured Article
Pro-life advocates gather for the 50th annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 20. Among them were students from Peoria Notre Dame High School and Marquette Academy in Ottawa. (OSV News/Gregory A. Shemitz)
For decades, in the Diocese of Peoria and around the nation, the date Jan. 22 has been a rallying point for those promoting the sanctity of human life and honoring the tens of millions of lives ended by abortion since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized it. Those goals remain, but the court’s […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 19, 2023 -
News Article
Noting that legislation to legalize assisted suicide is coming to Illinois, the Catholic Conference of Illinois is planning training sessions to help people formulate “well-thought, organized, and respectful responses” when talking to lawmakers. Leading the webinars will be Bob Gilligan, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, and Dawn Fitzpatrick, senior coordinator of Human […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 19, 2023 -
Columnists
Council Comments l Kim Padan Hello Sisters in Christ! With a new calendar year underway, many parish women’s groups are looking for ideas to grow their ministry. The National Council of Catholic Women, along with our own Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, have numerous resources for service projects and prayer for individuals and groups. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 19, 2023 -
Living the Word
Carla Oliver
Living the Word l Carla Oliver Third Sunday in Ordinary Time l Jan. 22 Isaiah 8:23 — 9:3; Psalm 27:1,4,13-14; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13,17; Matthew 4:12-23 This time of year we are all most likely in similar situations. We have put away the bright and cheery Christmas decor that fills our home with great warmth, cherished […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 19, 2023 -
Columnists
In My Father’s House l Paul Thomas Moore My wife Mary Louise (a.k.a. Marilou) is on the short list of people called when our parish needs food for receptions after funerals. However, she broke her shoulder on Dec. 1, and although recovery is proceeding in God’s grace and time, she is not yet back to […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 19, 2023 -
Columnists
Cause of Our Joy l Katie Faley With the new year usually comes resolutions. One of my resolutions this year is to make one retreat. I used to go on retreat at least once a year until COVID-19 interrupted in-person events. Now that it’s safer to gather, I want to add this practice back into […]
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By: Tom Dermody - January 19, 2023 -
Featured Article
Participants kneel in prayer and praise during SEEK23, sponsored Jan. 2-6 by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) at the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis. (Provided photo/FOCUS)
“It was an incredible, powerful week.” “I felt God’s presence in the Eucharist in a way I never had before.” “I had never experienced anything like it.” Those were just some of the reactions of university students in the Diocese of Peoria to being part of SEEK23, a five-day conference in St. Louis that invited […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 10, 2023 -
News Article
Camilla Hopper
LEONORE — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Dec. 22 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church here for Camilla Hopper, who at 108 may have been the oldest Catholic in the Diocese of Peoria. Camilla died on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at Liberty Village Estates in Streator. She is familiar to readers of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 10, 2023 -
Columnists
My Vocation is Love l Lindsey Weishar I’ve begun this article to the swish and whisper of blowing snow. It is officially winter, and this grey day invites contemplation, a chance to rest. Recently, a friend shared an article from The Catholic World Report titled “The Best Books I Read in 2022.” Published annually, this […]
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