Living the Word l Tim Irwin Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time l Aug. 20 Isaiah 56:1,6-7; Psalm 67:2-3,5,6,8; Romans 11:13-14,29-32; Matthew 15:21-28 The Gospel for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time presents an ancient example of a polarized society, perhaps encouraging some Christians who promote this view today. In fact, it is a call to look […]
Continue readingMy Vocation is Love l Lindsey Weishar In a review he wrote for J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” books, C.S. Lewis says something quite profound about the world Tolkien has built: “Despite many a snug fireside and many an hour of good cheer to gratify the Hobbit in each of us, anguish is, for […]
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Dr. Susan Miller
By Dr. Susan Miller l For The Catholic Post While it’s hard to imagine with the recent heat wave, from a school perspective, summer is nearly over. Now that my own kids are grown and gone, the thought of school shopping for notebooks, pencils, uniforms and new sneakers brings a bit of nostalgia for days […]
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Merlyn Sondag of Immaculate Conception parish in Manito is surrounded with prayer for healing from an arthritic left leg at the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference July 22 at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Paul Thomas Moore)
By Paul Thomas Moore l The Catholic Post Many walls of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual resistance came down during the 37th Annual Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference, “I Have Loved You with an Everlasting Love.” It took place at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. At one point, presenter Michael Nolan of Shadow on the […]
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Movie poster for "Meg 2: The Trench" produced by Warner Bros. OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Warner Bros)
By OSV News Unintended comedy paces the boredom-inducing banality of this follow-up to a 2018 feature about the accidental unleashing of an outsized prehistoric shark. Jason Statham returns as the deep-sea diver of the original who now busies himself as a palooka of an environmental warrior. When not rumbling with polluters, he continues exploring the […]
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Praying over Mark Buettner at the July 22 Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference in Peoria were Deacon Kevin Zeeb of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Morton as well as Laura Rebenzer and Miriam Johll of Shadow on the Water. Mark died Nov. 20 after a long, faith-filled fight with cancer. (The Catholic Post/Paul Thomas Moore)
By Paul Thomas Moore l The Catholic Post Mark and Pamela Buettner want to make it clear from the get-go — they’re not perfect. “It’s not like we are that family that’s the poster child for dealing with cancer right, I mean because we’re human,” says Pamela. Her husband Mark, who has Stage IV pancreatic […]
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Father R. Michael Schaab
Living the Word l Father R. Michael Schaab Transfiguration of the Lord l Aug. 6 Daniel 7:9-10,13-14; Psalm 97:1-2,5-6,9; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Matthew 17:1-9 The Scripture readings for this Sunday are chosen specifically for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, an event observed by Peter, James and John on a high mountain. The readings […]
Continue readingCause of Our Joy l Katie Faley It’s no secret that Central Illinois has a pretty rich Catholic history. I mean, Fulton Sheen is our hometown boy, after all. Born in El Paso, and raised in Peoria, his Irish immigrant ancestors were some of many who helped establish a thriving Catholic community here. And while the […]
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This is the publicity poster for the movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.” The OSV News classification is A-II – adults and adolescents. (OSV News photo/Paramount)
In rebooting a decades-old franchise via CGI animation, director and co-writer Jeff Rowe has the titular testudines (voices of Nicolas Cantu, Shamon Brown Jr., Micah Abbey and Brady Noon) take a meditative turn. Though consistently warned to avoid humans by their adoptive father and mentor (voice of Jackie Chan), a giant rat, they’ve begun to […]
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The lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer will bring reasons to celebrate for 16 priests who have birthdays in August. Many happy returns to: Father Martin Mwongyera (Aug. 1); Msgr. Brian Brownsey (Aug. 2); Father Charles Klamut and Father Peter Zorjan (Aug. 4); Father Glenn Harris, Father Ted Pracz and Father John Waugh (Aug. 7); […]
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