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By: The Catholic Post - August 8, 2019 -
Movie Review
Austin Zajur stars in a scene from the movie "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/CBS Films)
By Catholic News Service Classic horror motifs are given fresh life in this fun chiller, set in 1968 Pennsylvania, about a teenage aspiring writer (Zoe Colletti) who, together with her two best pals (Gabriel Rush and Austin Zajur) and a stranger (Michael Garza) the trio have just befriended, pay a Halloween-night visit to a haunted […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 7, 2019 -
Movie Review
Amanda Seyfried, Kevin Costner, Mark Bomback, Milo Ventimiglia, Simon Curtis
A dog named "Enzo" and Milo Ventimiglia appear in the movie "The Art of Racing in the Rain." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Fox)
By Catholic News Service This otherwise benign tale of a man and his dog, adapted from the novel by Garth Stein, is marred by a treatment of reincarnation that prevents endorsement for impressionable viewers. A wise old golden retriever (voice of Kevin Costner) narrates part of the life story of the aspiring Formula One racecar […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 2, 2019 -
Movie Review
Awkwafina, Lulu Wang, Mandarin, subtitles
By Catholic News Service Cultural difference lead to family tension as a young Chinese American aspiring writer (rapper Awkwafina) learns that her much-loved grandmother (Shuzhen Zhou) has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and that her parents (Tzi Ma and Diana Lin), along with her other relatives, intend to keep the dying woman in the dark […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 1, 2019 -
News Article
Danville, Jump ARCHES, Little Company of Mary, merger, OSF HealthCare, OSF Urgo, Perry Memorial, Princeton
Little Company of Mary Hospital in Chicago. (Photo from LCM Health News)
OSF HealthCare and the Chicago-based Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers are working toward a full merger, the two organizations announced on July 17. The merger is expected to take place in early 2020. The organizations will spend the next several months finalizing agreements and seeking the necessary regulatory and canonical approvals. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 1, 2019 -
Movie Review
David Leitch, Dwayne Johnson, Idris Elba, Jason Statham
Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson star in a scene from the movie "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Universal)
By Catholic News Service Two longtime antagonists, a retired American law-enforcement official (Dwayne Johnson) and a British military veteran (Jason Statham), are forced to work together after the latter’s estranged sister (Vanessa Kirby), an intelligence operative, is wrongly accused of stealing a bioweapon with the potential to wipe out a whole swath of the world’s […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 31, 2019 -
Living the Word
Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB
By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Aug. 4 Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23; Psalm 90:3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17; Colossians 3:1-5,9-11; Luke 12:13-21 Today the stock market is up: “S&P 500, Nasdaq hit new highs Friday ahead of crucial Fed decision.” How many of us have these sorts of headlines for our daily diet? In the Gospel today, there […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 31, 2019 -
The Sheen Corner
By Katie Bogner “There is a close relationship between faith and humor. . . . He who possesses faith knows that this world is not the only one, and therefore can be regarded rather lightly.” From “Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen” As the beginning of a new school year draws near, students […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 31, 2019 -
Book Review
Reviewed by Matthew Vander Vennet Throughout the church’s history, there have been times when she must go through a process of purgation and purification. While remaining the spotless Bride of the eternal Bridegroom, she also remains made up of human beings who continually fall short and are in constant need of reform. Bishop Robert Barron, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 31, 2019 -
News Article
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While many parishes offer eucharistic adoration on special days of the week or during special liturgical seasons, perpetual adoration takes place at the following parishes: Champaign: Adoration Chapel, St. Matthew Church, 1303 Lincolnshire Drive. It is open to the public from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with access by key for regular adorers outside those […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 26, 2019 -
Movie Review
Brad Pitt, Charles Manson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Quentin Tarantino
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio star in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Sony)
By Catholic News Service Writer-director Quentin Tarantino uses two fictional characters — a screen star (Leonardo DiCaprio) who’s experiencing a career crisis and his stunt man and best pal (Brad Pitt) — to explore the milieu of real-life 1969 Tinseltown. Menace underlies the pitch-perfect evocation of the era as both one of infamous cult leader […]
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