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By: The Catholic Post - June 21, 2019 -
Movie Review
Cillian Murphy, Helen Mirren, Luc Besson, Sasha Luss, spy drama
Sasha Luss stars in a scene from the movie "Anna." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (CNS/Lionsgate)
By Catholic News Service This stylish, seat-of-your-pants thriller, written and directed by Luc Besson, reinvigorates the spy drama with more twists and turns than a roller coaster. In 1985 Russia, a young woman (Sasha Luss) is recruited by a KGB. agent (Luke Evans) to join the ranks under the tutelage of a crusty former spy […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 20, 2019 -
Movie Review
Aubrey Plaza, Lars Klevberg, Mark Hamill
Chucky and Gabriel Bateman appear ijn the movie "Child's Play." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Orion Pictures)
By Catholic News Service This remake of the 1988 film about a toy doll (voice of Mark Hamill) run amok is a black comedy awash in sadistic violence and gore, directed Lars Klevberg. A single mother (Aubrey Plaza) gives her lonely son (Gabriel Bateman) an artificial-intelligence doll as a companion. Unbeknownst to her, this doll […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 20, 2019 -
News Article
Bloomington, OSF HealthCare Saint Joseph Medical Center
An artist's rendering of the new chapel for OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.
BLOOMINGTON — Groundbreaking and blessing ceremonies took place on June 5 for a new $1.2 million chapel to serve patients, their families, and the staff of OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center. The 3,000-square-foot chapel will be located at the hospital’s main entrance and will nearly double the size of the existing chapel. The St. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 19, 2019 -
News Article
Earlville, Father Dale Maloy, funeral, Holy Rosary LaSalle, Mendota, Walnut
Father Dale Maloy
MENDOTA – Father Dale R. Maloy, whose priestly ministry included three decades of service as an advocate and associate judge with the diocesan Marriage Tribunal, died on June 17, 2019. He was 91. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered this Saturday, June 22, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Church, 1010 Jefferson St., […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 19, 2019 -
Uncategorized
Bement, East Moline, Father Bruce Lopez, Father Joel Phelps, funeral homily, Monticello
Father Bruce D. Lopez
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Catholic Post publishes excerpts from the homilies given at funeral Masses for priests of the Diocese of Peoria when they are available. Following is the homily from the June 13 funeral Mass at St. Anne Church in East Moline for Father Bruce Lopez. (See obituary here.) The homilist was Father Joel Phelps, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 19, 2019 -
Living the Word
Father Timothy Hepner
By Father Timothy Hepner Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)/June 23 Genesis 14:18-20; Psalm 110:1,2,3,4; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Sequence: Lauda Sion; Luke 9:11b-17 “Give them some food yourselves!” This command of Jesus to his apostles regarding the hungry crowds elucidates the tension that is at the very heart of priestly ministry. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 14, 2019 -
Movie Review
Ernest Tidyman, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Story
Samuel L. Jackson stars in a scene from the movie "Shaft." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)
By Catholic News Service Viewers’ reaction to this fifth movie in a series dating back to 1971 and ultimately derived from the novel by Ernest Tidyman will largely depend on how seriously they take its title character’s tainted personal and professional morality. Undeniably violent and vulgar, director Tim Story’s film also winks at do-it-yourself justice […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 13, 2019 -
Movie Review
Chris Hemsworth, F. Gary Gray, Liam Neeson, Tessa Thompson
Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson star in a scene from the movie "Men In Black: International." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Sony Pictures)
By Catholic News Service Amusing and stylish sci-fi comedy teams an avid rookie (Tessa Thompson) and an experienced agent (Chris Hemsworth) on the titular secret force dedicated to regulating human interactions with aliens as they hunt down the extraterrestrials who assassinated a royal visitor from a distant planet. Director F. Gary Gray’s globetrotting reboot of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 11, 2019 -
Movie Review
Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling
Emma Thompson stars in a scene from the movie "Late Night." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Amazon Studios)
By Catholic News Service Decidedly improbable and scattershot comedic elements give this film the look of something that had its dents hammered out in the editing room. Even so, it’s still an uplifting story, scripted by Mindy Kaling, briskly directed by Nasha Ganatra and partly based on Kaling’s own experiences as a TV scribe trying […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 10, 2019 -
Movie Review
Charleston, documentary, gun violence
This is a scene from the documentary "Emanuel." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Fathom Events)
By Catholic News Service Chronicling the events of June 17, 2015, when a gunman opened fire during a Bible study being conducted at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, this moving documentary celebrates the lives of the victims as well as the love and forgiveness demonstrated by the survivors and family […]
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