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“Wonder Park” (Paramount)

By: The Catholic Post - March 14, 2019 - Movie Review

Animated characters are seen in the movie "Wonder Park." The Catholic News Service classification is A-I -- general patronage. Not otherwise rated. (CNS/Paramount Animation)

By Catholic News Service When her mother (voice of Jennifer Garner) becomes seriously ill and must go away for medical treatment, a young girl (voice of Brianna Denski) lashes out by turning her back on the imaginary amusement park they had created together with the help of an ensemble of stuffed animals (the most prominent […]

“Five Feet Apart” (Lionsgate)

By: The Catholic Post - March 13, 2019 - Movie Review

Hayley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse star in a scene from the movie "Five Feet Apart." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/CBS Films)

By Catholic News Service This generally engaging young-adult romantic drama about the redeeming power of sacrificial love is aimed, with the precision of a heat-seeking missile, at 17-year-old girls. But mature themes, including sexuality, preclude endorsement for most adolescents. Director Justin Baldoni and screenwriters Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis take on mortality from cystic fibrosis, […]

Bishop appoints Sister Sara Kowal, SCTJM, as principal of Peoria Notre Dame

By: The Catholic Post - March 13, 2019 - News Article Peoria Notre Dame, principal, Randy Simmons, SCTJM, Sister Sara Kowal

Sister Sara Kowal, SCTJM

Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has appointed Sister Sara Kowal, SCTJM, to serve as principal of Peoria Notre Dame High School for the remainder of the current academic year. The announcement was made March 6. Sister Sara, who has taught theology and directed campus ministry at the school for seven years, was to have succeeded […]

St. Margaret’s Health, Spring Valley and IVCH, Peru, may consolidate operations

By: The Catholic Post - March 13, 2019 - News Article consolidate, Hospital, IVCH, Peru, Spring Valley, St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's Hospital is a 69-licensed bed facility in Spring Valley. It was founded in 1903 by seven Sisters of Mary of the Presentation. (Photo from aboutsmh.org)

SPRING VALLEY — St. Margaret’s Health in Spring Valley, a member of SMP Health System, and Illinois Valley Community Hospital (IVCH) in Peru announced March 4 that they have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to consolidate their operations and form a regional health network. While emphasizing that this is the beginning of a process, […]

Eight to be honored at ‘Night of Knights’ Mass and dinner in Streator on April 6

By: The Catholic Post - March 13, 2019 - Featured Article

STREATOR — Eight members of the Knights of Columbus from around the Diocese of Peoria will be honored for outstanding service to the organization, the church, and their communities at the 31st annual “Night of Knights” recognition dinner here on Saturday, April 6. The evening, sponsored by the Peoria Diocese Chapter Knights of Columbus, begins […]

Keeping our eyes fixed on world to come

By: The Catholic Post - March 13, 2019 - Living the Word

Father Michael Schaab

By Father R. Michael Schaab Second Sunday of Lent/March 17 Genesis 15:5-12,17-18; Psalm 27:1,7-8,8-9,13-14; Philippians 3:17 — 4:1; Luke 9:28b-36 The first preface for Lent states that we “await the paschal feasts with the joy of minds made pure.” The older translation said, “Each year you give us this joyful season.” It has always struck me […]

“Captain Marvel” (Disney)

By: The Catholic Post - March 5, 2019 - Movie Review Annette Bening, Ben Mendelsohn, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Marvel Comics, Samuel L. Jackson

Brie Larson stars in a scene from the movie "Captain Marvel." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Walt Disney Pictures)

By Catholic News Service Lavish origin story finds the superhero of the title (Brie Larson) faithfully serving the alien civilization that trained her as a warrior in its struggle against the encroachments of a race of shape-shifting enemies (led by Ben Mendelsohn). But when she joins her military mentor (Jude Law) on a mission to […]

N.Y. Appellate Court unanimously rules Sheen remains may be moved to Peoria

By: The Catholic Post - March 5, 2019 - Featured Article Archbishop Fulton Sheen, New York, Peoria, remains, Supreme Court

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is pictured preaching in an undated photo. (CNS file photo)

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following news release was distributed by the Catholic Diocese of Peoria on Tuesday afternoon, March 5. PEORIA — It is again with great joy that Bishop Daniel Jenky, Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, and Promoter of the Cause for Canonization of Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen, announces the unanimous decision of the New York State Supreme […]

“Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral” (Lionsgate)

By: The Catholic Post - March 1, 2019 - Movie Review Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry stars in a scene from the movie "A Madea Family Funeral." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Chip Bergman, Lionsgate)

By Catholic News Service Writer-director and star Tyler Perry has given his alter ego Mabel “Madea” Simmons a sweet and funny valedictory as she organizes a family funeral and dispenses relationship wisdom to younger family members caught in the pain of infidelity. It’s an immensely satisfying story that returns to the formula of Perry’s successful […]

“Greta” (Focus)

By: The Catholic Post - February 28, 2019 - Movie Review Chloe Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert, Neil Jordan

Chloe Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert star in a scene from the movie "Greta." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Focus Features)

By Catholic News Service A naive waitress (Chloe Grace Moretz), still mourning the recent death of her mother, finds a lost handbag on a New York City subway train and, on returning it, discovers that its owner is a lonely French-accented widow (Isabelle Huppert). The two quickly bond, but all is not, of course, what […]

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