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By: The Catholic Post - December 14, 2018 -
Movie Review
Robert Sheehan, Jihae and Hera Hilmar star in a scene from the movie "Mortal Engines." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Universal)
By Catholic News Service Visually impressive but dramatically sterile adventure set in a dystopian far future where huge mobile cities roam around battling one another for scarce resources. Thrown together by chance, a previously contented citizen of locomotive London (Robert Sheehan) and a rebel warrior (Hera Hilmar) put aside their initial differences to fight the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 13, 2018 -
News Article
Alleman, CHM, died, Rock Island, Silvis, Sister Joanne Di Iulio
Sister Joanne Di Iulio, CHM
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Sister Joanne Di Iulio, CHM, a longtime teacher at Alleman High School in Rock Island, died Dec. 8, 2018, at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in Johnston, Iowa. She was 92. Visitation is planned for Friday, Dec. 14, at the Humility of Mary Center in Davenport, beginning with a rosary at 4 p.m. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 13, 2018 -
Movie Review
Fred Savage and Deadpool, played by Ryan Reynolds, star in a scene from the movie "Once Upon a Deadpool." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (CNS/Fox)
By Catholic News Service Slightly reworked version of “Deadpool 2” designed to qualify for a less restrictive rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Besides subtractions of violence and gore, there’s the addition of a framing narrative in which the snarky superhero of the title (Ryan Reynolds, who also co-wrote the script) recounts his […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 10, 2018 -
Book Review
The cover of "Fulton J. Sheen" by Alexis Walkenstein. (CNS)
By Brian T. Olszewski / Catholic News Service “Fulton J. Sheen” by Alexis Walkenstein. Pauline Books & Media (Boston, 2018). 124 pp, $12.95. Like St. Teresa of Kolkata, Father Henri Nouwen and Father Thomas Merton, the life of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and his writing continue to inspire. Having read the archbishop’s “Three to Get Married,” […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 7, 2018 -
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Mosaic tiles depicting the Immaculate Conception and various saints are seen in the Trinity Dome at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. The feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated Dec. 8. (CNS/Tyler Orsburn)
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Just last year, Catholics were required to attend separate Masses two days in a row for the Sunday obligation and Monday’s Christmas Mass. Now, they have a similar opportunity this year with the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception falling on a Saturday — Dec. 8. The vigil Mass on Saturday evening is […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 7, 2018 -
Movie Review
This is a scene from the animated movie "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II adults and adolescents. (CNS/Sony)
By Catholic News Service Innovative but noisy and frenetic animated take on the Marvel Comics superhero saga focuses on a Brooklyn teen (voice of Shameik Moore) who, like the original before him, acquires web-slinging abilities after being bitten by a radioactive arachnid. When a villain (voice of Liev Schreiber) opens a portal to other dimensions, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 6, 2018 -
News Article
Africa, assignments, priests
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has welcomed six priests from various locations in Africa to serve in the Diocese of Peoria. The six, whose assignments appear below and who will be profiled in a future issue of The Catholic Post, join about a dozen priests from Africa already serving in parishes and medical centers within […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 6, 2018 -
News Article
The St. Anthony Camerata Chorale Festival Choir performs at St. Mary's Cathedral in this 2017 photo. In addition to selections by the ecumenical choir and soloists, the "Christmas at the Cathedral" concert on Dec. 16 will include an invitation for the audience to sing along on some of the carols. (Provided photo)
The St. Anthony Camerata Chorale Festival Choir will present a concert, “Christmas at the Cathedral,” on Sunday, Dec. 16, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. It will begin at 3 p.m. The ecumenical choir, based at St. Anthony Parish in Bartonville, will perform Mozart’s Coronation Mass KV 317, along with traditional Christmas carols and songs […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 6, 2018 -
Movie Review
John C. Reilly, Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly star in a scene from the movie "Stan & Ollie." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II adults and adolescents. (CNS/Sony Pictures Classics)
By Catholic News Service Film comedy icons Stan Laurel (Steve Coogan) and Oliver Hardy (John C. Reilly), fight off age and obscurity with immense courage during what would be their final tour of British music halls in 1953. Director Jon Baird and screenwriter Jeff Pope have achieved a poignant, pitch-perfect, affectionately nostalgic story without much […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 5, 2018 -
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Is your parish or school organization looking for a speaker? Dr. Susan Nagele has 33 years of stories from her medical missionary service in East Africa to share. “If anybody would like to invite me, I’m happy to talk to as few or as many — Knights of Columbus councils, women’s groups, schools, colleges,” said […]
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