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By: The Catholic Post - February 5, 2018 -
Movie Review
Fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, horror, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Sally Hawkins
Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer star in a scene from the movie "The Shape of Water." 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 Equal parts romantic fantasy, classic horror film and musical nostalgia piece, writer-director Guillermo del Toro’s story of a cleaning lady (Sally Hawkins) in 1962 Baltimore who falls in love with a fish-man (Doug Jones) from the Amazon who is being kept in the secret lab where she works has such strong […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 2, 2018 -
News Article
BARTONVILLE — Open rehearsals begin this Wednesday, Feb. 7, for a new festival choir that will sing for liturgical celebrations at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. The rehearsals will be held at 6:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Church, 2525 S. Skyway Road, and continue Feb. 14, 21 and 28. Forming the core for the festival […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 2, 2018 -
Living the Word
Tim Irwin
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Feb. 4 Job 7:1-4,6-7; Psalm 147:1-2,3-4,5-6; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19,22-23; Mark 1:29-39 The readings for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time highlight the tension between our desire for bodily cures and the invitation from Jesus to receive the Gospel and be healed of sin and all of the alienation that sin […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 2, 2018 -
News Article
abortion, healing, post-abortion, Rachel's Vineyard
A Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat for women and men struggling with the psychological or spiritual pain of abortion is being sponsored by the Diocese of Peoria March 16-18. The retreat, to take place in Peoria, is open to people of all faiths. Many women and men seek help after years in confusion and silence, according to […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 2, 2018 -
News Article
Art of Faith, Jill Rodts, Rock Island, sacred art
"The Triumph the Cross," the theme of this year's sacred art show and sale, is depicted in this iullustration by Art of Faith founder and organizer Jill Rodts.
ROCK ISLAND — “The Triumph of the Cross” is the theme for Art of Faith, a juried sacred art show and sale that will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, in McCarthy Hall at St. Pius X Church, 2901 […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 1, 2018 -
Movie Review
Ebbing, Frances McDormand, Martin McDonagh, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson
Sam Rockwell and Frances McDormand star in a scene from the movie "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Fox)
By Catholic News Service Enraged by the stalled investigation into the gruesome rape and murder of her daughter, an embittered woman (a majestic Frances McDormand) plasters the structures of the title with signs attacking the local police, specifically targeting their widely loved chief (Woody Harrelson). Her action sets off a small-scale civil war in the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 1, 2018 -
Movie Review
Clementine Churchill, Gary Oldman, King George VI, Neville Chamberlain, Viscount Halifax, Winston Churchill
Lily James and Gary Oldman star in a scene from the movie "Darkest Hour." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Focus Features)
By Catholic News Service The spotlight shines brightly on British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) in this World War II drama about political leadership and backroom intrigue, directed by Joe Wright. Churchill was 65 years old and in the twilight of his political career when he was tapped by King George VI (Ben Mendelsohn) […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 1, 2018 -
Movie Review
Armie Hammer, Luca Guadagnino, Michael Stuhlbarg, Timothee Chalamet
Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer star in a scene from the movie "Call Me by Your Name." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Sony Picture Classics)
By Catholic News Service Set in Northern Italy during the early 1980s, this coming-of-age drama chronicles the romantic relationship between the precocious 17-year-old son (Timothee Chalamet) of an archaeology professor (Michael Stuhlbarg) and the graduate student (Armie Hammer) who lodges with the lad’s family while serving as the professor’s temporary assistant. Amid a hothouse atmosphere, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 26, 2018 -
Movie Review
James Dasher, Maze Runner, science fiction, Wes Ball
Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Giancarlo Esposito star in a scene from the movie "Maze Runner: The Death Cure." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Fox)
By Catholic News Service In this adaptation of the third and final novel in James Dashner’s sci-fi trilogy, the story of a band of teens and their fearless leader (Dylan O’Brien) fighting evil in post-apocalyptic world comes to a noisy and violent conclusion. The gang seeks to liberate their peers from tortuous experiments conducted by a […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 25, 2018 -
Movie Review
By Catholic News Service At no point is it clear whether the filmmakers are sympathetic to the plight of disgraced Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) or just want to make fun of the skater and the peculiar, fleeting nature of fame. Instead, director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Steven Rogers present a coarsening, numbing […]
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