The following clergy appointments for the Diocese of Peoria were announced in mid-May by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. See related stories here. SENIOR STATUS Msgr. James K. Ramer, from pastor, Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Mahomet, to senior status Father Patrick M. Riordan, from pastor, St. Joseph, Ivesdale, and St. Patrick, Tolono, to […]
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Tim Irwin
By Tim Irwin Sixth Sunday of Easter/May 21 Acts 8:5-8,14-17; Psalm 66:1-3,4-5,6-7,16,20; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 This week’s readings highlight the church’s desire to help us experience the mystery of the Risen Christ, so that we might authentically live the Holy Faith. The resurrection of Jesus transcends our experiences. Everyone I know who has died […]
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Charlie Hunnman stars in a scene from the movie "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service Ponderous action fantasy in which, once grown, the monarch of the title (Charlie Hunnam) who was dispossessed of his rights as a child and raised as a brawling street urchin by the inhabitants of a London brothel, uses Excalibur to battle the evil uncle (Jude Law) who long ago usurped his […]
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Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn star in a scene from the movie "Snatched." 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 This mother-daughter comedy, directed by Jonathan Levine, has a kernel of goodness at its heart. But the minority of grown viewers for whom it’s acceptable will have to wade through a veritable cesspool of bad taste to approach it. A self-centered young woman (Amy Schumer) is dumped by her boyfriend (Randall […]
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Richard Gere stars in a scene from the movie "The Dinner." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/The Orchard)
By Catholic News Service This trenchant morality tale about the nature of evil and mankind’s savage underpinnings turns out to be as infuriatingly dense and labyrinthine as Dutch author Herman Koch’s 2009 novel. Director Oren Moverman, who co-wrote the screenplay with Koch, has Americanized the settings. But he has kept intact the central conflict between […]
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"The overwhelming support we had from each and every place we went, the joy that each place had and the excitement that they maintained really invigorated me and gave me an incredible hope for our diocese," said Father Adam Cesarek, seen with the trio at St. Mark School in Peoria. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
Father Michael Pica, Father Adam Cesarek and Father Tom Otto scheduled 15 stops as they rode their bicycles across the Diocese of Peoria to raise prayers for and awareness of vocations to the priesthood, consecrated life and good, holy marriages, “from which all vocations come.” At the schools they shared their vocation stories, told the […]
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While they avoided stormy weather for much of their journey, the pedaling priests encountered rain as they rode the last four miles to the Indiana state line. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is an excerpt from the homily given by Father Michael Pica at Holy Cross Church in Champaign on Friday, April 28, the final day of “Priests Pedaling for Prayers.” In it, he explained to the students of Holy Cross School why he was riding across the Diocese of Peoria with Father Adam […]
Continue readingThe Office of the Permanent Diaconate of the Diocese of Peoria will host an informational meeting on June 3 for men interested in diaconal ministry. The meeting will take place at the Spalding Pastoral Center, 419 N.E. Madison in Peoria between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Those interested should first speak with a priest or […]
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Chris Pratt stars in a scene from the movie "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Marvel Studios)
By Catholic News Service Spirited sci-fi follow-up in which the hero (Chris Pratt) of the 2014 original encounters his long-lost father (Kurt Russell), a demi-god who created, and rules over, his own paradise-like planet. Though the two quickly bond, all is not as it seems. Family troubles also dog the alien (Zoe Saldana) the protagonist […]
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Kristen Bell and Eugenio Derbez star in a scene from the movie "How to Be a Latin Lover." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Pantelion Films)
By Catholic News Service Scattershot comedy with too many plot threads and an uncertain tone that wavers between warm family fare and a sex farce. Dumped by the heiress (Renee Taylor) he long ago married for her money, and left penniless by a prenuptial agreement, a lazy ne’er-do-well (Eugenio Derbez) moves in with his estranged […]
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