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By: The Catholic Post - December 16, 2016 -
Movie Review
Will Smith and Keira Knightley star in a scene from the movie "Collateral Beauty." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service Strange, pretentious drama about overcoming grief. Emotionally paralyzed by the death of his young daughter, a formerly successful advertising executive (Will Smith) endangers the future of his firm by his neglect of clients. In response, his three principal colleagues (Edward Norton, Kate Winslet and Michael Pena) hire a trio of actors […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 16, 2016 -
Movie Review
Diego Luna, Felicity Jones and Jiang Wen star in a scene from the movie "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Lucasfilm Ltd.)
By Catholic News Service Interstellar derring-do is the order of the day in this rousing prequel to the 1977 kickoff of the “Star Wars” saga. With the evil Empire — served, most prominently, by a computer-generated projection of the late Peter Cushing and Ben Mendelsohn — on the verge of deploying a weapon so powerful […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 15, 2016 -
News Article
Father Antonio Dittmer, from pastor, St. Hyacinth Parish, St. Patrick Parish, and rector of Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine, all in LaSalle, to assignment to be announced at a future date Father Paul R. Carlson, from administrator, St. Mary Parish, Utica, to pastor, St. Hyacinth Parish, St. Patrick Parish, and rector, Queen of the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 14, 2016 -
News Article
advance directives, booklet, Catholic Conference of Illinois, end-of-life
CHICAGO — A new booklet offering guidance on end-of-life health planning from a Catholic perspective is being offered by the Catholic Conference of Illinois. “Encouraging End-of-Life Conversations: A Catholic Perspective on Advance Directives” is available for free download in English, Spanish or Polish at ilcatholic.org. “End-of-life care can be a difficult conversation to have with […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 14, 2016 -
Living the Word
Father Timothy Hepner
By Father Timothy Hepner Fourth Sunday of Advent/Dec. 18 Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24:1-2,3-4,5-6 (7c,10b); Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24 In Advent, Jesus, Mary, and John the Baptist get top billing. But in this last Sunday of the season, the humble figure of St. Joseph quietly enters the scene. Joseph, husband of Mary, has no words to […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 12, 2016 -
Movie Review
Nadine Velazquez and Shemar Moore star in a scene from the movie "The Bounce Back." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Viva)
By Catholic News Service Pleasantly compact romance in which the author of a best-selling self-help book (Shemar Moore) and a therapist (Nadine Velazquez) clash over what she considers his pat answers to life’s complicated dilemmas. Their snappy exchange goes viral and they’re launched on a nationwide media tour — as well as a relationship. Director […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 11, 2016 -
Movie Review
Jessica Chastain stars in a scene from the movie "Miss Sloane." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/EuropaCorp)
By Catholic News Service A striking performance from Jessica Chastain as the ruthless Washington lobbyist of the title propels director John Madden’s forceful study of political corruption. The win-at-all-costs wheeler-dealer shocks her colleagues when, driven by personal conviction, she abruptly changes sides in the fight over a pending gun control bill, abandoning her cushy position […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 9, 2016 -
Movie Review
Shawnee Smith, Ryan O'Quinn, Danielle Nicolet and Issac Ryan Brown star in a scene from the movie "Believe." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Believe the Film)
By Catholic News Service Evangelical Christian faith hovers in the background of this holiday-themed drama about a cash-strapped factory owner (Ryan O’Quinn) facing both the collapse of his business and the end of the annual Christmas fair his family has long sponsored in his small hometown. As he struggles to decide whether to sell his […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 9, 2016 -
Movie Review
T.J. Miller and Courtney B. Vance star in a scene from the movie "Office Christmas Party." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Paramount)
By Catholic News Service To impress a potential client (Courtney B. Vance) who thinks their company suffers from low employee morale, the laid-back branch manager (T.J. Miller) and chief tech officer (Jason Bateman) of a family-owned Internet firm defy the orders of their uptight CEO (Jennifer Aniston), who is also the manager’s sister, by going […]
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By: The Catholic Post - December 9, 2016 -
Movie Review
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star in a scene from the movie "Loving." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents.(CNS/Focus)
By Catholic News Service Writer-director Jeff Nichols’ fact-based drama about the Virginia couple (Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga) whose legal crusade led to a landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision demolishing race-based legal restrictions on marriage in the United States is so restrained and decorous that it nearly obscures the historical significance of the events it recounts. […]
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