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By: The Catholic Post - November 18, 2016 -
Movie Review
Katherine Waterston, Eddie Redmayne, Alison Sudol and Dan Fogler star in a scene from the movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Warner Bros. Entertainment)
By Catholic News Service Special effects predominate over human interaction in this fantasy written by “Harry Potter” scribe J.K. Rowling. Set in 1926 New York, it follows the stateside adventures of a Hogwarts alumnus (Eddie Redmayne) who specializes in studying and preserving the creatures of the title. When the magical suitcase he uses to transport […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 18, 2016 -
Movie Review
Haley Lu Richardson and Blake Jenner star in a scene from the movie "The Edge of Seventeen." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/STX Productions)
By Catholic News Service There’s a strong whiff of exploitation about this comedic portrait of an exceptionally foul-mouthed 17-year-old high school student (Hailee Steinfeld) who’s obsessed with sex and eventually finds herself a situation that may make viewers wonder who the target audience for this movie really is. Still grieving the untimely death of her […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 18, 2016 -
Movie Review
Ciaran Hinds, Miles Teller and Aaron Eckhart star in a scene from the movie "Bleed For This." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Open Road Films)
By Catholic News Service Fact-based boxing drama about Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza (Miles Teller), a lightweight champ from Cranston, Rhode Island, who mounted an incredible comeback after breaking his neck outside the ring in the late 1980s. Using a spare script and unadorned visual style, writer-director Ben Younger boils the story down to its essentials, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 16, 2016 -
News Article
Heitmann, St. Bede, track
Marine Captain Thomas Heitmann was killed on Sept. 19, 2011, during a helicopter training mission. (Provided photo)
PERU — St. Bede Academy is asking for help to complete a mission begun by Marine Captain Thomas John Heitmann a year before the Mendota native died serving his country in 2011: to build a track facility on the Academy grounds. “Our mission is to finish Thomas’ dream, honor his sacrifice, and inspire future high […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 16, 2016 -
News Article
Memories and Christmas go hand in hand and The Catholic Post invites you to share yours for our annual “Christmas Greetings” edition. This special section, which will be included in the Dec. 18 issue, will feature stories of Christmases past and preparations for this year’s celebration, as well as the family traditions that make this […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 16, 2016 -
Living the Word
Tim Irwin
By Tim Irwin Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe/Nov. 20 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43 The readings for the Thirty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time conclude both the Church year and the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy with perhaps the most hopeful of all the Gospel passages. The Church […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 12, 2016 -
Movie Review
Danny Glover stars in a scene from the movie "Almost Christmas." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Universal)
By Catholic News Service By turns raucous and sentimental, this ensemble comedy charts the efforts of a recently widowed family patriarch (Danny Glover) to keep the peace as his combative relatives gather for the holiday. The principal challenge to his desire for harmony comes from the longstanding rivalry between his two daughters (Kimberly Elise and […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 12, 2016 -
Movie Review
Forest Whitaker stars in a scene from the movie "Arrival." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Paramount Pictures)
By Catholic News Service Mesmerizing and unusually intimate science-fiction drama about an American linguist (the excellent Amy Adams) trying to communicate with aliens inside a spacecraft hovering over a Montana field — one of a dozen such vessels that have descended at various spots around the globe and which threaten to trigger panic and geopolitical […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 12, 2016 -
Movie Review
Naomi Watts and Charlie Heaton star in a scene from the movie "Shut In." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/EuropaCorp)
By Catholic News Service Weak and sometimes confusing psychological thriller that unfortunately blurs the line between mental illness and murderous activity, reviving a stereotype that should have expired decades ago. Naomi Watts plays a widowed psychologist in rural Maine struggling to care for her stepson (Charlie Heaton) after he was paralyzed in the car accident […]
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By: The Catholic Post - November 9, 2016 -
Featured Article
Clinton, Election, President, Trump
President-elect Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech at the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan in the early morning hours Nov. 9. (CNS/Shawn Thew, EPA)
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Lay and religious leaders of all stripes reacted to news of Donald J. Trump’s upset win in the Nov. 8 presidential election. Most expressed hope that Trump would pay attention to their agenda, while others were more decidedly downbeat and still others counseled prayer. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president […]
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