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By: The Catholic Post - March 22, 2023 -
Movie Review
This is a scene from the documentary "In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis." The OSV News classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (OSV News photo/Archivo Vatican Media, courtesy Magnolia Pictures)
By OSV News Despite its depiction of some of the world’s most pressing problems, filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi’s polished and uplifting documentary maintains a tranquil tone as it looks back over the more than 30 international journeys undertaken by Pope Francis during the first nine years of his pontificate. As he globe-trots from the halls of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 20, 2023 -
Movie Review
Zachary Levi, front, stars in scene from the movie “Shazam! Fury of the Gods.” The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Warner Bros.)
By OSV News Grown-ups in search of action, special effects and some humorous dialogue will be satisfied with this sequel to the 2019 origin story of the titular DC Comics character. Yet, though diverting, returning director David F. Sandberg’s extension of his story is overburdened with lore and less than memorable. After the three daughters […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 19, 2023 -
Columnists
In My Father’s House l Paul Thomas Moore EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Paul Thomas Moore’s last regular column. He will return to the pages of The Catholic Post in the April 2 issue, however. More to come. . . . — This column began when I jotted down my reflection on the eve of Advent 2018, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 19, 2023 -
Columnists
Cause of Our Joy l Katie Faley In the Church we tend to forget guardian angels frequently. Except for when we’re little kids and we’re told that we have a constant friend watching out for us in our guardian angel, we really don’t hear too much about them. Since angels don’t have physical, earthly bodies like […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 19, 2023 -
Living the Word
Living the Word l Sister Sandra Brunenn, OSB Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) l March 19 1 Samuel 16:1b,6-7,10-13a; Psalm 23:1-3a,3b-4,5,6; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Both the first reading and the Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Lent provide great drama. In the reading from the book of Samuel the focus is on the selection […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 16, 2023 -
News Article
Jeannette A. "Jan" Smith
MORTON — A funeral was held on March 16 for Jeannette A. “Jan” Smith, the founder and longtime director of the Family Resources Center in Peoria. She was 88. Mrs. Smith died March 11, 2023, in Morton. “I learned with sadness about the death of Jan Smith,” said Father William Miller, chair of the Diocesan […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 16, 2023 -
News Article
The following list was compiled from information provided to The Catholic Post. New listings will be added as they become available. If you would like to add a fish fry, send an email to Jennifer Willems at jwillems@cdop.org. — BLOOMINGTON: The Knights of Columbus, Father John D. Ring Council 574, will hold a fish fry every […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 12, 2023 -
Movie Review
Adam Driver stars in a scene from the movie “65.” The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Patti Perret, courtesy Sony)
By OSV News When the spaceship he pilots is wrecked by meteors, a humanoid alien (Adam Driver) crash lands on prehistoric Earth where he and the only other survivor of the disaster, a young passenger (Ariana Greenblatt) who reminds him of the ailing daughter (Chloe Coleman) he left at home, must trek to a rescue […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 10, 2023 -
Movie Review
Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Mason Gooding star in a scene from the "Scream VI." The OSV News classification is O -- morally offensive. (OSV News photo/Philippe Bossé, Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group’s)
By OSV News Dreary horror flick in which the franchise’s trademark masked killer — or someone simply dressed in his guise — menaces the lives of an array of young actors while also targeting series veterans now regarded as “legacy” characters. The latter include two sisters (Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega) as well as a […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 10, 2023 -
Movie Review
Ernie Hudson and Woody Harrelson star in a scene from the movie “Champions.” The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Shauna Townley, Focus Features)
By OSV News Positive basic values, including an implicit pro-life message, underlie the somewhat rough-grained surface of this sports comedy, adapted by director Bobby Farrelly from the 2018 Spanish-language film “Campeones.” To avoid prison time following his arrest for drunk driving, an emotionally isolated basketball coach (Woody Harrelson) whose career has been stymied by anger […]
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