Shawn Reeves
By: By Shawn Reeves Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time/July 5Ezekiel 2:2-5; Psalm 123:1-2,2,3-4; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6 Directing RCIA on a college campus, I meet a lot of converts, many of whom were raised in a Protestant faith. I myself was raised in a Protestant faith, so I understand the difficulty such a choice […]
Continue readingWe can’t say whether our Christian brothers and sisters at the Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, know that the Catholic Church will soon begin a special Holy Year of Mercy. We do know that the grieving, African Methodist Episcopal faith community provided us all with a powerful witness of mercy that Catholics would […]
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Photo Caption: Robbie Amell stars in a scene from the movie “Max.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. Rating: By Catholic News Service The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film and Broadcasting. For full […]
Continue readingST. AUGUSTINE — St. Augustine Parish on Illinois Route 41 will hold its annual summer social on the church lawn on Sunday, June 28, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Hot sandwiches, salads, homemade desserts and beverages will be available. There will also be a cash raffle.
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Photo Caption: Supporters of traditional marriage between a man and a woman rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 26, shortly before the ruling was announced. By: By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference called the Supreme Court’s June 26 marriage ruling “a tragic […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Willliam Watson guided St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Peoria Heights for 34 years. Members of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Peoria Heights aren’t letting Msgr. William Watson get away without thanking him for the 34 years he has served as their pastor. There will be an open house after the […]
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Photo Caption: Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, speaks during a news conference to present Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment at the Vatican June 18. By: By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The earth, which was created to support life and give praise to […]
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Photo Caption: Volunteers tend to the parish garden at St. Mary Church, Bloomington, in this photo from last summer. How is your parish, school, or family “green”? We hope to localize our coverage of Pope Francis’ new teaching on caring for creation with examples of how our Catholic parishes, schools, institutions and families — especially […]
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Rating: By Catholic News Service PHOTO: Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard star in a scene from the movie “Jurassic World.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. (CNS/Universal) —– The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film […]
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Photo Caption: This is the cover of the English edition of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.” By: By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home” is a call for global action as well […]
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