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By: The Catholic Post - February 3, 2023 -
Movie Review
Rita Moreno, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Sally Field star in a scene from the movie "80 For Brady." The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Paramount Pictures)
By OSV News An ensemble of talented stars (Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field) is left becalmed by the inertia of this going-through-the-motions paean to football fandom. Led by Tomlin’s character, a quartet of elderly pals who have long been devotees of the New England Patriots and the celebrated quarterback of the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 3, 2023 -
Movie Review
Abby Quinn, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Dave Bautista, and Rupert Grint, star in a scene from the movie “Knock at the Cabin.” The OSV News classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (OSV News photo/Universal)
By OSV News Offbeat but effective thriller in which a quartet of intruders (led by Dave Bautista) take a vacationing same-sex couple (Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge) and their young adopted daughter (Kristen Cui) hostage for what turns out to be a bizarre reason. All the members of the group, they explain, have had matching […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 3, 2023 -
Book Review
Reviewed by Matthew Vander Vennet When we speak of St. Thomas Aquinas, most people familiar with the “Angelic Doctor” would tend automatically to think of his great contribution to Catholic theology and philosophy and as the Scholastic theologian par excellence. Even those more familiar with Aquinas would probably think of his two great works — […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 3, 2023 -
Columnists
My Vocation is Love l Lindsey Weishar Having recently been sick and realizing recovery times as an adult seem much longer than when I was a child, a line from Flannery O’Connor has been coming to mind: “I have never been anywhere but sick.” Diagnosed with lupus at 27 years old, O’Connor was forced to move back […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 3, 2023 -
Living the Word
Carla Oliver
EDITOR’S NOTE: Carla Oliver wrote and sent this Scripture reflection during the Jan. 22-31 pilgrimage to France led by Bishop Louis Tylka, Father Chase Hilgenbrinck and Father Patrick Henehan. The purpose of the journey, which focused on vocations, was to offer prayers for “an increase of holy priests, consecrated men and women, and strong marriages” […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 1, 2023 -
News Article
Eight parishes across the Diocese of Peoria are planning Holy Hours with the diocesan traveling monstrance in February. Hosting are: Feb. 2, St. Patrick, Seneca; Feb. 6, St. Patrick, Ransom; Feb. 9, St. Patrick, Dwight; Feb. 13, St. John the Baptist, Fairbury; Feb. 16, St. Mary, El Paso; Feb. 20, Epiphany, Normal; Feb. 23, St. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 28, 2023 -
News Article
Brantley Drake and Charley Franey, pre-kindergarten students at Schlarman Academy in Danville, show that there is fun to be had while learning. Catholic Schools Week, which runs from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, features both, along with opportunities for prayer and service. (Provided photo)
“Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.” is the theme for National Catholic Schools Week, which begins Sunday, Jan. 29, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 4. It is sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association. While the 44 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Peoria may celebrate in different ways on different days, these themes from the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 28, 2023 -
News Article
Jerry Sanderson
By Dr. Jerry Sanderson The annual observance of Catholic Schools Week provides an opportunity to celebrate the Christ-centered mission of Catholic schools and the impact that a Catholic education has on the lives of students. This year’s theme is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.” We see this theme lived out in our diocesan schools as […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 26, 2023 -
Featured Article
Photos like this are being posted from the pilgrimage to France that is being led by Bishop Louis Tylka. Assisting are (from left) Father Chase Hilgenbrinck, diocesan vocation director of recruitment, and Father Patrick Henehan, diocesan vocation director of formation and pastor of St. Jude Parish in Peoria. Among the 40 pilgrims is Father Keith Walder (far right), pastor of St. Thomas Parish in Philo and St. Mary Parish, Pesotum. They are standing in front the altar at the tomb of St. John Vianney in Ars. (Provided photo)
Forty pilgrims from the Diocese of Peoria aren’t alone in traveling back and forth from France Jan. 22-31. Prayers are also flying in both directions, especially prayers for vocations. Bishop Louis Tylka is leading the pilgrimage – today the group is in Nevers, Chartres and Lisieux – with the assistance of Father Chase Hilgenbrinck, diocesan […]
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By: The Catholic Post - January 22, 2023 -
Movie Review
Storm Reid and Megan Suri star in a scene from the movie "Missing." The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Temma Hankin, courtesy Screen Gems)
By OSV News Co-writers and directors Will Merrick and Nick Johnson keep viewers guessing with the ever-shifting plot developments of this internet-focused thriller, a stand-alone sequel to 2018’s “Searching.” A Los Angeles-based high school senior (Storm Reid) who takes the devotion of her widowed mother (Nia Long) for granted and is none too impressed with […]
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