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“Missing” (Screen Gems)

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 […]

“A Man Called Otto” (Sony)

By: The Catholic Post - January 22, 2023 - Movie Review

Tom Hanks stars in a scene from the movie "Otto." The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Niko Tavernise, courtesy Columbia Pictures)

By OSV News Generally goodhearted but formulaic profile of a curmudgeonly bereaved widower (Tom Hanks) whose grim outlook on life begins to change after he’s befriended, at first unwillingly, by a young couple (Mariana Treviño and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) who’ve just moved into his suburban housing development. As the sunny, spunky Latina wife works to dispel […]

“M3GAN” (Universal)

By: The Catholic Post - January 22, 2023 - Movie Review

This is a scene from the movie "M3GAN." The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults.(OSV News photo/Geoffrey Short, courtesy Universal)

By OSV News Wickedly funny send-up of the devil doll subgenre of horror films begins in a somewhat somber mood as a career-focused, emotionally repressed electronic toy developer (Allison Williams) tentatively tries to become a caregiver to her recently orphaned 8-year-old niece (Violet McGraw). But when the researcher employs one of her latest creations, the […]

“Plane” (Lionsgate)

By: The Catholic Post - January 22, 2023 - Movie Review

Gerard Butler and Mike Colter star in a scene from the movie "Plane." The OSV News classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (OSV News photo/Kenneth Rexach, courtesy Lionsgate)

By OSV News Gerard Butler stars as an airline captain who finds that crash landing his plane after it’s struck by lightning is only the first daunting difficulty he must overcome in this hard-edged action adventure, directed by Jean-François Richet. Other challenges include the fact that the Philippine island to which he was forced to […]

Respect life goals remain in diocese, but events shift with reversal of Roe v. Wade

By: The Catholic Post - January 22, 2023 - Featured Article

Pro-life advocates gather for the 50th annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 20. Among them were students from Peoria Notre Dame High School and Marquette Academy in Ottawa. (OSV News/Gregory A. Shemitz)

For decades, in the Diocese of Peoria and around the nation, the date Jan. 22 has been a rallying point for those promoting the sanctity of human life and honoring the tens of millions of lives ended by abortion since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized it. Those goals remain, but the court’s […]

Webinars still open to train people to talk to lawmakers about assisted suicide

By: The Catholic Post - January 19, 2023 - News Article

Noting that legislation to legalize assisted suicide is coming to Illinois, the Catholic Conference of Illinois is planning training sessions to help people formulate “well-thought, organized, and respectful responses” when talking to lawmakers. Leading the webinars will be Bob Gilligan, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, and Dawn Fitzpatrick, senior coordinator of Human […]

Diocesan, national councils offer many ways for women’s groups to engage

By: The Catholic Post - January 19, 2023 - Columnists

Council Comments l Kim Padan Hello Sisters in Christ! With a new calendar year underway, many parish women’s groups are looking for ideas to grow their ministry. The National Council of Catholic Women, along with our own Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, have numerous resources for service projects and prayer for individuals and groups. […]

How are we being called to follow Jesus more closely as this new year begins?

By: The Catholic Post - January 19, 2023 - Living the Word

Carla Oliver

Living the Word l Carla Oliver Third Sunday in Ordinary Time l Jan. 22 Isaiah 8:23 — 9:3; Psalm 27:1,4,13-14; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13,17; Matthew 4:12-23 This time of year we are all most likely in similar situations. We have put away the bright and cheery Christmas decor that fills our home with great warmth, cherished […]

Paul Moore: Every volunteer ‘somebody’ has a face and name, thank God

By: The Catholic Post - January 19, 2023 - Columnists

In My Father’s House l Paul Thomas Moore My wife Mary Louise (a.k.a. Marilou) is on the short list of people called when our parish needs food for receptions after funerals. However, she broke her shoulder on Dec. 1, and although recovery is proceeding in God’s grace and time, she is not yet back to […]

Katie Faley: Making a New Year’s resolution to retreat — in a good way

By: The Catholic Post - January 19, 2023 - Columnists

Cause of Our Joy l Katie Faley With the new year usually comes resolutions. One of my resolutions this year is to make one retreat. I used to go on retreat at least once a year until COVID-19 interrupted in-person events. Now that it’s safer to gather, I want to add this practice back into […]

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