Carla Oliver
Living the Word l Carla Oliver Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time l Feb. 19 Leviticus 19:1-2,17-18; Psalm 103:1-2,3-4,8,10,12-13; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 Looking at the Sunday readings and knowing that I was responsible for writing a reflection to share with all of you was quite daunting. I followed my usual routine — to carve out […]
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Paul Rudd and Jonathan Majors star in a scene from the movie “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults.(OSV News photo/Disney)
By OSV News Visually imaginative but dramatically flat third installment in the screen adventures of the romantically linked superheroes of the title (Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly). Together with his daughter (Kathryn Newton) and her parents (Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas), the duo find themselves unwillingly transported to the subatomic Quantum Realm where they get […]
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Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek Pinault star in a scene from the movie "Magic Mike's Last Dance." The OSV News classification is O -- morally offensive. (OSV News photo/Claudette Barius, Warner Bros.)
By OSV News Third helping of beefcake in the male stripper-themed series that began in 2012. This time out, the titular clothes peeler (Channing Tatum) pairs with a rich Londoner (Salma Hayek Pinault) who’s in the process of divorcing her possessive husband to craft a musical production the basic message of which is that women […]
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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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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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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 — […]
Continue readingMy 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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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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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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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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