Rating: A-III (PG-13) NEW YORK (CNS) — The following is a capsule review of a movie recently reviewed by the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Charming, frequently funny dramatization of passages in the lives of master chef Julia Child (a marvelous Meryl Streep) and Internet blogger Julie Powell […]
Continue readingBEIJING (CNS) — The Catholic Diocese of Beijing has run its first training course for lay catechists, introducing them to the Catechism of the Catholic Church and other reference books to help them with lesson plans. The 10-day intensive course in late July attracted more than 120 laypeople from more than 20 parishes, reported the […]
Continue readingPHOENIX (CNS) — U.S. Cardinal William J. Levada, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, called upon the Knights of Columbus Aug. 5 to bear witness to the necessity of God in an increasingly secular America. “Our nation has been blessed with many gifts and resources, and at times that abundance […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — Judge Sonia Sotomayor will become the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court, after the Senate confirmed her appointment Aug. 6 by a 68-31 vote. Sotomayor, 55, will be the sixth Catholic on the nine-member court, the most ever at one time. She was scheduled to be sworn in Aug. 8. A New […]
Continue readingBecause the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary falls on a Saturday this year, the obligation to attend Mass on the holy day is abrogated. The Assumption commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into heaven. In the Diocese of Peoria, the feast marks the beginning of a […]
Continue readingThe Office of Family Life of the Diocese of Peoria is looking for married couples to assist with diocesan marriage preparation programs. “An essential component of a couple’s successful preparation for marriage is the witness of Christian marriage by those who help prepare them for marriage, said Craig Dyke, associate director. “The Office of Family […]
Continue readingEditor’s note — In conjunction with our Back to School section this week, we offer this reflection for college students contributed by Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC, a writer and editorial assistant for the Sisters of the Holy Cross in Notre Dame, Ind. We hope it will be clipped and shared with the many young people […]
Continue readingAfter completing a two-year pilgrimage of Knights of Columbus councils throughout Illinois, an icon of Our Lady of Charity will find a permanent home in the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria. The icon, a large framed lithograph that includes a papal blessing and message, was presented as a gift to Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, […]
Continue readingThere will be no issue of The Catholic Post next week as the newspaper completes its more relaxed summer schedule. The next issue will be dated Aug. 23. The offices of the newspaper, however, will be open as usual. Contact the staff with story ideas and photo requests at (309) 671-1550, ext. 286.
Continue readingTwo days before last week’s much publicized “beer summit” in the White House Rose Garden, about 125 young adults met informally over beverages of choice with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. The participants came away from a “Stump the Bishop” night — part of the Theology on Tap summer series taking place at Kelleher’s Irish […]
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