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By: Tom Dermody - March 17, 2016 -
Featured Article
cathedral, Irish, Jenky, Peoria, St. Patrick
Students from Peoria Notre Dame High School carry a relic of St. Patrick into St. Mary's Cathedral at the start of the annual St. Patrick's Day Mass celebrated by Bishop Jenky. Truman Ralph is in the foreground, Andrew Winschel is to his left, Luke Shadid is in back and hidden in back is Luc Jackson. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
St. Patrick’s Day is “a festival of faith,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, reminded hundreds of Catholics who began the feast by joining him for an 8 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. “It is a day when we remember and give thanks for a heroic missionary and for Catholic tradition in Ireland,” […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 15, 2016 -
Movie Review
Terrence Jenkins and Paula Patton star in the movie "The Perfect Match." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Lionsgate)
By Catholic News Service This so-called romantic comedy follows the sexual escapades of a womanizing Southern California talent agent and photographer (Terrence J.) who puts his one-night stands on hold after falling for a mysterious stranger (Cassie Ventura). The triumph of true love would please his concerned therapist sister (Paula Patton). But the example provided […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 15, 2016 -
Movie Review
John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr. star in a scene from the movie "10 Cloverfield Lane." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Paramount Pictures)
By Catholic News Service Audacious, witty, intelligent and skillfully made, this bracing combination of suspense and science fiction from director Dan Trachtenberg is also refreshingly free of vulgarity. Held captive in an underground bunker by a paranoid and possibly murderous survivalist (John Goodman) who insists he saved her from an apocalyptic event in the wider […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 15, 2016 -
Movie Review
Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Strong star in a scene from the movie "The Brothers Grimsby." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Sony Pictures)
By Catholic News Service When a bumbling halfwit (Sacha Baron Cohen) from a poverty-stricken town in Northern England reunites with his long-lost brother (Mark Strong), a skilled secret agent, he not only compromises his sibling’s undercover operation but makes it appear that the operative has turned traitor. So the two are forced to hide out […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 15, 2016 -
Featured Article
blessing, center, Jenky, parish, Peoria, Philomena, Richardson
Pictured with a sample of dirt from the building site and the foundation stone for the new St. Philomena Parish Center in Peoria during ground blessing ceremonies March 13 are, from left, Tracy Coker of Dewberry Architecture; Eric Bursott of River City Construction; Churck Grayeb, Peoria City Council representative; Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis; Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC; Father David Richardson, pastor; Steve Knecht and Allyson Schneider, parish trustees; Mike Mahoney and Kris Coulter, representing the building and capital campaign committees. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
As a gentle rain fell on the building site March 13, holy water was sprinkled inside St. Philomena Church in Peoria on the foundation stone of a new parish center. “Jesus is the unshakable cornerstone of your kingdom,” prayed Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, during ground blessing ceremonies for a 20,200-square- foot facility that will […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 11, 2016 -
Editorial
bishops, Democrat, Election, guidance, Republican, U.S.
Back in November, as the debates for the Democratic and Republican presidential races were just beginning, the U.S. Catholic bishops were having their own debate about politics during their annual fall general assembly. The debate preceded votes on “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” a document the bishops revise and publish every four years as the […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 10, 2016 -
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Cross, Geneseo, Lent, Living, Malachy, Stations
The cast of the Living Stations of the Cross rehearse a scene in the sanctuary of St. Malachy Church in Geneseo. The annual performance is scheduled for 8 p.m. this Sunday, March 13, in the church. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
GENESEO — Ryan Hartsock’s brother was Jesus. Now Ryan is Jesus. Rachel Sears’ brother was Jesus, too. Now Rachel is Mary. And so it goes in what has for decades been a Lenten tradition at St. Malachy Church in Geneseo — a dramatic portrayal of the Living Stations of the Cross presented by the parish’s […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 10, 2016 -
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deacon, Diocese, Jenky, Peoria, permanent
Deacon Antonio Herrera of St. Mary Parish in Blomington joins permanent deacons from around the diocese in renewing commitment to diaconal service during a Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria on march 5. The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody
Permanent deacons from throughout the Diocese of Peoria who convened March 5 were told by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, that “you are my hands in the corporal works of mercy and the needs are unending.” “We need deacons to give example and to help in the living function of feeding the hungry, clothing the […]
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By: Tom Dermody - March 1, 2016 -
Movie Review
Courtney Eaton and Brenton Thwaites star in a scene from the movie "Gods of Egypt." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Summit Entertainment)
By Catholic News Service This unintentionally funny swords-and-sandals epic about warring deities in ancient Egypt, directed with deadly seriousness by Alex Proyas, unfolds at a furious pace — a fantasy adventure turned frenetic video game. A wicked god (Gerard Butler) usurps the throne of his brother (Bryan Brown), slaying him in the process, and gouges […]
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By: Tom Dermody - February 17, 2016 -
Featured Article, News Article
Diocese, Marriage, Mass, Peoria, renewing, Valentine's, vows
Couples renew their vows at a previous Diocesan Marriage Mass in this Catholic Post file photo.
It takes three to make Christian marriage work, “a husband, a wife, and God at the center,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, reminded couples from throughout the Diocese of Peoria at the annual Marriage Mass on Feb. 13 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Prior to leading the couples in renewing their marriage vows, Bishop Jenky thanked […]
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