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“Ask the Deacon” features three Transitional Deacons who will be ordained June 3 to the priesthood in the Diocese of Providence — Deacons Brian Morris, Joseph Brice and Stephen Battey — who … more
By Father Brian Morris Last Thursday, November 9, we celebrated Mass for the feast of St. John Lateran. Some of you might ask, who is this fellow? You won’t find him in the authoritative … more
As I come upon the end of my third month as a newly ordained priest I have been doing a lot of thinking about what has happened so far. You could call it my first quarterly review! One of the things … more
“Ask the Deacon” features three Transitional Deacons who will be ordained June 3 to the priesthood in the Diocese of Providence — Deacons Brian Morris, Joseph Brice and Stephen Battey — who … more
By Father Brian Morris Q: I can’t square in my head that God would tell Moses to have lepers go around and yell about how they are unclean and had to live away from everyone else. Do you think … more
By Father Jean Joseph Brice Q - Father Brice, since you are just out of school, is there any wisdom you would like to impart to those returning to school this year? As September looms around, … more
Father Stephen Battey Q. Do you have any tips to be more thankful to God in day to day life? When I was growing up, I remember gathering together around the family table on Thanksgiving to take … more
By Father Stephen Battey Q. Why is it that these days it seems there are very few churches that offer Stations of the Cross on Friday evenings? It was a very nice tradition that I, and I assume … more
“Ask the Deacon” features three Transitional Deacons who will be ordained June 3 to the priesthood in the Diocese of Providence — Deacons Brian Morris, Joseph Brice and Stephen Battey — who … more
By Father Brian Morris Q: Recently, a group of friends had a conversation involving Purgatory, and whether the Catholic Church still teaches that it is a reality. Some feel that Christ dying on … more
Question: Why do some parishes use red wine for the precious blood and others use white? Much like how the hosts used for holy communion will vary slightly in size or thickness depending on which … more
By Father Brian Morris Every year on December 8 we celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception. That day we, as Catholics, celebrate the fact that Mary was conceived without Original Sin. … more
“Ask the Deacon” features three Transitional Deacons who will be ordained June 3 to the priesthood in the Diocese of Providence — Deacons Brian Morris, Joseph Brice and Stephen Battey — who … more
By Father Jean Joseph Brice Christianity radically and concretely lived has enormous evangelical power. Today, the Church is losing generations of Catholic youth and young adults. It is arguable … more
Q. What is heaven going to be like? With so many different depictions of heaven in popular culture, it’s easy to see how some might want a little more clarity about what eternal life will be … more
By Father Stephen Battey Recently, someone shared a photo of a poorly veiled statue which looked more like something that one would find in a comedy film, rather than a Catholic church. Funny as … more
By Father Stephen Battey Recently we received a heartfelt letter that spoke about the fiery preaching that was commonplace in some parishes decades ago. I always think of the scene from the movie … more
This is a very common question among the young these days. They want to know if their salvation is at stake if they get married when they feel attracted to a religious vocation. First and foremost, … more
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