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Somewhere within his voluminous works, Benedictine Dom Aelred Graham, prior at Portsmouth Priory during the 1950s and 60s, wrote tersely and perceptively, “God’s justice is subordinate to his mercy.”
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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9/19/08
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Every student knows the tragic end of King Louis XVI of France and his Austrian-born wife, Marie Antoinette. The sharp blade of the guillotine made swift work of their necks.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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9/11/08
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As summer fades and a new “work year” begins, perhaps it’s a good time for our diocesan Church to reflect, evaluate and plan. Where are we going in the year ahead? What are our strengths and weaknesses? And what are the challenges we face?
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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9/11/08
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The Vatican has approved a new English translation of some of the frequently used prayers of the Mass, prayers that are “common” to most Masses.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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9/5/08
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A few years ago I visited a cousin in Florida. As I sat by her pool, I took advantage of several copies of the Smithsonian Magazine placed on a nearby table.
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BY FATHER JOHN KILEY
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8/30/08
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In the previous issue of The Rhode Island Catholic I began a description of what I believe are some of the teachings of the Second Vatican Council that have been “forgotten, abandoned or undervalued” in the implementation and application of the Council.
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BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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8/14/08
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John Newton was an 18th century Anglican clergyman and the author of the immensely popular hymn Amazing Grace.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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8/14/08
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This Sunday’s readings present two men, Elihan and Peter, who find themselves in danger because of their efforts to follow God's will.
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BY PATRICK V. REID, PH. D.
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8/9/08
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A few hours before Benedict XVI preached at Australia’s World Youth Day about global ecological crises, I was at a supermarket checkout line in America not using reusable shopping bags.
There I …
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BY WILLIAM PATENAUDE
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8/7/08
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One Sunday last spring, St. Francis Parish in Warwick celebrated First Communion at a 12:30 p.m. Sunday Mass, welcomed a newborn with the sacrament of baptism at 2 p.m. and then witnessed Bishop Robert E. Mulvee confirm 22 young people at 5 p.m.
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BY FATHER JOHN KILEY
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8/7/08
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It’s over forty years now since the end of the Second Vatican Council, almost two generations in human terms, but in the long history of the Church, not much more than a blink of an eye.
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BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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8/7/08
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“Disturbing teen sex trends reported,” the local press noted recently.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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8/1/08
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What an understatement, this prophecy of Pope Paul VI about how his encyclical Humanae Vitae would be received by members of the Church and others.
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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7/16/08
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A radio commentator made mention recently of “market religion,” an unfamiliar phrase but one that makes perfect sense.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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7/16/08
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“Well, it’s the Fourth of July; summer’s almost over,” my mom proclaimed each year as the nation’s birthday approached.
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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7/3/08
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A news item told of two homosexual partners from Israel who brought the sperm of one of them to a clinic in India, where the sperm was used to fertilize an egg taken from one woman and then implanted in the womb of another woman.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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7/3/08
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Excitement is growing as the Diocese of Providence looks forward to the ordination of five new priests – the largest class we’ve had for a while.
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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6/30/08
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Some time ago, a friend cited a liturgical commentator who pointed out that the post-Vatican II Mass celebrated according to the new rite of Pope Paul VI is not simply a revision of the old Roman Missal, the Tridentine Mass.
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BY FATHER JOHN KILEY
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6/27/08
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In his “Milestones,” written as a cardinal, Pope Benedict XVI recalled that liturgical change was not a top priority for the council fathers as they gathered for Vatican II.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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6/19/08
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A local cable-channel preacher was adamant that the presence of Christ in the Eucharist is strictly symbolic. His argument did give the viewer pause.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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6/12/08
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