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Editor’s Note: During July and August, Rhode Island Catholic is sharing some of Bishop Thomas J. Tobin’s favorite Without a Doubt columns. The following column originally ran on October 19, …
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7/12/18
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The publication of a 50th anniversary commemorative edition of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical On Human Life by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is a bit perplexing to say the least. The …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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7/12/18
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Before taking a little break for summer, here are a few random, personal thoughts about a variety of topics, in no particular order.
** Summer is a good time to catch-up on reading, and this …
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6/28/18
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From St. Martin of Tours ripping his cloak in half to shelter a homeless wanderer through St. Vincent dePaul and his Daughters of Charity rescuing unwanted babies from the streets of Paris right up …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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6/28/18
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Challenging world oil executives to recognize the urgent environmental need to quickly transition from fossil fuel extraction and burning, to clean energy production, Pope Francis called them to take …
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Tony Magliano
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6/21/18
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The honors and formalities afforded the Reverend Billy Graham after his death were a refreshing religious break from the secularism that pervades today’s Western society. Tributes offered in the …
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Father John A. Kiley
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6/21/18
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The month of June is traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the highest human expression of divine love. The Heart of Jesus is the ultimate symbol of God’s mercy, the source from …
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6/14/18
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Pope Francis has clearly gone out of his way to project an image of the Church as a merciful, reconciling community. On a grand level he initiated in 2015 a Jubilee Year with the Papal bull, …
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Father John A. Kiley
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6/14/18
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Pop quiz: What was last Sunday’s first reading and why is it so important?
Before I give the answer, I’ll say that this reading—and the entire biblical text from which it comes—is a topic …
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By William Patenaude
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6/14/18
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The Diocese of Providence has more than 30 churches dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The diocese’s two oldest parishes, St. Mary’s in Newport and St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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6/7/18
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The Eucharist, as Christ’s saving presence in the community of the faithful and its spiritual food, is the most precious possession which the Church can have in her journey through history. (St. …
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5/31/18
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An old adage instructs, “As we pray, so we believe.” On this Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, it is certainly worthwhile to look carefully at the contemporary Church to analyze how …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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5/31/18
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One line of Scripture that makes Roman Catholics easy prey for fundamentalist Christians is Christ’s demand in St. Matthew’s Gospel account: “Call no one on earth your father; you have but one …
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Father John A. Kiley
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5/24/18
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May is a big month at St. Luke’s School in Barrington, and especially for the second grade students. A few days after making their First Holy Communion as a class they returned for an all-school …
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5/24/18
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As the United States approaches its annual day to remember the more than 1 million American combatants who have died in the country’s many wars, it is most appropriate to ask ourselves, “What …
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Tony Magliano
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5/24/18
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Recently I expanded my presence in social media and joined the Twitter universe. I had resisted the temptation for a long time as I considered it to be an unnecessary exercise, trivial even. And …
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5/17/18
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Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens caused quite a stir a month ago when he proposed in a New York Times Op-Ed piece “…a constitutional amendment to get rid of the Second Amendment.” …
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Father John A. Kiley
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5/17/18
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Within the past few weeks there was an amazing rescue of a twelve-year-old boy whose foot got caught in a drain at a water resort. It was only a few feet of water but the boy’s head couldn’t …
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Sister Patricia McCarthy
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5/17/18
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Father Peter J. Gibbons, once pastor of St. Teresa Parish in Providence, was among the first priests to come under the Diocese of Providence clergy retirement policy in the 1970s. Father Gibbons, …
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Father John A. Kiley
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5/10/18
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The month of May has finally arrived, bringing with it a potpourri of special blessings. So, here are a few reflections on “Five really good things about May.”
First is the improving weather …
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5/3/18
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