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Like most old people, I wake up very early, usually 5 a.m. My morning coffee is already perking, set the night before on automatic timer. Perhaps I’ll have a slice of toast. But then I take my cup …
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Father John A. Kiley
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5/3/18
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Catholic education has been part of the Church’s ministry since Jesus ascended into heaven forty days after his resurrection. “Go, therefore, and teach all nations,” Jesus instructs his …
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Father John A. Kiley
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4/26/18
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With Earth Day events continuing this week, it’s a good time to ask this question: what exactly do Catholics bring to the arena of ecological protection?
Helping answer that question is the …
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William Patenaude
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4/26/18
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Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. (John F. Kennedy)
This quote from President Kennedy seems appropriate as we think about …
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4/19/18
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The Vatican, with the approval of Pope Francis, recently issued a document entitled “Placuit Deo” dealing with certain faulty trends in modern religious thought that are familiar to most …
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Father John A. Kiley
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4/19/18
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While the Franciscans and the Dominicans were busy evangelizing South America and French Jesuits were converting the Hurons of Quebec and Ontario, other zealous Jesuits were reaching out to the …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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4/12/18
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Christ is risen! Truly, he is risen!
Jesus Christ has conquered sin and death. We know that God has the final word. And that word is love. For “God is love” (1 Jn. 4:8).
The kingdom of God …
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Tony Magliano
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4/12/18
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The rain was torrential. The sanitation worker was in the yard standing near his truck, waiting to begin his route. In an attempt to get out of the downpour, he jumped into the back of the truck, …
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By Sister Patricia McCarthy
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4/12/18
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The Woonsocket Call caused quite a stir recently when the local newspaper highlighted the questionable future of some of the city’s older parishes.
No one sympathizes more with the parishioners …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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4/5/18
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“Seventy is the sum of our years, or eighty if we are strong,
and most of them
are fruitless toil,
for they pass quickly and we drift away.” (Ps 90:10)
These words of the Bible have …
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4/5/18
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Walter Brueggermann, a scripture scholar, has done extensive work on the study of prophets in the scripture. Connecting passion with prophecy he claims “the possibility of passion is a primary …
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Sister Patricia McCarthy
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3/29/18
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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 …
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Father Stephen Battey
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3/29/18
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The splendor of Easter is rightly reflected in the decorative elegance of even the humblest parish church. Budding tulips, blossoming azaleas, blooming hydrangeas and emblematic lilies accompany the …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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3/29/18
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Sometimes people are sort of surprised that bishops, when not in the public spotlight, lead relatively normal lives. We eat and drink, rest and recreate, have cats and dogs, struggle with …
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3/22/18
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Slightly more than a stone’s throw from my family home in Woonsocket are two parishes of Ukrainian heritage. St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church is located on Blackstone Street, and, just yards …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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3/22/18
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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 …
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Father Jean Joseph Brice
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3/22/18
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Consider how the environmental community speaks to the world: you must change your ways; sacrifice for the good of others; deny your desires. You must become more selfless, charitable, and …
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William Patenaude
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3/22/18
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Retired priests engaged as part time help at a number of parishes, active pastors administering two adjacent parishes, and one or two priestly ordinations a year are unavoidable indications that …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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3/15/18
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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 …
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By Father Brian Morris
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3/15/18
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Robin Hood, the legendary hero of English folklore who took from the rich to give to the poor — whose very name conjures up thoughts of fairness, justice and love for the oppressed – stands in …
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Tony Magliano
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3/15/18
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