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Brothers and sisters, we’re living in an age of lists. Just surf the internet and you’ll find a list about almost any conceivable topic – some serious, some silly, and some downright …
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5/25/17
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The Gospel accounts of Ss. Matthew, Mark and Luke as well as the passage from the Acts of the Apostles to be read at this coming Sunday’s Mass list the twelve apostles with amazing similarity. St. …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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5/25/17
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A young lady recently considered taking the Boy Scouts to court so she could apply for an Eagle Scout award like the one her brother had recently achieved. The girl argued that since the Girl Scouts …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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5/18/17
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Catholic Churches, especially in the former predominantly Catholic areas in the Northeast, are closing or merging and have been doing so for the past decade. Some dioceses and some pastors are doing …
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Sister Patricia McCarthy
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5/18/17
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As I write this, we’re in the middle of Confirmation season, and while the schedule is demanding, it’s also interesting and enjoyable to travel around the Diocese to visit our parishes to confer …
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5/11/17
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Ten apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in modern times have been officially approved by the Catholic Church. Several appearances are quite famous: Guadalupe, Lourdes, and Fatima. A number are …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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5/11/17
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“A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system,” warns Pope Francis in his landmark environmental encyclical Laudato Si …
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Tony Magliano
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5/11/17
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Many of us had music lessons in childhood. Hours dedicated to scales, rote exercises and simple songs which laid the foundation, introducing us to the challenging world of the arts. We progressed …
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Genevieve Kineke
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5/11/17
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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, …
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Deacon Joseph Brice
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5/11/17
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Years ago someone asked my father what his favorite verses from the Bible were. He quickly responded, “The Twenty-third Psalm.” I was stunned that my father came up with an answer at all and even …
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By Fr. John A. Kiley
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5/4/17
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Why is it important for Catholics to remain active in climate advocacy?
Catholics involved in issues of climate change know that some of our brothers and sisters are worried about the engagement …
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William Patenaude
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5/4/17
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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 …
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Deacon Brian Morris
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5/4/17
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As members of the Catholic Church in Rhode Island know, I have dedicated this year as a time of special devotion to our Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary. “A Year with Mary our Mother,” I’ve …
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4/27/17
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Columnist Joseph Pronechen writing for the National Catholic Register has compiled some interesting data on the three Fatima children whose meetings with the virgin Mary will be commemorated by a …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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4/27/17
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Although it is Easter season, for much of the world it still feels like Good Friday.
Countless people throughout the world continue to carry painfully heavy crosses — crosses overwhelming due to …
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Tony Magliano
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4/27/17
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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 …
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By Deacon Stephen Battey
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4/20/17
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Pope St. John Paul II instructed that the Second Sunday of Easter be observed each year as Mercy Sunday, completing a novena of mercy that begins on Good Friday and then continues through the octave …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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4/20/17
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“Why do you seek the Living One among the dead? He is not here, but he has been raised.” (Lk 24: 5-6)
So, a dear lady who was very upset at something I had posted on my Facebook page responded …
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4/13/17
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Early in his celebrated Spiritual Exercises St. Ignatius Loyola stresses the profound necessity of Christian believers making a choice. The founder of the Society of Jesus envisioned a clear choice …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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4/13/17
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Fifty years ago, Blessed Pope Paul VI gave to the world a truly prophetic encyclical letter Populorum Progressio (“The Development of Peoples”), and just days later Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. …
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Tony Magliano
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4/13/17
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