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“It’s the worst mass shooting in modern American history.”
The above opening sentence is the exact lead sentence I used in a column last year, because last year’s mass shooting in an …
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Tony Magliano
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10/12/17
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The day after the Las Vegas shooting a first grader came to school with a few pages, carefully printed in the best first grade script she could manage. On the first page she had written, “Guns are …
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By Sister Patricia McCarthy
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10/12/17
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My arriving early for the 8 a.m. Saturday Mass at Sacred Heart Church allowed me time to examine closely the décor of the modest Romanesque building on Second Avenue in Woonsocket’s Fairmount …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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10/5/17
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By Father Brian Morris
You may have heard in the news recently about Catholic theologians offering a “filial correction” about Pope Francis’ document “Amoris Laetitia.” It has brought up …
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10/5/17
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Today a few thoughts about building bridges and opening doors, themes which have appeared in religious news stories in the last few weeks.
On a national, even international level, there’s been a …
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10/2/17
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At some time in my youthful years, perhaps grammar school, perhaps high school, a prayer for vocations was circulated among the parishes and some dutiful teacher must have had his or her students …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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9/28/17
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Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to so many people whose lives have been shattered by the fearsome hurricanes of the last few weeks.
We stand in solidarity with those in Florida, …
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9/21/17
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Pope Francis, not unlike President Trump, has a knack for keeping people guessing about the true direction of his leadership. Last month the Pope shook his finger at persons who look to horoscopes, …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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9/21/17
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It’s that special time of the year again when kids head back to school. And for those who have discovered the fun of learning, school is an adventure!
But for millions of working children …
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Tony Magliano
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9/21/17
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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 …
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By Father Stephen Battey
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9/21/17
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The Wisdom Book of Ben Sira, a portion of which will be heard as the first reading this coming Sunday, deals mostly with moral instruction, that is, ancient Jewish wisdom, offered in the forms of …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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9/14/17
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The recent confirmation hearing of Amy Coney Barrett, a Law professor at Notre Dame who has been nominated to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, has revealed that many take exception to her remarkable …
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Genevieve Kineke
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9/14/17
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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 …
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By Father Stephen Battey
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9/14/17
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Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew issued an historic joint statement on September 1st—the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation—which begins the five-week ecumenical …
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William Patenaude
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9/14/17
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Well, dear readers, I hope you’ve had a very good summer with some personal time for relaxing, recreating and renewing. Hard to believe that it’s passed so quickly and that we’ve now re-entered …
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9/7/17
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The Catholic Church preaches, teaches and practices total nonviolence.
This statement is not true regarding the Catholic Church today. But it was an accurate and true description of the Catholic …
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Tony Magliano
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9/7/17
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On July 13, 1917, during the third apparition at Fatima, Our Lady warned that if mankind did not repent God was going to punish the world for its crimes by means of war, hunger, persecution of the …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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9/7/17
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Think to a time when you were hungry. Remember how it felt, a bit uncomfortable, right? You may have even said, “I’m starving!” But you knew that in a short time the next meal would be there …
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Tony Magliano
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8/24/17
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In the very ancient Church Mass was often celebrated over the tombs of the martyrs. A wooden platform similar to a table was placed over the martyr’s remains to hold the paten and chalice required …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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8/24/17
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The local mosque in nearby North Smithfield sponsored an open house for northern Rhode Island as a gesture of friendship toward the Islamic community’s neighbors in the Blackstone Valley. St. James …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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8/10/17
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