Editorial

Where Do You Draw The ‘Mercy Line’?

Where do you draw the line—the “mercy line?” The mercy line marks the point beyond which, in your view, mercy should NOT be offered to a person: If you do such-and-such a …

We must exercise Divine Mercy and with Jesus’ love we can counter the enemy within

By Father John Maria Devaney, O.P. On April 30, 2000, during the last ordinary jubilee year the Church celebrated, Pope St. John Paul II canonized a young Polish religious sister named Sister …

The Pope Shows us the Power of the Anointing of the Sick

For weeks the faithful waited to hear news of Pope Francis’s well-being. Prayers, novenas, rosaries and Masses were all offered for his health. Several times it seemed like he would not …

We Don’t Fast Anymore as Catholics

Fasting is a form of penance that imposes limits on our consumption of food and drink. For centuries, it has been an integral part of Catholic life throughout the year to detach ourselves from …
Letters to the editor

Ukraine deserves advocates who desire it to be a free and whole nation

TO THE EDITOR: The people of Ukraine have suffered at the brutal hands of Putin’s Russia during the past several years. I am saddened and nonplussed by those who insist or in the past have …

Illegal immigrants have broken our laws, must be deported

TO THE EDITOR: I would like to know where Ann L. Sullivan is getting her information in her letter to the editor in the RI Catholic on 2/6 that the Trump administration’s immigration …

Catholics must restore their reputation as a caring community of believers

TO THE EDITOR: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ opposition to President Trump’s immigration policies (“Vance spars with US bishops …” 1/30/25) is too …

Remembering Father Reardon

TO THE EDITOR: Woonsocket mourns the loss of Father Dennis Reardon, who passed away on March 21. His life was a beacon of compassion, dedication, and faith, deeply influencing our community. …