Above right, Mother of Hope Camp staff help out while having fun at the Haunted Labyrinth. The Haunted Labyrinth presents, “Isle of Dread,” for their 2022 season of scares. The …
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10/20/22
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Pregnancy centers and maternity homes generally agree that making childbirth free in the United States would empower women to choose life. But, some specify, it would help in varying degrees. Leaders …
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Katie Yoder, OSV News
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3/9/23
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Reminiscent of advice once given to Peter Parker (aka Spider-man): with freedom comes great responsibility. One winter when I was in the fourth grade, my mother allowed me to join my friends, snow …
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By Bishop Robert P. Reed
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7/13/23
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PROVIDENCE — The Diocese of Providence has opened a new women’s emergency homeless shelter on the second floor of its Emmanuel House shelter, located on the South Side. State of Rhode …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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12/14/23
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My senior prom from La Salle Academy was held in the spring of 1958 at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet. My date was Mary Kelly, a classmate from my parish grammar school.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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7/16/09
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A long, long time ago I heard a story about a devout little boy named Jimmy who walked past his parish church everyday on his way to school. Remembering the presence of Christ in the tabernacle of the church, each day as he passed by Jimmy made the Sign of the Cross and said simply, “Hello Jesus, it’s Jimmy.”
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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2/2/10
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August 26th marks the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the widely acclaimed saint of our time who worked among the desperately poor of India for so many years and founded the Missionaries of Charity to carry on her work.
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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8/18/10
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After Martin Luther posted his celebrated 95 theses on the door of Wittenberg’s church, he spent a year in voluntary seclusion in a tower at nearby Wartburg Castle. With bed, chair, desk, quill, …
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Father John A. Kiley
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2/4/16
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October 31 will mark the 499th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Pope Francis will be travelling to Sweden, once a Lutheran stronghold, to begin a year of inter-religious observances of …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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10/27/16
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After much preparation, the second graders from St. Joseph School in West Warwick celebrated their First Holy Communion on May 1.
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5/19/22
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PROVIDENCE — The Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul hosted the Diocese of Providence’s annual Wedding Anniversary celebration on Sunday, Oct. 16, honoring some 160 couples from 66 parishes …
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By DANIEL J. HOLMES, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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10/20/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — It was during his evangelical work in 1948 with The Christophers that the late Father Edward H. Flannery, a former managing editor of the Providence Visitor, began to do …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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3/9/23
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On July 16, 1945, the first atomic bomb, codenamed Trinity, was detonated over the desert in southern New Mexico. For more than 30 years there has been an annual witness of prayer at what is known as …
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7/13/23
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WAKEFIELD — In a departure from tradition, Monsignor Clarke School substituted its annual bazaar with a unique and immersive experience: a Drive-Thru Living Nativity. This innovative event …
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12/14/23
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Remember when green was just a color, like red and blue, or black and white? It’s so much more than that now. Green has become a political party, a sociological movement, and even amoral commitment. It’s all about the environment, of course; and the issue is way up there at the top of hot button list, along with the war in Iraq, gay marriage and illegal immigration.
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Bishop Thomas J. Tobin
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9/13/07
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Excitement is growing as the Diocese of Providence looks forward to the ordination of five new priests – the largest class we’ve had for a while.
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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6/30/08
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Readers should go to their computers and google “The Bad Vicar” to watch a very amusing video about the contrast between religion and spirituality.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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4/17/09
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PROVIDENCE — On Thursday, May 19, the Rhode Island House Committee on Finance met to discuss Bill H-7442: “An Act Relating to State Affairs and Government — Healthcare for Children …
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By COLE DeSANTIS, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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5/26/22
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World Mission Sunday PROVIDENCE — On Sunday, Oct. 23, join Catholics around the world for the celebration of World Mission Sunday. Catholics are called to offer our prayers and financial help …
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10/20/22
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PROVIDENCE — The 2023 Faith Formation Convocation will be held in-person at Bryant University on March 18. This special event is an opportunity to grow in personal and missionary discipleship …
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3/9/23
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