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I’m sure you’ve seen the commercial. An elderly lady has fallen down the steps in her home, is seriously injured and unable to move to the telephone when she cries out, “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” The commercial promotes Life Alert Emergency Response, a medical alert pendant that’s used to notify dispatchers about someone’s health emergency.
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2/19/15
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Due to the blizzard that hit the mid-Atlantic, my bus never made it to the 43rd March for Life in Washington, D.C. But thousands of others were able to brave the snow and wind to witness to the …
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Tony Magliano
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2/4/16
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Especially before and during Pentecost, but on other special occasions as well, our churches echo with the sound of the beautiful and enchanting hymn, Veni, Creator Spiritus. “Come Holy Spirit, …
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5/9/19
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The calendar of the ancient world followed closely the changing of seasons: the plantings of spring and the harvestings of autumn, the brilliance of summer and the gloom of winter. What started as an …
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12/12/19
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BLOCK ISLAND — Mary Donnelly passed away peacefully at her home on May 12, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was 94 years old, born December 14, 1927, to Frank and Rosina Shaw of …
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5/26/22
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The Pharisee and the tax collector are presented to the worshipping community in this Sunday’s Gospel as models of prayer: the one to be shunned; the other to be emulated. The Pharisee’s …
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10/20/22
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PROVIDENCE — Local youth and adults were honored at this year’s diocesan Catholic Youth Ministry and Scout Awards, held at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul on Sunday, March 5. Bishop …
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Laura Kilgus, Associate Editor
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3/9/23
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“I will give you shepherds after my own heart.” Jer 3:15 In 1992, three months before I was ordained a priest, Saint Pope John Paul II offered an Apostolic Exhortation concerning …
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7/27/23
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PROVIDENCE — In a resounding inaugural event on Dec. 1, the Young Adult Evangelization ministry successfully launched its much-anticipated First Fridays program. This monthly initiative, …
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By EMILY GRANT, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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12/14/23
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The premier English language poet of the last century, T.S.Eliot, was quoting Beaudelaire, the distinguished French language poet of the 19th century, when he wrote, "The spirit kills; it is the …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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3/8/07
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Okay, I have a confession to make. I support the sale of contraceptives. I don’t want to, and I don’t like it, but I do. I’ll explain in a moment, but first, a little background.
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10/29/15
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At the entrance road to Mount St. Rita Health Center, the former novitiate of the Sisters of Mercy in Cumberland, is a striking statue of an impressively winged angel facing three small kneeling …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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6/1/17
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It’s that special time of the year again for kids in the northern hemisphere as they start heading back to school. And for those who have discovered the fun of learning, school is an adventure! …
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9/5/19
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MEXICO CITY — Feliciano Castro, age 63, was called to the house of the Lord on April 30, 2022, in Mexico City. As a devout practicing Catholic and faithful believer in Jesus Christ, his Mass of …
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5/26/22
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PROVIDENCE — Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, and Imam Shaykh Abdool Rahman Khan, of the grassroots group Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), were two of the high-profile …
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By COLE DeSANTIS, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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10/27/22
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Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs, who kicked the winning field goal in this year’s Super Bowl, is a deeply committed Catholic, who isn’t shy about proclaiming his faith publicly. …
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3/9/23
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On a cool Roman morning in November of 1998, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin arrived at the Apostolic Palace for his ad limina audience with the pope. John Paul II named the now 50-year-old Tobin a bishop six …
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By Father Nathan Ricci
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7/27/23
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I have a unique relationship with Mary. Like any mother and son, we’ve gone through ups and downs together. As a child, praying the rosary was often punishment for breaking the rules, usually …
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By Joel Stepanek
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12/14/23
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It was probably about 25 years ago that Values Clarification techniques first appeared on the educational scene – including public schools, parish schools and religious education programs.
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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9/6/07
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Two new books concerning Catholic New England offer compelling reading.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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4/11/08
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