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What an understatement, this prophecy of Pope Paul VI about how his encyclical Humanae Vitae would be received by members of the Church and others.
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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7/16/08
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A radio commentator made mention recently of “market religion,” an unfamiliar phrase but one that makes perfect sense.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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7/16/08
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“Well, it’s the Fourth of July; summer’s almost over,” my mom proclaimed each year as the nation’s birthday approached.
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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7/3/08
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A news item told of two homosexual partners from Israel who brought the sperm of one of them to a clinic in India, where the sperm was used to fertilize an egg taken from one woman and then implanted in the womb of another woman.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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7/3/08
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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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Some time ago, a friend cited a liturgical commentator who pointed out that the post-Vatican II Mass celebrated according to the new rite of Pope Paul VI is not simply a revision of the old Roman Missal, the Tridentine Mass.
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BY FATHER JOHN KILEY
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6/27/08
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In his “Milestones,” written as a cardinal, Pope Benedict XVI recalled that liturgical change was not a top priority for the council fathers as they gathered for Vatican II.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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6/19/08
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A local cable-channel preacher was adamant that the presence of Christ in the Eucharist is strictly symbolic. His argument did give the viewer pause.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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6/12/08
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An irreverent thought occurred during Pope Benedict’s welcome and inspiring trip to the United States in April.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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6/6/08
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“Vatican: It’s OK to believe in aliens.”
Now there’s a headline that captures attention. And it’s the Associated Press headline that appeared a few weeks ago, introducing an intriguing interview Father Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit Director of the Vatican Observatory, gave to L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper.
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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6/4/08
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“I pray for you every day, Father Kiley,” St. Joseph of Springfield Sister Charles Joseph Carr, who recently passed away, would remind me quite often.
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BY: FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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5/30/08
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“The Woonsocket Call” recently noted that St. Joseph Church in that city would soon be offering the old Latin Mass for worshippers who treasure fondly the solemnity of that ritual.
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BY FATHER JOHN KILEY
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5/21/08
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Recently I was greeting people at the door of the church following a parish Mass when a lady approached me and said, “Bishop, would you please tell our pastor to put the daily Mass back to 9:00 o’clock instead of 8:00 o’clock where it is now?
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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5/20/08
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An Internet video features a glimpse of a testimonial banquet given by the Queen of England for the president of France.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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5/16/08
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Pentecost is often called the “Birthday of the Church” since on that day the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and brought them together in a new and marvelous unity; on that day they became the Body of Christ.
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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5/9/08
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The solemnity of Pentecost is often commemorated as the birthday of the church.
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BY FATHER JOHN KILEY
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5/9/08
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It has been proposed from time to time that Jesus never really intended to establish a church.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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5/2/08
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In the fierce debate about immigration taking place in Rhode Island , a number of questions have arisen that deserve a response.
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BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN
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4/27/08
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In this Sunday’s Gospel passage, while preparing his disciples for the Pentecost event, Jesus promises that he will send them “another advocate.”
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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4/24/08
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Readings : Acts 6:1-7
1 Peter 2:4-9
John 14:1-12
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BY PATRICK V. REID PH. D.
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4/17/08
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