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“As we enter Heaven, we will see them, so many of them, coming toward us and thanking us. We will ask who they are, and they will say: ‘A poor soul you prayed for in …
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11/22/23
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Most of us were toddlers when we learned to say “please” and “thank you.”
We were a little older when we fell into the habit of asking, begging, nagging, …
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By Bill Dodds, OSV News
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11/22/23
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Nearby the shopping malls along Warwick’s busy Route 2 is a senior citizen residence felicitously named “Matthew XXV.” Adjacent to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, the pleasant and …
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11/22/23
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St. Agnes Church Christmas Star Festival PROVIDENCE — St. Agnes Church, 351 Branch Avenue, Providence will hold its annual Christmas Star Festival in the church hall on Saturday, Nov. 25 from 9 …
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11/22/23
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TEL AVIV, Israel — It’s a nightmare scenario that no parent would ever want to experience.
Two weeks after five members of her family were taken captive by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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11/21/23
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ASHKELON, Israel — Driving south from Jerusalem toward the border of the Gaza Strip, I wondered how long it would be before the Red Alert app that I had downloaded to my phone on my arrival in …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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11/16/23
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COUNCIL OF PRIESTS Bishop Henning has appointed the following priests to serve as members of the Diocesan Council of Priests for a new three-year term which began on September 1, 2023: Reverend …
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11/16/23
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When I was a small child, my mother would walk my siblings and me down to early Mass at the parish on Thanksgiving Day. In those early years, the daily Mass had the usual crowd. Over the years, that …
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11/16/23
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Collection for our Retired Religious PROVIDENCE — Please give to those who have given a lifetime. The Retirement Fund for Religious, held annually each December, provides support for thousands …
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11/16/23
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The year was 1938, and the French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain delivered a powerful radio address against antisemitism, as relevant today as it was then. His words, spoken in the shadow of …
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By Father Patrick Briscoe
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11/16/23
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Shortly after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, I noted in this column and elsewhere that the entire episode — including the fouling of the public space by the aggressor’s genocidal …
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11/16/23
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St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield has Holy Mass offered every day in the facility’s chapel. Occasionally, family members who live in the area will arrive in time for Mass and celebrate …
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11/16/23
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Peace in the Middle East. After millennia of fighting, is such a thing even achievable? To this day, the Holy Land remains perhaps the most hotly contested piece of territory in the Middle East, if …
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By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent & Rick Snizek, Executive Editor
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11/16/23
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St. Rocco School, Johnston, held the second annual Color-A-Thon on November 4, raising $35,000 to benefit student-centered activities, assemblies and cultural events, as well as the school’s …
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11/16/23
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On Friday, Nov. 10, Saint Margaret School, Rumford, hosted their annual Veteran’s Day prayer service. Parents and grandparents who have served in various branches of the service were invited to …
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11/16/23
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On Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023 the La Salle Academy varsity boys soccer team defeated North Kingstown in the state championship game hosted at Rhode Island College. Fueled by a pressing offense and …
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11/16/23
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JERUSALEM — “Nobody is safe,” Joseph Hazboun says, giving his assessment of the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip, the smaller of the two Palestinian territories in …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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11/16/23
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PROVIDENCE — “Standing up for life, I realize that the environment in which we do so has grown ever more contentious. But I think sometimes, strangely, that may be a sign of hope,” …
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By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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11/9/23
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WASHINGTON — Kerry Alys Robinson, the new president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, the organization dedicated to carrying out the domestic humanitarian work of the Catholic Church in the …
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By Kate Scanlon, OSV News
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11/9/23
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Mass of Remembrance for Father Tetrault PROVIDENCE — An outdoor Mass of Remembrance for Father Raymond Tetrault will take place on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. at Roger Williams Park. The day …
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11/9/23
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