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After Mass on May 21, St. Francis of Assisi Pastor Father Adam Young presented a special plaque to recognize the works of charity being done by the Peace Dale Dinner Table.
The initiative …
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5/26/22
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During this past summer Pope Francis made a much publicized journey to Canada, chiefly Western Canada, where he lamented and atoned for what he termed the “cultural genocide” visited on …
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10/27/22
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Every so often, the Church’s discipline sparks intrigue, especially in a state as culturally Catholic as Rhode Island. Such was the case last week when The Providence Journal’s food …
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3/14/23
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It is with the words “Receive the Gospel and preach the Word of God with all patience and sound teaching,” that the consecrating bishop places the book of the Gospels over the …
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By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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7/27/23
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Bishop Richard G. Henning installed Father Christoper Mahar as pastor of St. Augustine Parish, Providence, on Sunday, Nov. 26. In his homily, the bishop spoke of the enormity of the responsibilities …
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12/21/23
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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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Students of Scripture know that Jesus preached more than 40 parables. Some of these thematic tales, like the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan, are rather lengthy. Others, like the Pearl of Great Price and the Treasure Hidden in the Field, are quite brief.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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8/18/10
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Our freshman class at Our Lady of Providence Seminary at Warwick Neck in 1958 was greeted by a senior class that this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary of ordination.
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BY FATHER JOHN A. KILEY
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7/9/13
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The following should disturb us.
On a sunny afternoon in October 2012, 68-year-old Mamana Bibi, while gathering vegetables in the family fields in northwest Pakistan, was blown into pieces by at least two Hellfire missiles fired from a U.S. drone aircraft.
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11/15/13
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As you come to the end of your pilgrimage as a seminarian, do you have any wisdom, or advice to impart to anyone trying to figure out their way in life?
One of the most precious gifts I have …
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Deacon Joseph Brice
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6/1/17
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In March, Mercymount Country Day School hosted a playoff tournament for third and fourth grade girls instructional basketball teams that included Mercymount, St. Pius and Saint Augustine. Saint …
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5/26/22
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On Oct. 19, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin joined the major religious Superiors for an annual meeting which featured a lively discussion of the Pope’s letter on the liturgy. The Superiors also …
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10/27/22
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PROVIDENCE — A recently released annual audit of its finances shows that the Diocese of Providence ended fiscal year 2022 on solid financial footing.While diocesan investments benefitted from a …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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3/16/23
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Father Tetrault’s paintings on exhibit PROVIDENCE — The late Father Raymond Tetrault’s paintings will be on exhibit at the Sprout Gallery, 166 Valley St., Building 6M, Suite 103, …
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7/27/23
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Polish Catholics have a 1000-year-old Christmas tradition that I would like to recommend to you. The “oplatek,” or Christmas wafer is a large, rectangular flat wafer made in the same …
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12/21/23
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Jesus was truly a man of the people. The Master intermingled not only with the poor, handicapped and humble, but was regularly in the company of the Scribes, the Pharisees, the Sadducees and even the …
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Father John A. Kiley
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11/3/16
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Saints Matthew, Mark and Luke, as well as St. Paul, recall the institution of the Holy Eucharist in their Gospel narratives in phrases that fairly well parallel the words of consecration heard every …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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7/26/18
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Certainly among the most affectionate of Christian images is the depiction of Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd. Woolly lambs cozying up to the Savior’s knee and the Master himself embracing a …
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5/9/19
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WASHINGTON — San Francisco’s archbishop declared May 20 that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is not “to be admitted” to Communion …
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By Julie Asher, Catholic News Service
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5/26/22
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TO THE EDITOR:
A few months ago as I knelt before Mass to pray, I had an overwhelming sense of the generations that have attended this church, knelt in these pews, and offered prayers and …
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10/27/22
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