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Everything about Lent screams extreme. Jesus went to great lengths to show his love for us. His 40-day showdown with the devil in the desert offers a glimpse into his desire to take on all that it …
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2/19/26
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The thing about Mardi Gras in New Orleans is the scale of what happens here. Two weekends ago, I went to eight parades. I saw 277 floats from four different artistic design and construction …
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By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe, OSV News
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2/19/26
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P.D. James’ detective novels, featuring Inspector Adam Dalgliesh of New Scotland Yard, are every bit as gripping as those penned by Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edith Pargeter (who wrote as …
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2/19/26
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Lent has popularly and properly been considered a season of mortification and self-denial. Catholics have given up candy as children and beer or wine as adults. The faithful have sworn off their …
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2/19/26
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Annual Lenten Fish Fry HARRISVILLE — The Shrine of the Little Flower, 35 Dion Drive, will hold its annual Fish Fry on Friday evenings in Lent, from Feb. 20 to March 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. The event …
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2/19/26
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on …
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By Josephine Peterson, Catholic News Service
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2/18/26
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CENTRAL FALLS — Snow began to fall at an escalating rate the closer the walkers got to the imposing prison, which is surrounded by high, barbed-wire fencing. But the inclement weather did not deter …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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2/12/26
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By Michael Cook, The Catholic Weekly, OSV News SYDNEY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Australia in 2028 to preside over the International Eucharistic Congress, an auxiliary bishop of …
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By Michael Cook, The Catholic Weekly, OSV News
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2/12/26
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By Laura Kelly Fanucci OSV News Picture your favorite place to sit. A cozy recliner near the TV, a reading spot on your couch or your usual chair at the kitchen table. Remember how your body sinks …
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2/12/26
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St. Joseph Seminar PROVIDENCE — The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, 30 Fenner St., will hold a six-week seminar on St. Joseph on Thursday evenings, Feb. 12 to March 19, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The …
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2/12/26
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BRIGHTON — Sometimes Divine Providence packs a punch. Literally. OK, so maybe God’s orchestration of creation wasn’t the immediate epiphany for Owen Hopkins or Bobby Schaeffer when Hopkins’ …
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By Joe Jasinski, Special to Rhode Island Catholic
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2/12/26
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Congratulations to Adam Habershaw, a seminarian for the Diocese of Providence, who was formally installed as a Lector at Saint John’s Seminary Sunday, Feb 8. Presided over by Bishop William Byrne, …
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2/12/26
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Occasionally the Bible even quotes the Bible. Here the prophet Isaiah is quoted by St. Paul in his first letter to the church at Corinth to be heard in this coming Sunday’s second reading at Mass. …
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2/12/26
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(OSV News) — Servant of God Thea Bowman’s canonization cause is moving ahead, with a Mass and ceremony marking the closure of the cause’s diocesan phase to be held Feb. 9 at the Cathedral of …
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2/12/26
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PROVIDENCE — Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz is known the world over for creating public works of art that follow his mantra, “Connecting Pilgrims Through Compassion.” His renowned bronze …
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BY RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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2/5/26
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Marking January as Poverty Awareness Month, the 18th Annual Poverty Vigil brought together Rhode Island’s faith leaders, advocates, and elected officials in prayer and public witness, renewing a …
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2/5/26
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You are likely reading this column either just ahead of Ash Wednesday or a few days into Lent. In my adult lifetime, I don’t think there’s ever been a time when we the people have been more in …
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By Kenneth Craycraft, OSV News
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2/5/26
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Back in the day, when the New Yorker set the standard for literary elegance among serious American journals, writers were driven to distraction by the fanatical fact-checking characteristic of the …
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2/5/26
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Certainly among the most celebrated words in Sacred Scripture are those read in the opening lines of Genesis: “In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was without …
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2/5/26
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PROVIDENCE — Barbara Haynes, the Executive Director of McAuley Ministries, has announced that she will retire from her position in Spring of 2026. Haynes has led the organization since August 2018, …
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2/5/26
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