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The impending collision of Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day on the calendar this year might seem like in insurmountable conflict to some, and understandably so, for after all, the themes of one …
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2/8/18
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Over 50 years ago, when I was a seminarian at St. Bernard’s Seminary in Rochester, New York, Christine Jorgensen, the first American to undergo a sex change operation, made a guest appearance at …
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2/8/18
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What a wonderful sight to behold: From Capitol Hill as far as I could see, there was a sea of people on the march for life!
But the recent 45th March for Life was bitter sweat.
It was inspiring …
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Tony Magliano
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2/8/18
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Although I am well into my retirement years, I am still known among the family as “Johnny Boy.” My grandfather was “John;” my uncle was “Jack;” so my parents settled on “Johnny Boy” …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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2/1/18
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Father Brian Morris
Q: Why was Sunday (January 14) the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time instead of the First Sunday in Ordinary Time? The previous Sunday was the Epiphany, the Sunday before that was …
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Father Brian Morris
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2/1/18
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St. Mark does not lose any time in introducing his readers to the power of evil and specifically to the power of the Evil One. After only 23 verses into his Gospel, the evangelist writes, “Now …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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1/25/18
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So, a man died and went to heaven. He was met at the pearly gates by St. Peter who led him down the golden streets. They passed stately homes and beautiful mansions until they came to the end of the …
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1/25/18
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By Father Jean Joseph Brice
In the last few years, anyone who has been paying attention to the religious trends has heard one unending hymn: the church has no grandchildren. Countless surveys show …
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Father Jean Joseph Brice
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1/25/18
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The early Protestant reformers — Zwingli, Calvin and Cranmer especially — wisely insisted that all tokens of the old religion — altars, statues, rosaries, relics, pilgrimages, even saints and …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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1/18/18
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The ancient Jews cannot be chided too much for their shabby attitude toward foreigners. These ancient Jews had endured four hundred years of slavery under their Egyptian neighbors to the South. Their …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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1/18/18
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Last year was a rough one in many ways.
President Donald Trump’s and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s exchange of insults and violent threatening language, put the world on edge that nuclear …
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Tony Magliano
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1/18/18
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By Father Stephen Battey
At least once or twice a week I will be called to visit someone suffering from a serious illness. Upon my return from one such visit, a parishioner very matter-of-factly …
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By Father Stephen Battey
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1/18/18
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Since we took some time off for the holidays, we need to catch up on a few items.
*** First, once again, a word of sincere thanks to all those who helped to make my 25th Anniversary of Ordination …
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1/11/18
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Back in 2008, I wrote a column about why I was a lousy environmentalist. For months after its publication, I heard a lot from folks who enjoyed hearing about my failures. And so I figured, 10 years …
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William Patenaude
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1/11/18
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By Father Brian Morris
As I write this, I have just finished a full day at St. Luke’s school marking the many classroom doorways with chalk and explaining to each class the meaning of the …
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Father Brian Morris
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1/11/18
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William Wilberforce was an eighteenth century English member of parliament and the main leader of the British movement to halt the slave trade. Although born into an aristocratic family, he was …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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12/21/17
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By Father Brian Morris
Q: “The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is on December 8th. December 25 is the day we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now, by using these dates either …
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Father Brian Morris
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12/21/17
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This Without a Doubt Column was originally printed Rhode Island Catholic on Thursday, December 15, 2016.
My mom loved Christmas. Each year it quickened her step and lifted her spirits, creating a …
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12/14/17
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The East Blackstone Quaker Meeting House is an early nineteenth century building boasting a door, walls, roof, floor, windows, a few pews, a pulpit, an organ, and a wood burning stove. The dull blue …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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12/14/17
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Christmas cards, pageants, songs and decorations usually portray the same mix of people, angels and animals in an attempt to create visual images of the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem 2,000 years …
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By Sister Patricia McCarthy, CND
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12/14/17
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