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There is beauty and wonder in the season leading up to the Nativity, and a hushed reverence thereafter. We are called to embrace the God of True Light, who entered our world of sin and darkness. Many …
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Genevieve Kineke
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12/14/17
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By Father Stephen Battey
Recently we received a heartfelt letter that spoke about the fiery preaching that was commonplace in some parishes decades ago. I always think of the scene from the movie …
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12/14/17
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The Sunday Gospel readings for this new liturgical year will be drawn mostly from the Gospel account according to St. Mark. Mark’s account is the shortest of the four Gospels, only sixteen …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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12/7/17
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By Father Brian Morris
Every year on December 8 we celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception. That day we, as Catholics, celebrate the fact that Mary was conceived without Original Sin. …
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12/7/17
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The Jewish nation has been challenged to settle the land of Canaan several times both in ancient times and in modern history. The land originally donated by God to Abraham and his descendants, …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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11/30/17
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Advent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning,
invites us to pause in silence
to understand a presence.
It is an invitation to
understand that the
individual events …
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11/30/17
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A familiar expression among Catholics that continues to linger from the old Latin Mass is the reference to the presentation and preparation of the bread and wine at Mass as the “offertory” of the …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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11/23/17
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Pope Francis is a determined man with a mission — to lead the church to best reflect Jesus’ call to be the light of the world!
Within the course of just one month, he has dramatically moved …
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Tony Magliano
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11/23/17
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Father Stephen Battey
Q. Do you have any tips to be more thankful to God in day to day life?
When I was growing up, I remember gathering together around the family table on Thanksgiving to take …
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11/23/17
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Often, when a family bereaved at the death of their mother, wife or sister must make a selection for the Scriptural passages to be read at the Mass of Christian Burial, the passage from the Book of …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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11/16/17
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By Father Brian Morris
Last Thursday, November 9, we celebrated Mass for the feast of St. John Lateran. Some of you might ask, who is this fellow? You won’t find him in the authoritative …
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By Father Brian Morris
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11/16/17
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Last week, in Newport, we held our biennial Priest Convocation in the Diocese of Providence. About 70 priests, roughly a third of our presbyterate, joined together for a couple days of fraternity, …
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11/16/17
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Remember the game of chicken?
It’s a foolishly high stakes challenge in which two drivers risking death, drive on a collision course towards each other until one of the drivers chooses to …
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Tony Magliano
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11/9/17
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When I was ordained a priest fifty-one years ago, the bulk of the Mass had passed into English but the Canon of the Mass was still in Latin. The body of the Mass, although in the vernacular, was …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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11/9/17
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The Celebration of All Saints on November 1st is a joyful and blessed day for the Church; it’s a victory celebration for us. On this day we honor the saints, our heroes, members of the Church who …
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11/2/17
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Chuckie probably never missed Mass in his entire life. As a child and even as a teenager he served Mass regularly at his parish Church. Then as a young adult he was only too happy to assist with the …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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11/2/17
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That’s a comment you’ll hear in some secular, ecumenical, and (tragically) Catholic eco circles. It’s a complaint most often directed at Catholic hierarchy here in the states and at …
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William Patenaude
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11/2/17
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By Father Stephen Battey
Each year on October 31, countless children dress up in all manner of costumes and visit their local community with the hopes of bringing home bags of sugary treats. While …
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11/2/17
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The gentle sound of a Salvation Army volunteer’s bell at the market door, the stack of non-perishable food items left each Sunday morning in a church vestibule, the collation after a funeral Mass …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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10/26/17
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You are not pro-life if you are not pro-peace.
Killing another human being, even the enemy, even a murderer, flies in the face of the Author of life; it runs completely against the teachings of …
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Tony Magliano
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10/26/17
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