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To ensure that Christ was condemned to death on Good Friday the leaders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to destroy Jesus (cf. Mt. 27:20). Pilate then asks: “Shall I crucify your …
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4/2/26
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A short history of America’s fascination with deportation may help us understand the present situation and correct some of its excesses. Daniel Kanstroom, author of the definitive work on outsiders …
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By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, OSV News
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3/26/26
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More than 25 years ago, I was working in the diocesan Office of Life and Family when I received a phone call. A sidewalk counselor was speaking to a young pregnant woman who was considering aborting …
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By Silvio Cuéllar, OSV News
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3/19/26
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The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office Report has prompted renewed discussion about how the Diocese of Providence safeguards children and investigates allegations of abuse. Scrutiny of any …
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By Kevin O’Brien, & Robert A. Creamer
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3/12/26
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At Mass on Ash Wednesday, the holy Communion line was down to its last person. Suddenly, a young woman hurried down the aisle just as the priest was turning back to the altar. Obviously, a latecomer. …
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By Effie Caldarola, OSV News
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3/5/26
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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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PAWTUCKET — The Saint Raphael Academy community has joined other area high schools in mourning the deadly tragedy that rocked a series of hockey games underway Monday at a local arena, where a …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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2/18/26
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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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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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To be a Catholic in America has never been easy. In the years after World War II, as decades of outright discrimination and even persecution faded away, Catholics were left with the unsettling …
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By Scott P. Richert, OSV News
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1/29/26
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On January 7, during a large federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, fatally shot U.S. citizen Renée Good. …
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1/22/26
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By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News It’s back-to-school time. As students of all ages return to the classroom, educators are faced with all the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) …
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1/15/26
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At his inaugural address as the new mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani stated: “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” Mamdani is a …
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1/8/26
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Advent belongs to a season shrouded in darkness, especially in New England. December days decrease in length, while nights grow long and cold. The halcyon cool of an August twilight seems lost to …
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12/18/25
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This weekend the Church will celebrate “Gaudete Sunday.” It’s the Sunday when we light the third candle—the rose one—on our Advent wreaths, signifying that the season is …
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12/11/25
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There is beauty and value to friendships. Friends offer support in trials, increase happiness and reduce stress. Some friendships are temporary while others endure a lifetime. As human beings, we are …
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By Sister Nancy Usselmann
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12/4/25
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In the hustle and bustle of Christmas a pivotal and timely work to consider is Josef Pieper’s “Leisure: The Basis of Culture.” Pieper argues that the key to the moral and spiritual …
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11/27/25
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In one week, our national consciousness will remind us to give thanks as we celebrate a distinctly American holiday. We spent our childhood scribbling on paper turkeys the things for which we are …
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11/20/25
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On the very popular game show “Jeopardy” contestants are presented with the answer, and it’s up to them to try to figure out the proper question. In a future program, if the …
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11/13/25
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At the end of His time on earth, Jesus leaves His disciples with the following words: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son …
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By Father Denis Nakkeeran
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11/6/25
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