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The bible readings were chosen by my Sister Mary and me to reflect Father John's three major concerns; first with the Old Testament prophets who call us to repentance and remind us of God's power and ...

With its mailed delivery to more than 41,000 readers, Rhode Island Catholic has by far the highest circulation of all paid-subscription weeklies in Rhode Island and the second-highest circulation ...

Building on that foundation, last year during his trip to the United States, Pope Benedict extended his “special greetings of peace to the Jewish community in the United States and throughout the ...

There are other important dimensions of the Eucharist we should consider as well. And one is the fact that while the Eucharist effects union with Christ, “body and blood, soul and divinity,” it also ...

St. Mark Church, 60 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown 8:30 a.m. Mass; 9:15 a.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, presentation, rosary, veneration, 4:45 p.m ...

It has been said that Rhode Island is served by the three “Fs.” The three Fs, of course, are Fenner Street, Fountain Street and Francis Street. Fenner Street is the home of the cathedral … more ...

The bishops as referees. My friend, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, DC, explained the concept in a public letter he sent to the U.S. Bishops last year. “It is the specific competence ...

I appreciate the opportunity of being with you today for the celebration of Holy Mass. Thank you for being here, and thanks to all who are assisting with our Mass today. We come together, of course, ...

At his own initiative, and with the support of the Diocese of Providence, Father George K. Nixon has petitioned for and has received a dispensation from all obligations associated with the sacred … ...

So, what child is this? This child is Jesus . . . This child is Christ . . . This child is Emmanuel. On Christmas we celebrate the lasting and comforting truth that God has cared enough to send us his ...

Please understand that I mention these initiatives not to boast, nor to claim any special credentials but, simply to say that I, like the institutional church itself, am committed to many social ...