September 08, 2010
Pray not for a lighter load, but for stronger shoulders.”
- St. Augustine
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God’s love for seminarians comes alive during summer institute - PROVIDENCE — When diocesan seminarians Scott Carpentier and Ryan Bilodeau traveled to Omaha, Neb., in June to study for the summer, they didn’t know what to expect.  They had heard differing opinions about the Institute for Priestly Formation at Creighton University and were eager to form their own opinions as they continue their faith journeys and study for the priesthood.  More.

Ground Zero mosque a sensitive issue for many - Patriotism of local Catholics similarly questioned in 1850s - PROVIDENCE—An insensitivity to 9/11 victims or a monument to religious freedom and reconciliation? A proposed Islamic Cultural Center, which is to be built two blocks from Ground Zero in downtown Manhattan - has touched a raw nerve among many Americans only nine years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.  More.

WITHOUT A DOUBT: The Joy of Administration - The beginning of a new school year and a return to a typical work routine marks the reappearance of one of our favorite indoor sports – administration. Here I refer to the meetings and memos, the correspondence and consultation, the budgets and ballots that are intrinsic to the life of the Church today.   More.