By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - PROVIDENCE — One of the best-known teachings of our Lord is His words in Matthew 19:21, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell all that you have, and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” (Photo: Cole DeSantis)
By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - WARWICK — The Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope, the most recently approved independent Catholic school within the Diocese of Providence, held its first annual gala at the Crowne Plaza on Saturday, October 14. (PHOTO: COLE DESANTIS)
Mon., Nov. 6: Celebrate Black Catholic History month and the Feast of All Saints with accomplished Catholic speaker, artist and performer ValLimar Jansen, to learn about six black Catholics who are on the road to sainthood. Hosted by St. Patrick Church and the diocesan Office of Black Catholic Ministry. (Photo provided by St. Patrick Church)
JOHNSTON — Originally from Kerala, India, Sister Daisy Kollamparampil has served here in the Diocese of Providence as a second-grade teacher at St. Rocco School in Johnston for the past 10 years. She felt a call to religious life as a young girl, always drawn to be an educator and live her life for Jesus. (PHOTO: LAURA KILGUS)
By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - PORTSMOUTH — Serving one’s country doesn’t always mean picking up an M16 and charging into combat. Sometimes it means building bridges between the U.S. and another country. Sometimes that requires simple things like passing out Bibles in a country nearly 10,000 miles away. (PHOTO COURTESY OF FATHER THURBER)
By Anthony Carpinello, Director of Diocesan Cemeteries. - The faithful in the Diocese of Providence have one of the finest and most beautiful mausoleums available of any across the nation to consider when choosing a final resting place. Rhode Island is a state where the majority of its population is Catholic, so the diocese has more than 125 churches and 32 cemeteries. And even though Rhode Island is the smallest state in our country, our diocese of the 15th largest in the country. (Photo: diocesan office of Catholic Cemeteries)
ORLANDO — Reverend Joseph D. Creedon has been named the 2023 recipient of the Christian Stewardship Award by the board of directors of the International Catholic Stewardship Council (ICSC). The award was presented to Father Creedon during the Council’s opening plenary session in Orlando on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. (PHOTO COURTESY OF FATHER JOSEPH CREEDON)
There are things in this world that are worse than death. Chief among them is the loss of one we hold dear. If we are fortunate, we love someone enough that we would risk or even give our lives to save them. At our best, we human beings are capable of loving another more than ourselves, more than life itself.
By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - PROVIDENCE — What could draw thousands of people to a remote town of about 1,500 in northwestern Missouri in the middle of the summer? For numerous Catholics this year, it was to view the body of a nun who most had never heard about before. (PHOTO: JENNIFER BARTON)
The day is dedicated to the saints of the Church, that is, all those who have attained heaven, it is a Holyday of Obligation. The Chancery Office Building, located at One Cathedral Square, Providence, will be closed in observance of this Solemnity. (Image: Women for Faith & Family)
Join the Board of Rabbis of Greater Rhode Island together with the Jewish Alliance from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 1 at Temple Beth-El, 70 Orchard Avenue, Providence at a prayer vigil for those taken hostage by the terrorist group Hamas. The vigil will include songs and prayers for the safe return of the over 200 innocent civilians including children, the elderly, and Holocaust survivors. This event will allow the community, both Jewish and not, to draw strength from one another and from prayer during this deeply troubling time.
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