• The Police Officer’s Motto: To Protect and Serve
    The Police Officer’s Motto: To Protect and Serve
    September 22, 2023
    Over the years and in a variety of circumstances, I have had the opportunity to provide pastoral care to police officers. As a result, I have seen the enormous pressures that the job places on officers and their families.
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  • Final day to register for the Wedding Anniversary Celebration is tomorrow, Sept. 23!
    Final day to register for the Wedding Anniversary Celebration is tomorrow, Sept. 23!
    September 22, 2023
    Join Bishop Henning at this special annual celebration in the Cathedral on Sun., Oct. 22 beginning at 1 p.m. Registration is required - please register in advance with your Pastor or Parish Secretary.
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  • 100 years of St. Paul School
    100 years of St. Paul School
    September 21, 2023
    Just as it began one year ago, St. Paul School’s 100th anniversary year concluded with a celebration of Holy Mass on Sunday, Sept. 17, in the Cranston parish. (PHOTO: COURTNEY AMARAL)
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  • Young woman stitches together faith and fashion to create timeless liturgical garments
    Young woman stitches together faith and fashion to create timeless liturgical garments
    September 21, 2023
    ‘Her love for the priesthood is just another thread in the fabric of her devotion to God’ (PHOTO: LAURA KILGUS)
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  • Love for Catholic Education
    Love for Catholic Education
    September 20, 2023
    It was a day filled with blessings as Bishop Richard G. Henning visited Monsignor Clarke School....
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  • Oct. 12-14: Vatican Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles at Immaculate Conception Church, Westerly
    Oct. 12-14: Vatican Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles at Immaculate Conception Church, Westerly
    September 20, 2023
    Click for the schedule and more about this three day mini retreat!
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  • History come to life
    History come to life
    September 19, 2023
    A generous grant from the American Battle Field trust enabled Saint Philip School teacher Melissa Roberts to extend the curriculum far outside the classroom walls taking students to Boston to study the American Revolution. (PHOTO COURTESY OF SAINT PHILIP SCHOOL)
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  • Conversation and prayer on the way to school
    Conversation and prayer on the way to school
    September 19, 2023
    By Silvio Cuellar, OSV - In today’s world, we are surrounded by constant noise and distractions. (Note: Silvio Cuellar is a writer, liturgical music composer and journalist. He was coordinator of the Hispanic Ministry office and editor of the newspaper El Católico de Rhode Island in the Diocese of Providence.)
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  • THIS SATURDAY! Our Jericho Walk for Life, Sept. 23
    THIS SATURDAY! Our Jericho Walk for Life, Sept. 23
    September 19, 2023
    Meet us Sat., Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Church, 244 Smith St., Providence. Together we will walk to the RI State House and prayerfully walk around it three times for life. This event is the kick-off to our 40 Days for Life Fall 2023 campaign and is in collaboration with RI Right to Life.
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  • Fairways of Faith: The 21st Annual Saint John's Seminary Golf Tournament
    Fairways of Faith: The 21st Annual Saint John's Seminary Golf Tournament
    September 18, 2023
    On August 28, 2023, over 50 attendees gathered at Agawam Hunt Club in Rumford, RI for Saint John’s Seminary’s 21st Annual Summer Classic Golf Tournament. It was a most enjoyable and successful day filled with family, friends, and fun! (PHOTO: LAURA KILGUS)
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  • Little Sisters of the Poor raise more than $30,000 to support mission at Summer Soirée
    Little Sisters of the Poor raise more than $30,000 to support mission at Summer Soirée
    September 18, 2023
    PAWTUCKET — The Little Sisters of the Poor recently welcomed guests to the Jeanne Jugan Residence in Pawtucket for a Summer Soirée featuring food and drink from area restaurants and businesses. (PHOTO: LAURA KILGUS)
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  • National Migration Week
    National Migration Week
    September 18, 2023
    National Migration Week is September 18-24, with the Vatican’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees taking place on Sunday, September 24. (Photo: USCCB)
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  • Hendricken program gives students with different learning abilities ‘Options’
    Hendricken program gives students with different learning abilities ‘Options’
    September 17, 2023
    By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - WARWICK — Bishop Hendricken High School will commemorate a major milestone in its history, as the 2023-2024 school year marks the 15th anniversary of the start of the Brother Thomas Leto Options Program, the special education program at Bishop Hendricken. (PHOTO: BISHOP HENDRICKEN HIGH SCHOOL)
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  • Juvenile diabetes student-advocate follows her path to Washington
    Juvenile diabetes student-advocate follows her path to Washington
    September 17, 2023
    By Nancy Cifune, Special to Rhode Island Catholic - PAWTUCKET — Hannah Guevremont is a typical senior at Saint Raphael Academy...
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  • Traveling Eucharistic Rosary Congress, Oct. 7 through 13
    Traveling Eucharistic Rosary Congress, Oct. 7 through 13
    September 17, 2023
    The Diocese of Providence is hosting a Traveling Eucharistic Rosary Congress from Sat., October 7 through Fri., October 13, 2023. The Traveling Eucharistic Rosary Congress is a week-long period of intense, around-the-clock prayer consisting of Perpetual Adoration and Hourly Rosary, offered in a spirit of reparation. The Eucharistic Rosary Congress will travel to a different parish for each 24-hour period from October 7-13. Locally, seven parishes in the diocese will host one day of Eucharistic Adoration each, click for schedule.
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  • First Chesterton Academy in New England opens its doors in R.I.
    First Chesterton Academy in New England opens its doors in R.I.
    September 16, 2023
    By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - WARWICK — Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope, the newest Catholic school to open in the Diocese of Providence, held its first day of classes on Tuesday, Sept. 5. (PHOTO: COLE DESANTIS)
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  • Paintings by the late Father Ray Tetrault exhibited for first time
    Paintings by the late Father Ray Tetrault exhibited for first time
    September 16, 2023
    Paintings, including these self-portraits above, by the late Father Raymond Tetrault, were recently displayed for the first time in a gallery exhibit. (PHOTO: COLE DESANTIS)
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  • From CATHOLIC MOM RHODE ISLAND: If You Could Only See The Way He Loves You
    From CATHOLIC MOM RHODE ISLAND: If You Could Only See The Way He Loves You
    September 16, 2023
    Songs often get stuck in my head, which is another reason why I choose to greatly limit my listening to secular music and instead stick to Gregorian chants. However, one song has been in my head and just recently I realized that it was a “God wink.” The song is “If You Could Only See” by Tonic.
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  • Veteran Teachers Pass On Advice for Catholic School Educators
    Veteran Teachers Pass On Advice for Catholic School Educators
    September 15, 2023
    By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - Teaching can be a challenging but rewarding career field, particularly in a Catholic school where one can live out their faith.
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  • This weekend - the Senior Priest Retirement Fund
    This weekend - the Senior Priest Retirement Fund
    September 15, 2023
    After decades of faithful service, many retired priests continue to serve where they are needed, while others require assisted living, or nursing home care. Since priests are paid a very modest wage, they cannot rely upon Social Security to make ends meet. No longer able to rely upon parishes for basic living needs, senior priests depend on support from this challenged fund. Your generosity will make a difference in the lives of many who have served faithfully for many years in ministry – some of whom continue to serve well after their ‘retirement.’ The collection is also our way of saying “thank you” for that service.
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