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.
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.
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)
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)
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.)
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.
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)
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)
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)
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.
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)
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)
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.
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.
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.
