On Saturday, May 20, Father Vander Martins was installed by Bishop Richard G. Henning as the pastor of St. Elizabeth Parish in Bristol. Bishop Henning served as the principal celebrant with Father Martins as concelebrant... (PHOTO: COLE DESANTIS)
Laura Kilgus, Associate Editor PROVIDENCE — Since 2005, the Keep the Heat On program has been an important aspect of Bishop Thomas J. Tobin’s ministry to the state of Rhode Island. Secretary James Jahnz of the Office of Catholic Charities and Social Ministry explains Bishop Tobin’s significant role in making Keep the Heat On a successful ministry over the years.
Our Lady has appeared in many places throughout the world in the last two centuries, some of which (such as Fatima and Lourdes) are familiar to most of us. But many Catholics are not aware of the one — and the only — officially approved appearances of Mary here in the United States. These apparitions took place in Champion, Wisconsin in 1859, to a Belgian immigrant named Adele Brise — a woman who dedicated her life to the catechesis of children.
Here in the Diocese of Providence, the spring confirmation season has just concluded. Bishop Tobin, Bishop Evans and I have been traveling across the diocese since April for the conferral of this beautiful sacrament. It has given me the opportunity to join some 25 communities and see how each in their own way celebrates and rejoices. I always strive to express my own joy for the confirmed and my gratitude to their parents and families. At this time of the year, when we also honor mothers and fathers, I have been thinking of and praying for “the domestic church.”
The annual CAL Volleyball Tournament is this weekend, Sat. - Sun., June 3-4 at LaSalle Academy, Providence. On April 24th thirty-four teams in four divisions began the season and now the top 12 teams - based upon winning percentage - will compete in this single elimination tournament. Games will be played on two courts at 9, 9:45, 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. The semi-finals are set for Sunday at 1 p.m. and the championship game at 1:45 p.m. Click below for the brackets listing the teams participating and the schedule for the tournament.
By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor PAWTUCKET — The St. Raphael Academy community is rallying around one of their own after a freshman was wounded in a tragic shooting last week that also killed her father, a well-known and respected Little League coach and active member of St. Mary Parish and its school board in Cranston. (PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. RAPHAEL ACADEMY)
