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Candlelight procession and Mass for Peace in Fall River is October...
FALL RIVER – Members of the Fall River Diocese are invited to join Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., in the annual Procession and...
Memorial Service for Aborted Children has best-ever response
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH — The eighth annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children was held September 10 at St. Mary’s Cemetery in North Attleborough...
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Diocesan agency asked by state to assist in caring for Venezuelan...
By Dave Jolivet
BOURNE — “They are us, and we are them.” That’s how Susan Mazzarella described the 48 migrants who made a perilous journey...
St. Anthony of Padua, New Bedford, establishes parish Legion of Mary
NEW BEDFORD — St. Anthony of Padua in New Bedford has recently established a Legion of Mary. The group is going into its tenth...
Holy Trinity student has Hall of Fame day shooting commercial with...
Aviyen Merced, a student at Holy Trinity School in Fall River, recently shot a TV commercial with Boston Red Sox legend and Hall of Famer David ”Big Papi” Ortiz.
Missionary of Charity complete successful camp for children
The Missionary of Charity recently hosted a successful children’s summer camp at their residence near St. Lawrence Martyr Church in New Bedford.
Memorial Service for Aborted Children at St. Mary’s Cemetery September 10
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH — On Saturday, September 10, Pro-Life Americans throughout the country will gather at memorial sites dedicated in their honor for the 10th...
Mass of remembrance for St. Mother Teresa to be celebrated at...
St. Mother Teresa prays during a Mass at St. Lawrence Martyr Church in New Bedford during her June 14, 1995 visit there. A Mass of remembrance will be celebrated at the same church on September 5, the 25th anniversary of her passing. (Anchor file photo)
Father Roger LandryPutting into the Deep
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St. Therese’s Little Way of Eucharistic Love and Life
Today, September 30, is the 125th anniversary of the death and birth into eternal life of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the...
The Eucharistic shape of Cardinal Van Tuan’s holy and heroic life
One of the greatest privileges of my life was to get to know, during my seminary years in Rome, the Venerable Cardinal Francis-Xavier Nguyen...
The Eucharistic life of Saint Teresa of Calcutta
On Monday, September 5, the Church will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the death and birth into eternal life of St. Teresa of Calcutta,...
Dave JolivetMy View from the stands
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Just call me your normalness
For 11 days in September, the world watched as the longest reigning queen in United Kingdom history died, was honored, and interred following an...
The Year of the Ahi
I have always been a seafood fan. Long before the sashimi explosion in this country, I was indulging on quahogs on the half shell, compliments...
Two modern-day ghosts of Christmas past
I love the months of August and September, partly because around this area, that’s the best time for beach weather. And allow me to digress...
Dr. Helen FlavinWrestling with god
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The oh moment: Emptiness to exploration
I have always struggled with Jesus’ words that if one comes to Him without hating one’s own life, that person cannot be a disciple (Lk...
A hand up to walk together in kindness
As an adolescent, the tale of Martha and Mary (Lk 10:38-42) always puzzled me. We are called to be doers (and not just hearers)...
Surrender: Seeds grow
As an adolescent, I never understood Jesus’ words, “I have more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when He comes,...
David CarvalhoAs For Me and My House
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One at a time
One at a time. It’s a common phrase I have to use with my kids, whether it’s when they grab all their toys at...
Acceptance is the first step
Often times when I become frustrated or make mistakes it is usually because I am stuck in the same, self-serving mindset. It is only...
What is the end of all this anyway?
One of the key lessons I learned when I started working as a high school teacher was to begin planning the year with the...
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Oistins-Silversands: Inculturation and effective ministry
I did not want to be in there, in their inner city confused and deflated. I told Natasha that I was not a mission type...
What would it be like?
I recall once asking a group of parents, “Would you be willing to give one day to the parish and to Christ?” It was nearly...
Love in a time of heartache
As you read this, I will have just rescued a new dog. Our Jacoby, a 13-year-old basset, passed away about a month and a...
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People not pawns
Jesus told us that whatever we do or fail to do to the least of His brothers and sisters, He takes personally, and that...
Taking seriously attacks on churches and Pro-Life institutions
On September 6, the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI), a Washington D.C. based think tank dedicated to achieving broad acceptance of religious liberty as a...
Lessons from the conversion of Shia LaBeouf
On August 25, Bishop Robert Barron released a video interview with actor Shia LaBeouf, in which LaBeouf not only announced his conversion to the...
Year of St. Joseph
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St. Joseph knocks at the door … Open your heart to...
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. All of Creation proclaims the coming of Christ! As the bright stars in the Heavens...
St. Joseph — The saint of silence
This month, in preparation for the Liturgical season of Advent, the Church reflects upon Christ’s coming in history, in mystery in the Holy Eucharist...
St. Joseph, powerful intercessor for the Holy Souls in purgatory
November has traditionally been the month to pray for the dead, particularly for the holy souls in purgatory. The “Catechism of the Catholic Church”...
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