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Diocese of Fall River to hold collection to aid Catholic aging...
Fall River — The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) announced that on December 10-11, the Diocese of Fall River will hold the annual Retirement...
The Camino de Santiago: The journey of a lifetime
Joe Gelly, left, and Eddie Alicea spent six weeks on the French Way of the Camino de Santiago, beginning in France and ending in Spain. Together, they raised nearly $29,000 to help support My Brother’s Keeper in Easton.
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28th annual FACE Fall Scholarship Dinner raises more than $300,000
Students and Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., presented FACE Fall Dinner guest speaker, New England Patriot Devin McCourty, with a special gift.
Fairhaven parish celebrates married couples, religious
Couples renew their vows during the St. Joseph Church’s Golden Jubilee celebration on October 15 in Fairhaven. (Story on page two. Photo by Carol Renaux)
Audit confirms diocese compliant with bishops’ charter
FALL RIVER —The Diocese of Fall River has been found to be in compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young...
A Reig-ny Catholic Youth Day: Reflections on a spirited event
Diocesan Youth Day special guest Chika Anyanwu shares fellowship with youth who attended the recent event in East Freetown.
St. Vincent’s continues Thanksgiving tradition of feeding the hungry
FALL RIVER — The leaves are turning, the crisp cool air has returned and preparations for the St. Vincent’s Services’ “Feeding Families at Thanksgiving”...
Father Roger LandryPutting into the Deep
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The highspeed lane to holiness
In this month of November dedicated to a Church-wide meditation on the four last things and to the practical imperative to become holy, so...
Taking Christ out to the streets
On October 11, the Church celebrated the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.
The Second Vatican Council was summoned, St. John...
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...
Dave JolivetMy View from the stands
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Animal uncruelty; thanking all Vets
In my last column I went out on a limb and shared some stormy times rumbling through my faith life and soul. I was...
I am a rescue dog, God
Over the last three years, I have had more than a handful of good people suggest I get a rescue dog because of my...
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...
Dr. Helen FlavinWrestling with god
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The call of the Good Samaritan
As a very young child, the first thing I learned about the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10: 29-37) was to practice what...
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)...
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...
Youth ColumnBe Not Afraid
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Give thanks in all things
If you have read my columns in the past, you know that we have a school-wide theme that helps to guide us for the...
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...
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Thinking ahead and preparing well
Throughout the month of November, the Church ponders the last things, and on All Souls Day, the Church not only prays for the faithful...
Repairing the relationship between priests and bishops
On October 19, the results of the National Survey of Catholic Priests were released by The Catholic Project and the Department of Sociology the...
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...
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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