In Jesus Christ we find “the way, the truth, and the life.” He tells us how we receive that life: “whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day.” Herein lies a dilemma. How do we receive Christ’s body and blood today? If we travel to Jerusalem, He is not there. We cannot go back in time. So, in His infinite wisdom, Christ established the priesthood to bring the possibility of eternal life to us in the present. God raises up saints to remind us of this truth.

Confession is a great gift Jesus entrusts to His Church. The Sacrament of Penance is where we meet the mercy of God. The Lord knows our weakness and so instituted the Sacrament of Penance to forgive grave sins committed after Baptism and give us the strength to live united to Him. In Confession, we receive an infusion of God’s grace, the infused virtues, and a help that comes from nowhere else to live in God’s friendship.

DANIEL J. HOLMES, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent

CRANSTON — Compared to contemporaries like St. Faustina and Sister Lúcia of Fátima, the visions of Mother Eugenia Ravasio have attracted a somewhat more limited following. It is quite a devoted one, however, as demonstrated by the recent Mass for God, Father of All Mankind, celebrated at St. Mary’s Church in Cranston on August 7.

“We gather today with the Church throughout the world to celebrate the love of our Father,” said St. Mary’s pastor, Father Michael Sisco, in his greeting to the congregation. “And we pray that this will one day be a celebration in all the Catholic churches in the world, and that the Father will be honored, known, and loved by all men and women.”

ASCEND includes worship, fellowship, Adoration, teaching and confessions.

The August 26 ASCEND event was cosponsored by St. Patrick Church Ascension Music Band, the diocesan office of Catholic Youth Ministry, Glorify Ministry, and McVinney Auditorium.

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PROVIDENCE — Diocesan Youth Day, celebrating this year's theme of “I Am,” will be held September 10, from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Cumberland, rain or shine, and will offer teens and young adults an active way to live their faith.

The event will feature the celebration of Holy Mass, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, adoration, worship music, meals, games, speakers and more.

By: Joe Ruff

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Sister Kathleen Storms hopes a calendar of prayers and suggestions for action during the upcoming worldwide Season of Creation will help people “understand that simple options can make an important difference in our care for creation.”

Meatless Mondays and shopping at farmer’s markets are among actions proposed by the Care for Creation Team of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to observe the season.

Sister Kathleen, a School Sister of Notre Dame, is a member of the team who wrote the calendar.

To learn more about a vocation to the priesthood in the Diocese of Providence, contact Fr. Brian Morris at rev.brian.morris@gmail.com or 401-331-1316.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Angela Franey, executive director of Abria Pregnancy Resources, said recent vandalism at the organization’s St. Paul location and dozens of similar attacks on pregnancy centers around the country reflect recent anger and misunderstanding around the issue of abortion.

She also believes the damage also stems from a misunderstanding of the mission of Abria and other like centers.

Abria’s staff love and help women, she said, and provide a variety of information so they know they have options.

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