For December 10, the second Sunday of Advent, Sister Elizabeth Castro, H.M.S.P., Director of the Office for Religious for the Diocese of Providence, invites and shares how we can all make this Advent a "Journey to Joy."

By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - WARWICK — Starting a business is like bringing a child into this world. A spark of an idea is conceived, growing within a person until the day they bring forth a new creation. The business begins in infancy, with each successive step reminiscent of the progression of childhood as the business owner nurtures their new entity into independent adulthood. (Image: Faith and Grace Design Studios)

This is a patronal feast day in the United States of America and is observed as a Holy Day of Obligation. The Chancery Office Building located at One Cathedral Square, Providence, will be closed in observation of this day.

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