By Laura Kilgus, Associate Editor - MANVILLE — Sister Linsa Neendukunnel, a sister of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, who for the past 7 years has been living and ministering at St. James Parish, grew up in a family environment so deeply rooted in the Catholic faith that her path to religious life seemed almost preordained. Her story is a testament to the power of a prayer in childhood, where daily Mass, time before the Blessed Sacrament, and evening family Rosary were the unwavering rhythms of daily life in her hometown of Kerala, India. (PHOTO COURTESY OF SISTER LINSA NEENDUKUNNEL)

The Chancery Office Building will be closed November 11 in observance of Veterans Day. 

By Erik Scalavino, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - NORTH PROVIDENCE — In the land of the so-called “Midnight Sun,” where it shines continuously throughout most of summertime, powerful darkness can still overwhelm. Darkness of the spirit and of the mind, which can rob its unsuspecting or ill-equipped victims of hope, of happiness, of sanity ... if we allow it. (PHOTO COURTESY OF FATHER T.J. VARGHESE)

By Father Denis Nakkeeran - At the end of His time on earth, Jesus leaves His disciples with the following words: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Mt 28:19-20).