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By Msgr. Albert A. Kenney - A couple of weeks ago, I went food shopping at Stop & Shop. Per usual, I started in my favorite aisle, the one all the way to the right of the store, particularly known as the ice cream aisle. As I stood there deciding which pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to get, I heard a voice yell, “Hey Msgr. Kenney is that you?” Immediately I turned around and grabbed a container of yogurt. (Photo: Diocese of Providence)

By Hortencia Medina, El Catolico de Rhode Island Correspondent - PROVIDENCE — In an atmosphere of fervent devotion to Our Lady of Altagracia, patroness of the Dominican people, Most Rev. James Ruggieri, Bishop of Portland, Maine, visited his native Rhode Island on Jan. 21 to celebrate a Mass at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, where parishioners from different parishes gave testimony of their great love for the mother of our Lord. (Photo: Hortencia Medina)

“Especially during this Advent season, our God is seeking to gather us together and lead us towards heaven. Because heaven is the goal, my friends,” Msgr. Kenney said. “And now with the celebration of Christmas in just a few weeks, we’re going to talk about the incarnation of Jesus coming into our world, the Son of God coming into our lives to change us, to make us more holy, to make us more faithful disciples.” (PHOTOS: LAURA KILGUS)

By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - PROVIDENCE — The Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul was nearly filled to capacity for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the yearly celebration which represents an important day for both Catholics of Latin-American descent as well as Catholics in the Americas more generally, as it is a remembrance of the first apparition of Our Lady to take place in the Western Hemisphere. (PHOTOS: COLE DESANTIS)

From Rev. Msgr. Albert A. Kenney, S.T.L., Diocesan Administrator - "Come they told me, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum A newborn king to see, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum" Who doesn’t recognize these words taken from the popular Christmas song, “The Little Drummer Boy?” Thinking about that song brings back childhood memories of my time in elementary school when we had the auditions for the roles in the nativity play. Since I was not blessed with a singing voice, I was hopeful to get one of the acting roles...

Laura Kilgus, Associate Editor - PROVIDENCE — For the past 20 years, Keep the Heat On has been a lifesaver for thousands upon thousands of Rhode Island households. Since it began in 2005, the program has continued to provide heating assistance to Rhode Islanders who have exhausted all other public and private forms of assistance. Keep the Heat On has contributed nearly $4.4 million of heating assistance to 17,750 Rhode Island families and individuals to help keep warm during the winter. (Photo: Laura Kilgus)

By Msgr. Albert A. Kenney, Diocesan Administrator - Last Thursday, I attended the Mass of Installation for Archbishop Henning at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston’s South End. That magnificent church was filled to capacity with so many people who came to this extraordinary gathering. A new, talented, and hope-filled Archbishop has now begun his ministry serving the people of God in the Archdiocese of Boston. We wish him well. We know what a blessing he was to us in his brief time among us. Sitting in the Cathedral, I offered a prayer of gratitude to God for the message of hope Archbishop Henning so faithfully brought from one corner of our state to the other. He clearly reminds us that hope is essential for all disciples of Christ. Hope distinguishes us as followers of the Risen Christ and our example of hope attracts others to follow Jesus.

PROVIDENCE—Today on the Solemnity of All Saints, the College of Consultors of the Diocese of Providence elected Reverend Monsignor Albert A. Kenney as diocesan administrator.