One of the great blessings of my visit home to Brazil last month, with my mother, 13 sisters and brothers, 36 nieces and nephews, 20 grand-nieces and nephews and eight great-grand nieces and nephews, was the opportunity to be present to baptize one of my many
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Once again the Fall River Diocese is blessed to offer a wonderful opportunity for spiritual renewal during Lent. This year’s Women and Men’s Conference will be held on Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. concluding with a 4 p.m. Closing Mass, of which I am honored
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Early last year, I wrote to the Diocese about our efforts to foster healing in the wake of the clergy sexual abuse crisis and to provide greater transparency in our response to it. I shared that an in-depth review of the personnel files of all our priests
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National Catholic Schools Week (CSW) is an annual celebration of Catholic education. This year, 2020, will be the 46th anniversary of this celebration of schools. Catholic schools typically observe the week with Masses, assemblies and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members to celebrate and
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March For Life I am very proud of the work the Diocese of Fall River offers on behalf of the Pro-Life movement, some of which have been recognized nationally. In August 2019, during the annual Diocesan Pro-Life Leadership Conference, Marian Desrosiers was honored for her
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Greetings from Brazil; this month brings me the blessing of spending time visiting my mother, 13 sisters and brothers, 36 nieces and nephews, and eight great-nieces and nephews. My vacation in Brazil allows me to maintain that important connection with family, as well as provides me
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