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“If you want to converse with me, first define your terms”

by Father Joe

This quote, attributed to the author and playwright Voltaire, was often recited to me by my father. Dad was an electrical engineer and also a master of words, and these two worlds intersected in his use of logic. He must...
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It’s Not About the Chocolate! A Lenten Reflection from a Rectory Receptionist

by Linda Olsen

Giving up chocolate for Lent has been a part of my holy season sacrifice for as long as I can remember. But a recent devotional reminded me that lent is not about my self improvement...
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K of C St Mary

On Tuesday March 12th at our monthly council meeting, transitional Deacon Ryan Healy was presented a $500 Check to assist him with Seminary related expenses as he completes his final year of formation at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton MA....Deacon Healy is a former student at Bishop Feehan High School. Deacon Healy grew up in neighboring Attleboro
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TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE EVENING STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Would you like to pray the Stations of the Cross? Have you ever prayed them with music? Would you like the chance to attend with your whole family?...
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Lenten Prayer Takes Many Forms

by Father Joe

Silhouettes as prayer? Families leading our prayers in church? Walking in the woods with God? Prayer is one of the three pillars of the Lenten season (along with fasting and alms giving/charity). Refocusing our prayer life...
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Opportunities for Confession During Lent

Release your burdens and draw closer to God, because The Light Is On For You again this Lent. Our collaborative will be participating in the diocesan wide program of The Light Is On For You ...
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Cardinal Sean's Lenten Message 2019

Please click this link to read Cardinal Sean's Lenten Message
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Introducing - Catholic Community News

I hope you will take a moment to print, read, and share the attached “Catholic Community News,” our new newsletter for the Plainville-Wrentham Catholic Collaborative! It shows just some of the ways our parishes are thriving....
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Welcome Back to Experience the Power

by Father Joe

Welcome back to this powerful season of Lent, a time of ongoing conversion or “turning back” to the God who is the source of all life and blessings, and to the Savior who showed the depth of his love for us through his...
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Friends of Adoption and Foster Children

There are many ways you can help a child in need of foster care. Here are just a few:
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Fasting and Abstinence During Lent

As Catholics we are called to make personal sacrifices this Lent. We are called to be united in two practices in common with the whole church: fasting...
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PWC Collaborative Welcomes Cardinal Seán, New Music Ministries at St. Mary

by Father Joe

Our Collaborative Parishes are honored to welcome His Eminence, Cardinal Seán O’Malley, as he visits us this Saturday to celebrate the 4 o’clock Mass with members of both parishes. Parishes cannot be complete experiences...
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You Are What You Read - Lenten Library

There is a maxim in computerese of GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) and denoted the solid fact that our computers can only give back what we put into them as data. The same is true of our minds and souls. What....
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Lenten Prayers and Devotions

• Begin each morning with the prayer: "Lord, I offer you this day, and all that I think, and do, and say." ...Click for other devotions.
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CORI Forms Are Due

If you are involved with parish ministry, please stop by the office to fill out a CORI form. This includes Eucharistic.....
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Pope Francis' Lenten Message 2019

Click above link to read the full text. MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2019 “For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God” (Rm 8: 19)
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