Bishop Henning on the Domestic Church

"Here in the Diocese of Providence, the spring confirmation season has just concluded. Bishop Tobin, Bishop Evans and I have been traveling across the diocese since April for the conferral of this beautiful sacrament. It has given me the opportunity to join some 25 communities and see how each in their own way celebrates and rejoices. I always strive to express my own joy for the confirmed and my gratitude to their parents and families. At this time of the year, when we also honor mothers and fathers, I have been thinking of and praying for 'the domestic church.'

"The domestic church or 'the little church' is the church in the home. Pope Saint John Paul II was especially prone to recalling this teaching of the ancient pastors of the Church. . . ."

In a recent commentary, Bishop Richard G. Henning, the new bishop of the Diocese of Providence (RI), reflected on the essential role of family life in the life of the Church and in God's plan for humanity.

To access Bishop Henning's complete essay, please visit: 

The State of Hope: 'The Domestic Church' (1 JUN 23)