All posts tagged: Religion

Giving thanks for the lives of Pope Francis and Senate President Ruggerio

April 21, 2025
by Nicholas Knisely
Rhode Island

I join with countless others around the world in offering profound thanks to God for the life, ministry, and faithful witness of His servant, Pope Francis. It was a great shock to awaken this morning to the news of his death, having so recently seen him participating in the sacred observances of the Triduum. His steadfast devotion—visiting those in prison, greeting the faithful, and blessing the world in the last days of his life—stands as […]

A short service of Lessons and Carols from St. George’s School

December 12, 2020
by Nicholas Knisely
Religion / Sermons and audio

One of my favorite events each December is attending (and participating) in the Service of Lessons and Carols in the chapel at St. George’s School here in Rhode Island. My first one was soon after I was ordained the Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island and it’s become our family tradition each year since. This year, with the school rightly limiting people’s access to the hilltop it wasn’t possible for people from the community to participate. […]

President Obama’s words to all of us today

July 30, 2020
by Nicholas Knisely
Current Affairs

President Obama, giving the eulogy at Congressman John Lewis’s funeral today, said (in part) the following: [T]his country is a constant work in progress. We were born with instructions: to form a more perfect union. Explicit in those words is the idea that we are imperfect; that what gives each new generation purpose is to take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further than anyone might have thought possible. John Lewis […]