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Becoming a bishop wasn’t on the to-do list for Father Ruggieri, ‘but my hope is to know them and to serve them and to love them as best I can.’
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It’s the Ides of March, and Father James Ruggieri, the bishop-elect of Portland, Maine, is asking about the differences between East Coast rap and West Coast rap.
It’s the latest installment in a long-running conversation with a tall Black man standing in front of a table where the priest and other volunteers are giving out food.
The man, who thinks of himself as an East Coast rapper, said the people in rehab preferred gangster rap.
He has something he wants to get off his chest.
“I’m getting kind of nervous,” he says.
“Why are you nervous?” the priest asks.
“Because it’s time — getting closer and closer and closer to God, you know what I mean?” the man says.
“Just be ready,” the priest replies. “Just be ready.”
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It’s the Ides of March, and Father James Ruggieri, the bishop-elect of Portland, Maine, is asking about the differences between East Coast rap and West Coast rap.
It’s the latest installment in a long-running conversation with a tall Black man standing in front of a table where the priest and other volunteers are giving out food.
The man, who thinks of himself as an East Coast rapper, said the people in rehab preferred gangster rap.
He has something he wants to get off his chest.
“I’m getting kind of nervous,” he says.
“Why are you nervous?” the priest asks.
“Because it’s time — getting closer and closer and closer to God, you know what I mean?” the man says.
“Just be ready,” the priest replies. “Just be ready.”
Continued below.
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Becoming a bishop wasn’t on the to-do list for Father Ruggieri, ‘but my hope is to know them and to serve them and to love them as best I can.’
