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Rev. Monsignor James P. Keaney

Lowell, Massachusetts

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Rev. Monsignor James P. Keaneyretired priest -- Diocese of Raleigh, NC; 87 SOUTHERN PINES, NC -- The Reverend Monsignor James Patrick Keaney, 87, a retired priest of the Diocese of Raleigh, died Monday, October 17, 2011, at his residence in Southern Pines, NC.Father Keaney was born in Arlington,...

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When we moved to Roanoke Rapids in 1987, we met Fr. Keaney during our first visit to the town. I returned to New York and told my friends that I had met a priest who was like Pope John XXVIII, that this priest would surprise people with the amount of work he did in his later years, just like Pope John XXVIII had done. I just knew in my heart it would be that way, the first time I attended his Mass. And so it was... he began to study the Spanish language at the age of 68, and he gave...

Msgr. Keaney was so beloved by the Hispanic community where he celebrated the Mass at St.Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Warrenton, NC. He was an inspiration to us all from about 2003 -2005.