QUESTION CORNER Q: Can Catholics morally give donations to the Shriners Hospitals? Their ads are very convincing, but aren’t the Shriners Masons? (Surry, Virginia) A: All Shriners are Masons. (The reverse, though, is not true. Shriners International began in 1872 as a spinoff of Freemasonry, with philanthropy as one of its principal goals.) Shriners Hospitals […]
Archives for January 2019
Mary Adamski: Lead us not into contention
VIEW FROM THE PEW OMG! (Nothing irreverent intended: you know that’s just text-speak for gasp.) He’s done it again. It was Jan. 16 in his weekly public audience at the Vatican that Pope Francis again suggested that we could reword the Lord’s Prayer a bit. The last time the pope opined publicly about the wording […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: To follow and reflect Christ
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-14, 4:14-21 The Book of Nehemiah furnishes the first reading for this weekend. At one time in the Hebrew editions of the Bible this book and the Book of Ezra formed one volume. In time they were separated, and so they remain […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Taking anger by the horns
THE HUMAN SIDE Wherever we look, anger is on the rise and is calling for a deeper look at its anatomy. Anger, which is one of the seven capital sins, is often painted as evil. Psychologists would advise, however, that we take a closer look at it before condemning it completely. Anger can be good […]
Catholic parish of teen who escaped abduction credits power of prayer
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — For nearly three months, parishioners at St. Peter Catholic Church in Cameron, Wisconsin, were praying for the safe return of one of their own — 13-year-old Jayme Closs. When parishioners heard the news that she had escaped her abductor Jan. 10 and was safe, their prayers switched […]
Carolyn Woo: Mindsets for growth
OUR GLOBAL FAMILY During the new year, many of us adopt new resolutions to improve ourselves. I suggest that we first take a step back to connect with mindsets that drive us to act. Mindsets are basic beliefs we hold about attributes such as our temperaments or capacity for change and learning. The work of […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: Ten pockets of prayer
FAITH AT HOME January dawns, fresh and clean. The beginning of a new year. Although Advent is technically our new year in the church, January offers another jump-start — a chance to change and a renewed resolve to eat better, exercise more or waste less time online. Making time for prayer is a common resolution. […]
Official notices: Jan. 25, 2019
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] January 26, 6:45 am, St. Marianne Cope Walk (Benefit of St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii), Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu; 6:00 pm, Ministry & Vocations Fair and Livestream of World Youth Day, Mystical Rose Oratory, Chaminade University; 8:00 pm, World Youth Day […]
Talk story: Building communities of welcome
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “No American institution does more for immigrants than your Christian communities … Not only as the Bishop of Rome, but also as a pastor from the South, I feel the need to thank and encourage you.” (Pope Francis: Prayer during his visit with U.S. Catholic bishops in 2015) For nearly a […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Jan. 25, 2018
It’s a new year and a new you, readers! That means some of you (who will remain nameless because I can’t actually see you) won’t skip past this quiz but actually take it! 1) Saints Jan. 23 was Saint Marianne Cope’s feast day, which is also her birthday. What was her birth name? a) Marianne […]
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