Friends, I know of a woman whose young child says, as he goes up to Communion, “You can’t have seconds of Jesus!” At least not in one Mass! As the U.S. bishops start a four-year National Eucharistic Revival this month, I’ve themed this quiz along those lines. PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) A to Z Catholic Dictionary […]
Archives for June 2022
Photo: Confirmed and more
Bishop Larry Silva confirmed 29 young men and women at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Wailuku on the feast of Pentecost June 5. At the evening Mass, they also received the Holy Eucharist and were welcomed into the parish community by family, friends and parishioners. The picture includes Bishop Silva, the pastor, Msgr. Terrence […]
Talk story: For our families, let us pray
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The family is the place where we learn to live with one another, to live with young people and with those who are older. And by being united in our differences — young people, the elderly, adults, children — we evangelize with our example of life.” (Pope Francis, Pope’s Prayer Network, […]
Photo: A very special day
La Salette Father Augustine Uthuppu and Deacon Chris Ribucan celebrate with the children who received Confirmation and first holy Communion May 28 at their parish of Christ the King in Kahului, Maui. (Photo courtesy of Audie Pascual)
Photo: State officers
The Hawaii state officers of the Knights of Columbus gather for a photo after the May 8 Mass at which they were installed. In the front row, from left, are Paul Maple, state warden; Randy Tom, state secretary; Father Lane Akiona, state chaplain; Ryan Brown, state deputy; Patrick Guzman, state treasurer; Alex Ty, state advocate. […]
Effie Caldarola: Choosing a side
FOR THE JOURNEY In the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the saint asks us to make a choice between “the two standards.” Using our imaginations, we envision the banner, or standard, of Christ arrayed on one side, and the legions of the evil one gathering in opposition on the other. Which side do […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Am I doomed by Scripture? Masses said for things other than specific people?
QUESTION CORNER Q: In the Book of Wisdom (3:17-18 and 4:3) it indicates that children born of a forbidden union will suffer a miserable fate and not amount to anything. They are illegitimate and can never lay a firm foundation with values that are deeply rooted. I was born out of wedlock; my Dad’s family […]
Greg Erlandson: A tale of two weddings
AMID THE FRAY How do we attract people to our church? How do we invite people to “come and see”? These are questions being asked with greater urgency these days. The “nones,” that is, those with no religious affiliation, are growing in number, while too many Catholics are walking away from any sort of consistent […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Freedom from slavery
13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1Kings 19:16b, 19-21; Galatians 5:1, 13-18; Luke 9:51-62 The First Book of Kings is the source of this weekend’s first reading. As the names of these two volumes imply, First and Second Kings were written, to a degree, to be a chronicle of the lives and reigns of Israel’s early […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Join the eucharistic revival
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Every Sunday at Mass we are invited to sit at the table of the Lord and behold the mystery of the bread and wine being consecrated and transformed into the real presence of the body and blood of Christ. For many Catholics, this tenet of our faith has simply become symbolic. “I […]
