By Gina Christian OSV News PHILADELPHIA — News that canonization dates have been set for Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who have become popular patrons for teens and young adults, is being met with joy and gratitude by a number of Catholics in the U.S. Pope Francis announced Nov. 20 that he will elevate […]
Archives for December 2024
Pope Francis approves simpler liturgical rites for deceased pontiffs
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who will celebrate his 88th birthday this month, has approved simplified liturgical rites for the death of a pontiff. His body will rest in a zinc-lined wooden casket, according to the new rites. Recent popes had been buried inside a cypress wood coffin surrounded […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Dec. 6, 2024
Happy New Year, Quizmates! Enjoy this “all-Advent” quiz. 1) ADVENT VESTMENTS What liturgical color is worn on Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent? a) violet b) rose c) blue d) green 2) ADVENT VOCABULARY The season of Advent gets its name from the Latin word “adventus,” which means: a) “arrival” b) “waiting” c) “anticipation” […]
Nathaniel Leomiti, Chaminade University of Honolulu: Building a ‘family away from family’
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My faith has been a guiding force in my life, thanks to my great-grandparents, who were catechists for the Catholic Church. They instilled the importance of faith in my family, a legacy carried forward by my grandparents. At 12, I began driving […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Relic, prayer customs have scriptural roots
Question corner Q: What scriptural basis is there for praying for the dead, for their repose, or for praying to the dead, for their intercessions? And in a related way, what scriptural basis is there for the Catholic practice of “relics,” such as saving a person’s bone fragments? My Protestant friends say these practices are […]
Christina Capecchi: Practice self-care by planning ahead
Twenty Something Growing up on a small farm, vacations were rare for Liz Gilbert. But one summer her parents enlisted a neighbor to tend to their goats and chickens so the Gilberts could retreat to the beach for a week. The morning they departed, Liz’s mom stripped her bed, washed the sheets and neatly remade […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Hard times inspire calls to be faithful
Second Sunday of Advent Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6 The Book of Baruch, the source of this Advent’s weekend first biblical reading, is relatively brief, only five chapters. It also is among the books called the Apocrypha by Protestant scholars. As such it does not appear in the King James Version of the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Jubilee year will be celebration of hope
Catholic Social Tips As we celebrate the first Sunday of Advent and of the liturgical year, the church prepares to commemorate the 2025th anniversary of the incarnation of our Lord. Pope Francis calls us to be “pilgrims of hope.” Our Holy Father says, “We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us […]
Michael R. Heinlein: Eucharist provides a lesson in waiting
Commentary Learning to wait is an important skill to acquire. I am reminded of its importance almost daily as I help my young children come to understand it — and, of course, in that process come to understand it more and more in my own life, too. “Patience is a virtue” I heard so much […]
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