Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald For Good Friday’s liturgy, Father Jarek Skrzypek asked parishioners to bring fresh flower leis for the veneration of the cross. You could hear the popping sound of plastic containers being opened as folks unwrapped their store-bought offerings. My leis were just tucked […]
Archives for May 2025
Financial focus: Boost your financial literacy, then pass it on
To achieve your financial goals, it’s tremendously helpful to know as much as you can about issues such as saving, spending, borrowing and investing. So, what can you do to increase your own financial literacy? Of course, the answer to this question depends somewhat on your own knowledge and experience. But it’s worth noting that […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Guidance for non-Catholic weddings
Question corner Q: Recently my cousin got engaged and is in the planning process of her wedding. She is a baptized Catholic and has received both first Communion and confirmation. Over time my cousin slowly fell away from the faith. The man she is marrying is a great guy — however, he is not Catholic. […]
Christina Capecchi: We are one body in Christ, helping and being helped
Twenty Something The journey from a suburban Home Depot to our new country home spanned 11 miles and three helpers, winding over the river and through the woods. In the end, three crabapple trees successfully reached their destination — their trunks an inch wide, their potential infinite. It started in the parking lot, where I […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus is still with us, still speaks to us
Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts of the Apostles 13:14, 43-52; Revelation 7:9, 14b-17; John 10:27-30 The Acts of the Apostles supplies the first reading. It gives a glimpse into the “modus vivendi” of St. Paul as he moved across Asia Minor in his proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus. Paul evidently first went to synagogues. It is […]
Michael R. Heinlein: Building good habits deepens our faith
Commentary As any parent will understand, praying well at Mass with three children is not easy — or sometimes, even possible. There’s always a question about some ritual or phrase in a reading or a sippy cup dropped on the pew in front of you or just basic struggles of concentration. Oh, the distractions! While […]
Jason Adkins: Local engagement is faith in action
Commentary We are nearing the end of President Donald Trump’s second “First 100 Days,” and the elation it brought to some and the defeatism and despair it brought others are waning with the reality that each day of this new administration is going to be a grind characterized by the president and his opponents spinning […]
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