By George P. Matysek Jr. OSV News BALTIMORE — For one brief moment at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, the hopes of the world seemed concentrated on a single man standing alone outside the massive Duomo di Milano in Italy. Andrea Bocelli, one of the most acclaimed tenors of his time, kept his arms […]
Effie Caldarola: Let us be signs of Christ’s mercy
COMMENTARY As a small child, I was a bit of a religious nerd. I’m not sure why, but I was the oldest child, the only daughter, and our little Catholic mission parish in farm country was central to our lives. From a young age, faith intrigued me. Case in point: I remember taking a toy […]
Guided by faith, she fought for justice
Dorothy Day, whose work many still consider radical, is now a candidate for sainthood By Russell Shaw OSV News In one of his more snarky stories about clerical life — it’s called “The Forks” — the American Catholic writer J.F. Powers capsulizes the fraught relationship between a stuffy, self-important pastor and his young curate […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Group is in violation of canon law
QUESTION CORNER Q: I greatly enjoyed a recent article about our Orthodox brothers and sisters having a valid celebration of the Eucharist. My question is, can the same be said of the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC)? Given your logic about the Orthodox churches, it would seem to me that the PNCC also has apostolic […]
David Spesia: Eucharistic dynamic is tough, but fulfilling
COMMENTARY Jesus’ entire existence was Eucharistic. If you and I are going to live as his disciples and respond wholeheartedly to the gift of his grace, our lives need to be marked by a Eucharistic dynamic. This Eucharistic dynamic is as simple as it is profound. It emerges most clearly on the night before Our […]
Photo: Confirmation celebration
Msgr. Gary Secor, second from left, and Father Jaime Jose, right, confirmed two adult candidates Feb. 10 at Sacred Heart Church in Waianae: Raywyne Atiga, left, and Raegina Atiga. The Mass was followed by fellowship with family, friends and parishioners. (Courtesy Sacred Heart Church )
Big Island churches host renowned composer for 2 evenings of Psalms
Internationally recognized Catholic composer Francesca LaRosa will be featured at an evening of Psalms with Eucharistic adoration on April 2 at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Kailua-Kona, and April 3 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Papaikou. Both events start at 7 p.m. and are free. LaRosa’s music is played in churches all over the […]
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe : Embrace Lenten practices all year long
COMMENTARY Living liturgically means approaching Lent as a built-in annual retreat. For most Catholics, that takes a time-tested and traditional shape. Prayer, fasting and almsgiving are, after all, the hallmarks of the season. So, we set aside more time to pray. We abstain from meat on Fridays, give up something we enjoy and try […]
Education is key to protecting migrants, religious leaders say
By Kurt Jensen OSV News WASHINGTON — Ask women religious leaders on the front lines of the fight against human trafficking and the exploitation of cheap migrant labor, and you hear less about government programs and more about educating the migrants. “It can happen to anyone anywhere,” Maryknoll Sister Abby Avelino said at a March […]
Saints embrace virtues, pope says
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The saints are not unreachable “exceptions of humanity” but ordinary people who worked diligently to grow in virtue, Pope Francis said. It is wrong to think of the saints as “a kind of small circle of champions who live beyond the limits of our species,” […]
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