QUESTION CORNER Q: Often, I have been at a Mass where the deacon reads the Gospel, which is fine. But then, sometimes, the deacon goes on to give the homily while the priest watches. This disappoints me and makes me feel that the deacon is overstepping his bounds. Why should a deacon, rather than the […]
Greg Erlandson: In defense of funerals
AMID THE FRAY “Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man.” (Mercutio, “Romeo and Juliet”) In the past two and a half months I’ve been to four funerals. Friends. A spouse of a friend. A child of a friend. It has been a cumulative sense of mortality and loss set against […]
French report: lack of upkeep poses danger to historic churches
By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service OXFORD, England — French parliamentarians warned that thousands of historic churches, many dating from the Middle Ages, will have to be sold or demolished unless government officials allocate resources to maintain them. “Like other Western countries, France faces questions over the future of its religious heritage given society’s growing […]
‘Red-tagging’ threat fails to frighten Filipino superiors
By Catholic News Service MANILA, Philippines — Religious superiors in the Philippines have vowed not to back down from taking a strong stance against government mismanagement and corruption despite a political threat of being labeled “communists.” The religious superiors said in a statement July 17 that “red-tagging” would not deter them from criticizing the regime […]
Suggestions on how to get teens excited about Mass
By Mark Hart Catholic News Service My cradle Catholic parents instilled in me the importance of going to Mass religiously (no pun intended) but were never able to articulate why we went, answering only “because we are Catholic and that is what good Catholics do.” It wasn’t until a youth minister explained the significance, depth […]
Heralding back: Aug. 5, 2022
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Aug. 11, 1972 ATTEND FREEDOM SEMINAR — Three Hawaii administrators were among 67 educators who attended a graduate seminar, “Preservation of the Principles of Freedom,” at the national headquarters of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. They are Sister Rose M. Schillinger, second from left, principal of St. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Death awaits all of us
19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke 12:35-40 The Book of Wisdom is the source of the first reading for this weekend. Nighttime was when the Exodus began, the Hebrews’ flight from Egypt where they had been enslaved. They saw God as their protector, assuring that their escape would succeed. Moses […]
Christina Capecchi: The path of inspiration
TWENTY SOMETHING During his down time at work, a Minnesota surgeon often browses the New Yorker in the hospital library. One day he spotted its famed cartoon caption contest — a caption-less cartoon that calls on readers to submit captions and then vote on their favorites, to be published in the following issue of the […]
Mary Duddy: Family life and river rafting
THE MARRIED LIFE Marriage and family life is not like a scenic cruise going down a river, where you are a spectator enjoying the view. No, it’s more like a white-water rafting trip, where rapids come and go, you need to paddle hard, and you could easily fall out of the boat. At the beginning […]
Photo: Maui blessing
Bishop Larry Silva smiles as he sprinkles holy water inside Kahului Lani, July 19, blessing the final phase of Catholic Charities Hawaii Housing Development Corporation’s affordable senior rental project in Kahului, Maui. See story on page 7. (Photo courtesy of Catholic Charities Hawaii)
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