The married life In God’s eyes, every child is precious, and every person has value. “Perfection” in the world’s view is evasive and rarely obtainable, as most Olympic athletes will acknowledge. In fact, it is often the beautifully imperfect whom God uses to bless a family. When I was in grade school I had a […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: In the Eucharist, we unite with Jesus
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Proverbs 9:1-6; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 The Book of Proverbs is the source of this weekend’s first biblical reading. Proverbs is part of the Wisdom Literature. This literature, forming an important part of the Old Testament, came to be during an interesting development of history. As the years passed, and […]
Greg Erlandson: Parishes must lead faith formation
Commentary It’s not every day that The New York Times runs a story about Catholics and Eucharistic adoration. Yet the National Eucharistic Congress held in July in Indianapolis caught the attention of the Gray Lady and many others. The five-day gathering in Lucas Oil Stadium, years in the planning with a $14 million budget, attracted […]
U.S. bishops support affordable-housing bill
By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — Legislation under consideration in Congress would help faith-based organizations respond to a shortage in affordable housing by easing restrictions on the use of their land to develop affordable housing, supporters say. The Yes in God’s Backyard Act, introduced in March by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the […]
Indigenous women embrace religious life
By Rhina Guidos OSV News SAN ANDRES SEMETABAJ, Guatemala — Sister Marta Yach Cosme walked through one of the gardens of the motherhouse of the Missionary Sisters of the Eucharist, touching the fronds of the ubiquitous plants and squeezing the herbs with the tips of her fingers, explaining their medicinal purposes. “We have to have […]
Wildfire recovery shows community’s resilience, support
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The devastation wrought by the wildfires in West Maui last year is unmatched in recent history. The death toll from the blaze that tore through Lahaina on Aug. 8, 2023, stands at 102. Thousands of people continue to struggle to find housing and other resources. Many families have […]
Grateful, and ready for the next step
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva has had a busy summer. He’s celebrated Masses for sacraments of initiation and of ordination; traveled to the mainland for meetings; and returned to Hawaii for more meetings and services both celebratory and commemorative. It’s no wonder Bishop Silva will spend his 75th birthday this […]
Congress attendees fired up to share Christ’s love
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald As the 10th National Eucharistic Congress came to a close, its 60,000 participants were told they had to go. Not in the sense of “leave this place” — Indianapolis, the capital of Indiana and site of the monumental five-day event — but “go and share Jesus’ gift of […]
Highlights: Bishop Silva’s 19 years as bishop of Honolulu
Bishop Clarence “Larry” Silva was ordained and installed as bishop of Honolulu at age 55. He will reach his 20th year as Honolulu’s bishop next year. He is the second longest serving diocesan bishop after the first one, Bishop James J. Sweeney, who served from 1941 to 1968. Here are highlights of his service for […]
Biography: Bishop Silva is the only Hawaii bishop born in the islands
Hawaii Catholic Herald Clarence Richard Silva was born on Aug. 6, 1949, at St. Francis Hospital in Honolulu, the third of Richard and Catherine Silva’s five children. He was baptized six days later at St. Anthony Church in Kailua. He was named after his uncle, his mother’s brother, a pilot lost during World War II. […]
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