Got your thinking caps ready, Quizzicalistics? Let’s see how well you score on this brain beater! 1) COFFEE TALK Which popular espresso drink is said to be named after the brown hooded habits worn by Franciscan friars? a) macchiato b) cappuccino c) latte d) frangelica 2) LITURGY The “Gloria” is traditionally sung or recited during […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Confessionals are required to offer screens
Question corner Q: Is a parish required to provide a screen and kneeler in the confessional? Our pastor moved our confessional from a room with screen and kneeler to a family room that does not have a screen or kneeler. So, our parishioners no longer have the option to use a screen and kneeler. Our […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: We need the Lord in order to survive
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35 The Book of Exodus provides us with the first reading in this weekend’s Liturgy of the Word. As the name implies, this book of the Bible traces the path of the Hebrews as they fled Egypt, under the leadership of Moses, and […]
Mary Adamski: We all need prayer in these hostile times
View from the pew My front steps are the ideal public yet intimate spot for displaying the Stars and Stripes. Not up at the remote top of a flagpole but in direct line of sight from my windows and protected from rain by the roof eaves. Totally up close and personal, you may have to […]
Jesuit priest with isle roots celebrates 25th jubilee
By Jennifer Rector and Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The young boy running across the grounds of St. Elizabeth Church and School in Aiea in the 1980s probably wasn’t thinking about joining the priesthood. Fast forward through grade school at St. Elizabeth, high school years at Damien Memorial School and college life at the […]
Faithful must work to defend democracy, pope says
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Catholics are called to be active participants in political life and be a force against the decline of democracy worldwide, Pope Francis said. “In today’s world, democracy — let’s be honest — is not in good health,” the pope told some 1,200 participants at an event […]
Former nuncio to U.S., found guilty of schism, is excommunicated
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, former nuncio to the United States, has been excommunicated after being found guilty of schism, the Vatican said. Members of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith met July 4 to complete an extrajudicial penal process against Archbishop Vigano, who was […]
Maryknoll sister prepares for final vows
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Maryknoll Sister Felista Wanzagi was gently told she was too young when she first expressed her intention to join the Maryknoll Sisters. Sister Wanzagi was just 11 years old, after all, when she approached the Maryknoll religious in her hometown in Tanzania, a country in east Africa. Sister […]
Bishop Larry Silva: God guides us to the right path
WITNESS TO JESUS | FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered July 6 at St. Marianne Cope Chapel, Honolulu, with the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, and July 7 at Sacred Hearts Church, Lanai, in celebration of confirmation and first Communion. “Do your homework!” “Turn […]
Official notices: July 19, 2024
Bishop’s schedule July 15-17, Asian-Pacific Island National Encounter, Indianapolis, Indiana July 17-21, National Eucharistic Congress, Indianapolis. July 21, 11:30 a.m., Mass for the 20th anniversary of the unity of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, St. Ann Church, Kaneohe. [Msgr. Gary Secor]
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