The persecuted church By Deborah Gyapong Catholic News Service OTTAWA, Ontario — There is no room for fear in the life of Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa, Congo. “A cardinal does not have fear,” said the outspoken leader of one of most violent and volatile countries in Africa. “It is a mission to defend […]
Book review: Forceful smack down of atheism’s claims
By Brian Welter Catholic News Service “Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God” by Anthony DeStefano. Nelson Books (Nashville, Tennessee, 2018). 222 pp., $24.99. Readers of “Inside the Atheist Mind” expecting a tame rebuttal to atheists such as Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins are in […]
Provincial says Carmelite nuns in Aleppo live in ‘heroic situation’
The persecuted church By Doreen Abi Raad Catholic News Service BEIRUT — Amid the destruction in war-torn Syria, a community of Discalced Carmelites in Aleppo perseveres in its mission of continuous prayer and help to families in need. The Carmelite nuns, four of whom are Syrian and two French, are in their quiet demeanor “a […]
Jesuit aims to stem decline of faith with catechetical website
By Maureen Pratt Catholic News Service ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jesuit Father Robert J. Spitzer, former president of Gonzaga University, launched a cutting-edge catechetical website to confront the rising tide of unbelief spurred by an increasingly skeptical, science-saturated society. Developed through Father Spitzer’s Magis Center, based in Garden Grove, Credible Catholic offers 20 downloadable “modules” that […]
For those who mourn, a parish ministry
Mary, Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala has a ministry that offers consolation and support for those who are mourning the loss of a loved one. “Healing Hearts” ministry provides participants with the opportunity to explore mourning through Scripture, prayer, reflection and faith sharing. If you are coping with the loss of a loved […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Shepherds and secretaries, all are sent
WITNESS TO JESUS | FIFTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered July 15 at a Mass at Catholic Charities Hawaii marking the 40th anniversary of Hawaii’s Catholic Charismatic Renewal. On several occasions I have met with city and state officials […]
Scrub Bucket Ministries: ‘Live Into Your Call’
Scrub Bucket Gospel Ministries will offer “Live Into Your Call,” a morning retreat, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Aug. 25, in St. Anthony Parish Hall, Kailua. The event is open to all men and women at no charge, though a free will offering will be appreciated. For information and reservations, call Pat Tom, 261-8104, 729-2991; or […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Loaves, fishes and faith
17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 Kings 4:42-44; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15 The Second Book of Kings is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Originally, First and Second Kings composed one volume, but at one point in the revision of the Scriptures, this one volume was divided into two parts. As the title implies, […]
Effie Caldarola: Execution and mercy
FOR THE JOURNEY In early July, the Nebraska Supreme Court issued an Aug. 14 execution date for Carey Dean Moore. Moore, 60, has been sitting on death row for nearly four decades. It was 1979 when he killed two Omaha cabdrivers five days apart, and in 1980 he was sentenced to death for these crimes. […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: ‘Last rites’ for a comatose person?
QUESTION CORNER Q: My daughter, who was 50 years of age, became deathly ill, spent six weeks in the intensive care unit, then entered hospice to die. When death was imminent, a nurse finally found a priest to administer last rites. (It was a Jewish hospice, and they weren’t used to calling a priest.) By […]
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