According to the American Psychological Association, about 20 percent of Americans can be described as chronic procrastinators. Physically it manifests itself in laziness, idleness, indifference and nonchalance. It also shows itself in indifference to improve one’s character, distaste for the spiritual and failure to cultivate new virtue. Becoming indifferent and not cultivating new virtue is […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: Why are the Beatitudes so important?
YOUCAT*: Those who yearn for the kingdom of God look to Jesus’ list of priorities: the Beatitudes. [1716-1717, 1725-1726] As preparations begin for the next international World Youth Day celebration in Krakow, Poland, in 2016, Pope Francis has asked young people to reflect upon the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12). When Jesus gave us the Sermon on […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Can I be perfectly honest with you?
“By its very nature, lying is to be condemned. It is a profanation of speech, whereas the purpose of speech is to communicate known truth to others.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 2485) The point of speech is to pass truth on to others. The purpose of every word we say or action we take […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: May others, besides priests, do blessings?
Q: At a family discussion, the following question came up: Can anyone other than a priest or deacon do a Catholic blessing? (Baltimore) A: As your question would suggest, aside from certain blessings reserved to a bishop (e.g., the consecration of the sacramental oils at the chrism Mass during Holy Week), it is a priest […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Help here and now
Our family had a serious health scare recently. We’re not completely out of the woods yet, but prospects are good. My prayer during this time has been pretty basic: “Help! Please help!” “The Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis deals with anxiety like mine. Lewis points out that when God asks us to submit patiently to […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion | 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time: God’s law is one and inseparable
Exodus 22:20-26; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40 The Book of Exodus provides this weekend with its first reading. Exodus is among the first five books of the Bible, the books attributed to Moses. So in ancient Jewish tradition, Exodus came from Moses. Therefore, in a most special way, it was seen as the very word […]
Talk story | Office for Social MInistry: Reaching out, offering hope
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace … where there is despair, let me bring hope.” (Prayer of St. Francis) With a lava flow threatening, these words of St. Francis summed up why folks gathered in Avery Hall of Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa for a Sunday potluck town meeting at noon on Oct. […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Oct. 24, 2014
November is on the horizon, quizzicals. This year has gone by so quickly! Enjoy this new quiz filled with a cornucopia of faith facts. It is fall after all! 1) Saints Sts. Crispin and Crispinian, whose feast day is celebrated Oct. 25, are the patrons for cobblers and leather workers. How are they related? a) […]
Serra Club promoting events for priests, religious
The Serra Club of Honolulu is promoting two upcoming events in keeping with its support of religious vocations. For Priesthood Sunday, Oct. 26, the organization is urging lay parish leaders to join parishes throughout the United States in honoring their priests. On Nov. 6, Serra will host its 22nd annual appreciation dinner for consecrated religious […]
Left Behind: First movie in trilogy, weaves fiction with rapture theology
Nicolas Cage stars in a scene from the movie “Left Behind.” (CNS photo/Teddy Smith, courtesy Stoney Lake Entertainment) NEW YORK — The fundamentalist conception of the rapture, as described in the best-selling “Left Behind” novels, may be arriving — for the first time — at a movie theater near you. Three earlier films, all […]
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