Q: I need an answer. Our son had been suffering from clinical depression since he was 4 years old. All of the doctors and all of the medications we tried over the years seemed to do little to help. One year ago, his own son died in an auto accident at the age of 24, […]
John Garvey | Intellect and Virtue: Technology humanizes precious life
Ultrasound technology was in its early days when my wife and I were having children. Pictures of our babies in utero always looked like Rohrschach blots to me. I couldn’t tell top from bottom. The doctors could, though. It became possible for the first time to tell the sex of the baby before it was […]
Father John Catoir: A heartfelt ode to Mary
It gives me great pleasure to tell you that I love Mary. I not only love her, but I obey her. I love her because she is the mother of my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. I obey her. As the mother of Jesus, she is a mother with authority. Jesus is bone of her […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion | 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: God, the law-giver
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 The Book of Deuteronomy provides this weekend’s first reading. In it, Moses presents to the people the revelation he received of God’s law. It is God’s law, revealed by God, not the invention of Moses given on the authority of Moses. While he was […]
Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: Why sacraments? Isn’t faith in Jesus enough?
YOUCAT*: We can and should come to God with all our senses, not just with our intellect. That is why God gives himself to us in earthly signs — especially in bread and wine, the Body and Blood of Christ. [CCC 1084, 1146-1152] It’s important that we have faith. No doubt about that. But, at […]
Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Turning paper into people
Today’s tip: Establish a working relationship with your parish’s (registration) database. It always looks good when parishes have an event and they collect every participant’s contact and personal information (name, number, marital status, profession, etc.). But then what? If these people are never contacted, then the data collected eventually becomes useless. A rule of thumb […]
Manaolana sidebar: Aug. 28, 2015
Quote “The school effort rises and falls with the priest. If he’s engaged, it thrives. If he’s indifferent, the best efforts get undermined.” | Father Peter M.J. Stravinskas, executive director of the Catholic Education Foundation, who led a priests seminar Aug. 18 and 19 in Huntington, N.Y., that focused on Catholic education and offered advice […]
Carolyn Woo | Our Global Family: Examining our aspirations
While reading a United Nations Development Program report on violence in Latin America, I encountered the term “aspirational crimes,” used to explain the tragic acceleration in crimes on and by young people. The term refers to crimes motivated by money and the irresistible desire for consumption. Partly this is to support one’s family in situations […]
Marketing Hawaii Catholic Schools: A new website is a step in diocese’s latest effort to boost enrollment
“Our caring principals, teachers and school staff work hard to provide a quality education and safe learning environment.” “Our programs support our students’ passions and invest in our students’ futures.” “Our students are grounded in their faith and become leaders in the Church and in the community.” These points and others are highlighted at www.catholicschoolshawaii.org, […]
Pope marks Hiroshima anniversary by calling for nuclear weapons ban
A woman sets a floating candle lantern on the river Aug. 6 in Hiroshima, Japan. The lanterns, thousands of which were launched on the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city, bear handmade messages and drawings, conveying each person’s prayers for peace and comfort for the victims of the violence. In the background […]
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