THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 The Book of Exodus is the source of the first biblical reading this weekend. This book is about the Hebrew people, enslaved and dreadfully mistreated in Egypt. Eventually, they escaped from Egypt and found their new homeland. None of this good fortune, of escaping […]
Mary Adamski: Chaplaincy in the time of COVID
VIEW FROM THE PEW Here we are in March marking the one-year anniversary of anxiety as our daily state of mind. A year ago, people were just beginning to realize that the deadly, highly infectious disease in a distant country was indeed going to be our problem, too. We’ve faced daily breaking news from the […]
Talk Story: New approaches to traditional practices
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Every moment of our lives is a time for believing, hoping and loving. The call to experience Lent as a journey of conversion, prayer and sharing of our goods, helps us to revive the faith that comes from the living Christ, the hope inspired by the breath of the Holy Spirit […]
Katie Prejean McGrady: In defense of hope
WINDOW SEAT WISDOM Our bedtime routine with our 3-year-old daughter is quite simple. Bath. Nighttime snack of strawberries and grapes. Read books. Brush teeth. Potty. Say our prayers. Tuck her under the covers. Kiss on the forehead. Lights out. It takes about 30 minutes, give or take the number of books she grabs off the […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Wasn’t our first pope married? Can the church bless our relationship?
QUESTION CORNER Q: My wife and I recently came into communion with the Roman Catholic Church. I know that a hot-button topic in the church is the question of whether there should be married priests. I have slowly come to the belief that unmarried priests make logical and biblical sense. Seeing how hard our parish […]
Richard Doerflinger: Intolerant relativism
A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Once upon a time, many people assumed that dogma, especially religious dogma, was the enemy of freedom and friendship. If only we relaxed and let each person live by his or her own truth, we could love each other and the world would be a paradise. John Lennon’s “Imagine” was the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Satan, beasts and angels
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS On the first Sunday of Lent, the Gospel according to Mark proclaimed: “The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for 40 days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.” So often the imagery associated with Jesus’ time in […]
Deacon Keith Cabiles: Cremation for Catholics: A brief history
RESTING IN PEACE For centuries, the Catholic Church forbade cremation, changing its official position on the practice only about 50 years ago. How did this shift happen, and why? Cremation in Catholic history Historically, the church’s views on cremation as a forbidden practice were formed through Christian belief in the physical resurrection of the body. […]
Father Adondee Arellano, Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette: Choosing faith over fear
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Many say that the New Year is a magical time to start afresh and pursue new dreams. It is an exceptional opportunity to bring newness to perspective and to forget the pain of the old year, especially the past one that brought […]
Talk story: Listening with an open heart
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Fraternity means to lend a helping hand. Fraternity means respect, listening with an open heart…It is the challenge of our times.” (Pope Francis, Feb. 4, First International Day of Human Fraternity) While many might argue that the COVID-19 pandemic is the most profound challenge in the world today, Pope Francis contends […]
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