FOR THE JOURNEY Do you ever find yourself, during this time of COVID-19, experiencing unexpected tears? We’ve all walked, on the news, through hospital corridors we never planned to visit. We’ve heard heartbreaking stories from families, the pleas of health care workers, the frustration and fatigue of teachers. We’ve seen refrigerated trucks holding overflow bodies, […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: It is never too late to prepare for the birth of Christ
EMBRACING FAMILY Did you find that you had the good intentions to make a beautiful spiritual journey this Advent Season … and it hasn’t come to fruition? Or maybe you haven’t even begun it at all? Maybe you wanted an Advent calendar with acts of kindness every day (and not just chocolate) or maybe you […]
Katie Prejean McGrady: Jesus is coming
WINDOW SEAT WISDOM My younger sister and I used to fight over who would get to blow out the candles of the Advent wreath. We’d light the candles at dinner, and as soon as we were finished eating, the back and forth of “You did it last night, it’s my turn!” would start. My parents […]
Talk story: No one is saved alone
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “This is a moment to dream big, to rethink our priorities — what we value, what we want, what we seek — and to commit to act in our daily life on what we have dreamed of … God asks us to dare to create something new.” (Pope Francis, commentary, The […]
Father Alfred Omar B. Guerrero, diocesan priest: Disciple of Jesus
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Since I was a kid, I have been drawn to the library. I was not involved in sports or any type of athleticism. You could find me in the public library, volunteering or reading. If you were to visit my office today, […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Leave the heavy lifting to Jesus
WITNESS TO JESUS | FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the First Sunday of Advent, delivered Nov. 28 and 29 at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu. Relax. Chill. Do nothing. Wait. How difficult it is for most of us to do so many of these […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Online joy with Isle’s singing sisters
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS We journey through Advent in anticipation of Christmas, taking many paths as we prepare for Jesus’ birth. One of the ways I have gotten into the spirit of the season for many years is to attend the Daughters of St. Paul annual Christmas concert to stir my soul with songs of this […]
Mary Duddy: Gratitude after a COVID-19 crisis
THE MARRIED LIFE We recently noticed that one of our neighbors had not been outside in a while. Neither had his wife. We began to wonder if they had COVID-19, and after several days we left a note on their door but got no response. Two weeks later an ambulance came and took the husband […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Gaudete! Rejoice!
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 This weekend the church celebrates “Gaudete Sunday,” the name coming from the opening word of the Entrance Antiphon. In Latin, “gaudete” means “to rejoice.” Rejoicing is not appropriate because Advent, and its stress on prayer and penance, is half completed, but rather […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: A Christmas without?
FAITH AT HOME Flip back through photos and you’ll see how different Christmas will look this year. No Nativity pageant at church. No Christmas concert at school. No company parties. No visits to Santa. No family reunions. With five kids at home, I’ve been hearing a lot of wishing for last year or hoping for […]
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