QUESTION CORNER Q: Why is the pope approving of civil unions for homosexuals? Isn’t this still one of the deadly sins? (Lexington, Indiana) A: First, to clarify: I have never seen homosexuality mentioned as one of the seven deadly sins. In fact, many people with a homosexual orientation are celibate. The seven deadly sins are […]
Talk story: We need each other
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Now is a good time to recover the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world.” (Pope Francis, World Day of the Poor, November 2020) This year the message of Pope Francis on the World Day of the Poor is especially compelling. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus will come again
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b, 64:2-7; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37 This weekend the church begins Advent. It begins the use of biblical readings from Year B of its three-year cycle. It also is the start of a new liturgical year. Each liturgical year is carefully planned so that the seasons, and the […]
Mary Adamski: ‘Tis not the season to be jolly
VIEW FROM THE PEW I’m sure most families have insider buzz words or phrases that are shorthand for some wisdom from the elders or reminders of a shared trait or an inside joke. One of ours is to say “pat, pat, pat” when someone is enduring pains or worries. To an outsider it may sound […]
Sister Susan Miriam Wolf, Daughters of St. Paul: Morning ritual
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of the Church, in union with the Eucharistic sacrifice, my prayers, actions, joys and sufferings of this day. (Morning Offering) From the time I wake up in the […]
Effie Caldarola: Post-election, with gratitude
FOR THE JOURNEY It was the day after Halloween and just two days until Election Day. As a nation, we were marking milestones in our long national COVID-19 trudge. Taking a neighborhood walk, I was struck by how fast Halloween decorations disappear. Here, for instance, was a driveway where a giant inflatable ghoul had hovered […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Was Friday really ‘Good’? Should I return to my parish if I can’t understand the priest?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Why do we call the day Jesus was crucified “Good” Friday? Christ was made to suffer horribly, so this has always bothered me. (Radford, Virginia) A: A fair number of people agree with you, and some have suggested that “Black Friday” would be a more appropriate designation. Interestingly, in the Greek Orthodox […]
Greg Erlandson: Where we go from here
AMID THE FRAY “I think it’s a great opportunity.” I was bemoaning the state of a country divided almost down the middle. The election that so many people thought was for the soul of the country or for its future instead revealed that we are divided almost 50-50. The priest I was talking with agreed. […]
Hosffman Ospino: Healing divisions
JOURNEYING TOGETHER The headline grabbed my attention: “You are no longer my mother”! The Reuters article, written a day prior to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, shared the story of a mother disavowed by her own son. The reason: political differences. The story, unfortunately, is not new. We have heard it far too many times. […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Did you bring extra oil?
WITNESS TO JESUS | 32ND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily of the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered Nov. 8 at the Benedictine Monastery of Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, Waialua. In college, I remember one classmate who stayed up all night to study for […]
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