EMBRACING FAMILY “Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40) Thinking back on the origins of Thanksgiving, it is interesting to note that much of what we consider “traditional” about it never transpired. The meat served was documented as “fowl” (possibly turkey, ducks, geese and swans). […]
Christina Capecchi: Hospitality at six feet
TWENTY SOMETHING “Can you come in?” My grandma’s favorite question is one we now discourage her from uttering. The impulse to swing open her door and her arms, honed over nine decades and stitched into her Irish-Catholic DNA, is not easily thwarted. Yet we have attempted to do so this year. She’s doing her best, […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The Lord will return
33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31;1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; Matthew 25:14-30 The Book of Proverbs provides this weekend’s first reading. This book was composed when both the Holy Land, and the lives of its inhabitants, God’s Chosen People, had experienced massive changes as a result of the military conquest of the Holy Land, […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: New marriage without death certificate? Vaccines made from fetus stem cell lines?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I am 69 years old and a new Catholic. My wife and I would like to restate our vows in a Catholic Mass. However, I was previously married 40 years ago for a short time. My first wife has passed away, but she had married again and I don’t even know her […]
Mary Adamski: Monumental musings
VIEW FROM THE PEW Here we are at the annual holiday/holy days when we deliberately remember the dead. When we mark All Saints Day and All Souls Day, we Catholics celebrate being linked in the body of Christ with those who have gone before us. A lot of people think that’s just too grim or […]
Father Christopher Patrick Keahi, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: The privilege of working for God
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald God has given me the energy by which I can continue to do his work on earth. He has allowed me the privilege of continuing my ministry for his sake. When I was very small, my parents divorced. I was only three […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Following Christ is worth any price
NOV. 1, FEAST OF ALL SAINTS Rev 7:2-4, 9-14; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Matt 5:1-12 Today the church celebrates the Feast of All Saints, liturgically replacing the observance of the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time. Setting aside a Sunday in Ordinary Time for a feast day signals that the church regards the feast to be highly […]
Greg Erlandson: A rosary for our nation
AMID THE FRAY I’ve found myself praying for my country a lot these days. As a family, we remember to do so when we say grace at dinner. At other times — usually after reading some terrible headline or seeing the latest total of fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic — I’ll say a silent prayer […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Did I blaspheme against the Holy Spirit? Why not dip the host in the wine with a spoon??
QUESTION CORNER Q: Recently I read an article in the Catholic press about the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and it has caused me to worry about something that happened long ago. I am now 45 years old and when I was in the seventh grade, this is what happened. I really liked […]
Effie Caldarola: Guns, looting and public disorder
FOR THE JOURNEY He had a baby face, still chubby with no etchings of maturity. He looked like the kid who might mow your lawn for a few bucks, then come inside for milk and cookies. While sitting at your table, he might become intrigued by your small son’s Lego set. His picture looks like […]
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