QUESTION CORNER Q: I read your column every week in our archdiocesan paper, and I have a question for you. What is the role of the parish priest at the time of the serious illness and death of a parish member? I recently lost my husband after a long illness, the last several months of […]
Richard Doerflinger: The paradoxes of inclusion
A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY In a recent homily, Bishop Robert E. Barron rightly identified two paramount values in our secular culture: being “inclusive” and being “nonjudgmental.” The two seem closely related. If you want to embrace everyone in society, you avoid making moral judgments that banish some people to the margins. So all are welcome, […]
Carolyn Woo: A woman of uncompromising faith
OUR GLOBAL FAMILY Preparation for the 75th anniversary of Catholic Relief Services calls to mind a truly remarkable woman whose work has informed the Catholic social tradition, particularly in the United States during the last century. In my own case, I owe her a special debt. Though she is not well-known beyond the peace movement […]
Effie Caldarola: The need for apologies
FOR THE JOURNEY When former first lady Barbara Bush died recently, memories of her good qualities abounded. In a culture where females are pressured to think a face-lift is just a matter of time and slimness is non-negotiable, she was an attractive natural with a matronly figure and soft white hair. A champion of literacy […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Through the Holy Spirit, Jesus lives
PENTECOST Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 This weekend the church celebrates the Feast of Pentecost. The Acts of the Apostles provides the first reading, the dramatic story of the first Pentecost. In this passage, the imagery is very important, since these images spoke volumes to those persons in the […]
Sister Victoria Lavente, Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres: A caterpillar to a butterfly
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Missionaries adapt to wherever they are sent. It can be a challenge. But at the same time it is an enriching experience for all as we grow with each other spiritually, emotionally, psychologically and culturally. Imagine two people walking together along the […]
Bishop Larry Silva: The wolf, prowling for human souls
WITNESS TO JESUS | FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Here is the text of Bishop Silva’s homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 21/22, delivered at Holy Rosary Church, Paia, Maui, where he also administered the sacrament of confirmation. The Gospel we just heard is obviously biased against wolves. Wolves are clearly the villains […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: More meekness please
THE HUMAN SIDE Would we sleep better and be more convivial if a higher degree of meekness existed in society? I believe the answer is yes! To see how true this is let’s examine its essence. Meekness is usually envisioned as timidity, mildness and humbleness — the direct opposite of being forceful and dynamic. However, […]
Sister Patricia Rapozo, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: To Love. To Share. To Serve.
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Crafts have been my life, and my religious life ever since I was 10 years old. My grandparents started me on sewing. We made everything. When I was in high school at St. Joseph School in Hilo, we had our bazaar and […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Did the pope say there is no hell?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Did Pope Francis just say that there is no hell? (Chesapeake, Virginia) A: No. Pope Francis did not say that there is no hell. That misinformation comes from a March 2018 article in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The article — written by that newspaper’s co-founder and former editor, Eugenio Scalfari — […]
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