QUESTION CORNER Q: Recently, Time magazine ran an article about Tim Ryan, a Democrat congressman from Ohio, who announced his campaign for president. The article says that he “was against abortion rights until 2015.” It also says that he is a devout Catholic and names his parish. Ryan is quoted as saying, “To me, my […]
Greg Erlandson: Selling the sizzle at a parish near you
AMID THE FRAY “Marketing is a contest for people’s attention.” — Seth Godin I heard about a parish recently. It has regular eucharistic adoration, but only the old-timers show up, and their numbers are shrinking. There is some handwringing over this fact. Nobody wants to see it disappear when its current devotees disappear. The funny […]
Bishop Larry Silva: If you were to write a Gospel
WITNESS TO JESUS | SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION Here is the prepared text of Bishop Silva’s homily for the Solemnity of the Ascension, delivered June 1 and 2 at Annunciation Church, Waimea, and Ascension Mission, Puako, where he dedicated a new altar. What is the Gospel you will write? Perhaps someone may have received an […]
Christina Capecchi: How to accept criticism
TWENTY SOMETHING More than 19 million people tuned in to watch the final episode of “Game of Thrones” May 19, making it the most viewed show to ever air on HBO. Yet many were dissatisfied with what they saw, hurling gripe after grouse online. The finale didn’t fit the ethos of the show, they insisted. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Father, Son, Spirit are one
TRINITY SUNDAY Proverbs 8:22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 The church celebrates Trinity Sunday this weekend and it uses the celebration to teach us about the Holy Trinity, the mystery of three Persons in the one God. For its first reading, the church offers us a passage from the Book of Proverbs. Proverbs is one of […]
Sister Mary Angelica of God the Father, Order of Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: Soaked in the rain of God’s love
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Our Carmelite monastery is located off the Pali Highway. Being on the Windward side of the island, we frequently experience rain. No wonder the grounds around the monastery teem with life: vast evergreen vegetation, trees laden with fruits that we all enjoy, […]
Talk story: Each human life is a family member
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Families are the foundation of our faith, our society, our history, and our immigration system. As Pope Francis notes: ‘Family is the place in which we are formed as persons. Each family is a brick that builds society.’ (Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Bishop […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus has not gone from us
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23; Luke 24:46-53 The date for celebrating the feast of the Ascension of the Lord is optional in this country. The decision is made by the bishops of each province, for their province. These reflections are upon readings when the feast is celebrated […]
Elise Italiano Ureneck: The world we leave our children
FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS “What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up?” This question, posed by Pope Francis in “Laudato Si’,” has been rattling around my brain. It seems like every morning news stories appear above the fold or […]
Bishop Larry Silva: You are the Body of Christ
WITNESS TO JESUS | FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Here is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, delivered May 18 at Sacred Heart Church, Punahou, and May 19 at St. John Vianney Church, Kailua. Both Masses celebrated the reception of the sacraments of Confirmation and first […]
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