23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Ezekiel 33:7-9; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20 For the first reading this weekend, the church gives us a passage from the ancient Book of Ezekiel. Ezekiel’s name in Hebrew in effect was a prayer, “May God make (him) strong.” It was fitting since, as the prophet himself said and indeed said […]
Richard Doerflinger: Shall we manufacture our children?
A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY “In the year 6565,/ Ain’t gonna need no husband, won’t need no wife,/ You’ll pick your son, pick your daughter too/ From the bottom of a long glass tube.” When “In the Year 2525” became a hit song in 1969, author Richard Lee Evans couldn’t have known his prediction about the […]
Talk story: Our immigrants, migrants and refugees
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “May these migrants meet brothers and sisters under every sky, who share with them the bread and hope of the common path.” (Pope Francis) Our Holy Father often calls us to reflect on how we can encounter Christ by walking with migrants on our shared journey of life. Pope Francis said, […]
Bishop Larry Silva: In service, spiritually and bodily
WITNESS TO JESUS This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the ordination to the diaconate of William “Pila” Tulua, Aug. 15, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu, on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary This is a glorious day on which we celebrate the fact that […]
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, retired: Good to the last drop
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Whrrr …” sounded the elevator before coming to a stop. “Thump … shuffle … thump … shuffle.” The cane coursed the polished wooden floor toward the kitchen with stiffened leg in tow. After a pause, for a cup of coffee perhaps, the thump […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 25, 2017
Adieu, August! We’re heading into a new month, quiz friends, and I’ve got yet another thrilling round of Catholic quiz questions for you. Let’s see how well you fare on faith-based trivia from Scripture to sports! 1) Saints To which pope, a patron saint for musicians and Doctor of the Church whose feast is celebrated […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: The sacred act of dishwashing
FAITH AT HOME I hate dishwashing. Laundry, I love: transforming jumbled heaps of tumbled clothes into neat, folded piles. Sweeping is satisfying. Wiping counters, even scrubbing sinks, brings simple pleasure. But I cringe at crusty pots and pans. Any night of the week, I’d trade for any other chore. Yet life in a household requires […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is yoga communing with devil?
QUESTION CORNER Q: My wife was recently at a gathering of her prayer group that meets every week. At the end of this particular meeting, a deacon spoke to the group and said something that has disturbed both of us. He said that when you practice yoga, you are communicating with the devil. Neither of […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Master of the king’s house
21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 22:19-23; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 The first section of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend with its first reading. In this reading, Isaiah speaks for God. With God’s authority Isaiah declared that a new master of the court should be named. (The master functioned as the king’s chief […]
Father John Catoir: Stay calm
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote: “Most of us reflect our surroundings. However, men (and women) with quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened; they carry on in times of fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.” I love that quote, but I must admit, I do not always have […]
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