OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I’ve been trying to think of how to have a discussion on what are the causes of all this; why is our economy such that it causes so many people to be homeless or in substandard housing, with two or three families living together?” (Bishop Larry Silva, “America” magazine, April 2017) […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: A heightened moral tension
Most people don’t need more tension in their life. However, frightening times are calling for intensified tension like never before. In his book “Power and Responsibility,” Father Romano Guardini tells us why: “We seem to be rushing toward an event which from the human point of view can only be described as global catastrophe … […]
Bill Dodds: Never-ending parenting
YOUR FAMILY A dear friend recently became a grandma for the first time and now the baby is “already” a month old. How did that happen so quickly? In a couple of months, two of my three children will “already” be in their 40s. How did that happen so quickly? When I think back to […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: No Roman reaction to resurrection?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I have always been puzzled by the lack of reaction to Christ’s resurrection from Jewish citizens and Roman officials. It is well-documented that Jesus suffered and died, and his execution was authorized by Roman leaders; but, even at a time of no media coverage, how could Christ’s return to life have gone […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The Lord is truly risen
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 The Acts of the Apostles once again this Easter season furnishes the first reading. In the readings of the weekends earlier in this season, the identity of the Apostles clearly has been established. In a critically important revelation, the Apostles exercised the very […]
Effie Caldarola: A moral duty to serve refugees
FOR THE JOURNEY Imagine that you are languishing in a foreign jail alone. You don’t know a soul in this strange country. If you return to the homeland from which you have escaped, your life is in immediate danger. Your wife and children have fled to yet another foreign country, and you wonder when or […]
Bishop Larry Silva’s homily: Third Sunday of Easter
WITNESS TO JESUS Where is God is all of this? This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Third Sunday of Easter, April 30, delivered at St. George Church, Waimanalo and Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Wahiawa, at their confirmation Masses. What makes you downcast? Is it trouble in the family? […]
Talk story: An encounter a click away
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “In the complex and often dramatic situations of today’s world, may the Risen Lord guide the steps of all those who work for justice and peace.” (Pope Francis Easter Message 2017) This past Lent, Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl provided a path for Catholics in the United States to engage in […]
Richard Doerflinger: Death without dignity in D.C.
A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Recent partisan impasses in Congress raise the question: Can the two parties agree on anything? One issue they should agree on may come up this spring, as appropriations bills for the next fiscal year are debated. The Council of the District of Columbia and the mayor have approved a law allowing […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Science isn’t always glamorous
Some consider it miraculous, some fear it and still others wish it never existed. The “it” is science that can create awesome wonders and produce fearful results. Thanks to science, our lifespan is longer, crippling pain has been reduced and we are better protected against deadly diseases. On the other hand, science has created the […]
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