QUESTION CORNER Q: I have always had a great fear of confession. Once I got in there, I would be so scared that I would just say the first thing I could think of, in order to get it over with. As a result, I have never really made a good confession in my entire […]
Father John Catoir: The fear of extremism and violence
A woman confided to me that she was terribly afraid for her grandchildren to grow up in a world like ours. I conceded that the dangers are real, but I reminded her of the words of Jesus: “In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world” (Jn 16:33). […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: A garden’s mystique: Quotes to inspire
THE HUMAN SIDE Roman Senator Marcus Tullius Cicero wrote, “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” Why is a garden precious? One reason is it produces life-sustaining food. It can also produce the life-enhancing spirit of beautiful flowers. Most mysterious and even more precious is its secretive powers of […]
Mary Adamski: The Body of Christ. Amen.
VIEW FROM THE PEW Mostly we Catholics aren’t arena-event kind of Christians. We cherish the comfort of our own parish, a cozy gathering where we gravitate to the same side of the church and talk to the usual cluster of familiar faces. Way too many seats are empty because many alleged Catholics won’t spare an […]
John Garvey: Politics and the court
INTELLECT AND VIRTUE Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg caused quite a stir this month by saying what was on her mind about Donald Trump to the New York Times. “I can’t imagine what the country would be — with Donald Trump as our president,” she said. If her husband were alive, she continued, he […]
Father Victor Lanuevo, diocesan priest: Living in dying
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Special to the Herald Whenever you feel helpless, when you are in a confining, limiting situation with few options, embrace that condition and live it in your own way; and then you can overcome anything that bothers you. Even if you don’t know what happens […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Withstand all that is contrary to God
20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Hebrews 12:1-4; Luke 12:49-53 The Book of Jeremiah is the source of the first reading for this weekend. Jeremiah is regarded as one of the more important prophets. In fact, three prophets — Isaiah, Ezekiel and Jeremiah — are called Major Prophets. Jeremiah was active as a […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is it OK to skip the Confiteor?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I have noticed that more often than not, the Confiteor (“I confess”) is skipped at Mass, and the priest or deacon goes right into the “Lord, have mercy” prayer (Kyrie). I have inquired as to why they do this but cannot get an answer. In the Tridentine Mass, the Confiteor was important […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Countering today’s malaise with simplicity
THE HUMAN SIDE Whenever I was anxious about disturbing events, my Italian grandfather would say, “Gini, it is all in the Bible. Not only does it contain the same distressing happenings of today, but also the wisdom needed to contend with them.” St. Matthew’s Gospel contains the wisdom of which my grandfather spoke. Christ prays, […]
Sister Gioan Linh Nguyen, Daughters of St. Paul: The grace of the moment
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Before one elevated feast day, I remember gathering with the youth and young adults of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace to clean the cathedral. Underneath the pews we found a lot of gum which we were then tasked with scraping […]
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