AMID THE FRAY What savagery lies in the breast of man? Two recent television epics ask us to contemplate this question. The first is Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s magnificent documentary, “The Vietnam War.” The other epic is the massacre in Las Vegas. A lone gunman used his hotel room as a sniper’s nest, ambushing […]
Father John Catoir: Tell it like it is
To some, the devil is nothing more than a silly Halloween costume. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Las Vegas massacre cannot be explained as a mental health issue. It was pure evil that manifested itself as demonic madness. Those who deny the existence of Satanic malice have a lot to learn. […]
Effie Caldarola: Father Edward Flanagan’s legacy
FOR THE JOURNEY The tall, good-looking priest had the craggy profile prompting the comment, “He had the map of Ireland written all over his face.” Father Edward Flanagan was the founder of Boys Town, an innovative village for runaway and orphaned boys near Omaha, Nebraska, a landmark that revolutionized the treatment of neglected kids. Although […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Render to God
29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b; Matthew 22:15-21 The second part of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend’s first reading. The context is a very bad time for God’s people. The two Hebrew kingdoms no longer existed, both having been victims of a military onslaught from neighboring, and very […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Fraternal correction the right way
WITNESS TO JESUS This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered Sept. 9 and 10 at St. Joseph Church, Makawao (Confirmation); and Our Lady, Queen of Angels Church, Kula (dedication of new altar) When I asked some young people recently what are the biggest challenges […]
Brother Peter Kiama-Maina, Marianists: God’s spirit is everywhere
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Although it may sound funny, one thing I am grateful for is the reality that I am a Christian, a Catholic and a Marianist. For whether my work be in the social development programs in the slums of Nairobi; or being a […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Fighting slumps of depression
THE HUMAN SIDE I sat staring out the window all day paralyzed. At night, panic attacks hit and in the morning, I wanted to go back to sleep hoping to wake feeling better. Nothing in life held meaning and medicine was useless. The depression stopped me dead in my tracks and dreading meeting the day. […]
Christina Capecchi: Hurricane Harvey and the kayaking priest
Twenty Something Hurricane Harvey stranded Father David Bergeron in his pick-up the night it ripped through Houston. The 38-year-old priest had been visiting his brother and had to pull over on an overpass three miles from his home in the flood-ravaged southeast side. He couldn’t make it any farther or go back, so he curled […]
Father Kenneth Doyle What are the duties of a pastor?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Can you please explain what a pastor’s duties are and whether he has anyone overseeing him? Does he report directly to the bishop? Does the bishop ever meet or check with the pastor to see how things are going? (Syracuse, New York) A: A pastor, as the word itself signifies, is essentially […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The tending of the vineyard
27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 5:1-7; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 The first section of the Book of Isaiah is the source of this weekend’s first reading. In this reading, the prophet speaks directly to the people. He speaks as God, in the first person. The prophet employs an image with which his contemporaries would […]
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