QUESTION CORNER Q: Regarding your recent column on forgiving ISIS: Must forgiveness be predicated on remorse and repentance by the offending party? I am thinking of Christ being crucified and saying, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing” — or St. Stephen forgiving those who had stoned him. (Greenwich, Connecticut) Q: […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Lent for life
I can’t believe it’s almost Ash Wednesday. Didn’t we just celebrate Christmas? I guess I need to stop humming carols and start planning a meaningful Lent.
Effie Caldarola: Resolutions that extend beyond the new year
FOR THE JOURNEY By now, many people have given up their resolutions. A couple of articles I saw in January confirmed this. In one, a local writer who exercises regularly and writes for a fitness blog reports that she dreads the gym in January. Finding a parking spot is frustrating, and the gym is so […]
Father John Catoir: Our duty to those who doubt
Recently, I received a letter from a person desperate because his brother left the church in anger, saying a lot of what the church teaches is a myth. I told the person I would pray for the situation. But I imagine there are a lot of similar situations out there. Here are a few […]
Brother Jeremy Sabugo, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary: My parents’ first response
On the day that I told my parents (Teodorico and Lourdes Sabugo) that I wanted to be a religious brother, they were thrilled and delighted. Quite frankly, I doubt they were surprised. Apparently, they were aware of how important the church was to me and how I found meaning not only through my home parish of St. Michael’s in Waialua, but beyond.
Kathleen T. Choi: Remembering all the victims
IN LITTLE WAYS This year, as the anniversary of Roe v. Wade approaches, my thoughts are with the mothers. As a teenager, I never had to face telling my parents I was pregnant. However, I remember other secrets I kept and the panic I felt when I thought they’d find out. I can easily imagine […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Who checks deacon homilies?
QUESTION CORNER Q: At Mass recently, I was stunned by a statement made by the deacon who was giving the homily. That has made me wonder whether deacons have sole independence when preparing remarks or if the priest exercises oversight. (City of origin withheld) A: On the parish level, the pastor has the ultimate responsibility […]
Office for Social Ministry: Connecting Advent and Lent
TALK STORY On the first Sunday of the New Year we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany — the culmination of the Christmas story that focused on wise men seeking to connect with Emmanuel, “God with us.” They journeyed from afar following a star, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh — offerings that were […]
Sister Joseph Mary Cefra, SSCC: From under the Kukui tree
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald The day my sister got married, my father asked, “Who is next?” I responded, “Me!” His joy turned into disappointment tinted with a bit of anger when I told him I was of age. I was 26 then and had already been […]
Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: Tackling the new year one heroic minute at a time
TWENTY SOMETHING Oprah Winfrey has joined Weight Watchers, which means she is not only a card-carrying, point-counting member of the weight-loss club, she is also a part owner. That’s how you do it when you’re Oprah: You go big (“you get a car, you get a car, you get a car”) or you don’t bother. […]
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