So we, who are many, are one body in Christ … made up of many parts” (Romans 2:5). Aloha, If we are one body, when one part is affected, what is the response of the other parts? Our sisters and brothers at Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa wake up every day facing an uncertain future. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion | 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: All that matters is to be with God
Isaiah 25:6-10a; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 The first part of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend’s first liturgical reading. Understanding the cultural, social, political and economic context surrounding the composition of biblical texts always helps to capture their meaning. As a general rule, times rarely were good for the Chosen People. But now […]
Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: What is prayer?
Church teaching explained to you YOUCAT*: Prayer is turning the heart toward God. When a person prays, he enters into a living relationship with God. [2558-2565] We read in the Old Testament of Abraham and Moses praying to God. We also read of how Samuel and David taught the Israelites how to pray. And in […]
Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Are you divided
Exciting ways to enhance young adult ministry In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus tells the crowd, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house.” If you are registered to vote, then you have an important task on Nov. 4. As citizens of the United States, voting is a right […]
Christina Capecchi | Twenty something: Self-reflection in the age of selfies
Lena Dunham is not done confessing. That’s the headline of The New York Times Magazine profile just published about the actress-turned-memoirist, and it couldn’t be more apt. Though I’ve never seen an episode of her highly rated, super-raunchy, nudity-filled HBO show “Girls,” I consider Lena something of a cultural case study, given how often she […]
Office for Social Ministry | Talk story: Preparing for disasters
Aloha, “The scandal that millions of people suffer from hunger must not paralyze us, but push each and every one of us to act: singles, families, communities, institutions, government, to eliminate this injustice.” (Pope Francis) The recent news that 183,500 of Hawaii’s people — 14 percent of the population — receive emergency food assistance is […]
Sister Rosemarie Montoya, Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet: Sharing gifts and talents
I have a passion for teaching our Catholic faith. In many of our homes and in some families, that isn’t always a priority. So I appreciate it when I get to spend time with the school children in class and they get excited about something that we are doing. Whether it be going through a […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion | 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: No one is beyond God’s love
Ezekiel 18:25-28; Philippians 2:1-11; Matthew 21:28-32 The Book of Ezekiel provides this weekend’s first reading. Pivotal in Jewish history was the time spent by Hebrew captives and their descendants in Babylon, the capital of the then powerful Babylonian Empire. This empire had overtaken the Promised Land militarily, in the process forever ending the two Hebrew […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: A changed church
The lyrics of Mary Hopkin’s hit song — “Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end” — remind me of my priesthood, a lifestyle I thought would never end, but it did! What happened? Decades ago, many priests spoke English, and their parents still spoke their native language. Even though they and […]
Manaolana | Karen Osborne: Go offline (and connect to real life)
Yesterday, I left my cellphone on the kitchen table when I left the house. It felt as if the apocalypse happened. The first hour wasn’t so bad. It was bright and early in the morning, and I had coffee to drink and work to do. The second hour was a little worse. I really wanted […]
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