God awaits our call Zechariah 9:9-10 Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matthew 11:25-30 This weekend, the first reading is from the Book of Zechariah. Zechariah was of the priestly caste and was born in Babylon. His birth occurred during the time when many Jews were in forced exile in the Babylonian capital. He went to the Holy […]
Viriditas: Sister Verone Leeman, Franciscan Sisters of Charity
Christ within the community Nearly 50 years ago, back in the 1960s, I was assigned as a teacher at St. Theresa School in Kekaha, Kauai. After I left teaching, I went into nursing, then did some library and secretarial work followed by serving the past 15 years as the cook at St. Francis Convent in […]
Mary Adamski: Peace be with you
Pentecost usually charges me up. The idea of the Holy Spirit taking hold of my brain and expanding my understanding of my world with God in it, the imagery of tongues of fire alighting on all Christians through the ages, not just the first few; I can track that back to a brilliant teacher in […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Words to live by
I’ve had some health problems recently — nothing serious, but unpleasant. Illness can make it hard to pray. Fortunately, I don’t have to struggle alone. Mother Church has words for me when I cannot find my own. I know that every day, someone is praying for me. It might not be by name, but at […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: ‘May I miss Mass while on a cruise?’
Q: Every summer, my husband and I go on a cruise. Only one cruise line (Holland America) continues to have a priest on board to say Mass. When we travel on other cruise lines, frequently we have missed Sunday Mass because there was no priest on board and we could not get to a Catholic […]
Father John Catoir: A simple exercise in God’s love that can help many
In my 54 years as a priest, I have been privileged to give hundreds of retreats. My favorite groups were recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. I was once the director of a drug and alcoholic rehabilitation facility, Eva’s Village, in Paterson, New Jersey. It was there that I taught the theory behind the 12-step program. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Corpus Christi
Body, blood, soul and divinity Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 John 6:51-58 This weekend the church celebrates the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, or as perhaps it is better known by its Latin translation, Corpus Christi. Feasts in the church have a dual purpose. They call Catholics to celebrate with faith […]
Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: How the son of a president proved himself
Being the son of an American president comes with as many pressures as it does privileges, especially when you’re his first boy and you bear his name. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. felt that his dad, President Teddy Roosevelt, demanded more of him than of his three younger brothers. The boyhood levity expressed in his broad Howdy-Doody […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Pentecost
The divine Spirit descends Acts 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 This weekend the church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feasts of the liturgical year. It is richly biblical in its background and is profoundly educational both in its own message as well as in its place in the chronology of events […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Saints alive!
When it comes to the saints, I’m drawn to those whose lives resemble mine. I can’t always figure out what Jesus would do. However, among the 8,000-plus saints, blesseds and venerables, there’s always someone suitable to my present need. Some remain friends for life. When I was eight, a Catholic neighbor gave me a tiny […]
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