Discipleship is difficult 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. Three prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel and Jeremiah are called major prophets because of the extent of their writings and the brilliance of what they wrote. Jeremiah was active as a prophet during […]
Viriditas: Sister Judith Abique, Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres:
My day begins with praise of God Three years ago when I was asked to accept the mission to come to Hawaii, I had to reflect back on my motivation for joining the congregation, the religious life. The motivation I had was to share the love of God. Yes, it was to share that love […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Not so little
I dislike getting angry. It leaves me shaken and ashamed. I understand anger’s source. We perceive a threat, and a surge of adrenaline gives us the strength to run away or fight back. Knowing that, I can sometimes walk off anger before I say or do something I’ll regret. I tell myself that I’m not […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Put first things first Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23 Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 Luke 12:13-21 The first reading this weekend is from the Book of Ecclesiastes. The first verse states that the book is the work of Qoheleth, a son of King David, although no proper name actually is used. The book’s origins, despite this tradition, are puzzling. […]
Mary Adamski: Thou shall not kill
It seems that there’s been such clamor of words in my ears for the past few weeks that it’s hard to sit down and sort them into quiet thoughts on a keyboard. If you haven’t been battered with the details of two murder trials, in Florida and in Hawaii, you’ve succeeded in being a better […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Not likely
I just read a biography of Tom Cruise (it’s summer). Naturally there was a lot about Scientology, and the biographer gleefully mocked its teachings. As I read, I thought to myself, “I could make Christianity sound just as silly.” For example, we Christians believe that God is big enough to create the universe yet small […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Abraham, Martha and Mary Genesis 18:1-10a Colossians 1:24-28 Luke 10:38-42 The Book of Genesis, unfortunately, bears the burden of being remembered, and usually discussed, only in terms of its creation narratives. While the creation of all things and beings in existence by Almighty God is a major revelation, Genesis has much more to say than […]
Viriditas: Sister Agnella Iu, Carmelites
The simplicity of love The Carmelites prefer not to have their individual photos taken. Here is a picture of their convent on the Koolau slopes. In the daily life of Carmel, it is the presence of God that keeps us going. Here, we have a twofold mission to be, and to live, in God’s presence. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
God has not abandoned us Isaiah 66:10-4 Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-2, 17-20 The first reading is from the third section of Isaiah. The three sections of this book, so favored over the years by pious Jews as well as devout Christians, saw a great sweep of Hebrew history, from before the Babylonian conquest, through the […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Everybody’s talkin’ at me
I hear voices. No, I’m not crazy — or no crazier than you are. We’re all continually bombarded with messages from the world around us. We usually start the day with the news, and it’s always bad. Health care costs keep rising, the Middle East may explode, and we’ve ruined the environment. After the headlines, […]
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