COMMENTARY Every news channel showed the crash over and over again until I could see the horrifying image in my sleep. The only problem was, it was so distressing I couldn’t sleep. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s brutal Wagner group, was believed to be on a private jet carrying 10 people when it […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Does faulty faith prevent healing?
QUESTION CORNER Q: When I was Evangelical, we were told Jesus wanted to heal us, every time; we need only ask “in his name.” If we weren’t healed it was because we lacked sufficient faith to “claim it.” I remember my Catholic Grandma saying though, that sometimes God heals and sometimes not, and that […]
Talk story: I was a stranger and you welcomed me
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The decision to migrate should always be free, yet in many cases, even in our day, it is not. Conflicts, natural disasters, or more simply the impossibility of living a dignified and prosperous life in one’s native land is forcing millions of persons to leave.” (Pope Francis, message for the […]
Mary Adamski: As we forgive those who trespass against us
VIEW FROM THE PEW How long does it take us to recite the Lord’s Prayer together at Mass … less than a minute, for sure. So, maybe a couple seconds of reflection might occur when we say “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” On a recent Sunday, that familiar […]
Bishop Larry Silva: A hell of your own making
WITNESS TO JESUS | TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva delivered Sept. 17 at St. Rita Church, Nanakuli, on the occasion of the installation of the pastor, Capuchin Franciscan Father Paulo Kosaka. I would like to tell you about the time I went […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Turn to God, ask forgiveness
26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 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 by their descendants, in Babylon, the capital of the then powerful Babylonian Empire. This empire overtook the Promised Land militarily, ending the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: The synod: listening, engaging
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS In October, our church will begin the historic Synod on Synodality. This gathering of nearly 400 people will work to implement, according to a Vatican synod preparatory document, “synodality that entails receptivity to change, formation, and on-going learning. How does our church community form people to be more capable of walking […]
Father Roland Bunda, Marianists: Being in the presence of God
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald On my 75th birthday, Marianist Father Stephen Tutas sent me an email. He always sends the brothers and the priests little “favorinos,” favorite sayings. This one said, “Be aware, be keenly aware of the action of the Holy Spirit in your life. […]
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: AI homilies might sound good, but …
COMMENTARY With all the talk about ChatGPT, and Pope Francis’ ongoing criticism of bad preaching, a dark question crossed my mind: What if the homilies we heard at Mass were composed by artificial intelligence? Would they be better than what the average Catholic hears in the average parish every Sunday, or somehow, even worse? […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Do all divorces require an annulment?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Are there certain divorce situations for Catholics that do not require annulments? I’m thinking about Justice of the Peace marriages, marriages at sea or even marriages conducted by someone who is “ordained” online. How does the church handle these types of divorce situations? (Corydon, Ind.) A: Yes, there are certain situations […]
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