How is your Lenten season going, quiz friends? Did you know that in some Eastern Orthodox churches, Lent is known as the season of “bright sadness”? Good luck on the latest challenge! 1) OCIA What is the name for the series of rites for adults who wish to be baptized which are celebrated in the third, […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Communion requires belief in Real Presence
Question corner Q: We know that Our Lord loves everyone and thus would want to be as close to each person as possible. Can non-Catholics receive holy Communion since this would help achieve the Lord’s ultimate desire to be within the heart and soul of every human being? My spouse is an Episcopalian and refuses […]
Christina Capecchi: Digging deeper dignifies others
Twenty Something I am a compliment-er by nature. Giving sincere, spontaneous compliments feels as comfortable to me as remarking on the weather — and brings me more joy. In high school, friends would quote my catchphrase “way to be.” On my wedding day, I relished the chance to compliment guests on how nice they looked. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Connect, commit to Jesus during Lent
Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36 The Book of Genesis is the source of the first reading. It is a story about Abraham, whom the Jews regarded, and regard, as the father of their people. Abraham is also seen as the spiritual father of all who know and honor the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Take time to focus on, pray for families
Catholic social tips In our Catholic tradition, March is dedicated to St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus. We are also called to reflect and pray as the Lenten season begins. Each month, my Catholic Mothers planner shares a spiritual challenge. This month, the challenge to readers is to “meditate on how the members of […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: Loved ones must help least among them
Commentary Ask any parent who launched their child only to have them return home, or encouraged them through rehab only to watch them relapse. Ask any adult child who has welcomed their parent into their home as aging, illness or disability demands. Ask couples who have blended families after divorce or death of a spouse. […]
Talk story: Sharing Stories of Hope through CRS Rice Bowl
Ash Wednesday marks the start of the annual CRS Rice Bowl, the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services. CRS is the official relief and development agency of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. CRS Rice Bowl began during preparation for the 1975 World Eucharistic Congress in the United States, when Catholics in Pennsylvania prayed, fasted […]
Talk story: Dignity of all people must be protected
Office for Social Ministry “The journey from slavery to freedom that the people of Israel traveled, as narrated in the Book of Exodus, invites us to look at the reality of our time, so clearly marked by the phenomenon of migration, as a decisive moment in history to reaffirm not only our faith in a […]
Mary Adamski: It’s possible for everyone to get along
View from the pew Nearly 100 people came together to pray and worship God at Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish last month, but most of them were not Catholic. A group of men preparing to become deacons met this month to learn about some of the first people to bring Christianity to Hawaii — Protestant Congregational […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Rules, limits of receiving Communion
Question corner Q: Can a Catholic receive holy Communion twice in one day? Also, is it possible to ask to receive Communion outside of Mass under normal circumstances, or is this something that is only possible for the sick? (Scarsdale, New York) A: To start with the second part of your question, the short answer […]
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