OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Today the word of God shows us the Holy Spirit in action … bringing harmony in three ways: in the world he created, in the Church, and in our hearts.” (Pope Francis, homily for Pentecost May 28, 2023) Just in time for Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis was blessed to emerge from […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Are our intentions remembered?
QUESTION CORNER Q: If I send a donation to some group that says they’ll remember my intentions at Mass, how does that work? They can’t possibly remember every intention of every donor! (Garden City, NY) A: Depending on the specific circumstances of the donation and the nature of the prayer request, the group in question […]
Russell Shaw: Do we still want our Sabbath?
COMMENTARY Both the extent and the limitations of the Supreme Court’s power are visible in a pending case raising the question of how far employers must go to accommodate employees’ religion. Underlying this dispute — yet obviously unreachable by the Supreme Court — is the larger reality of the sabbath’s de facto secularization in […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Body, blood, soul, divinity
CORPUS CHRISTI 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 the person, or […]
Christina Capecchi: The heart of the work
TWENTY SOMETHING The U.S. Postal Service just released a stamp that bursts with nostalgia: an homage to the beloved author and illustrator Tomie dePaola. It depicts his best-known character, Strega Nona, who earned him a Caldecott Medal in 1976, clutching her pasta pot and smiling at her peacock. The stamp inspired me to sift through […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Real fathers
EMBRACING FAMILY In his apostolic letter “Patris Corde,” Pope Francis said, “Fathers are not born, but made. A man does not become a father simply by bringing a child into the world, but by taking up the responsibility to care for that child. Whenever a man accepts responsibility for the life of another, in […]
Barbara Akana and Marian Lehua Kim, parishioners of Sacred Heart Church, Hawi: Service from the heart
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Sister Malia Dominica: So, how long have you been here at Sacred Heart? Barbara: I grew up in Kohala and I have been a Catholic since I was a little girl. Marian Lehua: Me, too. I’m 80 years old now! SMD: (to […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Receive the gift of the Holy Spirit
WITNESS TO JESUS | SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER This is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on May 14, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, at St. Philomena Church, Honolulu, on the occasion of the celebration of Confirmation and first Communion I remember when I was about 10 years old, walking […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: God comes as fire
PENTECOST Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 This weekend the church celebrates the Feast of Pentecost, one of the most important feasts of the church’s liturgical year. It is richly biblical in its background, and it is profoundly educational both in its own message as well as in its place in the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Saints of Asia and the Pacific
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It is also the month when we celebrate the feast day of the first saint from Hawaii, St. Damien de Veuster, on May 10. St. Damien was born in Belgium, not the Pacific islands, so technically he wasn’t a Pacific islander saint. But […]
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