Embracing Family How can we help ourselves and our kids transition from grumpy to grateful? We need to change our point of view, literally and figuratively! The English teacher in me realizes that changing from the first-person point of view (I) to the second-person point of view (you) is not simply a manner to speak […]
Elizabeth Scalia: Don’t forget women in lay ministries
Commentary “I’ll be with you in a minute, Mr. Peabody!” That’s the line Cary Grant shouts repeatedly at a philanthropist he is about to meet in the 1938 screwball comedy “Bringing Up Baby.” Grant, who plays David Huxley, a paleontologist, is hoping to schmooze a bit of museum funding from Mr. Peabody over 18 holes, […]
Sister Hosea Rupprecht: Let us give thanks for media technologies
Commentary As the temperature outside drops and the leaves turn brilliant colors, our thoughts turn toward the annual celebration of Thanksgiving. What a wonderful tradition we have as Americans to not only gather on this festive day with loved ones, but to have a special opportunity to thank almighty God for all the gifts he […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Nov. 8, 2024
All hail, Haroldonians! As the island autumn air turns brisker, grab a cup of tea and put on your woolen socks. Time to warm up with a new quiz! 1) SACRED ARCHITECTURE Which of these churches is NOT a papal basilica? a) St. John Lateran b) St. Peter’s c) St. Mary Major d) St. Mark’s […]
Sheina Marie Querido Kekoa: Volunteer work becomes vocation
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald The other week, my sister Juliet came home from Arizona. The first thing she wanted to do was to visit Franciscan Sister Grace Jose Capellas at Hale Meleana. She wanted to tell her that due to her encouragement in high school choir, […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Purgatory readies us for heaven
Question corner Q: When I was evangelical, we said a “saved” person went immediately to heaven at death. In a recent homily our priest said most Christians, including himself, will likely go to purgatory at death. How can Jesus’ shed blood pay for a person’s sins, but the person doesn’t go to heaven at death? […]
Christina Capecchi: ‘This Old House’: Catholic edition
Twenty Something There was a time when Katherine Louise DeGroot didn’t consider quiet suburbs or small towns. She was a city girl, thank you very much, and it suited her work as a nanny and a photographer. Katherine was always on the go, hustling to book the next gig, racing to beat the clock. It […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Trusting in God is hard, but vital
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 17:10-16; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 The First Book of Kings furnishes this weekend’s first reading from the Scriptures. Political governance, in the minds of the ancient Hebrews, was not the chief function of their kings. Rather, their kings’ primary duty was assuring the nation’s faithfulness to God and […]
Effie Caldarola: Graveyards offer reflection, connection
Commentary How do you lose a casket? My friend hasn’t figured that out, but eventually, as Julian of Norwich assures us, all was well. We lived in Alaska then, and my friend’s widowed mother had joined their family there as she aged. She was a lovely woman. Before her final home in Alaska, when she […]
Michael R. Heinlein: Prayers offer focus after Communion
Commentary What do we do when we return to the pew after receiving holy Communion? Having welcomed the Lord of the universe into our own corner of it, in the most humble yet profound of ways, how should our prayer be directed? For years, I’d attempt various strategies hoping to make the most of this […]
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