Question corner Q: I have a question about the vocation of marriage. I’m very moved by the examples of widowed family and friends who continue to be very devoted to their deceased spouse, praying for them daily and visiting their graves often. Often they speak of looking forward to seeing their spouse again in heaven. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Promise of savior brings joy, hope
Fourth Sunday of Advent Micah 5:1-4a; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45. This weekend observes the last Sunday in Advent. The first reading is from the Book of Micah, who is regarded as one of the minor prophets, in large part because of the book’s brevity. It contains only seven chapters. (By contrast, the Book of Isaiah […]
Effie Caldarola: We must feel unrest to foment change
Commentary My first job out of college was teaching at a Catholic school in a small town. I was at that point in life — barely 22 — when I was questioning my faith. But something about the music and joy of the weekly Masses in the school gym called to me. And the young […]
Scott P. Richert: Our common home deserves notice
Commentary We live in an old house, my family and I. Its beauty and craftsmanship are a marvel to behold. Sometimes in the morning, as I sit in an armchair in the entrance hall, reading a passage from Scripture or “The Sunday Sermons of the Great Fathers,” a particular detail of the hand-carved woodwork catches […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Dec. 6, 2024
Happy New Year, Quizmates! Enjoy this “all-Advent” quiz. 1) ADVENT VESTMENTS What liturgical color is worn on Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent? a) violet b) rose c) blue d) green 2) ADVENT VOCABULARY The season of Advent gets its name from the Latin word “adventus,” which means: a) “arrival” b) “waiting” c) “anticipation” […]
Nathaniel Leomiti, Chaminade University of Honolulu: Building a ‘family away from family’
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My faith has been a guiding force in my life, thanks to my great-grandparents, who were catechists for the Catholic Church. They instilled the importance of faith in my family, a legacy carried forward by my grandparents. At 12, I began driving […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Relic, prayer customs have scriptural roots
Question corner Q: What scriptural basis is there for praying for the dead, for their repose, or for praying to the dead, for their intercessions? And in a related way, what scriptural basis is there for the Catholic practice of “relics,” such as saving a person’s bone fragments? My Protestant friends say these practices are […]
Christina Capecchi: Practice self-care by planning ahead
Twenty Something Growing up on a small farm, vacations were rare for Liz Gilbert. But one summer her parents enlisted a neighbor to tend to their goats and chickens so the Gilberts could retreat to the beach for a week. The morning they departed, Liz’s mom stripped her bed, washed the sheets and neatly remade […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Hard times inspire calls to be faithful
Second Sunday of Advent Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6 The Book of Baruch, the source of this Advent’s weekend first biblical reading, is relatively brief, only five chapters. It also is among the books called the Apocrypha by Protestant scholars. As such it does not appear in the King James Version of the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Jubilee year will be celebration of hope
Catholic Social Tips As we celebrate the first Sunday of Advent and of the liturgical year, the church prepares to commemorate the 2025th anniversary of the incarnation of our Lord. Pope Francis calls us to be “pilgrims of hope.” Our Holy Father says, “We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us […]
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