TWENTY SOMETHING Paige Rien was in hustle-mode. Her first book had finally been released, and the Catholic mom of four was determined to market it well. “Love the House You’re In” was a labor of love, flowing from Paige’s experience as an HGTV on-air designer and bursting with the hard-won, heart-felt wisdom she wished she […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Digital tools for your Lenten journey
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Lent has become a time to give up social media. I get that! However, I’d like to suggest that giving up on digital tools that could help you pray more, fast, or give to those in need isn’t the best idea. Our phones are a part of our daily walk through life. […]
Sister Rachel Marius, Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians: A God who is loving
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I never dreamed that I would be asked to go to an overseas mission. As Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians, we are missioned in many places. However, when I was asked by my superior general to go to Hawaii, I […]
Talk story: Bringing to life Lenten spirituality of prayer, fasting, almsgiving
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Rice Bowl provides resources that ‘bring to life’ the Lenten spirituality of prayer, fasting and almsgiving for families, parishes and schools in our diocese, connecting us all with our global ‘ohana.” (Bishop Larry Silva, 2023 Rice Bowl Letter, see page 2) On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, Christians worldwide will gather to […]
Mary Adamski: Out-of-the-ordinary mentor
VIEW FROM THE PEW How can you be awake in these fraught times without thinking about working for a living? At least that’s where your thoughts drift as you watch the daily unemployment news or join the family’s urgent conversation. I may be eased out of the job market but, like others, have times of […]
Effie Caldarola: Recovering ‘recovering’ Catholics
FOR THE JOURNEY “I’m a recovering Catholic,” our contractor announces jauntily, apropos of what I can’t remember. I think we were trying to decide on flooring for the front deck. It’s a phrase with which we’ve become familiar, so common that this guy we know only because he’s overseeing some basic repairs to our old […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: At the root of God’s law is love
7TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Leviticus 12:1-2, 17-18; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 The first reading is from the Book of Leviticus, one of the five books of the Pentateuch, the Torah, the basic revelation by God to the Chosen People. This reading reports the day when God spoke to Moses: “I the Lord, your […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Do I have to wait until the song ends? Why is the Easter Candle not always lit?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Can I leave Mass after the blessing, or must I wait for the recessional hymn to be sung? (Syosset, New York) A: The final blessing is the official conclusion of the Mass, so — in that sense — once the final blessing is said, Mass is over and you may leave without […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Lenten resolutions eager or meager?
EMBRACING FAMILY Many parents ask us questions, and we share faith-based parenting advice, based on Love and Logic and the Preventive System of St. John Bosco (Reason, Religion, Loving Kindness). We’d like to share some of these with you. We’re always preparing. We prepare food, work, laundry, dishes, the house for company. Now, it is […]
Elizabeth Scalia: Let the jeering skulls laugh
IT IS GOOD Like St. Teresa of Avila, I have a skull on my desk. Two, actually — one plain and one riotously decorated in green and purple. I think they’re funny; they remind me not to take myself, or the world, too seriously. When I have tied myself into knots due to some perceived […]
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