WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered during the weekend of April 13-14 at St. Joseph Church, Hilo; Holy Rosary Church, Pahala; and Sacred Heart Church, Pahoa, in celebration of confirmation and first Communion. While I am not expert in Greek, I would like to […]
Talk story: Share your stories of encounters with Christ
Office for Social Ministry “Every one of us has encountered the Lord. Each one of us could say so much about this: seeing how the Lord has touched us, sharing the unique moments in which we perceived the Lord alive and close, who kindled joy in our hearts or dried our tears, who transmitted confidence […]
Effie Caldarola: Reflect and rejoice before Pentecost
Commentary At Easter morning brunch, one of my daughters brought me a beautiful bouquet of tulips. They were so welcome, and so extraordinary, that I took extra good care of them. I changed their water, recut their stems and used the little packet of powder the florist sent. I placed them where I could see […]
Elizabeth Scalia: To mark ‘Year of Prayer,’ practice often
Commentary Recently I shared on social media that for Lent, and for the “Year of Prayer,” I was committing to memory a version of the Breastplate of St. Patrick. It is a powerful confession of belief that includes a rather comprehensive request for supernatural protections. It also beautifully seeks out the permeating presence of Jesus […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Tech tools can’t replace good parenting
Embracing family Imagine going to the grocery store and asking a stranger a parenting question. How much credence would we give their advice? Imagine that while our kids wait for a public bus, they ask the stranger next to them for advice about handling a problem at home or school. How comfortable would we be […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Church provides divine nourishment
Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15: 1-8 The Acts of the Apostles again this Easter season is the source of the first reading for Sunday. It highlights Paul. In an earlier passage, not read in this liturgy, the intensely devoted Jew, Paul, after having persecuted Christians, miraculously […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Crucifixes’ style depends on artist, era
Question corner Q: I have a friend who observed that some crucifixes depict the Savior with his eyes open and some depict him with his eyes closed. He wants to know which is correct — alive or dead? (Lakeland, Florida) A: With respect to the second part of your question, I think it’s equally correct […]
Victoria DelaCruz and Easton DelaCruz: Finding God, keeping the faith
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Siblings Victoria and Easton DelaCruz, students at Chaminade University of Honolulu, are from As Lito, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. Victoria is a third-year data science major with a minor in community and public health. Easton is a second-year communications major with a minor in education. Sister Malia: How did you come to […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Let us sing ‘Alleluia!’
WITNESS TO JESUS | EASTER Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered for the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu on March 30, and on Easter Sunday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on March 31. The Saturday after Jesus died was, as the […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: When Jesus talks, are we listening?
Third Sunday of Easter Acts of the Apostles 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48 The Acts of the Apostles again furnishes the first biblical reading. Almost every Sunday in the Easter season features a reading from this book of the New Testament. In this reading, Peter preaches to the crowds in Jerusalem. Americans are […]
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