Embracing family Summertime has arrived: for the kids — fun, run and sun; for the parents — feeling done! If our children are engrossed in electronics to the point where they neglect their daily responsibilities, consider inviting them to daily unplugged time! This challenge, tailored to their age, involves daily time without electronics (social media, […]
Gretchen R. Crowe: Reflect on gifts you give and receive
Commentary It’s birthday month in our home, a time when four of the five of us flip the page that welcomes a new year and a new number. When you throw in Mother’s Day, end-of-year events, new sacraments and so on, the cake and ice cream alone have the potential to get wildly out of […]
Mary Adamski: Crises, hard times prompt reflection and a new outlook
View from the Pew Pentecost has always been one of my favorite church holy days. I love the imagery of the Holy Spirit appearing as tongues of fire over the apostles, freeing them from fear and sending them forward afire with zeal to share what Jesus taught them. It’s a resounding “amen” finale to 50 […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Trinity reminds us that God is love
Feast of the Holy Trinity Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40; Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20 The Book of Deuteronomy is the source of this feast’s first reading. Deuteronomy is the fifth book now in sequence in the Old Testament. It is one of the five books that form, for Jews, the basic revelation by God. This reading describes […]
Mary Duddy: Encounters with Jesus should be shared
The Married Life Recently my husband and I had the opportunity to travel to Europe. A highlight of the trip was going to the Vatican, where we attended Mass twice and saw Pope Francis at the Sunday noon Angelus. Although the pope was speaking Italian, I looked up the English translation later and listened to […]
Effie Caldarola: True gratitude is a deeply spiritual act
Commentary One morning, I was half-listening to National Public Radio as I quickly prepared for an appointment. Into the shower, grab the coffee, find the toothbrush and in the midst of this, bits and pieces of the day’s news. Then, “StoryCorps” was playing. An independent nonprofit, StoryCorps exists to let people tell their stories. According […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Once baptized, you are always Catholic
Question corner Q: I recently moved to a rural area, and my current parish is now nearly an hour drive away. There are no Catholic churches in my new area. There is, however, a Methodist church right across the street from my new home, in easy walking distance. They are open for services on Sunday […]
Talk story: Desperate Haitians need global support, prayers
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I am thinking of Haiti, where a state of emergency is in force and the population is desperate because of the collapse of the health system, the shortage of food, and the violence that drives people to flee.” (Pope Francis, April 28) In his continual prayers for all those in war-torn […]
Elizabeth Scalia: Don’t be afraid to say something
Commentary Touching on an incident where a priest hearing confessions was pepper-sprayed, a recent article from OSV News looked at how clergy and layfolk might balance security with welcome and worship. It is an uncomfortable subject. While staffers at weekend Mass in one North Carolina parish include armed off-duty police officers, many Catholics may balk […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 24, 2024
Wow, Heraldians, are we already at the end of the Easter season? It’s unbelievable how fast time goes by. Here’s another quiz for you as we move into ordinary time. 1) VOCABULARY What term is defined as “the church’s authority or office to give authentic interpretation of the word of God, whether in its written […]
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