Question corner Q: What is the church’s position on the treatment of animals? My vegetarian friend believes it is immoral to kill animals even for food. We recently hired an exterminator to eliminate rodents. This friend implied we should humanely capture them and release them, instead of killing them. This is not the company’s way, […]
Christina Capecchi: Freed from phone, creativity flows
Twenty Something The latest admonition comes from a 60-year-old social psychologist whose book hit the No. 1 spot on The New York Times’ hardcover nonfiction best-seller list. Using a smartphone threatens a child’s mental well-being, Jonathan Haidt believes, and he makes the case in his book “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Celebrate saints, holy people in May
Catholic Social Tips May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. Did you know that there is a document that celebrates the Catholic diversity of the identity, generations, cultures and leadership of the Asian and Pacific Islander community? “Encountering Christ in Harmony: A Pastoral Response to Our Asian and Pacific Island Brothers […]
Sarah Robsdottir: Give graduates space to enjoy life
Commentary Last year, my oldest son graduated high school with flying colors. He received a great college scholarship and had a lot to be proud of. So, you’d think he wouldn’t look utterly fatigued each time an aunt, uncle, hairdresser, Sunday School teacher, the guy at the deli, our priest, the trashman — literally everyone […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Never forget that Jesus is always present
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 […]
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