OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “You are the salt of the earth … You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 15, “Sermon on the Mount”) In this year of the Eucharistic Revival, the Sunday Feast of Corpus Christi was followed by a week of daily Gospel readings from the Sermon on the Mount, which included […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The reward will be great
12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jeremiah 20:10-13; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33 The Book of Jeremiah supplies this weekend’s first reading. Jeremiah wrote at a time when life was hard for God’s Chosen People. Only briefly was life good for God’s People. Their nation was unified under one ruler for a relatively short period of […]
Mary Duddy: Giving alms
THE MARRIED LIFE Who wants to talk about the budget? No thanks! It usually means cutting back on things, like dining out or buying nice gifts. Conversations about money between spouses, however unwelcome, are a good idea. It allows a couple to decide on priorities, goals and what big expenses, like vacationing, should be a […]
Father Apolinario Ty, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament: The love of the Blessed Sacrament
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING In the center of Chinatown in Manila is a church administered by the Blessed Sacrament Fathers. It is the Santa Cruz Church, also known as Our Lady of the Pillar. The church has the Blessed Sacrament exposed daily from morning to evening. I used to go there for confession in my youth. […]
Effie Caldarola: Murder and Christian contemplation
COMMENTARY For me, there is almost nothing as relaxing as reading a good British mystery. The murder mystery genre belongs to the Brits, from Agatha Christie to P.D. James and beyond. Even some American authors, like Charles Todd and Elizabeth George, create solidly British characters who do their sleuthing in old manor houses and busy […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Is Sister Wilhelmina a saint? Can you drink water before Mass?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Does the incorrupt body of the Benedictine nun, Sister Wilhelmina, mean that she is a saint? What does the church think of it? (Farmingville, New York) A: We say that a saint is “incorrupt” when, years after their death, their mortal body is found to have remained in an unexplained state of […]
Elizabeth Scalia: Reading aloud to another
COMMENTARY In Harper Lee’s classic novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” there is a point where Atticus Finch, seeking to teach his son about making reparation for damaging another’s property (and about something else, too) orders his young son Jem to visit the bedside of sickly old Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose and read aloud to her. […]
Bishop Larry Silva : With the Spirit, you can do miracles
WITNESS TO JESUS | THE SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST This is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Silva for the feast of Pentecost, May 27 and 28, on the occasion of the administration of Confirmation and first holy Communion at Christ the King Church, Kahului; St. Anthony Church, Wailuku; St. Theresa Church, Kihei: […]
Talk story: Making harmony out of diversity
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Today the word of God shows us the Holy Spirit in action … bringing harmony in three ways: in the world he created, in the Church, and in our hearts.” (Pope Francis, homily for Pentecost May 28, 2023) Just in time for Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis was blessed to emerge from […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Are our intentions remembered?
QUESTION CORNER Q: If I send a donation to some group that says they’ll remember my intentions at Mass, how does that work? They can’t possibly remember every intention of every donor! (Garden City, NY) A: Depending on the specific circumstances of the donation and the nature of the prayer request, the group in question […]
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