WITNESS TO JESUS | FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 28, at Christ the King Church, Kahului, Maui, and St. Joseph Church, Makawao, on the occasion of Confirmation and First Communion. The first people who came to […]
Talk story: This Advent, share the hope, share the joy
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Our life becomes beautiful when we await for a dear one or someone important. May this Advent help us transform our hope into the certainty that He whom we await loves us and will never abandon us.” (Pope Francis, Nov. 27, 2021, Twitter post) Since the beginning of his papacy, Pope […]
Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP: Gratitude
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Gratitude “For six years you will sow your land and gather its produce, but in the seventh year you will let it lie fallow and forgo all produce from it, so that those of your people who are poor can take food from it and the wild animals eat what they have […]
Bishop Larry Silva: The lessons of the widows
WITNESS THE JESUS | 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 7, at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Kailua Ah, the perfect opportunity to talk about money! Specifically giving money to the church! This Gospel about […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Dementia and the sacraments. Plus the “Nativity Fast”
QUESTION CORNER Q: My husband converted to Catholicism before we were married 34 years ago. He was not big on going to confession. Now he has dementia. He comes to Mass with me on Sundays, after being away for quite some time. I’m not sure that he could go to confession anymore because of his […]
Mary Adamski: Magic bullets for healing
VIEW FROM THE PEW I’ve given a lot of thought to healing lately. Of course, a lot of my pondering is stimulated by headlines about our world today, people working themselves into a frenzy of dissension, disrespect and belligerence and our planet damaged and threatened by pollution and rising temperatures, bad bugs and viruses destroying […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Christ will come again
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 With this First Sunday of Advent, the church begins a new liturgical year. As such, the readings for the year to come will be from the “C” cycle of the Lectionary, the collection of biblical texts used by the church for lessons at […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: I believe in St. Nicholas, the birth of Jesus and Santa Claus!
EMBRACING FAMILY By Sarah and David Herrmann 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. Note: This article combines historical truths and Catholic teaching. It was […]
Talk story: Give thanks, joyfully
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Every event and need can become an offering of thanksgiving.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church) During this season, it is easy to get wrapped up in the chaos of shopping or planning to see loved ones. Amid the holiday hustle and bustle, it is vital to keep the focus of […]
Bishop Larry Silva: God has so loved us
WITNESS TO JESUS | 31ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time delivered Oct. 31 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, and at Holy Spirit Parish/Newman Center, Manoa The ancients believed that sacrifices were to be […]
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