COMMENTARY A beloved relative died in October — not an immediate family member, but someone who, throughout many years, was a reliable, solid presence; one of those even-keeled anchors that every extended family needs. As he grew older, he was widowed and experienced the loneliness that accompanies loss. We kept in touch. I suppose […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: What does the church teach about resisting rape?
QUESTION CORNER Q: As a cradle Catholic, I was taught that the denial of Christ is gravely wrong, that Christians must be prepared to die rather than apostatize. However, now I’ve become aware of a claim that I am not sure about. It has been asserted by someone claiming to be Catholic that in […]
Elizabeth Scalia: When the holy water fonts are dry
COMMENTARY In chapter 31 of her autobiography, the 16th- century Carmelite St. Teresa of Avila — one of four female doctors of the church, including her spiritual daughter, St. Thérèse of Lisieux — urges us toward frequent use of one particular, very common and (usually) widely available sacramental. “From long experience I have learned […]
Bishop Larry Silva: All things will be made new
WITNESS TO JESUS | COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS DAY) Here is the prepared text for the homily of Bishop Larry Silva delivered Nov. 2, for all Souls Day at Sacred Hearts Church, Kapalua, Maui, after the wildfires in Lahaina that took 98 lives. Many of you who are here know […]
Talk story: ‘Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor’
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The parable of the Good Samaritan is not simply a story from the past; it continues to challenge each of us in the here and now of our daily lives. It is easy to delegate charity to others, yet the calling of every Christian is to become personally involved.” (Pope Francis’s […]
Father Patrick Briscoe: Following, or followed by, the saints
COMMENTARY We like to think we follow the saints, but sometimes the saints follow us. As I walked home from class in Tours, France, I had an irresistible urge to explore the church I was passing by. As I entered, I marveled at the architecture. A choir of nuns happened to be singing Vespers. The […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Why more letters from Paul than Peter?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I’m confused as to why, if Peter was our first pope, we have only two of his writings in the New Testament. James, another early leader, only has one book included. John has five, but Paul, who never even met Jesus while Jesus was alive here on Earth, has 13 books included. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Christ will come again
32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 6:12-16; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 The Book of Wisdom supplies the first reading for this weekend. The title itself of the book teaches a lesson. As centuries passed, foreign influences virtually overwhelmed the Holy Land. Times perennially were hard. Understandably, many Jews left their ancestral homeland in […]
Christina Capecchi: Leap of faith
TWENTY SOMETHING I’ve been following the press around the most anticipated biography of the year: “Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson. I’m interested in the controversial innovator and also the author’s writing process, which involved shadowing Musk for two years. Isaacson, an acclaimed journalist, gained surprising access to Musk, sitting in on high-profile meetings and […]
Mary Duddy: Pray and act
THE MARRIED LIFE My grandfather used to tell me stories of his experiences during World War I, when he was a lieutenant in the Army stationed in France. His eyes would tear up when he told me of a time when he was on the front lines and was tasked with leading a regiment […]
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