CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Now that churches are reopening, the expectation of so many in parish leadership is that things will simply return to normal. We are a nation that remains divided on how to deal with COVID-19 and as such many Catholics have an expectation of choice regarding how they experience Mass safely. While many […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: We have been redeemed
15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Amos 7:12-15; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:7-13 The Book of Amos is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Amos is one of the relatively few prophets of whom something is known. Many prophets give a few details about themselves, but not many give more than that. By contrast, it is […]
Talk story: Toward a wider we, from sea to shining sea
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “America, America! God shed his grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea!” (America the Beautiful, Katharine Lee Bates) What a blessing it was to celebrate the long July 4th holiday weekend as people across the United States were finally able to come together for […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: The weight of regret
THE HUMAN SIDE When saints are lauded, we often envision a person who has lived an inspiring life. Take for example the lives of St. Paul and St. Peter. Each was blessed with enormous drive when converting throngs of people to Christianity. At the base of their zeal was a burning desire to share Christ’s […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Can we pray for Satan’s redemption? Why do priests wear golden vestments and use gold chalices?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Jesus tells us to love our enemies. Satan is our enemy. Should we love Satan, perhaps by praying for his redemption? Is it possible that, through our prayers, Satan could repent and be reunited with God? (Woodbridge, Virginia) A: There is no reason to believe that Satan would ever change his ways, […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Mahalo, Marianists!
WITNESS TO JESUS | ELEVENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva delivered at St. Anthony Church, Wailuku, Maui, on June 13, the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, celebrating the parish patron’s feast day; the 175th anniversary of the parish; the 138th anniversary of the Marianists […]
Talk story: ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me’
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “It is time to recognize migrants not as interlopers and intruders, but as people who reveal the face of Christ in their love and courage and who enrich us by their presence.” (Bishop Mark Seitz, June 2021) Seeing Christ in the stranger was a recurring theme at a recent Catholic Church […]
Sister M. Leonarda Montealto, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: The prayer of quiet
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Obedience. Prayer. Commitment. Fulfillment. These have characterized my life in ministry. Obedience takes first place in my life, as I only go to where I am assigned as a religious. In Hawaii alone, I served at Holy Cross School in Kalaheo, Kauai; […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Transforming the battle over chores
EMBRACING FAMILY Dear readers, We’re trying out a new question-and-answer column format. Parents ask us questions all year-round, and we share faith-based parenting advice, based on Love and Logic and the preventive system of St. John Bosco (reason, religion, loving kindness). Since these questions apply to many others, we’d like to anonymously share some of […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Healed by faith
13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43 The Book of Wisdom is the source of the first reading. When this book originally was written, the plight of God’s people was not good. They had experienced very much in their history. Among these experiences was the loss of […]
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