WITNESS TO JESUS | SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Here is the prepared text of the homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, and the celebration of Confirmation and first Communion, delivered by Bishop Larry Silva May 9 at Holy Family Church, Honolulu. What a blessing it is to be able to celebrate your Confirmation and […]
First Communion recipient overcomes obstacle, gives hope to others
By Janet Jones Catholic News Service COLUMBUS, Texas — Carson Crosby, a student at St. Anthony Catholic School in Columbus who received his first Communion this spring, faced a unique challenge. Carson has a genetic mitochondrial disease that prevents him from consuming food and drink orally. Since his infancy, he has been receiving nutrition through […]
Father Edgar Brillantes, diocesan priest: Missionary disciples
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald The gift of faith we received should be shared as a gift. Five hundred years ago, missionary priests, brothers and religious brought the faith to the Philippines. It is because of them that there are Filipino missionaries all over the world today […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Mother’s and Father’s Day isn’t about me?
EMBRACING FAMILY Have you ever found yourself looking to the Fourth Commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” as a remedy to the many challenges we face as parents? Our sweet, innocent newborns grow and discover a whole new lexicon. “NO!” or “I can do it all by myself!” They make incessant messes which seem […]
Christina Capecchi: Advice for grads from a curious Catholic
TWENTY SOMETHING George Corrigan never met a person who didn’t fascinate him. The delivery guy. The plumber. The barista. He wanted to know their names and their life stories, which came tumbling out when he flashed his megawatt smile and asked his earnest questions. His love of humanity flowed from his love of God, culminating […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Christ did not leave us
ASCENSION OF THE LORD Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23; Mark 16:15-20 The Acts of the Apostles supplies the first reading for this important feast day in the church, the celebration of the Lord’s wondrous ascension into heaven. This reading begins as if it were a letter. It is addressed to Theophilus, as was the Gospel of […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: After Crucifixion, why a need for repentance? Is a Catholic marriage invalidated if a couple doesn’t raise their kids Catholic?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I can understand that Jesus died on the cross to reconcile us with the Father, but why do we say that Jesus died to forgive our sins when we have to repent continually for those sins? (City and state withheld) A: The Bible does say that Jesus has forgiven our sins; St. […]
Effie Caldarola: In times of worry, Jesus offers the best advice
FOR THE JOURNEY When I was a little girl, my dad would tell me, “Don’t take your troubles to bed with you.” I was an inveterate worrier. I wanted the hallway light left on near my bedroom in our old farmhouse. Monsters seemed to lurk, not just under the bed but in every nook and […]
Mary Adamski: Two final farewells
VIEW FROM THE PEW Some tell me I’m missing a lot and urgently need to break out of my COVID cloister by zooming, binge-watching, livestreaming. I do long to see the faces of distant family but I’m a TIP (technologically impaired person) and I need those guys here beside me to teach me Zoom 101. […]
Sister M. Emilie Basitas, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: Without prayer, I would not be here
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald As a temporary professed sister, I used to dread applying for our yearly renewal of vows. One in my group was thinking of joining the cloistered nuns, and so was I. However, one year my superior said to me, “Em, Em, you […]
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