COMMENTARY Never underestimate evil. It has a way of coming back, of reinventing itself, of absorbing into itself anything that feeds into it. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was indeed found guilty on all three charges against him in the killing of George Floyd in 2020. He is in a maximum security prison. People […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Where did the Ascension happen? Do you have to stay for the recessional song at Mass?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Where did the Ascension take place? Matthew and Mark tell us that the apostles are to go back to Galilee, but Luke says that they should stay in Jerusalem until Jesus has risen. (Louisville, Kentucky) A: On the top of the Mount of Olives outside of Jerusalem’s Old City is a small […]
Effie Caldarola: This is who we are
FOR THE JOURNEY In 1919, a mob of several thousand people dragged a Black man named Will Brown from an Omaha courthouse. He had been accused of raping a white woman, but never given a trial. He was beaten, hanged, shot over 100 times, and his body burned before a jeering crowd, contributing to the […]
Talk story: Being a neighbor to others
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Jesus asks us to be present to those in need of help, regardless of whether or not they belong to our social group. In other words, he challenges us to put aside all differences and, in the face of suffering, to draw near to others with no questions asked. I should […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus is the vine
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8 The Acts of the Apostles, once again, furnishes the first reading for the liturgy in the season of Easter. This weekend’s reading is about Paul, and Barnabas. In the story, Paul, who was converted on the road to Damascus, and who […]
Bishop Larry Silva: A jaw-dropping, eye-bulging moment
WITNESS TO JESUS | SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY) Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva delivered April 11, the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu where he also administered Confirmation and First Communion to some young […]
Talk story: The hope that does not disappoint
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Where there was death, now there is life. Where there was mourning, now there is consolation. In embracing the cross, Jesus bestowed meaning on our sufferings and now we pray that the benefits of that healing will spread throughout the world.” (Pope Francis “Urbi et Orbi” Message, Easter 2021) Alleluia, Alleluia! […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Gauging our spirit
THE HUMAN SIDE How might we measure our spirit? One excellent way is to determine how well it stacks up to virtue. Kindness means being well-disposed toward life, neighbor, self and God. On a scale of one to 10, how does our kindness rate, and how well do we counter ill disposition? Reverence is awe […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: What if the Eucharist is stolen? Is it a mortal sin to miss Mass?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I have recently volunteered to attend adoration of the Blessed Sacrament as a “guardian.” I do this twice a week. I have been wondering this: What happens if the monstrance and Eucharist is stolen? The monstrance can be replaced, but I have heard that a priest may have to reconsecrate the church […]
Brett Robinson: Technological awe shouldn’t cloud our sense of God
THEOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY Technology has a certain mystical quality to it, especially when you don’t understand fully how it all works. I am still amazed when I flip on a light switch or turn on the tap water. Am I God? Did I just create light and bring waters down from the heavens? When I […]
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