QUESTION CORNER Q: I was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. When I was younger, I served as an altar boy for several years. About 12 years ago, I got married in a Methodist church. I never had the marriage “convalidated” in the Catholic Church since my wife was against involving another member of […]
Talk story: On the synodal path, together
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us pray that the Church, ever faithful to the Gospel and courageous in preaching it, may live in an increasing atmosphere of synodality, and be a community of solidarity, fraternity, and welcome.” (Pope Francis, The Pope’s Video 10, Worldwide Prayer Network, October 2022) Pope Francis releases a prayer intention at […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: The wisdom of night prayer
FAITH AT HOME “Lord, now let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled.” Thus begins the Canticle of Simeon, the prayer drawn from the words of the prophet who held the baby Jesus in the Temple at the presentation (Lk 2:29-32), a prayer often known by its Latin name “Nunc Dimittis” (“now […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The longing of Zacchaeus
31ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 11:22-12:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:11-22; Luke 19:1-10 The Book of Wisdom provides this weekend’s first reading. As the natural environment has absorbed more and more public interest, the pope and other agencies of the church have addressed the problems of exploiting nature. This reading, while composed many, many centuries ago, […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Change, it’s coming
EMBRACING FAMILY 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. Autumn is a season of change. Some locations have the changing of the colors of the leaves, which fall and leave a […]
Agnes Brown, education major: Don’t forget to talk to Jesus
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I come from a long line of teachers. From a young age, I already knew that I wanted to teach. My mom and my grandmother are teachers. And, even though I was not the best student, I discovered that if I really […]
Mary Adamski: ‘No weapons allowed’
VIEW FROM THE PEW ‘Tis the season to be scary, falalalala … la la la la. My friends added a witch and a six-foot fuzzy spider to their flower bower of an entry way. Driving through upper crust Kahala, we passed a pop-up cemetery of gravestones in the landscaped lawn. In some neighborhoods it seems […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Gathering in the presence of the Lord
WITNESS TO JESUS | 28TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva, delivered Oct. 9 at Holy Rosary Church, Paia. It would be wrong to presume that the nine people with leprosy who did not return to Jesus after their healing were ungrateful. They probably were […]
Effie Caldarola: ‘Letter’ inspires action
FOR THE JOURNEY When you think about the Vatican, great filmmaking isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But a documentary released by the Vatican on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Oct. 4, is a must-see for all of us. It should be advertised in every parish bulletin, mentioned from every altar, […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why no Old Testament saints?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Figures from the Old Testament are never referred to as saints. Were there no saints in those days? (Albany, New York) A: Your question is an excellent one, and the answer is a bit complex. It is true that, in the Catholic Church, Old Testament figures have not been formally canonized and […]
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