Katie Lentz had plucked the perfect dress for her Sunday surprise, and the yellow J. Crew frock was dangling in the back of her 1989 Mercedes, bouncing along the highway as the sun streamed in and oldies played on the radio. The 19-year-old blonde from Quincy, Ill., had just completed her summer internship in Jefferson […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: How do you become prudent?
YOUCAT*: A person becomes prudent by learning to distinguish what is essential from what is non-essential, to set the right goals and to choose the best means of attaining them. [1806, 1835] Over the last six weeks, young adults (and adults) from all over Oahu attended our Theology on Tap series “Happy Catholics.” All three […]
Manaolana | Young people find healing, purpose, God’s love in the theology of the body
PHILADELPHIA For campus minister Amy West, St. John Paul II’s theology of the body is more than just the late pope’s writings on the human body, the creation of male and female, marriage and human sexuality. It is a means of healing and self-discovery for young people. “What I see with each coming year is […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: What is a virtue?
YOUCAT*: A virtue is an interior disposition, a positive habit, a passion that has been placed at the service of the good. [1803, 1833] Do you bite your nails? That’s a bad habit. Do you brush your teeth at least twice a day? That’s a good habit. The Holy Spirit provides us with good habits […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: July 18, 2014
Quote “We need radical change. … Israelis and Palestinians together need to shake off the negative attitudes of mutual mistrust and hatred.” | Catholic leaders from the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land called in a July 8 statement for an end to the cycle of violence. They also criticized Israel’s occupation of […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Commit
For many of us “older” young adults, measuring commitment amongst “new” young adults is difficult. After all, is it really forgivable for one to miss a meeting as long as they sent a text? I remember a time when you couldn’t reach in your pocket and instantly communicate with someone. We set a time and […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Best. Day. Yet!
This past Monday was the most incredible experience of my life. I witnessed my wife become superhuman and join the 5 percent of women who give birth without any drugs. I stood by and tried my best to support her as she used all her strength to bring our son out of the womb and […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: Working at forming your character
YOUCAT*: We must work at forming our character so that we can freely, joyfully and easily accomplish what is good. A firm faith in God, in the first place, helps us to do this, but also the practice of the virtues, which means developing within ourselves, with God’s help, firm dispositions, not giving ourselves over […]
Manaolana | Sidebar
Quote “Showing compassion isn’t an option. That’s what we have to do with people in need. Especially when they are facing threats to their lives and they’re at our door.” –Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, during a recess at a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington. The hearing sought to discuss the […]
Manaolana | All you young Catholic adults … it’s time to get happy!
Happy Catholics: Top row, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Daughters of St. Paul Sister Fay Pele, Marianist Father John Thompson, Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Anne Bryan Smollin, Blessed Teresa of Kolkata. Bottom row, Popes John Paul I, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis. Theology on Tap 2014 Summer Series It’s time to get happy! […]
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