Every month, I receive a Year of Faith newsletter from Pauline Books and Media. This month featured a column written by Daughter of St. Paul Sister Kathryn James Hermes. Her driving point was that the most profound way we can speak of Christ is through, “the goodness of our hearts and lives, which, like a […]

In March, we held a series of retreats for leaders of ministries for youth and young adults. Dann Ebina volunteered to help us at each one and even paid his own airfare to the neighbor islands! At each retreat, Dann would constantly say, “You’re awesome!” When asked why, he’d say, “Cause you’re awesome!” Everyone who […]

Last Friday during the “Collect” of the Mass, we prayed “that what we celebrate by professing the faith we may express in deeds.” Father Peter Miti said in his homily that day that the disciples were unsure of what to do with the truth of the resurrection made known to them. Father Peter said that […]

While volunteering at LA Youth Day 2013, I attended the workshop, “It’s All Good in God’s House.” We went through a group discussion and the first question was, “Have you ever been categorized or put in a box?” One of the adult chaperones stood up and shared instances of parishioners and parish leaders dismissing her […]