THE THEOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY “Gather ‘round the TV, kids, it’s time to pray.” Those are words I never thought I would utter as a Catholic media studies professor who has spent the past 20 years studying the effects of media on children and families. And yet, for the past few weeks during the coronavirus […]
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The bishop and the coronavirus
A Hawaii Catholic Herald interview with Bishop Larry Silva on shepherding the flock during a pandemic In answers to questions posed by the Hawaii Catholic Herald by email April 16, Bishop Larry Silva addressed the challenges he faced with the coronavirus pandemic, the positive and negative reaction to hard decisions he made, the good that […]
Hawaii Catholics watch Easter Mass online and on TV this year
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald While Hawaii Catholics couldn’t be at Easter Masses in person this year, they had two televised and streaming options to choose from on Easter Sunday, April 12. A 9 a.m. Mass with Bishop Larry Silva was streamed online, and a prerecorded noon Mass was shown on television via KHNL […]
CORONAVIRUS: Coronavirus restrictions could renew appreciation for community, faith
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — During the coronavirus pandemic, life as most people have known it, including parish life, has come to a halt. But despite closed churches, canceled parish gatherings and limited outreach, many church leaders are emphasizing that Catholics can take this time of recommended isolation and pause of […]
Pope Francis’ 2019
Marking his 50th anniversary as a priest, preaching the Gospel globally, dealing with scandals at home By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — For Pope Francis, 2019 included his sixth anniversary as pope, his 83rd birthday and his 50th anniversary as a priest, but it also was a year that saw him still […]
Call me ‘Father’: Pontiff’s priestly vocation is his favorite gift
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In Caravaggio’s painting of Matthew, the sinful tax collector being called by Jesus to “Follow me,” Pope Francis sees the same unexpected, grace-filled moment found in his own call to the priesthood. A 17-year-old Argentine student headed to a school picnic on Sept. 21, 1953, the […]
Ricardo Burgos: My journey of faith
I AM A DEACON My name is Ricardo Burgos, and I am a deacon. I have been a deacon for almost two years now, a retired military officer for almost three years, a parishioner at Saint John the Baptist for 14 years, a physician for 21 years, a parent for 25 years, a husband for […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Transforming anger into forgiveness
WITNESS TO JESUS This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Wahiawa, on their parish patronal feast day, Sept. 15 “Drop dead, Dad!” Can you imagine the tremendous hurt involved for a father to hear these words […]
Hawaii’s 2019 Jubilarians
HAWAII’S 2019 JUBILARIANS “God, our Father, guide of humanity and ruler of creation, look upon these your servants, who wish to confirm their offering of themselves to you. As the years pass by, help them to enter more deeply into the mystery of the church and to dedicate themselves more generously to the good of […]
Talk story: Easter transforms vulnerability into joy
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” (Philippians 2:7-8) This final week of Lent is a time to reflect on these words of St. […]
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