CATHOLIC SOCIAL TIPS In our Catholic culture there has long been the practice of “giving something up” for Lent to grow in our relationship with our Lord. However, in recent years, the internet has opened up rich new ways of connecting with Christ through online devotions more meaningful than giving up chocolate, social media […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Observing All Hallows Eve
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS In our Catholic tradition we don’t celebrate Halloween, we celebrate All Hallows Eve! Our “Catechism of the Catholic Church” teaches us that we should pray for the dead. “This teaching is also based on the practice of prayer for the dead, already mentioned in Sacred Scripture: Therefore [Judas Maccabeus] made atonement for […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Back-to-school online tools
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS The lazy days of summer are coming to an end and it’s time to get ready for school. In the old days it was all about getting your Pee Chee folders and Trappers. Now, it’s all about the backpack. It’s also time to start lining up digital tools you can use […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Psalms for the summer
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS ‘Tis the season of “summer reads.” Every year, new lists of books are compiled for you to buy, pack and read on vacation or while at the beach or pool. These selections are usually supposed to be fun, short and lighthearted. My suggestion for a great read this summer is a little […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Saints of Asia and the Pacific
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It is also the month when we celebrate the feast day of the first saint from Hawaii, St. Damien de Veuster, on May 10. St. Damien was born in Belgium, not the Pacific islands, so technically he wasn’t a Pacific islander saint. But […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Celebrating diversity
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS April is the month our country has dedicated to celebrating diversity. Meanwhile, in our Universal Church, there is a four-year process of listening to its members to provide a framework of discussion for the 2024 Synod of Bishops in Rome. The most recent phase of the process, the continental stage, ended on […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Digital tools for your Lenten journey
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Lent has become a time to give up social media. I get that! However, I’d like to suggest that giving up on digital tools that could help you pray more, fast, or give to those in need isn’t the best idea. Our phones are a part of our daily walk through life. […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: A decade of sainthood
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS On Oct. 21, 2012, Hawaii celebrated the second saint from our Catholic ‘ohana. This year marks the 10th anniversary of that blessed day in Rome when our beloved Mother Marianne Cope was canonized. Sister Alicia Damien Lau, a sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, participated in the canonization Mass 10 […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Talking with your pandemic-impacted teens
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Sparking conversations with today’s teens is hard! Two years of living in a pandemic have affected the mental health of our teenagers in extraordinary ways. Social isolation shined a light on the anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses plaguing teens and college students. The book “Three Big Questions That Can Change Every […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Join the eucharistic revival
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Every Sunday at Mass we are invited to sit at the table of the Lord and behold the mystery of the bread and wine being consecrated and transformed into the real presence of the body and blood of Christ. For many Catholics, this tenet of our faith has simply become symbolic. “I […]
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