CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS We journey through Advent in anticipation of Christmas, taking many paths as we prepare for Jesus’ birth. One of the ways I have gotten into the spirit of the season for many years is to attend the Daughters of St. Paul annual Christmas concert to stir my soul with songs of this […]
Mary Duddy: Gratitude after a COVID-19 crisis
THE MARRIED LIFE We recently noticed that one of our neighbors had not been outside in a while. Neither had his wife. We began to wonder if they had COVID-19, and after several days we left a note on their door but got no response. Two weeks later an ambulance came and took the husband […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Gaudete! Rejoice!
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 This weekend the church celebrates “Gaudete Sunday,” the name coming from the opening word of the Entrance Antiphon. In Latin, “gaudete” means “to rejoice.” Rejoicing is not appropriate because Advent, and its stress on prayer and penance, is half completed, but rather […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: A Christmas without?
FAITH AT HOME Flip back through photos and you’ll see how different Christmas will look this year. No Nativity pageant at church. No Christmas concert at school. No company parties. No visits to Santa. No family reunions. With five kids at home, I’ve been hearing a lot of wishing for last year or hoping for […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why is the pope approving of civil unions? Should I have my hands raised in prayer?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Why is the pope approving of civil unions for homosexuals? Isn’t this still one of the deadly sins? (Lexington, Indiana) A: First, to clarify: I have never seen homosexuality mentioned as one of the seven deadly sins. In fact, many people with a homosexual orientation are celibate. The seven deadly sins are […]
Talk story: We need each other
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Now is a good time to recover the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world.” (Pope Francis, World Day of the Poor, November 2020) This year the message of Pope Francis on the World Day of the Poor is especially compelling. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus will come again
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b, 64:2-7; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37 This weekend the church begins Advent. It begins the use of biblical readings from Year B of its three-year cycle. It also is the start of a new liturgical year. Each liturgical year is carefully planned so that the seasons, and the […]
Mary Adamski: ‘Tis not the season to be jolly
VIEW FROM THE PEW I’m sure most families have insider buzz words or phrases that are shorthand for some wisdom from the elders or reminders of a shared trait or an inside joke. One of ours is to say “pat, pat, pat” when someone is enduring pains or worries. To an outsider it may sound […]
Sister Susan Miriam Wolf, Daughters of St. Paul: Morning ritual
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of the Church, in union with the Eucharistic sacrifice, my prayers, actions, joys and sufferings of this day. (Morning Offering) From the time I wake up in the […]
Effie Caldarola: Post-election, with gratitude
FOR THE JOURNEY It was the day after Halloween and just two days until Election Day. As a nation, we were marking milestones in our long national COVID-19 trudge. Taking a neighborhood walk, I was struck by how fast Halloween decorations disappear. Here, for instance, was a driveway where a giant inflatable ghoul had hovered […]
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