FOR THE JOURNEY Have you had a good cry lately? I have. I saw a Twitter post about a cheerful old fellow in an English care facility who slept with his late wife’s photo every night. So, a thoughtful staff member had a photo company create a pillow for him, one side of which displayed […]
Father Patrick Killilea, SSCC: Wind in the willows
KALAUPAPA DIARY Some people awake to the sound of an alarm, some to the call of one or more roosters and some have a natural awakening. It was that way for me last week during this lockdown because of the coronavirus. One morning I awoke to the memory of childhood days and “The Wind in […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: May we pray to Mother Angelica? Are there sins only the pope can pardon?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I have always had great admiration for Mother Angelica. Would it be wrong of me to talk to her and ask her prayers if she has not yet been declared “blessed” by the church? (Phoenix) A: Mother Angelica died in 2016 at the age of 92. In 1981, she founded the Eternal […]
Christina Capecchi: ‘Keep that hope machine running’
TWENTY SOMETHING It started with the Italians, whose arias rose from the balconies. They were on lockdown, but their voices rang out down empty moonlit streets. Ballads, the national anthem, improvised ditties over the barking of dogs. Cellphone footage of the singing went viral, offering hope amid the horror. “Italians are like their opera characters: […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: A month of May like no other
EMBRACING FAMILY Except for the very few (if any) readers of this column who were alive during the Spanish flu of 1918, this month of May will be like no other May in our lives. May conjures up many images: Mother’s Day, first Communions, confirmations, graduations, end-of-the-year performances, awards ceremonies, and the beginning of a […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Jesus is with us, disguised
WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Third Sunday of Easter, delivered April 26 during a private livestreamed Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu. It was a long, sad journey, filled with memories of hopes that […]
Talk story: HOPE Services eases people’s suffering
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “May Jesus, our Passover, grant strength and hope to all who work diligently to guarantee the essential services necessary to ease people’s difficulties and sufferings.” (Pope Francis, Easter 2020) The devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the whole world. Yet amid the tragedies, we hear through […]
Deacon Modesto Cordero: With Christ, everything is possible!
I AM A DEACON These days have been challenging as we were exposed to an unseen but, in many ways, a very visible crisis. Every part of our existence is being tested — our humanity, survival skills, relationships and faith. These past weeks have made me reflect on how many changes I have lived through, […]
Father Nick Brown, diocesan priest: Who do you turn to?
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Every morning, I start off the day with a four-mile walk around two of the blocks in our church vicinity. It is a calm way to begin the day, as well as a good means of exercise. During this time, I also say my morning prayers. As I pray and walk, I […]
Brett Robinson: The spiritual benefits of technology in a time of crisis
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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