A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Catholics wanting to serve our country in the legal system are coming under intense scrutiny. In 2017, University of Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett was grilled by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about her Catholic faith. Sen. Dianne Feinstein told Barrett that “the dogma lives loudly within you, […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Be patient and draw closer to Jesus
WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Third Sunday of Advent, delivered Dec. 14 and 15, at Mary, Star of the Sea Church, Waialae-Kahala, with Adult Confirmations; and at the Base Chapel at Schofield Barracks. In a few minutes online […]
Mary Duddy: Expectations
THE MARRIED LIFE We all enter marriage with unconscious expectations of what our spouse should be like based on our past experiences. A man may expect the admirable traits that his mother has, while a woman may emulate certain traits of her father. On the other hand, if the parents were not good role models, […]
Effie Caldarola: Jesus is calling
FOR THE JOURNEY It’s early on an Advent morning and I’ve just poured a second cup of coffee. I have my Scripture and I’m hoping to shift into listening mode. The phone rings. It’s my mostly ignored landline, but it’s early for robocalls. I answer. The voice is sweet and familiar. As a parish volunteer, […]
Mary Adamski: These days of December
VIEW FROM THE PEW Oh, happy day, the nativity scene is finally up and we can bask in the glow of tree lights amid the imagery of the birth in Bethlehem. While the music makes our spirits soar, take deep breaths and let the frenzy of shopping lists, mailing deadlines, meeting expectations, maybe sadness or […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Can anxiety excuse me from Mass? Can a gay person be a minister of Communion?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I was diagnosed with anxiety/mood disorder in 2003. I had spent time in the military and gone through some horrific experiences that had affected me emotionally. I have also been on Dilantin now for more than 25 years because of seizures. My psychiatrist has explained to me that I find sounds and […]
Talk story: The nativity scene: contemplating the Christmas story
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The depiction of Jesus’ birth is itself a simple and joyful proclamation of the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God … The nativity scene is like a living Gospel rising up from the pages of sacred Scripture.” (Pope Francis’ apostolic letter on the nativity scene, “Admirabile Signum” [“Enchanting […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Christmas continues
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS As a mainlander, the tradition of spending a week on Maui during Pearl Harbor Week has become a part of my Advent each year. My husband Brad Peirce, a former Rainbow Warrior volleyball player, is drawn to the islands to celebrate his Dec. 8 birthday. As a non-Catholic he doesn’t understand the […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Husbands, love your wives
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY Sirach 3:2-7, 12-14; Colossians 3:12-21; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 The Book of Sirach is part of the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament. As are many other books in this body of writings, it is highly practical. When these books were written, albeit at different times and in different places, Jewish […]
Talk story: Be self-giving, not self-serving
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We need to cling to this example of an authority that is authentic, humble, honest and self-giving rather than self-serving. We find it in Christ the King, who longs for us to live in the ways of his Kingdom of justice, love and peace.” (Bishop Larry Silva, homily for the Feast […]
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