QUESTION CORNER Q: My family have all been cradle Catholics, but currently we are at odds. How can any Catholic vote for a Democrat who professes to be pro-abortion? How can Catholics look forward to someday meeting their Maker when they have voted into office those who will kill innocent human beings? (Pleasantville, Iowa) Q: […]
Effie Caldarola: Thoughts on humility
FOR THE JOURNEY I grew up near a small town that had a big Labor Day weekend celebration. For a farm kid, it rivaled Christmas for excitement. There were carnival rides, barkers hawking games, a big parade, an alumni dance at the local ballroom, contests of all kinds. The streets were closed to traffic, and […]
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 […]
Christina Capecchi: I can read! I can pray!
TWENTY SOMETHING “We ate our honey. We ate a lot. Now we have no honey in our honey pot.” With those 17 words, averaging just three letters in length, Jan and Stan Berenstain launched their legendary book series. They were using the methods Dr. Seuss had coached them on: rhyme, repetition, short sentences. As […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Don’t be consumed by wealth
25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Amos 8:4-7; 1 Timothy 2:1-8; Luke 16:1-13 The first reading for this weekend is from the Book of Amos. The writer, regarded as one of the Minor Prophets, was from Tekoa, a rural area of Judea, about 10 miles from Jerusalem. Amos was a shepherd who knew well the religious […]
Disclaimer: Viriditas column
The September 20 issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald contained an article that praised Father George DeCosta. The article was published before it could be reviewed. It is important to note that Father George DeCosta has been permanently removed from priestly ministry because of a number of allegations made against him regarding the sexual abuse […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Does sin cancel consecration? Am I committing a serious sin by going to Mass on a weekday rather than a Sunday?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Our pastor has told us that if a person receives Communion in the state of mortal sin, the host ceases to be the body of Christ and is just ordinary bread. But if that is the case, why would it be a sin? (east central Ohio) A: If that, in fact, is […]
Effie Caldarola: Season of Creation
FOR THE JOURNEY The world’s climate emergency took on immediate relevance during August with the burning Amazon rainforest. As if we don’t have enough to keep us awake at night, we confronted apocalyptic flames, smoke visible from space and environmental disaster on a global scale. Enter Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president, whose country contains a great […]
Mary Duddy: Dreams of marriage and newspapers
THE MARRIED LIFE The first time I met my husband Tom was at a Cursillo closing Mass. He was playing the accordion and seemed so joyful I remember thinking, “Now that’s the kind of man I’d like to marry!” Little did I know that thought would come true. But we didn’t meet again for six […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Try to remember the saints of September
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS The liturgical month of September is filled with many saints who inspire us to serve the poor, spread the faith and celebrate our church’s universality. Here is a brief introduction to them and actions to remember them by. Serving the poor We are all called to serve the poor, but St. Teresa […]
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