AMID THE FRAY “Marketing is a contest for people’s attention.” — Seth Godin I heard about a parish recently. It has regular eucharistic adoration, but only the old-timers show up, and their numbers are shrinking. There is some handwringing over this fact. Nobody wants to see it disappear when its current devotees disappear. The funny […]
Christina Capecchi: How to accept criticism
TWENTY SOMETHING More than 19 million people tuned in to watch the final episode of “Game of Thrones” May 19, making it the most viewed show to ever air on HBO. Yet many were dissatisfied with what they saw, hurling gripe after grouse online. The finale didn’t fit the ethos of the show, they insisted. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Father, Son, Spirit are one
TRINITY SUNDAY Proverbs 8:22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 The church celebrates Trinity Sunday this weekend and it uses the celebration to teach us about the Holy Trinity, the mystery of three Persons in the one God. For its first reading, the church offers us a passage from the Book of Proverbs. Proverbs is one of […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus has not gone from us
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23; Luke 24:46-53 The date for celebrating the feast of the Ascension of the Lord is optional in this country. The decision is made by the bishops of each province, for their province. These reflections are upon readings when the feast is celebrated […]
Elise Italiano Ureneck: The world we leave our children
FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS “What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up?” This question, posed by Pope Francis in “Laudato Si’,” has been rattling around my brain. It seems like every morning news stories appear above the fold or […]
Bishop Larry Silva: You are the Body of Christ
WITNESS TO JESUS | FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Here is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, delivered May 18 at Sacred Heart Church, Punahou, and May 19 at St. John Vianney Church, Kailua. Both Masses celebrated the reception of the sacraments of Confirmation and first […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Doesn’t my parish have to report its finances? Can I go to confession by phone?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I belong to a Catholic community in Florida that has been in existence for 32 years. For all that time, we have had only one pastor. The problem is that we have never seen a parish financial report, and I have been told that our parish’s weekly income averages $30,000. I approached […]
Effie Caldarola: Small ways to save the world
FOR THE JOURNEY So, you want to save the world? Yeah, so do I. At least, most of us want to do good, some giving that will make a dent in the world’s woes, something from which we can see positive results. And sometimes in my daydreams I envision a rather large dent. I know […]
Young Catholic voices: I got into USC, but I won my spot on merit
A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR REFLECTS ON THE COLLEGE CHEATING SCANDALS By Kacie Yamamoto When people hear of my acceptance to the University of Southern California, I’m met with both congratulations and a common joke: “Wow, your parents didn’t have to pay half a million dollars to get you in there, did they?!” The college admissions […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is apostolic succession real? Can I be a Eucharistic minister if I’m divorced?
QUESTION CORNER Q: My understanding is that the church teaches that bishops and priests are the successors of the apostles. Can this line really be traced back to one of the original apostles? (Lancaster, Ohio) A: The Twelve Apostles were the privileged eyewitnesses sent to proclaim the teachings of Jesus. The Gospel of Matthew (28:19-20) […]
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