CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS ‘Tis the season of “summer reads.” Every year, new lists of books are compiled for you to buy, pack and read on vacation or while at the beach or pool. These selections are usually supposed to be fun, short and lighthearted. My suggestion for a great read this summer is a little […]
Sister Cathie Boerboom, Religious of the Good Shepherd: Ministering on the streets
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Back during the summers of 1985 and 1987, I worked at the Mary Jane Home in Kalihi Valley. Remember the RGS? Really Great Sisters? Actually, it is an acronym for the Religious of the Good Shepherd. Catholic Charities had invited my congregation […]
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan: Did we go too far?
COMMENTARY While I was recently preparing my sermonette for Mass on the feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, I was reminded he died at only 23, having contracted the virus while ministering to victims of the plague in Rome. Then, on my radio show, I hosted “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan” on The Catholic Channel of Sirius […]
Michael R. Heinlein: Eucharist: remedy to sin
COMMENTARY “Because I always sin, I should always have a remedy.” These practical words of St. Ambrose, fourth-century bishop of Milan and doctor of the Church, point us to the unique relationship of the Eucharist to sin — a relationship that the Catechism pithily sums up by saying “holy Communion separates us from sin” (CCC […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: How is Father Rupnik still a priest?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I read that Father Marko Rupnik (the famous mosaic artist who has been credibly accused of sexual abuse) was expelled from the Jesuit order but remains a priest. How does that work? (Flushing, New York) A: First for some background, priesthood and religious life are actually two distinct vocations, even if they […]
Mary Adamski: Special athletes, special flags
VIEW FROM THE PEW If the part of the brain that stores memories is like a shelf of scrapbooks and photo albums, this week’s would be the volume that is overflowing, so packed with images, thrills and happiness that it’s not possible to close the cover. The spectacle of elated, excited young athletes parading behind […]
Talk story: From calluses to chalices
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “You are the salt of the earth … You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 15, “Sermon on the Mount”) In this year of the Eucharistic Revival, the Sunday Feast of Corpus Christi was followed by a week of daily Gospel readings from the Sermon on the Mount, which included […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The reward will be great
12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jeremiah 20:10-13; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33 The Book of Jeremiah supplies this weekend’s first reading. Jeremiah wrote at a time when life was hard for God’s Chosen People. Only briefly was life good for God’s People. Their nation was unified under one ruler for a relatively short period of […]
Mary Duddy: Giving alms
THE MARRIED LIFE Who wants to talk about the budget? No thanks! It usually means cutting back on things, like dining out or buying nice gifts. Conversations about money between spouses, however unwelcome, are a good idea. It allows a couple to decide on priorities, goals and what big expenses, like vacationing, should be a […]
Father Apolinario Ty, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament: The love of the Blessed Sacrament
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING In the center of Chinatown in Manila is a church administered by the Blessed Sacrament Fathers. It is the Santa Cruz Church, also known as Our Lady of the Pillar. The church has the Blessed Sacrament exposed daily from morning to evening. I used to go there for confession in my youth. […]
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