WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Here is the prepared text of the homily Bishop Larry Silva delivered on the weekend of the Third Sunday of Easter, April 30, at Sacred Heart Church, Punahou, and May 1 at Our Lady of the Mount Church, Kalihi, and Holy Family Church, Honolulu. He administered Confirmations […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The faithful shall also rise
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts of the Apostles 15:21-27; Revelation 21:1-5a; John 13:31-33a, 34-35 Once again in this Easter season, the Acts of the Apostles supplies the first reading for the Mass. It reports some of the missionary activities of Paul and Barnabas. Although eventually they parted, Paul and Barnabas, Paul’s disciple, visited several prominent […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Ambassadors of aloha
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Hearing the news that the Pauline Book and Media store was closing in Honolulu made me a little sad. But I also know that the Daughters of St. Paul who have been assigned to Hawaii will carry the culture of aloha wherever they go, reflecting the diversity of this amazing religious order. […]
Deacon Gary and Valerie Streff: Pray for an end to abortion
RESPECT LIFE “God blessed them and God said to them: ‘Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that crawl on the earth.’” (Genesis 1:28) As baptized Christians we are committed to falling to our […]
Talk story: Tierra, techo y trabajo
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Something that any father and mother would want for their children is a desire for what should be within everyone’s reach, namely land, housing and work.” (Pope Francis, 2014 World Meeting of Popular Movements) Around the world at the local, national and global levels, people are struggling for land, housing and […]
Effie Caldarola: Our wounds and our hope
FOR THE JOURNEY A story about St. Teresa of Avila tells us that one day the devil appeared to her in the guise of Christ. Immediately, she dismissed him. You are not Christ, she told the devil. The devil was puzzled. How did you know I wasn’t Christ? Because, Teresa replied, you have no wounds. […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is wearing a veil in church prideful?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Recently, I have been “convicted” to wear a veil in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament — both when I am at Mass and during my adoration hours in our parish’s Chapel of Perpetual Adoration. Several other women in the parish have also felt led to do so. However, I am told […]
Talk story: Bringing Easter hope to others
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Brothers and sisters, may we be won over by the peace of Christ! Peace is possible; peace is a duty; peace is everyone’s primary responsibility!” (Pope Francis “Urbi et Orbi,” Easter 2022) Addressing thousands of worshipers at the Vatican this Easter, our Holy Father Pope Francis shared a challenging yet hopeful […]
Msgr. Owen Campion: Peter, do you love me?
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts of Apostles 5:27-39, 40b-41; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 Again, this weekend, the church presents as its first reading for liturgy in Eastertime a passage from the Acts of the Apostles. The mere construction of Acts is a lesson. It is a continuation of St. Luke’s Gospel. Its underlying lesson is […]
Elise Italiano Ureneck: Learning to love the cry room
FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS When I was a young, single professional living in Washington, I harbored a secret judgment against churches that had “cry rooms.” In my naivete, I considered parishes that built these spaces to be intolerant of young children. While I appreciate a reverent Mass, a silent church is a dying church, […]
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