TWENTY SOMETHING I’ve been following the press around the most anticipated biography of the year: “Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson. I’m interested in the controversial innovator and also the author’s writing process, which involved shadowing Musk for two years. Isaacson, an acclaimed journalist, gained surprising access to Musk, sitting in on high-profile meetings and […]
Mary Duddy: Pray and act
THE MARRIED LIFE My grandfather used to tell me stories of his experiences during World War I, when he was a lieutenant in the Army stationed in France. His eyes would tear up when he told me of a time when he was on the front lines and was tasked with leading a regiment […]
Sister Monica Ja Len, Missionary Sisters of Faith: Signs of hope
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald When people ask me how I keep on going amidst all that has gone on concerning the Lahaina tragedy, I look at the people around me. When things happened, many people extended their hands. Even though they have lost everything, with faith […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Tending to the neglected branches
WITNESS TO JESUS | TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily for the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered by Bishop Larry Silva, Sept. 24, at Immaculate Conception Church, Lihue, on the occasion of the installation of the new pastor. I was recently speaking to one of our […]
Mary Adamski: Oh, woeful holy land
VIEW FROM THE PEW Now is not the first time we Americans struggle to grasp what is happening on the other side of our planet. We’re watching the latest deadly chapter in a long-simmering religious, ethnic, territorial conflict fueled by the depth of human evil. Pride, envy, wrath, greed — traits which Catholic theology counts […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Bearing witness to Gods love
30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Exodus 22:20-26; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40 The Book of Exodus provides this weekend with its first reading. In ancient Jewish tradition, Exodus came from Moses. Therefore, in a most special way, it is the very word of God, since Moses represented God and was the link between God […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Observing All Hallows Eve
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS In our Catholic tradition we don’t celebrate Halloween, we celebrate All Hallows Eve! Our “Catechism of the Catholic Church” teaches us that we should pray for the dead. “This teaching is also based on the practice of prayer for the dead, already mentioned in Sacred Scripture: Therefore [Judas Maccabeus] made atonement for […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Dating before the annulment?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Can there be situations where a Catholic can date another person who has been divorced but has not yet received a declaration of nullity for that marriage? In a previous column you stated the following: “All marriages are presumed valid until proven otherwise.” I have relatives and friends who date divorcees. […]
Lisa M. Hendey: Dropping to our knees
COMMENTARY “The Lord must love you very much,” a wise friend recently encouraged me. I’d just shared with her that a close relative of mine was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. My confidante has been paying close enough attention to my life to know that I was now adding “caregiver” back into my daily job description. […]
Talk story: God’s close, compassionate, tender, loving presence
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I am certain the Spirit will guide us and give us the grace to move forward together, to listen to one another and to embark on a discernment of the times in which we are living, in solidarity with the struggles and aspirations of all humanity.” (Pope Francis, opening homily […]
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