Quote “The days of old, fat, balding bishops being the best spokespeople is long gone, if they were ever really here at all.” | Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, in his keynote address April 28 at a conference for Catholic communicators sponsored by the school of church communications at the Pontifical University of […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: March 28, 2014
Quote “The camaraderie is the big part of it. You’re there with other Catholic Christian men. You never have to worry about whether you’re going to say the wrong thing.” | Jim Hill, an administrator with the Archdiocese of Newark, at the archdiocese’s annual Catholic Men’s Conference. Nearly 3,000 men gathered at Seton Hall University […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: March 14, 2014
Quote “It’s a chance for them to gather together at a Mass as a family and to interact with each other and then break bread together. … They’re united in their Catholicism. It’s a chance they don’t otherwise have during the season.” | Ray McKenna, founder and president of Catholic Athletes for Christ, which helped […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Feb. 28, 2014
Quote “If a lot of time has passed, don’t lose even one more day. Go. … (The) priest will be good. Jesus will be there and he’s even nicer than the priest.” | Pope Francis, encouraging the crowd at his weekly general audience Feb. 19 to “be courageous” and go to confession. While people often […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Feb. 14, 2014
Quote “(In the Chinese new year) there is an expectation for new things to happen, for better things to happen, for good things to happen. In that sense … that’s what our celebrations of Christmas and Easter are about. We celebrate the new life in God.” | Father Francis Li, pastor of St. Therese Chinese […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Jan. 31, 2014
Quote “We are part of the community, part of God’s family, and we have responsibilities for each other. Those who are suffering and those who are poor have a special claim on our love.” | Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, speaking to more than 1,500 people Jan. 19 at New York Encounter 2014, a three-day […]
Manalolana | Sidebar: Jan. 17, 2014
Quote “It’s not enough to know how to pronounce the words correctly. To proclaim the word of God well, you must know what the words mean in an historical context and what the author is trying to say.” | Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco, who has established the Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Dec. 6, 2013
Quote “You create the conditions for a change to happen, for people to make the change they want … I don’t make the change. I just create the conditions as best I can.” | Comboni Father Giovanni Esti, who arrived in Egypt in 2007 to create a social development center for young people in Cairo […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Nov. 22, 2013
Quote “Let us put ourselves in the hands of God, like a child puts himself in his daddy’s hands. That is a hand that is sure.” | Pope Francis, in his homily Nov. 12 during his morning Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae. The pope said God never uses his hands for violence “even when […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Nov. 8, 2013
Quote “Life is often wearisome. Work is tiring. Looking for work is exhausting. But what is most burdensome in life is a lack of love.” | Pope Francis, speaking Oct. 26 to an estimated 100,000 people in St. Peter’s Square for a Year of Faith celebration of family life. The pope emphasized the importance of […]