VIEW FROM THE PEW “I don’t get this business about the groundhog; is it sacred or what?” I got that somewhat sarcastic comment from an island-born acquaintance who delights in challenging me to answer for all cultural quirks, puzzling rituals and inexplicable superstitions of the entire population of the entire continental USA. “And yet you […]
Mary Adamski: Lead us not into contention
VIEW FROM THE PEW OMG! (Nothing irreverent intended: you know that’s just text-speak for gasp.) He’s done it again. It was Jan. 16 in his weekly public audience at the Vatican that Pope Francis again suggested that we could reword the Lord’s Prayer a bit. The last time the pope opined publicly about the wording […]
Mary Adamski: Hope and joy, bring it on!
VIEW FROM THE PEW There’s an aged poinsettia plant near my front door. At the tip of one bedraggled branch, there’s the tiny beginning of a red blossom. I’m writing a week before Christmas so maybe there’ll be a blooming miracle of color soon enough for this poor t’ing to perform as it has for […]
Mary Adamski:‘Give me your tired, your poor’
VIEW FROM THE PEW A church celebrity was coming to town, so we wandered into a pew down the ecumenical way to hear him. I just knew it would be fuel for a column because he had just sharply criticized the latest anti-immigrant policy spewed forth by our country’s executive branch. “It is one more […]
Mary Adamski: It’s not the end of the world
VIEW FROM THE PEW I wanted to get this package in the mail then get home before Mother Nature comes back to slam us with another storm. That was the gist of my counter chat at the post office last week. “You can’t blame Mother Nature,” said the clerk. “Yeah, hard to deny climate change,” […]
Mary Adamski: ‘All generations will call me blessed’
VIEW FROM THE PEW A wonderful time was had by all at a celebration memorializing the death of a woman whose remarkable life was a legacy to Hawaii, to the church and to people who make care of the poor and afflicted their career, vocation or goal in life. We all belted out a melody […]
Mary Adamski: The differences among us
VIEW FROM THE PEW It was a long visit, returning to the midwest roots and stepping back into the embrace of loved ones who are usually in long distance communication, not within reach for hugs. It’s an annual pilgrimage, reentry into our childhood homeland for two “maturing” people who migrated to Hawaii so long ago. […]
Mary Adamski: Listening: the eighth corporal work of mercy
VIEW FROM THE PEW One of the greatest kindnesses one person can do for another is to just listen. Sit down or lean back and say, either by words or just patient attitude: “Do tell me your story, take your time, I’m here to hear the whole tale.” And if you endure and have follow […]
Mary Adamski: Remember … you are dust
VIEW FROM THE PEW You know how there are some times in life when you are stimulated, happy, upbeat at the prospect of something new or unknown? Anticipated travel, a challenge ahead at work or school, launching some untried project, an eating or entertainment opportunity, a new friendship sparking. Time to step out of your […]
Mary Adamski: ‘Protect us from all anxiety’
VIEW FROM THE PEW You must have heard the advice “keep calm and carry on” memorializing the British stiff-upper-lip fortitude during World War II when Nazi bombing attacks ravaged London and other cities on their island. Funny and foolish parodies of that sentiment can still be seen in T-shirts on folks who only know about […]
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