CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS By Sherry Hayes-Peirce As news of surging numbers of COVID19 cases are reported and many states and counties across the country roll back openings, it’s time for parishes to get serious about social media. This is the perfect time to call on parishioners, both young and older, to serve as stewards of […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Online evangelizing goes viral
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS During the nearly three months that our nation has been living under quarantine, our clergy have needed to shift their thinking about using non-traditional ways of evangelizing in the absence of in-person interaction. In the era of COVID-19, when an important way to connect with the faithful is online, some of our […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Celebrating our mother’s love
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS May is associated with our earthly mothers as the secular world devotes Mother’s Day to celebrate moms. But when it comes to our heavenly mother, the Catholic Church designates the entire month of May in celebration of the Virgin Mary. On May 1 this year, we joined the U.S. bishops in prayer […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: A time for Divine Mercy
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS This April marks the 20th anniversary of the proclamation by Pope John Paul II of the Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. The pope’s declaration coincided with his canonization of Polish saint St. Faustina Kowalska. Her visions of Jesus inspired the image and have become synonymous with devotions to the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Prayer among the online Catholic responses to COVID-19
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS A range of emotions is sweeping the nation following news reports of the spread of the COVID-19 virus within the United States. Some are thinking that reports are overblown and others are preparing for catastrophic outcomes. The coronavirus has symptoms similar to the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: The death of Kobe: grieving on social media
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS There continues to be a lot of debate on the merits of using social media for reaching the religiously unaffiliated and growing our members as evidenced by a recent article in the National Catholic Register titled “Catholics reflect on 10 years of the Good, Bad and Ugly of social media.” On the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Witnessing for life online
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS This new year ushers in a whole new decade. Many themes associated with 2020 are connected to clarity, vision and focus. For our church, the month of January is focused on respect life events and prayer. Across the country there will be marches and walks for life — events to galvanize the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Christmas continues
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS As a mainlander, the tradition of spending a week on Maui during Pearl Harbor Week has become a part of my Advent each year. My husband Brad Peirce, a former Rainbow Warrior volleyball player, is drawn to the islands to celebrate his Dec. 8 birthday. As a non-Catholic he doesn’t understand the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Thankful for technology
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and as you read this you are probably already thinking about the day after — “Black Friday.” It is a mindset that has shifted the meaning of the holiday. We used to focus on this as an opportunity for coming together as a family around the dinner table […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Celebrating a decade of sainthood
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Although I was educated on the Mainland, the Sacred Hearts Sisters put the imprint of the Hawaiian spirit on all the students they served at Maria Regina School in Gardena, California. I remember during my first trip to Hawaii in 1984 that there was a mention of Father Damien during a tour […]
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