Witness to Jesus | Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered on Aug. 30 at St. Rita Church, Haiku, during the installation of Missionaries of Faith Father Poulose (Paul) Kannampilly as pastor; and on Aug. 31 at Holy Spirit Church/Newman Center, Manoa, during the installation of Father Kurt […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Practice humility, love for others
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a; Luke 14:1, 7-14 The Book of Sirach furnishes this weekend’s first Scripture reading. Sirach is among those biblical volumes collectively called the “wisdom literature,” a designation meaning that these books show that the Jews’ ancient faith in the one God of Israel, and […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Ten Commandments offer vital framework for all
Witness to Jesus | Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered at St. Theresa Church, Kihei, on Aug. 31 for the installation of Father William Kunisch as pastor. Did you know that the Ten Commandments are prominently displayed — in stone — on the U.S. Supreme Court building? […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Obeying God’s law requires us to act
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 The Book of Deuteronomy is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Deuteronomy is from the Pentateuch, the collection of five books that appears as a group first in sequence in the present versions of the Bible. The Pentateuch […]