Members of a certain generation will recall fondly childhood tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Roundtable. These Arthurian romances recount the awakening within the royal realm of the revolutionary understanding that ‘might’ does not make ‘right’. Rather the reverse had to be…
Author: Dana Robinson
A mustard seed among the sandalwood
The last ‘Advancing the Kingdom’ article featured the boundless outreach of the Archdiocese of the Military. In a similar vein a significant number of the donor advised funds administered by the National Catholic Community Foundation also benefit overseas endeavors and exemplify the international philanthropic outreach…
A boundless archdiocese
Today when one hears the term ‘field Mass’ what come to mind are liturgical events whose congregants are so numerous no enclosed edifice can contain them, such as papal Masses in stadiums or town squares. However, readers old enough to remember World War II films…
Chaminade University of Honolulu
E komo mai! Welcome to Chaminade University! Chaminade University’s namesake, Father William Joseph Chaminade (1761-1850), was the founder of the Society of Mary and a social reformer who saw education as a way of transforming society for the better. In 1883, the Marianist community established…
Assumption College of Sisters (ACS)
Teach a Sister…Touch the World “Impelled by Christ’s love, Assumption College for Sisters, through education and community, forms servant leaders who transform lives. Teach a Sister…Touch the World.” (Mission Statement) Assumption College for Sisters (ACS) has roots that reach back over a century and a…
Flexibility or loss of identity
It is commonplace that the phrase ‘verbal abuse’ connotes the use of words by one person to harm another. I wonder if the phrase could also refer to our abuse of words themselves? This isn’t about the clever use of words – a delightful example…
Pueri Cantores
During this first week of Advent anyone in need of an aid to enhance his or her preparation for the celebration of Christmas would do well to become acquainted with the apostolate of the American Federation Pueri Cantores (www.pcchoirs.org). Pueri Cantores is the official music…
The temptation of omnipotence
Has anyone noticed how the Thanksgiving Holiday is becoming more holiday and less thanks giving? How many of us regard Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday more as the beginning of a month-long consumption splurge than as an occasion for expressing our gratitude to God for…
Heresy
“Heresy is an archaism”. Many today would agree with this statement and would not in the least be disturbed by it. For them the concept of heresy is an irrelevant curiosity stored in the Museum of History. Many others, however, are unaware of the term…
"spiritual hoboism"
This strikingly apt phrase comes from Al Kresta’s book titled Dangers To The Faith: Recognizing Catholicism’s 21st-Century Opponents. While adherence to what’s termed mainline or institutional religion declines in our country ‘spiritual hoboism’ is on the rise. One reads that the fastest growing denomination, especially…