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…
Author: Dana Robinson
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…
Sisters of Christian Charity
The Sisters of Christian Charity were founded in 1849 by Blessed Pauline von Mallinckrodt. Pauline was born on June 3, 1817 in Minden, Germany. Her father, Detmar, was of the Lutheran faith and held positions in the German government. Her mother, Bernardine, was Catholic and…
“Nostra Aetate”
These are the opening words of what many contend is the most theologically revolutionary document of the Second Vatican Council, the Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions promulgated by Pope Paul VI in October 1965: “IN OUR TIME, when day by…