VIEW FROM THE PEW Know how you tend to clip things out of publications when they are something you agree with? My collection from rail transit bashers got so unwieldy I actually ditched it, and I can’t quite decide to do the same with the Trump cartoons … yet. Last month I got out the […]
Archives for June 2016
Kathleen T. Choi: Following the arrows
IN LITTLE WAYS The Long’s in downtown Hilo is a busy one, and the parking lot is usually full. The search for an empty stall often tempts drivers to ignore the directional arrows. The result can be two cars nose to nose with no room to maneuver. Few of those drivers would ignore arrows out […]
Bill Dodds: To former seminarians
YOUR FAMILY Soon after my grandson turned 11, I said to him, “Well, in three years you can move away from home.” He looked at me. “That’s what I did,” I said. He turned to his mom. “Really?” he asked since he knew his grandfather can be one who stretches the truth. “Really,” she said. […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: What is the ‘internal forum’?
Q: In a recent editorial in a Catholic newspaper, I read that, with regard to whether civilly remarried Catholics may receive holy Communion, Pope Francis is now encouraging people to talk to their priest “in the internal forum.” What does that mean?
Father Ron Rolheiser: Loyalty and patriotism revisited
In a recent article in “America” magazine, Grant Kaplan, commenting on the challenge of the resurrection, makes this comment: “Unlike previous communities in which the bond among members forges itself through those it excludes and scapegoats, the gratuity of the resurrection allows for a community shaped by forgiven-forgivers.” What he is saying, among other things, […]
Father John Catoir: God is with us even when our greatest joy seems to vanish
As a priest, I’ve spent the past 30 years of my life writing about supernatural joy in the lives of others. The message is simple: faith, together with the discipline of controlling your thoughts, can help overcome even the most horrible emotional pain we can experience. The pain of life, as many of us know, […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: A loving God restores life
The first reading comes from the First Book of Kings. As would be assumed, this book and its companion 2 Kings, are Old Testament writings about the kings of Israel. The kings certainly are mentioned, but these books are not political histories. In a way, the kings are not the principal figures.
Official notices: June 3, 2016
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] June 3, 10:00 am, Blessing for the Portuguese and Puerto Rican Heritage Center, Paia. June 4, 10:00 am, Confirmation Mass, St. Joseph Parish, Waipahu; 6:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, St. Patrick Parish, Kaimuki. June 5, 7:30 am, Confirmation Mass, St. Roch Parish, Kahuku. [Fr. […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 3, 2016
I’m as joyful as a June bug, quizzicals! Summer is here, and it’s time for easy, breezy days ahead. Take this quiz at your leisure, and enjoy learning a new thing or two about our awesome Catholic faith. 1) Saints Our Lady of Aparecida is the patroness for which South American country? a) Bolivia b) […]
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