Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for March 2019

Chaminade University a training ground for religious ministry

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By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “I need to see you,” said Marianist Brother Edward Brink, Vice-President for Mission and rector of Chaminade University of Honolulu, trying to pin me down for a meeting amid both of our busy campus schedules. “How about 7:30 a.m.?” I suggested. That became 2 p.m. as […]

Duterte’s drug war called ‘illegal, immoral and anti-poor’

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By Paul Jeffrey Catholic News Service KALOOKAN, Philippines — A Catholic bishop in the Philippines said his government’s controversial war on drugs is really a war against the country’s poor. “There is no war against illegal drugs, because the supply is not being stopped. If they are really after illegal drugs, they would go after […]

Ask Father Doyle: Did Jesus say ghosts exist? May I be a witness at a Protestant wedding?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: In a recent column, you quoted Luke 24:39 (“Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.”) Are we to believe from this that Our Lord is confirming the existence […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Putting Satan in his place

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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13 The Book of Deuteronomy provides the first reading for this first Sunday of Lent. Deuteronomy recalls the flight of the Hebrews from Egypt, where they had been slaves. This trip, called the Exodus, was filled with risks and hardships. The Egyptians pursued them. The Sinai […]

Christina Capecchi: The ones who weave

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Photo by Josh Appel on Unsplash TWENTY SOMETHING When David Brooks travels the country, he seeks out the good news. The bad news is all too easy to find. As a New York Times columnist writing about the social sciences, Brooks logs many miles for his reporting and speaking circuit. The 57-year-old father is keenly aware of the […]

Eva Andrade: Crossover crunch time at the Capitol

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LEGISLATIVE REPORT The last week in February, when I am writing this, is normally the first crunch time for bills at the Hawaii State Legislature. Committees are fast and furiously getting bills ready for a final vote in the originating chamber so they can pass them over to the other one. By the time you […]

Sister Novie Omictin, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: A fisherman’s daughter

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My dad was a fisherman. He was a prayerful Christian who would go to his church at 7 a.m. every Sunday. As I never liked waking up early, sometimes I would just go with my mom to the Catholic Mass at her […]

Heralding back: March 8, 2019

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — March 7, 1969 Layman distributes communion William C. Blesch, a layman, distributes Holy Communion at Polk State School and Hospital, near Erie, Pa., under terms of permission granted by the Congregation of the Sacraments, thought to be unique, at least in the United States. The chaplain at […]