Question corner Q: My husband and I got a divorce because my husband had an affair. Why doesn’t the church agree with me that it was his fault and grant my annulment? Why is my church siding with him? (New York) A: I’m very sorry you went through such a painful experience. But with respect […]
Archives for October 2025
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: God honors humility, not pride
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 The Book of Sirach provides this weekend’s first Scriptural reading. The book is part of that group of biblical writings classified by scholars collectively as “wisdom literature.” Wisdom literature developed through an interesting, and very believable, process. As conditions worsened in […]
Mary Duddy: Christ’s love and the aloha spirit
The married life “As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, rooted in him and built upon him and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” (1 Col 2: 6) This is the way 94-year-old Ethel Fragas has lived her life, personifying the spirit of aloha built on the […]
Reflection: We are all called to bear witness
By Dawn Morais WebsterSpecial to the Herald On Oct. 4, clergy and lay people across the islands gathered in person and online for a talk, followed by a discussion, about “Standing With Our Immigrant Neighbors: How Religious Leaders and Congregations Can Make a Difference.” As Indivisible Hawaii, which orchestrated the event, promised, speaker and Christian […]
Effie Caldarola: Finding God in silent moments
Commentary We live in a noisy world. I’m not just talking about rush-hour traffic or the planes that make an approach to the Philadelphia airport far above my head at night. I’m talking about the noises that occupy our minds due to our cellphone addictions, social media impact, the endless news cycle and mean-spirited online […]
15 years on, seed of ‘Hope’ continues to flourish
The Friendly Place, located in Kailua-Kona, includes several initiatives ranging from emergency shelter to permanent supportive housing. (Lisa Dahm / Hawaii Catholic Herald) By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald Since 2010, Hope Services Hawaii has worked to house people who are unsheltered across Hawaii island — from kupuna to families and everyone in between. Not only […]
A new start for Kalaupapa
The Kalaupapa Saints Tour highlights a fraught yet hopeful and faith-filled history The Kalaupapa Saints Tour takes visitors to Kalawao — the first area of the Kalaupapa peninsula that was settled by Hansen’s disease patients — via a dusty, rocky road. (Photos by Celia K. Downes / Hawaii Catholic Herald) By Celia K. DownesHawaii Catholic […]
Pilgrimage will anchor Filipino Catholic Clubs’ historic meeting
Hawaii Catholic Herald The annual convention for the Diocesan Congress of Filipino Catholic Clubs will be unlike any other. In honor of its 75th year, the DCFCC — scheduled for Nov. 21-23 — will feature a pilgrimage through five churches on the island of Maui. “As we mark 75 years of shared faith and community, […]
Talk story: Multiplying our daily bread for others
Office for Social Ministry “Especially in this Jubilee Year, the Lord’s example is a yardstick that should guide our actions and our service: We are called to share our bread, to multiply hope and to proclaim the coming of God’s kingdom.” (Pope Leo XIV, feast of Corpus Christi homily, June 2025) When we pray the […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Share the love of Christ with others
Witness to Jesus | Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered on Sept. 28 at Immaculate Conception Church in Lihue, Kauai. We are all very painfully aware of a host of Lazaruses at our doorstep. We can hardly walk or drive anywhere in town without seeing homeless individuals […]