Hawaii Catholic Herald

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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Dec. 5, 2025

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Advent is one of my favorite times of year, Heraldians. The light of the evergreen-wreathed candles, the meditative O Antiphons, the anticipation and preparation for Jesus’ birth, all reinvigorate my spirit. Let’s start off the liturgical season with an Advent-centric quiz. 1) ADVENT TRADITIONS The Jesse Tree is a wonderful Advent tradition for young and […]

Camillian Father Renato Maliwat, St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea: Seek the good, and follow Jesus

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald For many years, my ministry was rooted in hospital ministry and in guiding seminarians in their own vocational discernment. The Camillian spirit, caring for the sick with compassion, became the blueprint of my religious formation and shaped much of who I am […]

Christina Capecchi: Whispering pines: In Advent, listening for the Holy Spirit

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Twenty Something The sun was setting by the time we reached consensus on our Christmas tree. We’d decided on a cedar that hadn’t been anyone’s first choice — safely neutral, conflict averted. Now we were dragging it home in the dark — tired, cold and hungry. Suddenly we heard a shimmering sound in the top […]

Reflection: Advent is a time of holy waiting

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By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald Advent has always struck me as one of the church’s most counter-cultural seasons. Even its name pulls us into a different way of seeing the world. The word “advent” comes from the Latin word “adventus,” which means “arrival” or “coming.” In the early church, Advent carried the sense […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Our goal is union with God, not following self-interests

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Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 Once again, the first section of the Book of Isaiah provides the first biblical reading. This weekend’s reading is in the same mood as that of last week. Isaiah was very unhappy with the turn of events of his time. As was so often the […]

Bishops approve pastoral message on immigration

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OSV News BALTIMORE — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a “special pastoral message on immigration” Nov. 12, voicing “our concern here for immigrants” at their annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore. The statement came as a growing number of bishops have acknowledged that some of the Trump administration’s immigration policies risk presenting the […]

Rising need sparks outpouring of support

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By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald When Father Ese’ese “Ace” Tui heard from a few families in his parish concerned about losing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits from the government shutdown that began Oct. 1, he knew he had to act. The pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Honolulu immediately engaged his parishioners […]