Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Judge life by God’s standards

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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Amos 6:1a, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 The Book of Amos provides this weekend’s first reading. The book itself states that it was written during the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, or between 783 and 742 BC. It was a time of tranquility and prosperity. No wars troubled […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: Empowering kids to fix their problems benefits everyone

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Embracing family Most parents dread certain predictable situations with their kids: undone chores, postponed homework, bedtime drama, oversleeping, laundry on the floor, dirty dishes in the sink or forgotten school items. As Dr. Phil often said, “The best predictor of future behavior is relevant past behavior.” If our children keep repeating these behaviors and we […]

Reflection: Remembering to love amid violence

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By Anthony SelvanathanSpecial to the Herald Sirens wail. Breaking news alerts flash across our screens. Another shooting. Another stabbing. Another life cut short. In recent weeks, we have seen a heartbreaking rise in violence: the killing of Charlie Kirk, tragic school shootings and growing gun violence in our own communities. At the same time, families […]

Greg Erlandson: Nature’s resilience in wake of wildfire offers sign of hope

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Commentary It has been almost eight months since fire rained down upon the Pacific Palisades, destroying more than 6,800 houses and businesses and turning this Pacific Ocean overlook into a smoldering wasteland. I have visited the lot where my in-laws’ family house stood several times, and the desolation continues to impress itself on my emotions. […]

Students’ safety is a top priority, school officials say

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Mary Perez embraced her son, Felix, a first grader at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, during an interfaith prayer service Aug. 28 at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. The previous day, a shooter opened fire through the windows of the school’s mother parish, Annunciation Church, during an all-school Mass, killing two children and […]

Isle youth find inspiration in ‘relatable’ new saints

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More than 80,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 7 for the canonization Mass of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati and St. Carlo Acutis celebrated by Pope Leo XIV. (Lola Gomez / CNS) By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald Newly canonized St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati have touched young people […]

Club lay groundwork for fellowship, faith-filled families

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A handful of surviving members of the St. Francis Xavier Club gathered over the summer for a small reunion. Front, left to right: Winnie Lau, Terry Noto and Carmen Kiyabu. Back, left to right: Jean Leong, Walter Lau, Ronald Choo, Carl Arakaki, Joyce Arakaki and Eloise Yano. (Courtesy Eloise Yano) By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald […]

Talk story: Mercy plants the seeds of hope

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Office for Social Ministry “Mercy is the very foundation of the church’s life … The church’s very credibility is seen in how she shows merciful and compassionate love … Mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instills in us the courage to look to the future with hope.” (Pope Francis, Bull […]

Gathering honors legacy of late Kalaupapa ‘visionary leader’

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Former Gov. John Waihe‘e addressed the crowd Aug. 23 at a celebration of the late Bernard Ka‘owakaokalani Punikai‘a’s 95th birthday and of Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa, the nonprofit organization he created more than two decades ago. “Bernard’s life is a celebration of making things better for people,” Waihe‘e said. (Courtesy Wayne Levin) By Valerie MonsonSpecial […]