Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Official notices: Oct. 24, 2014

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] October 25, 4:15 pm, Mass for Diocesan Youth Day, Sea Life Park, Waimanalo. October 26, 5:00 pm, Vigil for the Deceased for Carmelite Sisters Agnes Marie Wong and Mary Caroline Chow, Carmelite Convent at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, Kaneohe. October 27, 9:00 am, […]

Fatima pilgrim statue to visit Islands next month

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The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be in Hawaii Nov. 1-21, visiting at least 13 parishes on Oahu and one on the Big Island. The statue, a four-foot high image of the apparition of the Blessed Mother to three peasant children in Fatima, Portugal, has been taken all over the […]

Father Eugene Hemrick: Procrastination as a costly condition

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According to the American Psychological Association, about 20 percent of Americans can be described as chronic procrastinators. Physically it manifests itself in laziness, idleness, indifference and nonchalance. It also shows itself in indifference to improve one’s character, distaste for the spiritual and failure to cultivate new virtue. Becoming indifferent and not cultivating new virtue is […]

Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: Why are the Beatitudes so important?

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YOUCAT*: Those who yearn for the kingdom of God look to Jesus’ list of priorities: the Beatitudes. [1716-1717, 1725-1726] As preparations begin for the next international World Youth Day celebration in Krakow, Poland, in 2016, Pope Francis has asked young people to reflect upon the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12). When Jesus gave us the Sermon on […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: May others, besides priests, do blessings?

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Q: At a family discussion, the following question came up: Can anyone other than a priest or deacon do a Catholic blessing? (Baltimore) A: As your question would suggest, aside from certain blessings reserved to a bishop (e.g., the consecration of the sacramental oils at the chrism Mass during Holy Week), it is a priest […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Help here and now

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Our family had a serious health scare recently. We’re not completely out of the woods yet, but prospects are good. My prayer during this time has been pretty basic: “Help! Please help!” “The Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis deals with anxiety like mine. Lewis points out that when God asks us to submit patiently to […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion | 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time: God’s law is one and inseparable

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Exodus 22:20-26; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40 The Book of Exodus provides this weekend with its first reading. Exodus is among the first five books of the Bible, the books attributed to Moses. So in ancient Jewish tradition, Exodus came from Moses. Therefore, in a most special way, it was seen as the very word […]