Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

A journey paved with love of music and family

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Hawaii’s permanent deacons Special to the Herald This article is adapted from a feature that previously appeared in the April/May 2023 edition of the “Faith in Motion” newsletter at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kailua-Kona. The journey to Deacon Craig Camello’s entry into the diaconate has always been a journey bound in faith — […]

Sister Theresa Chow, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Prayer, fellowship ease adjustments

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald When one moves to a new residence, there are a number of adjustments that need to be made. The most important of these for us Franciscan Sisters is that of managing the schedule for our prayer life. Saying prayers together is integral […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Baptism benefits all, even infants

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Question corner Q: Some evangelical friends were recently quizzing me on the Catholic understanding of baptism. They were especially asking about Jesus’ baptism, and whether this indicates Jesus had some sin or sins of which he needed to repent. They had the same question regarding infant baptism, as infants would seem to neither be able […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: When we need help, Jesus will be there

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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 62:1-5; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 The Book of Isaiah furnishes this weekend’s first reading. When this third section of Isaiah was written, the Hebrew people had just emerged from a terrible period in their history. Their homeland, divided into two kingdoms after the death of King Solomon, had […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: Help others find new beginnings in new year

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Embracing family We don’t need to bring our mistakes and failures into the new year. Instead, we can truly celebrate the new year with new beginnings. To support this, we should consider going to confession to leave our failings behind and start anew. Doesn’t that sound awesome? Starting the new year off with a clean […]

Pope opens Holy Door toward ‘path of hope’

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, launching what he called a “Jubilee of Hope.” As the doors opened, the bells of the basilica began to peal. After the reading of a brief passage from the Gospel […]