Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Bishop Larry Silva: Good Shepherd’s voice speaks the full truth

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Witness to Jesus | Fourth Sunday of Easter Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered April 26 at St. George Church in Waimanalo (confirmation and first holy Communion), and with the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Community at the Kamiano Center in downtown Honolulu. A couple has lived together for many […]

Talk Story: Listen with your ears and your heart

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Office for Social Ministry “To form consciences that are free and endowed with a holy restlessness is a necessary condition for the Christian faith to appear as a fully human proposal. Such a faith is capable of transforming the lives of individuals and of society, of inspiring prophetic change in the face of the tragedies […]

Mary Adamski: A life of humility, charity and faith

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View from the pew On April 27, the first state observance of Brother Joseph Dutton Day, I celebrated by calling a man who has been immersed in the story of his life and has shared it for years. But I think many people, even Catholics, probably said, “Who da guy?” when Gov. Josh Green on […]

Sister Miriam Teresa Yorita, MICM: God is so infinitely great

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “I didn’t plan it this way,” I tell people when they ask how I found my path. “But looking back, it feels like Providence was guiding each step.” I grew up in a family that valued hard work and stability. As Japanese […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Communion response is only ‘amen’

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Question corner Q: Is it ever acceptable to say something other than “amen” when receiving Communion? Would “thank you,” “he’s alive” or even “hallelujah!” ever work? (Indiana) A: The short answer is no, the one and only appropriate response when receiving holy Communion is to say “amen” after the priest or Eucharistic minister says “the […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: God’s blueprint for us: Like Jesus, love others

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Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 Once again this Easter season, the Acts of the Apostles furnishes the first reading. In the readings of the weekends earlier in this season, the identity of the apostles clearly has been established. In a critically important way, the apostles exercised the very […]

Christina Capecchi: The gift of shared delight

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Twenty Something In the end, after two days of breathless anticipation, the white smoke shared the stage with a seagull. The whole world was abuzz. An American pope! A seagull! With so many eyes trained on the same chimney, the bird had appeared in exactly the right spot at exactly the right moment, amusing spectators […]