Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Kenneth Doyle: After Crucifixion, why a need for repentance? Is a Catholic marriage invalidated if a couple doesn’t raise their kids Catholic?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I can understand that Jesus died on the cross to reconcile us with the Father, but why do we say that Jesus died to forgive our sins when we have to repent continually for those sins? (City and state withheld) A: The Bible does say that Jesus has forgiven our sins; St. […]

Sister M. Emilie Basitas, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: Without prayer, I would not be here

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald As a temporary professed sister, I used to dread applying for our yearly renewal of vows. One in my group was thinking of joining the cloistered nuns, and so was I. However, one year my superior said to me, “Em, Em, you […]

Carole Norris Greene: Chauvin’s threefold conviction

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COMMENTARY Never underestimate evil. It has a way of coming back, of reinventing itself, of absorbing into itself anything that feeds into it. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was indeed found guilty on all three charges against him in the killing of George Floyd in 2020. He is in a maximum security prison. People […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Where did the Ascension happen? Do you have to stay for the recessional song at Mass?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Where did the Ascension take place? Matthew and Mark tell us that the apostles are to go back to Galilee, but Luke says that they should stay in Jerusalem until Jesus has risen. (Louisville, Kentucky) A: On the top of the Mount of Olives outside of Jerusalem’s Old City is a small […]