FOR THE JOURNEY It may have been a discarded cigarette thrown into a rag bin. No matter how it started, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City in 1911 took only 18 shocking minutes but changed history. The factory employed mostly young immigrant women, who labored long hours in a sweatshop for poverty-level […]
Christina Capecchi: Finding God in the wilderness
TWENTY SOMETHING The sense of place and pull to the wild that inspired Nick Ripatrozone’s new book are tucked in his very name. The rip-roaring surname is the name of a mountain town in central Italy, which the 40-year-old writer has visited. Like his ancestors, Nick is drawn to the mountains, living with his wife […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Like a mustard seed
11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Ezekiel 17:22-24; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34 The first reading for this weekend’s liturgy is from the Book of Ezekiel, who is regarded as one of the great Hebrew prophets. Not interested in themselves, but only in relaying the revelation of God, the prophets rarely left any biographical details […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: How can God abandon God?
QUESTION CORNER Q: What was the meaning of Christ’s words from the cross when he said, “Father, why have you forsaken me?” (Leicester, United Kingdom) A: Both Matthew and Mark indicate in their Gospel accounts that among the last words of Jesus on the cross were the following: “My God, my God, why have you […]
Effie Caldarola: The power of words, when necessary
FOR THE JOURNEY In Padraig O Tuama’s book, “In the Shelter,” he tells a story about a young woman traveling through Europe in the 1980s. In France, she meets a man and falls in love for the first time. They agree to meet at an embassy in Rome the following week, and on the appointed […]
Talk story: The potential of migrants and refugees
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY We need to find a path forward that is rooted in solidarity and fraternity and that respects the rights and dignity of every migrant as a child of God made in his image.” (Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), June 2, 2021) On June […]
Father Sebastian Chacko, diocesan priest: Having a global outlook helps
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald God has blessed me. My health is pretty good. I have been to three countries in Africa, various parts of India, Western Samoa and American Samoa, and Hawaii. After my retirement at the age of 68, I went to New Zealand and […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: The seed of a vocation sprouts
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS The months of May and June are typically designated for ordinations in dioceses and archdioceses across the country. The Diocese of Honolulu celebrated the ordination of Father “Ace” Tui on May 21. We are called to pray for an increase in vocations daily. Earlier generations used to pray deeply for one of […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Jesus continues his saving work through us
WITNESS TO JESUS | ASCENSION OF THE LORD Here is the prepared text for the homily by Bishop Larry Silva, delivered May 15 and 16 at St. Anthony Church, Kailua; and St. Michael Church, Waialua, on the occasion of the celebration of Confirmation and First Communion. When I am having a problem with my computer, […]
Father Adrian R. Gervacio, diocesan priest: Just trust the Lord!
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I had two retirements — one from the Navy as a U.S. Navy chaplain in 2006, and one from active ministry in 2014. When one realizes that one cannot function in the best way that one used to be able to, then […]
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