Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Brother Scott Whittaker, OSB, Benedictines: When the bell rings

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald At the heart of the spiritual life, according to both St. Teresa of Avila and St. Benedict of Nursia, obedience and humility should be above everything else. So, when the bell rings in the monastery, one should put down everything and run, […]

Jayne Ragasa Mondoy: ‘Go home. Cook rice.’

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COMMENTARY New beginnings for fully initiated children (Jayne Ragasa Mondoy wrote this for the many Hawaii children waiting patiently for the coronavirus pandemic to subside, so that they can be confirmed and receive their first holy Communion.) A million years ago when I was a high school student at Sacred Hearts Academy, “TheBus” was my […]

Brett Robinson: Embodied creatures, and part of Christ’s mystical body

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THEOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY Recent events have shifted a lot more attention to our bodies. Temperature checks, masks and compulsive hand-washing have reminded us that we are biological creatures subject to the laws of nature. It all feels a bit heavy (and not just because of all the quarantine weight gain!). There’s an existential heaviness, or […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is there sex in heaven? How do I receive forgiveness?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: It seems odd that genital intercourse is automatically excluded in theological views of heaven — since Christian hope envisions the fulfillment of all things and, therefore, the redemption of our bodies. If God’s love redeems all things, then shouldn’t it redeem sexual life? Do you personally believe that there will be sexual […]

Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Online evangelizing goes viral

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CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS During the nearly three months that our nation has been living under quarantine, our clergy have needed to shift their thinking about using non-traditional ways of evangelizing in the absence of in-person interaction. In the era of COVID-19, when an important way to connect with the faithful is online, some of our […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: God created one race: the human race

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EMBRACING FAMILY Every day we are asked to show our love as Christians: Going to church weekly; opening the door for someone; helping at a food bank; sending our children to Catholic schools or religious education; reading the Bible; forgiving our spouse; helping with homework; letting someone else choose the TV channel. We all know […]