WITNESS TO JESUS | SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Here is the text of the Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, June 23/24, delivered at St. Augustine Church, Waikiki. Could your being here today be a part of God’s eternal plan for […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The key to eternal life
13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43 The Book of Wisdom is the source of the first reading. When this book originally was written, the plight of God’s people was very bad. They had experienced very much in their history. Among these experiences was the loss […]
Effie Caldarola: Sacramentals as a door to the sacred
FOR THE JOURNEY It was near the end of a long East Coast visit, a road trip that took us to visit a priest friend at the University of Notre Dame, the sights at Niagara Falls and an Italian cousin who was visiting my husband’s extended family. We had driven hundreds of miles, but this […]
Richard Doerflinger: A public health crisis
A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY The recent tragic deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have dramatized what The New York Times calls the “public health crisis” of suicide. That crisis was underscored on June 8 when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the U.S. suicide rate increased […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Causes of unkindness
THE HUMAN SIDE What are some leading causes of heartless conflicts in life? One look at kindness and its opponent gives the answer. Kindness is being well-disposed toward our self, neighbors, world, government, church and God. Kindness respects, values and promotes the development of another. Understanding the enemies of kindness is the best antidote for […]
Mary Adamski: The differences among us
VIEW FROM THE PEW It was a long visit, returning to the midwest roots and stepping back into the embrace of loved ones who are usually in long distance communication, not within reach for hugs. It’s an annual pilgrimage, reentry into our childhood homeland for two “maturing” people who migrated to Hawaii so long ago. […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Who are the pope’s security detail?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Who are the men protecting Pope Francis who are wearing suits and ties? Are they part of the Italian national police force, Swiss Guards or a private security firm? (They seem to protect the pope not only at the Vatican, but they travel with him on papal trips.) (Edison, New Jersey) A: […]
Father William Kunisch II, diocesan priest: Building people, building lives
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I am not sure if renovating churches is my strength. But I have been open to it. When I was assigned to Resurrection of the Lord Parish, Waipio, the bishop was very clear that there was a building project that was very […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Do you remember who you are?
WITNESS TO JESUS | TENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the text of the Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered June 10 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Downey, Calif. The bishop was in California for a retreat for the priests of Orange County. Do you remember […]
Father Peter Miti, diocesan priest: It is Christ who strengthens me every day
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Somehow, I always wanted to be a missionary. The desire was like second nature to me. In 1994, I left Zambia and joined the Passionist order in Botswana. Since then, I have always been on the go. Studies in philosophy took me […]
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