VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One year, I noticed a lot of caterpillars crawling about on a tree outside. Unfortunately, I also saw a number of birds entering into their space and eating them. Being a lover of nature, I got the idea to move the caterpillars […]
LOCAL VOICES | Maureen Saturnio: Lessons of love
As a mother of a young man who was born with Down syndrome, I was so happy to read in the Feb. 23 Hawaii Catholic Herald about delightful little Lucas Warren, the “Gerber spokesbaby” for 2018. Wonderful! It is about time that they are treated normally. I have to admit that I was in pain […]
Father John Catoir: Easter 2018
Happy Easter. If you’ve been reading my columns over the years, you know that I return time and again to my favorite Scripture quotes. Let’s unpack them together and see what the Lord has in store for us today. Don’t think that the Feast of the Resurrection is a seasonal celebration. St. Paul said, “Rejoice […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Suffering Servant
PALM SUNDAY Mark 11:1-10; Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 This weekend, in a liturgy majestic in its ability to transport us to the events of the day that began the first Holy Week, the church celebrates Palm Sunday. First of all, a procession will precede each Mass, ideally involving the entire congregation, who will […]
Heralding back: March 23, 2018
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — March 22, 1968 Father Gabriel Van den Broucke, SS.CC., kneels before the Most Reverend John J. Scanlan, Bishop of Honolulu, during his installation as new pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Waikane. Father Joseph Ferrario was acting master-of-ceremonies. Catholics of the area attended the […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Shouldn’t the precious blood be offered?
QUESTION CORNER Q: My friend told me that in her parish, which is a large one, only one section of the church is offered the blood of Christ. Her pastor believes that adding more eucharistic ministers would create a traffic jam. If they are going to distribute holy Communion from the chalice, shouldn’t all be […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Words for the grief-stricken?
THE HUMAN SIDE Grief comes in many forms: losing a valued heirloom, a job or a home filled with beautiful memories. The list of heartbreaks is unending. However, losing a loved one with a whole life ahead of him or her pierces the very depths of our heart. How do we support a grief-stricken person? […]
Talk story: Connecting with the Good Samaritan
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The story of the Good Samaritan is the story of today’s humanity. People’s paths are riddled with suffering, as everything is centered around money and things, instead of people.” (Pope Francis, from his TED2017 (Technology, Entertainment and Design) talk, delivered April 25 at the Vatican.) The Story of the Good Samaritan, […]
Bishop Larry Silva: The world is the banquet hall
WITNESS TO JESUS | STEWARDSHIP DAY This is the text for Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Mass for diocesan Stewardship Day, Feb. 17, delivered at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Once upon a time a king ordered that a great feast be held. He had his chancellor write up a note to the chief […]
Father Paul Smith, diocesan priest: Snorkeling with God
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald The epitome of prayer is thankfulness. If all you ever do in prayer is to thank God for all that he has given, I think that would be enough. I spend a lot of time now thanking God. I do not ask […]
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