Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Kenneth Doyle: May first cousins marry?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Are first cousins allowed to be married in the church? I have in mind a couple I know whose fathers are brothers. They hadn’t known each other as children but met later at a family reunion and then fell in love. They were married in a civil court, which is allowed in […]

Moises Sandoval: Hard to be a good Samaritan

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  COMMENTARY In these times, it is good to reflect once again on the parable of the good Samaritan (Lk 10:25-37) because along our southern border the mercy and compassion urged by Jesus can result in criminal charges that can lead to prison. First, let’s look at the parable. Jesus responding to the question about […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Grab the plow and don’t look back

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WITNESS TO JESUS | 13TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time delivered at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Ewa Beach, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the parish, June 29; St. Augustine Parish, Waikiki, celebrating confirmation and first Communion, June […]

Father Moses Akebule, diocesan priest: In the kitchen with a missionary

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Here in these two containers, I have just prepared our traditional foods of okro stew and gari. Okro is our name for okra. For the base of the reddish okro stew, I used some moko shito. Shito is a black pepper sauce […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The goodness of the Samaritan

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15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 10:25-37 The Book of Deuteronomy, the source of the first reading for this weekend, is one of the first five books of the Bible, collectively called the Pentateuch, from the Greek word meaning “five.” These five books have been venerated for many years as containing […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is there still a purgatory? Do Catholic politicians who vote to provide abortions get excommunicated?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I am a cradle Catholic and have always believed in purgatory. Now I am hearing from some people (including from some priests) who deny its existence. Can you clarify this for me? (City and state of origin withheld) A: The Catholic Church does indeed believe in the existence of purgatory. The Catechism […]

Sister Maria Emma Quijada, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines: My mission is completed

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald It has been 27 years since I started my mission in Hawaii. I have loved being with the people, my community and everyone I met. From my first assignment of teaching at St. John the Baptist School in Kalihi onward to the […]