OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “It is not just about migrants: it is about our humanity. … it is a question of seeing that no one is excluded.” (Pope Francis, message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2019) Pope Francis’ message about migrants is particularly poignant in light of the viral media image of an […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is there still a purgatory? Do Catholic politicians who vote to provide abortions get excommunicated?
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
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 […]
Bishop Larry Silva: ‘Give them food yourselves’
WITNESS TO JESUS | Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ This is the prepared text for the homily by Bishop Larry Silva, delivered on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), June 23, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. There are lots of […]
Mary Adamski: ‘When through the woods and forest glades I wander’
VIEW FROM THE PEW What was that scary movie with those kids running in the forest trying to escape something awful and the trees and bushes seemed ominously reaching out to grab them? I saw it years ago and it replayed as a dream on a recent hot windless night maybe triggered by an overhanging […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Eternal life is for all
13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21; Galatians 5:1, 13-18; Luke 9:51-62 The first reading for this weekend’s liturgy is from the First Book of Kings. While the focus, at least in terms of the books’ titles, is on the kings of Israel, prophets play a major role. Such is the case in […]
Carolyn Woo: Faithful over fearful
OUR GLOBAL FAMILY Common to most commencement speeches is the exhortation to approach life with boldness, to pursue one’s dreams, to live meaningfully, to honor one’s uniqueness and gifts, and to fight for the common good. The advice is definitely sound and seems to resonate with graduates. Yet, if life is the guide, most will […]
Talk story: God remembers us in his heart
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “God remembers us as we are, in our frailty … He returns to us with the heart, because we are in His heart … Remembering is a key word for life … Remembering gives us the strength not to surrender.” (Pope Francis, homily for Trinity Sunday, June 16, Camerino, Italy) Pope […]
Effie Caldarola: A prayer in the face of loss
FOR THE JOURNEY My elderly aunt was a walker. After she retired, she would hoof it around our small town to visit friends or rise early to walk downtown to the coffee shop for breakfast. Sadly, her body stayed in much better shape than her mind, and when dementia overcame her, she was placed in […]
Tony Magliano: The best kept secret
The Catholic Church has a very big secret. It is so powerful, challenging and relevant, that if every bishop, priest, religious and layperson was committed to communicating and implementing this secret, it would turn society upside-down and literally transform the world! However, revealing its contents, and urging the full application of its message, would surely […]
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