Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Mary Adamski: All are welcome

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VIEW FROM THE PEW It’s a favorite gathering hymn, so we really put our hearts, souls and voices into a robust rendition of “All Are Welcome” at a recent interfaith service. Marty Haugen’s lyrics are about the gathering place “where love can dwell and all can safely live … hearts learn to forgive … built […]

Talk story: The power and reach of CRS’ Rice Bowl

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY The Lord is close to the broken hearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed.” (Psalm 34: 19-20) This verse from Psalm 34 frames the final weeks of Lent’s emphasis on God’s “closeness” to the suffering. This year, Catholic Relief Services is helping us focus our Lenten prayer, fasting and almsgiving on […]

Sister Mary Edward Sugioka, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Piecing things together to make things nice

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald This morning when I got up, I looked at the dress I had sewn and put on and said, “Gee, this is kind of short. What can I add to make it longer?” Because I enjoy sewing, if I can’t find some […]

Eva Andrade: Many issues and an odd resolution or two

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LEGISLATIVE REPORT The frenzied action on the bills reported in my last column is beginning to wind down now that we are moving toward final decking — the legislative point-in-time where bills are finalized in the opposite chamber and are returned to the originating one. Bills that have changed since they crossed over will either […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: In Lent, do Sundays count? Is the pope promoting a one-world religion?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My mother was very religious and she always told us that during Lent, whatever you gave up — ice cream, candy, etc. — you could have on Sundays. Is that true? Do Sundays count as part of Lent? (Green Bay, Wisconsin) A: I’ll answer your second question first, because that’s the easier […]

Richard Doerflinger: Losing our humanity to robots?

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  A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY As a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life, I have attended its annual assemblies in Rome since 2012. Pope Francis has asked the academy to explore a range of issues with moral implications, in keeping with an “integral ecology” linking respect for human life with human solidarity and respect […]

Father Marty Solma, Society of Mary (Marianists): Nigeria, prayer and fasting

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald It was on Halloween night, as I was in my third year of teaching in Cincinnati, that I got a call asking if I would go to Nigeria for three years. I said, “What?!” Struggling to discern, I did two things. First, […]