Embracing family Imagine going to the grocery store and asking a stranger a parenting question. How much credence would we give their advice? Imagine that while our kids wait for a public bus, they ask the stranger next to them for advice about handling a problem at home or school. How comfortable would we be […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Church provides divine nourishment
Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15: 1-8 The Acts of the Apostles again this Easter season is the source of the first reading for Sunday. It highlights Paul. In an earlier passage, not read in this liturgy, the intensely devoted Jew, Paul, after having persecuted Christians, miraculously […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Crucifixes’ style depends on artist, era
Question corner Q: I have a friend who observed that some crucifixes depict the Savior with his eyes open and some depict him with his eyes closed. He wants to know which is correct — alive or dead? (Lakeland, Florida) A: With respect to the second part of your question, I think it’s equally correct […]
Victoria DelaCruz and Easton DelaCruz: Finding God, keeping the faith
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Siblings Victoria and Easton DelaCruz, students at Chaminade University of Honolulu, are from As Lito, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. Victoria is a third-year data science major with a minor in community and public health. Easton is a second-year communications major with a minor in education. Sister Malia: How did you come to […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Let us sing ‘Alleluia!’
WITNESS TO JESUS | EASTER Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered for the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu on March 30, and on Easter Sunday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on March 31. The Saturday after Jesus died was, as the […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: When Jesus talks, are we listening?
Third Sunday of Easter Acts of the Apostles 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48 The Acts of the Apostles again furnishes the first biblical reading. Almost every Sunday in the Easter season features a reading from this book of the New Testament. In this reading, Peter preaches to the crowds in Jerusalem. Americans are […]
Christina Capecchi: Gowns of grace, heaps of joy
Twenty Something Jenna Wright has come a long way from being an NFL cheerleader to a First Communion catechist. Now, rather than sporting a skimpy outfit at the Super Bowl, she’s selling white gowns to second-grade girls and their families — and making it a memorable part of their sacramental preparation. It’s the perfect fit […]
Mary Duddy: Easter season a time to rejoice, have hope
The married life “Jerusalem! Jerusalem!” The Lebanese choir sang with great enthusiasm on Easter Sunday. Singing off-key, the music made me wince; but the joy of the Resurrection was very apparent. Easter is a time of joy and celebration. After a long, hard Lent, the Easter season is a time to look forward to. Each […]
Father Sebastian K. Soosai, diocesan priest: Called to serve, surrender to God
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Soosai is pastor of St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea. My father was a fisherman. My brothers are fishermen. In my simple family of five brothers and a sister, we did not have much, but we were rich in faith. This is due […]
Talk story: Delivering a message of Easter hope amid suffering
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “May the Risen One make the light of his face shine upon migrants and on all those who are passing through a period of economic difficulty and offer them consolation and hope in their moment of need.” (Pope Francis’ Easter message, March 31 Pope Francis’ Easter morning message of prayer […]
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