Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Kenneth Doyle: Speaking of agoraphobia

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I enjoy reading your columns in our diocesan newspaper. Recently you responded to a person who is concerned about missing Mass due to agoraphobia. (Editor’s note: Agoraphobia is defined as an extreme or irrational fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places.) As a psychiatrist, I wish you would have added that […]

Brother Gary Morris, Marianists: Divine minstrel

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald There are students who sometimes take my class not necessarily because they want to be an actor, but because they need to fulfill a fine arts credit. How do I encourage the shy ones? I keep challenging them. I tell them that […]

Effie Caldarola ‘A combo burger of hilarity and joy’

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FOR THE JOURNEY I blame Jesuit Father Greg Boyle for the fact that people sitting around me on an airplane a few years ago suspected I might be nuts. I was reading Boyle’s book, “Tattoos on the Heart,” about his ministry with gang members in Los Angeles. Father Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries, […]

Talk story: Becoming a more universal family

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us draw inspiration from the words of Saint John Paul II: ‘If the dream of a peaceful world is shared by all, if the refugees’ and migrants’ contribution is properly evaluated, then humanity can become more and more a universal family and our earth a true common home.’” (Pope Francis, […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Rejoice, rejoice!

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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 This weekend the church celebrates Gaudete Sunday, the name coming from the opening word of the Entrance Antiphon. In Latin, “gaudete” means “to rejoice.” Rejoicing is not indicated because Advent, and its stress on prayer and penance, is half completed, but rather […]

Sister Grace Capellas, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Performance is prayer

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald There is a unique connection between the artist and the Divine. When we look at the life of St. Francis of Assisi, he was a troubadour. Francis used his musical gifts to serve the Lord. Like him, if there is a need […]