Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Kathleen T. Choi: Who’s winning in Rome?

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When the Synod on the Family ended, the media added up the score. Liberals, they said, lost, because the church made no major changes. Or conservatives lost because questions were raised that they considered settled. Perhaps both sides won. The Holy Father asked the bishops to listen to their flock and to one another. I think (I hope) most of them did.

Viriditas: Sister An Mei Lam, Daughters of St. Paul

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Letting go and being open to transitions in life can be really difficult for some people. I guess it is because of my background, being from China, that I have been able to pretty easily adapt to different assignments given in religious life. Transitions are not difficult for me because I was an immigrant and have lived in different cultures.

Kathleen T. Choi: Living in mercy

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IN LITTLE WAYS December eighth begins a Year of Mercy, in which the church proclaims to the world that God’s mercy is infinite and eternal. I fear, though, that our understanding of mercy is incomplete. We think of it as a single act, like a judge giving probation instead of jail time. However, the divine […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: How do I explain Eucharist to a child?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: At Mass recently, after listening intently to the words of consecration, our 4-year-old granddaughter whispered to my wife, “Is wine really blood?” How would you answer her question? Also, would your answer be different for a 7-year-old, a teenager or an adult taking RCIA classes? (Florence, South Carolina) A: First of all, […]

Effie Caldarola: Gratitude, a spiritual practice

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FOR THE JOURNEY Like many families, during the holidays we try to focus on thankfulness by asking each guest at a festive meal to express that for which they are most thankful. Surprising how tongue-tied a roomful of noisy siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins suddenly becomes when given this task. Sometimes, one kid comes up […]

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