Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is yoga communing with devil?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My wife was recently at a gathering of her prayer group that meets every week. At the end of this particular meeting, a deacon spoke to the group and said something that has disturbed both of us. He said that when you practice yoga, you are communicating with the devil. Neither of […]

Father John Catoir: Stay calm

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Robert Louis Stevenson wrote: “Most of us reflect our surroundings. However, men (and women) with quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened; they carry on in times of fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.” I love that quote, but I must admit, I do not always have […]

Richard Doerflinger: A population implosion?

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Remember when everybody worried about a “population explosion” filling the world with too many people? In the 1970s, this fear drove campaigns to legalize abortion and pour billions of dollars into birth control programs. Now experts warn about the opposite. While birth rates remain relatively high in developing nations, they are […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Beware of the weeds

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WITNESS TO JESUS This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered July 23 at the Deacon Summer Gathering at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Kailua-Kona. Sometimes weeds can be pretty — and maybe even nourishing! Any gardener or farmer knows that they are very common […]

Father John Catoir: Coping with life

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In today’s political climate, there are a lot of people on both sides of the aisle who have become emotionally upset by the 2016 elections. I won’t go into the politics of it, but I thought it might be helpful to discuss the flood of toxic emotions that many are experiencing. We know that sadness, […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: A Christian response to the Islamic State?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: How does a Christian react to a terrorist group like the Islamic State group (IS)? Praying for their salvation is important, but it may not be sufficient. Negotiating with them seems impossible, since IS is evidently determined to kill anyone who opposes their ideology. (We have seen this done by beheadings, bombings […]

Christina Capecchi: Priest holes and history lessons

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TWENTY SOMETHING Nicholas Owen was canonized 364 years after his death. Such is often the case with the Catholic Church, charged with curating a 3,000-year treasure trove of saints and stories, rovers and relics. Owen’s tale is unlike any other. Born in Oxford, England, in the mid-16th century, his devout family prepared him well for […]