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Carolyn Y. Woo: The pope’s call to ecological conversion

07/16/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

On June 18, I had the unbelievable privilege and unforgettable experience of speaking at the Vatican press conference for the launch of Pope Francis’ much-anticipated encyclical on the environment. Named “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home,” the encyclical draws from St. Francis’ “Canticle of the Creatures,” which “invites us to see nature as […]

Mary Adamski: When a loss for words is preferable

07/06/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Being at a loss for words is not a trait prevalent in my family. We are storytellers and we love to give advice. People in power positions don’t know how lucky — or is it unfortunate? — they are that they’re not on our speed dial for input on remedies for the state of the […]

Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: Drinking with the saints

07/03/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

The mention of booze generates a look of horror among many of the non-drinkers living and working alongside Michael P. Foley in Waco, Texas, where the Catholic dad teaches at a dry Baptist college. There’s a “skittishness,” he says. So Michael was prepared to raise eyebrows with his new book, “Drinking with the Saints: The […]

Heralding back: July 3, 2015

07/03/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 2, 1965 Fifty local educators are attending a Media Specialist Institute which began June 21 at the University of Hawaii’s Communications Center in Kuykendall Hall. Discussing media problems with Donald A. Lubitz, Director of Graphics and Motion Picture Production at the UH’s Audio Visual Center are […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Why me?

07/03/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Acclaimed actress Helen Hayes knew tragedy as well as success. Her only daughter died at 19. Her husband’s grief drove him to alcohol abuse and an early death. Asthma ended her stage career. A friend asked her if she ever wondered, “Why me?” She responded, “Why not me?” I wonder how long it took that […]

Father John Catoir: Cultivating an attitude of joy

07/03/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

My aim in my work is to encourage everyone I come into contact with to live a more joyful, optimistic life. In the face of all the troubles we face in this world today, I realize that this task can seem daunting to some. But I also know that everyone can do something positive to […]

Father Kenneth Doyle | Question corner: Is my son controlled by a ‘bad’ angel?

07/03/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Q: My son, who is 19, has suffered from anxiety and depression since puberty, although it’s only recently that we have recognized it for what it is. He began using marijuana in his early teens, dropped out of school, struggled to hold a job and was very unstable. His girlfriend recently gave birth to their […]

Carolyn Y. Woo | Our global family: Take a vacation. God will cover for you

07/03/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

For many people around the world, summer means vacations. When I grew up in Hong Kong, we did not have the practice of family vacations. Early in my career, our family went to wherever I had a summer conference. It was not quite a vacation as I always spent part of the time away from […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion | 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time: We are stubborn and rebellious

07/03/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Ezekiel 2:2-5; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6 The Book of Ezekiel furnishes the first reading. The prophet speaks in the first person. He says that he literally heard God speaking to him. God told Ezekiel that he was sending him to the Israelites, who had rebelled against God’s holy law, so that they would be […]