Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father John Catoir: What does God do for you?

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  God loves you and gives you spiritual gifts. The Letter of James states, “Every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father” (Jas 1:17). God gives you the Holy Spirit. Jesus tells his disciples that the Father “will give you another Advocate to be with you always” (Jn 14:16). His presence includes […]

Carolyn Woo: Whom do we play for?

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  OUR GLOBAL FAMILY Amid all the Olympics coverage I watched, I was most taken by the women’s basketball team. Their passion was mesmerizing and their tenacity in stepping up to all manner of challenges made me proud. In particular, I could not get over how repeatedly they were described as “unselfish.” Each individual player […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: If we are humble

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24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-32 This weekend’s first reading is from the Book of Exodus. This book roughly chronicles the passage of the Hebrew people from Egypt, where they had been slaves. Moses guided them, but essentially, in Hebrew eyes, God guided them, since Moses could not […]

Sister Jovita Agustin, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Sister Amazing Grace

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Once, I remember as I made my rounds at St. Francis Hospital West, a patient getting ready for surgery said to me, “Sister, you don’t have to pray over me, I am an atheist.” I replied, “That’s all right.” We then started […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Am I free to marry?

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QUESTION CORNER Q:I was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. When I was younger, I served as an altar boy for several years. About 12 years ago, I got married in a Methodist church. I never had the marriage “convalidated” in the Catholic Church since my wife was against involving another member of the […]