Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald The Durocher family has a long connection with Chaminade University. Anthony graduated this year, while his sister Julia will enter her junior year this fall. Both are from St. Catherine Church in Kapaa, Kauai. Sr. Malia: Did both of you choose Chaminade? […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 5, 2026
We’ll soon be back to Ordinary Time, quizzicians. And summer is soon upon us. So chillax, my friends, and learn more about your faith while you’re at it! 1) SAINTHOOD Which of these is the correct progression to sainthood in the Catholic Church? a) Venerable, servant of God, blessed, saint b) Servant of God, venerable, […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Bishops can delegate confirmation duties
Question corner Q: This past week a member of our parish was confirmed at Sunday Mass, but it was just our parish priest who did the confirmation. I always thought confirmation had to be done by a bishop? Is it allowed for a priest to confirm, or was the recent confirmation at my parish an […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Through the Eucharist, Jesus nourishes us
Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 This weekend the church celebrates the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, or as perhaps it is better known by its Latin translation, Corpus Christi. The first reading is from the Book of Deuteronomy, one […]
Christina Capecchi: Tapping into goodness
Twenty Something It’s Wednesday morning on Lower Grey Cloud Island, a wooded retreat tucked 15 miles down the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Minnesota. The world feels lush and fertile, birdsong rising through a canopy of maples. An old wooden shed sits in dappled sunlight. Inside, a cupboard stores jars of maple syrup — quarts, […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Listening before defending
Embracing Family When our child comes crying to us about something said or done on the playground, our instinct is often to defend them and wonder, “How dare someone hurt my child!” Let’s pause and breathe. Since none of our children are saints, it’s likely that one of them contributed to, or even caused, the […]
Ken Craycraft: A Christian view of freedom
Public Square Writing to the church at the ancient city of Galatia (in modern Turkey), St. Paul the Apostle declared, “For Freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Gal. 5:1). St. Paul was addressing the specific issue of whether, and to what extent, […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Through us, Jesus is here on earth
Witness to Jesus | Ascension of the Lord Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered May 16 at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua and May 17 at Holy Family Church in Honolulu for the administration of confirmation and first holy Communion. “What would Jesus do?” is a saying that has become very […]
Talk Story: ‘Thy kingdom come,’ for everyone
Office for Social Ministry “In God everyone is fully themselves.” (Pope Leo XIV‘s May 3 “Regina Coeli” address) “E hiki mai kou aupuni” — “Thy kingdom come.” For Catholics in Hawaii, these familiar words from the Our Father in olelo Hawaii have taken on renewed meaning with the appointment of Honolulu’s bishop-elect, Jesuit Father Michael […]
Jesuit Father Matthew Yim: Community and prayer
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald After working at the Bishop Museum for some time and meeting regularly with a spiritual director, I spoke with my pastor about my growing sense of a call to the priesthood. Since I already had a master’s degree, he suggested that I […]