Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Ron Rolheiser: Loyalty and patriotism revisited

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In a recent article in “America” magazine, Grant Kaplan, commenting on the challenge of the resurrection, makes this comment: “Unlike previous communities in which the bond among members forges itself through those it excludes and scapegoats, the gratuity of the resurrection allows for a community shaped by forgiven-forgivers.” What he is saying, among other things, […]

Father John Catoir: God is with us even when our greatest joy seems to vanish

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As a priest, I’ve spent the past 30 years of my life writing about supernatural joy in the lives of others. The message is simple: faith, together with the discipline of controlling your thoughts, can help overcome even the most horrible emotional pain we can experience. The pain of life, as many of us know, […]

Mary Adamski: April moon, divinely shining

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VIEW FROM THE PEW It’s time for the full moon Thursday and that can inspire romantic, poetic visions of strolling alongside moonlit waves. Or activate superstitions held by some law enforcement officers and others about moonbeams setting off weird behavior, lunacy. This full moon of April is profound beyond those earthly interpretations. Millions of people […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Peeking at poverty

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IN LITTLE WAYS My husband and I got married when he was 22 and I was 18. He still had law school to complete, but we thought we could manage. He would work summers, and I would find a full time job that only required a high school diploma. We started well. Then our secondhand […]

Father John Catoir: On conscience and the reception of Communion

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Conscience is the faculty of human reason that makes practical judgments regarding what is morally right or wrong. In the search for truth, a person should always turn to a respected authority for enlightenment. Catholics are encouraged to turn to the teaching authority of the church, namely to what’s referred to as the magisterium. But […]

Kathleen T. Choi: The broken bell

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Take any large group of people and test their intelligence. About 10 percent will score poorly. About 10 percent will do astonishingly well. The rest of us will cluster in the middle. Make a graph of the results, and you’ll see a drawing that looks like a bell.