Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Talk story: Gatherings that enrich

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY Parishioners from Leeward and Central Oahu parishes gathered recently for an “enrichment gathering” to talk story about their social ministries and to learn from each other. Our host parish was St. John Apostle and Evangelist in Mililani. The other churches were Our Lady of Sorrows, Wahiawa; Our Lady of Good Counsel, […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Should those who distribute Communion say my name?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: How is it that some people who give out Communion say your name before they say “the body of Christ,” but not everyone gets called by name? I was an extraordinary minister of holy Communion some years back, and I stopped doing it because I couldn’t think of people’s names quickly enough. […]

Father John Catoir: Put away the phone

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  Cellphone obsession has become a serious epidemic and one that threatens our spiritual well-being. Please give me a minute to explain. A neighbor gave her 14-year-old daughter a birthday party, and noticed how quiet the girl’s friends were, until she went into the room and found them all on their cellphones. She was shocked […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Why is my parish run as a dictatorship?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Could you explain to me why Catholic parishes are run as dictatorships and are not democratic? Priests who act as dictators are driving young people to go to non-Catholic services or to quit altogether. Priests are 9-to-5 employees who do not earn their salary; if they were in the real world, many […]

Kathleen T. Choi: On my mind

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I have a theory as to why so many celebrities have miserable personal lives — too much free time. The first thing stars seem to do is hire lots of staff. No more washing laundry, scrubbing toilets or cooking dinner. With the help of drivers and nannies, even child rearing takes little time.

Father Anastacio ‘Jun’ Postrano, diocesan priest: Living a sacramental life

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I always wanted to be a priest. When I was in the Philippines, most of the priests around were Maryknoll Fathers. We did not have a local clergy then. The Maryknoll Fathers were very active, visible missionaries who built up the faithful […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Merciful heavens!

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IN LITTLE WAYS I love that Pope Francis urged us to spend this year considering God’s mercy. I’ve found numerous Scripture passages which proclaim and illustrate God’s mercy and give me food for thought. Some passages, though, take work, such as these quotes from the fifth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel: “Do not think that I […]