Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: From the East

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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 This weekend the church celebrates the ancient Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, reflecting upon the visit of magi “from the East” to the crib side of the newborn Savior. The first reading is from the third and last section of Isaiah. […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Must we follow parish boundaries?

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Question Corner Q: In our parish, there was an elderly man, a faithful parishioner, whose brother had come to live with him due to ill health. They were told that our parish visiting team could not come to visit the sick man and bring him Communion, since technically they lived outside our parish boundaries. This […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: How should Christians respond to ISIS?

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Q: What is the Christian response to ISIS? (Harrisonburg, Virginia) A: The Christian response to ISIS is to deplore their violence and to seek the most effective means to stop it. In March 2015, in what was seen as an unusually blunt endorsement of military action, the Vatican’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva […]

Sister Marion Kikukawa: The power of prayer

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Sister Marion Kikukawa, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One of the things I really appreciate at St. Francis Convent in Manoa is the regularity of our community prayer and daily Mass schedule. For our morning and evening praise we use […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus is coming

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2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6 The Book of Baruch provides the first reading for this Second Sunday of Advent. Baruch is not one of the major prophets. With only five chapters, his book is relatively brief, certainly when the long books of Ezekiel, Isaiah and Jeremiah are considered. It […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Dec. 4, 2015

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To mark dates, why are people now using C.E. (the Common Era) and B.C.E. in place of A.D. and B.C., which have been in use for hundreds of years? I was told by a Catholic teacher in our area that this change is intended to foster better relations with non-Christians. This is too “politically correct” for me to accept without further explanation. Please help. (Somerville, New Jersey)