Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Official notices: March 13, 2015

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] March 13, 6:00 pm, Meeting with Parish Leadership of St. Theresa Parish, Mountain View. March 14-15, Episcopal Visitation, St. Joseph Parish, Hilo. March 17, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 7:00 pm, Chrism Mass for the Island of Maui, St. […]

Father Arnel Soriano, Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette: Challenges and blessings

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I grew up with the La Salette priests. My hometown of Isabela was their first mission in the Philippines. They married my parents and were always at our house, even joining us for meals. Through the influence of my mom, I studied in a La Salette school and became an altar boy. During my high […]

Mary Adamski: There won’t always be another Lent

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“I’m going to pay for this column.” That was a great lead by a political columnist in the daily paper last week, calculated to lure people to read on. Hers was an expose of machiavellian machinations on the national political scene. I’m borrowing it. My view is not with wide-angle lens but a microscopic peek […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Attagirl!

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I once consulted a cardiologist, who spent most of the visit scolding me about my weight. Years later, I returned. The nurse told the doctor, “Mrs. Choi has lost 50 pounds!” He studied the chart, frowned at me and said, “See you keep it off.” I thought to myself, “Oh wow, not even one attagirl?!” […]

Father Anthony Rapozo, diocesan priesthood: It’s Jesus’ ministry

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING I enjoy my calling as a priest. The greatest challenge of this assignment was that there was a school attached to the parish. Initially, I did not realize how much time I would be involved in the school. But I have come to enjoy my interaction with the children. The kids now […]

Father John Catoir: Beauty can’t be found in a jar of wrinkle cream

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Recently, I sent out this tweet: “When you look in the mirror don’t focus on wrinkles, rather look deeply at your overall beauty which reveals your love & inner goodness.” Some dictionaries attempt to define beauty. They say beauty is: being lovely, seemly, worthy, fair, fine, radiant, alluring, splendid, admirable, exquisite, wonderful, attractive, stupendous, enjoyable […]