Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Christina Capecchi | Twenty something: Self-reflection in the age of selfies

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Lena Dunham is not done confessing. That’s the headline of The New York Times Magazine profile just published about the actress-turned-memoirist, and it couldn’t be more apt. Though I’ve never seen an episode of her highly rated, super-raunchy, nudity-filled HBO show “Girls,” I consider Lena something of a cultural case study, given how often she […]

Office for Social Ministry | Talk story: Preparing for disasters

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Aloha, “The scandal that millions of people suffer from hunger must not paralyze us, but push each and every one of us to act: singles, families, communities, institutions, government, to eliminate this injustice.” (Pope Francis) The recent news that 183,500 of Hawaii’s people — 14 percent of the population — receive emergency food assistance is […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion | 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: No one is beyond God’s love

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Ezekiel 18:25-28; Philippians 2:1-11; Matthew 21:28-32 The Book of Ezekiel provides this weekend’s first reading. Pivotal in Jewish history was the time spent by Hebrew captives and their descendants in Babylon, the capital of the then powerful Babylonian Empire. This empire had overtaken the Promised Land militarily, in the process forever ending the two Hebrew […]

Father Eugene Hemrick: A changed church

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The lyrics of Mary Hopkin’s hit song — “Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end” — remind me of my priesthood, a lifestyle I thought would never end, but it did! What happened? Decades ago, many priests spoke English, and their parents still spoke their native language. Even though they and […]

Manaolana | Karen Osborne: Go offline (and connect to real life)

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Yesterday, I left my cellphone on the kitchen table when I left the house. It felt as if the apocalypse happened. The first hour wasn’t so bad. It was bright and early in the morning, and I had coffee to drink and work to do. The second hour was a little worse. I really wanted […]

Kathleen T. Choi | In little ways

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Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.  (1 Thessalonians 5:16-17) Oh no, I overslept! No time for anything formal, Lord. Thanks for a new day. Help me to serve you today. I especially ask for the gift of gratitude. Thank […]