Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Kathleen T. Choi: Again

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Dear God, it’s a new year again. I can’t remember last year’s resolutions, probably something about eating less, praying more and being kinder. I know I didn’t keep them as well as I would like. They’re worthwhile goals, though, so if you don’t mind, I’ll resolve them again this year. I know there’s more to […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Less aw, more awe

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I have a quarrel with nativity scenes. St. Francis created the first Christmas crèche to encourage our devotion to Christ. He put real straw in a real manger and brought a real ox and donkey to a rocky crevice in the hillside. They illustrated his sermon on poverty and humility. In today’s nativity scenes, the […]

Kathleen T. Choi: What’s the big deal?

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I’ve become a papal junkie. Every day I hit the Internet for Pope Francis’ latest interview, homily, photograph or video. I’m not alone. Few popes have so quickly and effectively captured the interest and affection of both church members and non-Catholics. This both pleases and saddens me. It saddens me because Pope Francis isn’t saying […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Second Sunday of Advent

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Make our hearts a fitting dwelling place Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-9 Matthew 3:1-12 Indicating the importance of Advent and the message of these readings, the church this weekend celebrates the Second Sunday of Advent, rather than the great Feast of the Immaculate Conception. (This feast will occur this year on Dec. 9.) This weekend’s reading […]

Mary Adamski: Battlelines drawn

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Stories and images of fighting the enemy to his knees or his death, smiting those who oppose us, making them feel the hurt, are imbedded in our brains, whether you tune into the world news, are a movie buff or play video games. Smash them, thrash them, count the wins, count the bodies. For a […]