Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Jenna Marie Cooper: Debunking claims of made-up Gospels

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Question corner Q: Some of my non-Catholic friends say that most of the Gospel is made up, as the earliest records show Jesus survived the crucifixion, married Mary Magdalene and moved away, leaving his disciples to carry on their new religious movement. They say the church was well aware of all of this, but covered […]

Christina Capecchi: Savoring the gift of taking your time

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Twenty Something As I write this, I am keeping company with a mama robin on our backyard balcony, so I’m treading lightly. Tapping, not pounding the keyboard. Sliding, not slamming the door. Basking in the breeze. We planted raspberries in the garden below her nest, where she is now incubating her eggs. It all feels […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Devotion to Christ is a collective act

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Feast of Pentecost Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 In the church’s liturgical year, only Easter and Christmas eclipse Pentecost. The importance, and grandeur, of these feasts of course derive from the events being commemorated. The church also sees them all as highly important because of the lessons to be learned from the […]

Talk story: Draped in peace and aloha, from Maui to Rome

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Office for Social Ministry “Peace be with all of you! Dearest brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the Risen Christ … I, too, would like this greeting of peace to enter your hearts, to reach your families, and all people, wherever they are, all of the people, all over the earth.” (Pope […]

Mary Adamski: Midwestern pride, global appeal

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View from the pew Just as a dark force loose in our corner of the world preaches that diversity, equity and inclusiveness are wrong and works to forcibly delete such welcoming acceptance from our culture as well as our conscience, we welcome a new voice to counter that most uncharitable, un-Christian political ideology. It’s not […]

Maryknoll Sister Rebecca Nyaki: Sharing stories, sharing God’s love

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I grew up in Tanzania, East Africa, in a small village with no electricity or books. We played outside during the day, but in the evenings, while waiting for dinner, we would gather around the fire and tell stories. These stories carried […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: ‘Easter duty’ no longer formal mandate

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Question corner Q: What exactly are my Easter duties? My grandparents sometimes talk about “the Easter duty,” but I’m not sure if this was just a pre-Vatican II thing, or something I still need to worry about. (United Kingdom) A: In broad terms, “the Easter duty” usually refers to a fully initiated Catholic’s obligation to […]