View from the pew If you use a photo storage function on a mobile phone or other electronic device, you can relate to my dilemma. It’s become a replica of the closet that is stuffed with unneeded things, an overwhelming challenge to tackle clearing it out. So I just shut the door and ignore it. […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Sept. 27, 2024
Fall is upon us, my quiztastic friends, and the days of the year are going by quickly. So chillax and enjoy this week’s challenge. 1) HEBREW SCRIPTURES What name is given to the anonymous author of the Book of Ecclesiastes? a) Theopholus b) Obadiah c) Quoheleth d) Cephas 2) OCIA Which of these is NOT […]
Maria Corazon Albano Palafox Aczon, Mary, Star of the Sea Church: Music is a prayer, a gift, a calling
Viriditas 2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Music has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My grandmother was my first piano teacher, and I began playing the piano at the age of 3 or 3-1/2. I grew up watching my family […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Clarifying marriage nullity process
Question corner Q: I was married in a non-Catholic wedding ceremony, then divorced years later civilly. Once I became Catholic and wanted to marry again, I got an annulment of the first marriage. My non-Catholic friends and relatives said this was a Catholic cop-out to get around Jesus’ prohibition against divorce, by saying that the […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Seek God’s help, not earthly gains
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Numbers 11:25-29; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 The Book of Numbers, the source of the first reading for this weekend, is one of the first five books of the Bible. The ancient Hebrews, and Jews today, attribute these five books, collectively called the Pentateuch, to Moses. Always, however, Moses […]
Mary Duddy: Remember the works of the Lord
The married life Life is filled with many joys, but no one is spared times of difficulties, trials and worry. In these difficult times it is good to reflect on what the Lord has done for us in the past. Remembering the goodness of the Lord helps us have faith and hope in the present […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: The mystery, wonder of ‘becoming man’
Commentary Every week my sons stand in the pew at Mass. Like stairsteps, all five in a row by age and height. Or like a motley crew, mixed together by shapes and sizes. Five boys in the midst of becoming men. They are the reason why the short line tucked within the Nicene Creed catches […]
Greg Erlandson: Height of COVID also inspired unity
Commentary I’d like a show of hands for how many of you tested positive for COVID-19 this summer. Or felt like heck but didn’t have any tests on-hand. Or self-diagnosed your distress as summer flu, even though this isn’t flu season. I thought so. I’m pretty sure I was infected at an otherwise lovely wedding. […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Sept. 13, 2024
All hail, Heraldonians! Try to remember the first quiz of September, and follow, follow, follow… 1) DRAMA What Broadway play was originally written as a story about the conflict between Jewish and Catholic families in New York City? a) “Fiddler on the Roof” b) “West Side Story” c) “Cats” d) “Phantom of the Opera” 2) […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: General absolution: not for routine use
Question corner Q: My brother says that since there are fewer confession times these days, priests should give a general absolution following the “Confiteor” at Mass and encourage those in serious sin to follow up with a regular confession. His argument is that we are losing souls on a metaphorical battlefield, so we should take […]
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