Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sister Marina Gutierrez, Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena: Grateful to God for new adventure

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I am so grateful to have been assigned to Hawaii and to have the opportunity to work with children, teaching catechesis. I truly enjoy my apostolate here. This is my first mission outside of the Philippines and my first experience in parish […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: It’s OK to enjoy fairies, leprechauns

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Question corner Q: Listening to a Catholic radio station one day, they mentioned that leprechauns and fairies were demonic. This shocked me. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations always include leprechauns. Fairies are loved by little girls and big girls alike. I myself made a small fairy garden for me and my granddaughters. We also have many […]

Christina Capecchi: Piece by tiny piece, God transforms us

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Twenty Something Opal Whiteley was 6 years old when she began keeping a diary, scrawling with a crayon in tightly spaced, phonetically spelled words. She recorded her wanderings and wonderings in the woods of her Oregon logging community. She was prodded by her mother’s admonition to write about what, where, when, how and why, and […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Discipleship calls for total devotion

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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 7:7-11; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 The Book of Wisdom provides the first reading. This book came to be many centuries ago as devout Jews, distant from their homeland and from their religious and cultural roots, attempted to confront the great pressure put upon them by the overwhelmingly pagan societies […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: Make kids members of your family team

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Embracing Family Don’t wait to have your child join a team! Sign them up at birth! Isn’t society already somewhat obsessed with competitive sports? If your child does not start a sport at 4, they are already behind! What happened to enjoying childhood and learning the benefits of free play? Why would you want to […]

Father Patrick Briscoe: Padre Pio offers example for us all

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Commentary When I think about the saints most beloved by modern Catholics, Padre Pio tops the list. His weathered face and brown Capuchin habit are iconic. His remarkable personal story, his strong-willed personality and the intensity of his spiritual life are absolutely captivating. But here’s the thing: I think most people get the reason this […]

Maria Corazon Albano Palafox Aczon, Mary, Star of the Sea Church: Music is a prayer, a gift, a calling

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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 […]