Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

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 […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Clarifying marriage nullity process

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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

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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 […]

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