Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Noelani Tugaoen, Chaminade University student: Welcoming God with an open heart

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I have always considered myself a cradle Catholic. However, it wasn’t until my early high school years that I really started to look into my faith. I attended a public school. At the school, I didn’t really feel that it was a […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Obeying God’s law requires us to act

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 The Book of Deuteronomy is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Deuteronomy is from the Pentateuch, the collection of five books that appears as a group first in sequence in the present versions of the Bible. The Pentateuch […]

Cardinal Timothy Dolan: Music should enhance, not overtake, Mass

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Commentary You’ve seen those “bulletin bloopers.” I enjoy them. Here’s one: “The topic for next week’s sermon will be ‘What will hell be like? Come early and listen to the choir.’” Thank God that can’t be said about most of the choirs I’m grateful to hear at Sunday Masses here in the archdiocese. Ours at […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: Hold kids to task, reduce your own stress

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Embracing family Have you ever found yourself collapsing on the sofa at the end of a long day once the children finally were tucked in bed? Maybe, just maybe, you’re exhausted because you are doing too much work for your children. Yes, you read correctly. Perhaps you are helping too much, and your well-intended kindness […]

Talk story: Spirit of ohana shines forth at new Kaanapali campus

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy.” 1 Corinthians 12:26 Just a year after being displaced from the wildfire that destroyed its classrooms in the historic town of Lahaina, Sacred Hearts School officially opened its brand-new doors […]

Sister Dina Danos, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: Finding strength through God’s grace

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Last December, I had a regular mammogram. My doctor asked me to return to the office as a lump was found in my right breast. This was followed by a biopsy. I was later told to consult a surgeon for advice. Because […]