Viriditas2: Soul Greening By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Keeping my soul green often means keeping my soul and body healthy. On the one hand, I find nourishment in prayer and daily reflection on the Scriptures. Especially, when one has a good Catholic study Bible or commentary, one can really dig into […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Why the church rejects contraception
Question corner Q: A Catholic doctor who has to prescribe birth control pills as part of his job does not agree with the church’s teaching on contraception. He says the Bible does not talk about contraception. If contraception is stopped completely, abortions will go through the roof. Doesn’t it make sense for Third World countries […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Authentic prophets share God’s truth
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jeremiah 23:1-6; Ephesians 2:13-18; Mark 6:30-34 The Book of Jeremiah is the source of this weekend’s first reading. One of the three major prophets of ancient Israel, Jeremiah so firmly saw himself as God’s representative that he wrote as if God were writing through him. So, in Jeremiah’s works, God […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Time flies, but we are the pilots
Embracing family We spend so much time talking about time, how elusive it is, how quickly it passes, and how we don’t have enough time to do what we need or want. These comments have something in common: Time seems to be an external reality out of our control. A motivational speaker, Michael Altshuler, has […]
Greg Erlandson: Marriage is hard, but it’s worth it
Commentary I must have skipped the chapter in my “how to parent” instruction manual where it talked about weddings. Not my wedding, of course, but all the weddings of my kids, the friends of my kids and the kids of my friends. For me, the year 2024 is turning into a banner year for nuptials, […]
Effie Caldarola: Strive to rise above hate, name-calling
Commentary Sidewalk chalk, that staple of summer, is easy to spot on an early morning walk. You may be tempted to start skipping over the loosely drawn squares of some little person’s hopscotch course. Or, since this chalk often comes in pastel hues, it’s hard to create a convincing Elmo, but an artist has given […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 5, 2024
Well, Quizmatists, are you as hot as the days of summer? I think I’ll be able to stump you with a few of these sizzling trivia questions! 1) CATHOLIC REAL ESTATE St. Stephen Diocesan Center used to be an estate owned by Harold K.L. Castle before Bishop James J. Sweeney bought it in 1946 to […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Friend in common-law union is not ‘dead’
Question corner Q: John 6:54 states the following: “Jesus said to them, ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.’” I just met a sister in Christ who has a problem. She has a common-law spouse […]
Christina Capecchi: Magic of Disney elevates 6 female saints
Twenty Something St. Therese of Lisieux is getting the Disney treatment thanks to a talented Catholic artist. Fabiola Garza, 37, a character artist for Disney Creative Group in Orlando, Florida, brought six female saints to life in her stunning new picture book “Princesses of Heaven,” published by Word on Fire Spark. The book was a labor of love for the night […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus guides us despite our flaws
Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Ezekiel 2:2-5; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6 The Book of Ezekiel furnishes the first reading. The prophet speaks in the first person. He says that he literally heard God speaking to him. God told Ezekiel that he was sending him to the Israelites, who had rebelled against God’s holy law, […]
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