Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Jenna Marie Cooper: Yoga is in gray area, reiki is off-limits

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Question Corner Q: Can you explain the church’s teachings about yoga and reiki? Recently a priest gave a presentation in which he said that, to avoid the devil, Catholics should also avoid things like palm readers and ouija boards. He also mentioned yoga and reiki. I’ve practiced yoga on and off for many years and […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: We will always need God’s unfailing love

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TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Job 38:1, 8-11; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41 This weekend the Sunday liturgies return to Ordinary Time, after the long period of Lent, the Easter season and a series of important feasts. The first reading from the Bible for this weekend is from the Book of Job. Job, who has […]

Gretchen R. Crowe: Pope offered fresh clarity in interview

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Commentary In one of the memorable early moments of his pontificate, Pope Francis told millions of young people gathered in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day to “Hagan lio!” or “Make a mess!” Some might say that, over the years, he has (more than?) occasionally followed his own advice, especially when holding a microphone […]

Kirra Low, St. Joseph School, Hilo, alumna: Building a ministry and building faith

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Changing schools in the sixth grade was hard for me as I was younger than my classmates. However, it was at St. Joseph School in Hilo that I learned about the Lord. At school, I was able to spend my days with […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Clarifying rules on marriage, intinction

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Question corner Q: A divorced, annulled Catholic friend of mine recently got engaged to another divorced Catholic, who said her previous marriage was ruled “lacks proper form” by the church. What does this mean? Are they able to marry in the Catholic Church? (Indiana) A: Even as a canon lawyer, it’s impossible to draw firm […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: God identifies us as his children

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TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Genesis 3:9-15; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35 The Book of Genesis is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Genesis is the first book, chronologically and sequentially, in the modern translation of the Bible. It is among the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, or Old Testament. These books […]

Christina Capecchi: Find your ‘spark’ and use it to create

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Twenty Something Penguin Random House is beginning to market a special release coming this August: a picture-book biography of acclaimed children’s book creator Barbara Cooney. The cover feels like a familiar Cooney scene — white church steeple in the background, purple lupines in the foreground — but then inserts Cooney herself in the middle, sketching […]