LEGISLATIVE UPDATE The Hawaii Catholic Conference serves as the official public policy advocate for the Roman Catholic Church in Hawaii, conveying and championing our moral and ethical principles within the public arena. This encompasses active engagement at both the federal and state levels, where we collaborate with fellow advocacy organizations to address issues pertinent […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Joseph Dutton’s penitentiary
WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered on Jan. 21 in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, marking the closure of the diocesan phase of the cause for beatification and canonization of Servant of God Joseph Dutton, layman. What is […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: God, forgiving and merciful
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Genesis 9:8-15; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 The first reading, from the Book of Genesis, presents the familiar story of Noah. It is a story of a contrast and of the consequences of this contrast. Noah was faithful, whereas the world was almost universally unfaithful. God protected Noah from doom, […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: 10 ways to enhance Lent
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TIPS In our Catholic culture there has long been the practice of “giving something up” for Lent to grow in our relationship with our Lord. However, in recent years, the internet has opened up rich new ways of connecting with Christ through online devotions more meaningful than giving up chocolate, social media […]
Domingo and Mary Jane Espinueva: 72 years of faith and love
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald On Feb. 2, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City, Domingo (Espi) and Mary Jane (MJ) Espinueva celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary. Sister Malia: Tell me a little bit about yourselves. MJ: I was born in Kahului, Maui, but […]
Talk story: Lent: a season of grace in the desert
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The contemplative dimension of life that Lent helps us to rediscover will release new energies. In the presence of God, we become brothers and sisters, more sensitive to one another: in place of threats and enemies, we discover companions and fellow travelers. This is God’s dream, the promised land to which […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Rules for those wed outside the church
QUESTION CORNER Q: My son is dating a Protestant girl. If my son married outside of the Catholic Church, is he not permitted to take the Eucharist? I am praying that the girl consents to have a Catholic matrimony, but that is uncertain for now. A: For the most part, Catholics who do not […]
Greg Erlandson: How deep are our divisions?
AMID THE FRAY The movie, musical and now musical movie “Mean Girls” is a reminder of one of the more miserable sides of adolescence: In groups and out groups, the cool kids and the losers, the nerds and the jocks. Unfortunately, however, in groups and out groups don’t just exist in grammar schools and […]
Mary Adamski: The month of music, mayhem, feasting, fasting and love
VIEW FROM THE PEW Whoo-eee! Hasn’t February been a raucous month. Deafening decibels of music and challenging, downright belligerent chants. Extremes of bragging and dramatic tears, jeers and cheers. Events demanding conspicuous consumption of sinfully rich food and high caloric sweet treats, days and days of it. Extravagant, expensive clothes flaunted in a discordant contrast […]
Bishop Larry Silva: May there be one flock, one Shepherd
WITNESS TO JESUS | WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva at Evensong at St. Andrew Episcopal Cathedral, Honolulu, Sunday, Jan. 21, for the Week of Prayer of Christian Unity In the 16th century, the Catholic Church was a very sick sheep, […]
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