QUESTION CORNER Q: I was given a prayer folder that tells me that I will suffer no purgatory and be taken directly to heaven when I die, provided that I say these prayers daily for 12 years. (Missed days can be made up.) I am about ready to start the third year, but a dear […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: God is true and constant
29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Exodus 17:8-13;2 Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8 The Book of Exodus is the source of this weekend’s first reading. As might be assumed from the book’s name, Exodus is a chronicle of the Hebrews’ escape from Egypt, where they were slaves, and their passage to the land God promised them. Along […]
Christina Capecchi: How to participate with the Holy Spirit
TWENTY SOMETHING Sometimes gold flakes surface along the periphery. The first or last picture in a photo shoot is the winner. The opening or final page of a book delivers the line that you hold to your heart. Or the wind-down of an interview — right after the formal conversation has wrapped up — produces […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: A decade of sainthood
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS On Oct. 21, 2012, Hawaii celebrated the second saint from our Catholic ‘ohana. This year marks the 10th anniversary of that blessed day in Rome when our beloved Mother Marianne Cope was canonized. Sister Alicia Damien Lau, a sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, participated in the canonization Mass 10 […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Learning from the crooked steward
WITNESS TO JESUS | 25TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Silva delivered Sept. 17 and 18, for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, and the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Chapel I can see the media spin […]
Sarah Hoyoung Ku: The Korean mother martyrs
COMMENTARY Reading the stories of the Korean saints to me is like sparks flying when meeting a new mom at the park. There’s the thrill of each shared connection and an eagerness for more. When I learn about the Korean saints, I find threads connecting me to them in our shared Korean heritage. As a […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: Trust the manna
FAITH AT HOME We’re flying by the seat of our pants. School is back in swing. Work is back to busy-as-usual. Meanwhile, gas and groceries cost more than ever, and the future feels uncertain depending on the hour or the headlines. It’s hard to know where to place our hope or trust these days. Lately […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Changing a child’s godparents? Mass for the unborn?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I was wondering whether you’re allowed to change your child’s godparents and, if so, how to go about it and have it be acceptable to the church. The situation is this: When we chose our daughter’s godparents, seven years ago, they were Catholic and went to church. But over the years, they […]
Sister Fay Pele, Daughters of St. Paul: The people connection
VIRIDITAS 2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald In our Honolulu bookstore chapel, there was the saying, “Do not be afraid, I am with you.” With the store closing in Hawaii, there was so much fear in me. Although Hawaii was the second house I closed, there were so […]
Talk story: Accompanying the migrant and refugee
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Migrations, more than ever before, will play a pivotal role in the future of our world.” (Pope Francis, “Fratelli Tutti”) In celebration of the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 25, many Catholics around the world are responding to Pope Francis’ call to “welcome, protect, promote and integrate” […]
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