OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MNISTRY “Today the cry of so many of our oppressed brothers and sisters rises to heaven and moves the heart of God. Lent is a time to ask ourselves: Do we hear that cry? Does it trouble us? Does it move us?” (Pope Francis, Message for Lent 2024) Pope Francis’ 2024 […]
Effie Caldarola: Elmo and the challenge of Lent
COMMENTARY For two or three days in January, a furry red Muppet’s concern for the well-being of his followers became news, dominating Twitter, now X, and sparking discussions from National Public Radio to cable news. When the commotion died down, I was left thinking about how Ash Wednesday was very near and maybe this […]
Jenna Marie Cooper : Does a televised Mass ‘count’?
Question Corner Q: In the past few weeks, due to extreme weather, I’ve missed Mass a couple of times. My parish has a Facebook channel, so I watched the services there instead. I wasn’t able to receive Communion. In talking to the priest, though, he said that in such situations, a person can receive […]
Sister Alicia Torres : How to find our true identity
COMMENTARY Who am I? This question lurks at the core of every human heart. So often the real answer is blurred by responses we so readily grasp after, and yet time and again fail to satisfy. One response in particular, I think, gnaws at so many of us today: “I am important.” Of course […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The weight of humanity
Third Sunday of Lent Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 The Book of Exodus is the source of the first biblical reading this weekend. In Hebrew history, the exodus virtually was unsurpassed as an event of great significance, unless perhaps this distinction goes to creation itself. In the exodus, the Hebrew people, enslaved […]
Mary Duddy: Be reconciled
THE MARRIED LIFE There are many ways to fast during Lent. Many involve food and drink, but Pope Francis has some other interesting suggestions: “Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude. Fast from worries and have trust in God. Fast from anger and be filled with patience.” One that hit home for me is […]
Sister Noel Macabulos, Daughters of St. Paul: Having faith in God’s plan
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Out of all of the Daughters of St. Paul with parents in Hawaii, I think only myself, Sister Lily Duhaylonsod and Sister Joan Paula Arruda were the only ones not stationed in Hawaii. Sister Fay Pele, Sister Margaret Timothy Sato, Sister An […]
Eva Andrade: Church advocate targets housing, health, family issues
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, […]
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