Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Celebrating Catholic education

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https://www.facebook.com/SHSmaui1862/posts/pfbid02fNMkQ2gRu9CHRY5CMRCe4vTbBTaFdCv9ucEyJvNrE3JYyqPqEckckRCdJcnzFwmRl CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS The first month of the year is dedicated to prayer for Catholic education. It is fitting that we celebrate these amazing institutions when the feast days of their champions are celebrated. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is the patron saint of U.S. Catholic schools and the first American to be canonized. St. […]

Sister Jincy Thomas, Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians: Experience is the best teacher

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VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING The motivating force behind all that I do stems from my firm belief in God’s call. This is the vocation I have, to be a religious woman for God in the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians. Wherever God wants me to work to spread His good news, […]

Talk story: Charity and the pursuit of justice

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Love — caritas — is an extraordinary force which leads people to opt for courageous and generous engagement in the field of justice and peace … Justice is inseparable from charity.” (Pope Benedict XVI, “Caritas in Veritate” Pope Francis began New Year’s Day 2023 with a prayer, deeply heartfelt worldwide, for […]

Bishop Larry Silva: To give perfect praise and worship

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WITNESS TO JESUS | SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva, delivered on the second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Jan. 15 at Immaculate Conception Church in Lihue, incorporating catechesis for the Eucharistic Revival [Pointing to the congregation] “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Why do days of obligation differ? How do vegetarians do Lent?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Why do Holy Days of Obligation differ from year to year, diocese to diocese, and around the world? (Los Angeles, California) A: Holy days of obligation — days when Catholics are obligated to attend Mass — are discussed in canon 1246 in the Code of Canon Law. This canon first describes Sundays […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Why confess to a priest? Will the priest be angry if I haven’t gone in awhile?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Why must I confess to a priest, when I can just talk to God? (Newark, New Jersey) A: Jesus told his Apostles: “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained” (Jn 20:23). Our bishops are the direct successors to the Apostles and, together with their priests, […]

Elizabeth Scalia: The prayers of Bakhita

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COMMENTARY When she was canonized by Pope St. John Paul in 2000, Josephine Bakhita immediately became the patron saint of survivors of human trafficking. Even a cursory read of her story more than explains why. Kidnapped from the Sudanese village where her father was a chieftain and ironically renamed “Bakhita” (Arabic for the “lucky” or […]