Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: A savior is born for us

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CHRISTMAS Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18 The liturgy includes several Masses for Christmas. These readings are those assigned for Mass during the day. The third section of Isaiah supplies the first lesson. To understand the reading, it helps to be aware of the historical context surrounding the composition of this part of Isaiah. God’s […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: How do I keep the Lord’s day holy?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I write to ask for guidelines on the Third Commandment — keeping holy the Lord’s day. I do not consider some of the things that I do to be work — cooking, for example, minor cleanups, mowing, trimming, weeding. Does the church look upon all chores as work? I find it very […]

Laura Kelly Fanucci: Jesus was a teenager, too

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FAITH AT HOME If I asked you to imagine Jesus’ childhood, you’d likely picture him as a baby in the manger. But have you ever considered that Christ was once a teenager, too? In this season that sings of “the little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes,” we can forget that the incarnation means Jesus […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: How am I supposed to prepare for the coming of Jesus at Christmas?

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EMBRACING FAMILY Many parents ask us questions, and we share faith-based parenting advice, based on Love and Logic and the Preventive System of St. John Bosco (Reason, Religion, Loving Kindness). We’d like to share some of these with you. It seems like there is so much to prepare during December: school plays, parties, presents, presents, […]

Father Daniel Chowning, Order of Discalced Carmelites: Prayer: friendship with Jesus

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VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong OP Hawaii Catholic Herald When I was about 21 years of age, I found a book with a very simple method of meditating on the Gospels. Thus, I began practicing meditation on my own. From this experience, I was moved to read the biography of St. […]