Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Talk story: Fighting poverty in the USA

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  OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I strongly encourage you to give generously to this CCHD collection as a way to witness to Jesus and indeed participate in building God’s Kingdom where “the Lord comes to rule with world with justice.” (Bishop Larry Silva, letter supporting the Nov. 13 Catholic Campaign for Human Development national collection. […]

Brother Salvador “Buddy” J. Yanzon, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament: In the hands of God

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VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “When are you coming back?” asked some parishioners at Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church. “We are waiting for you,” they continued. “We will see what God’s plans are,” I responded. As one formerly engaged in the life of the church […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: May I marry in a Catholic church? Why the pulpit scolding?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. When I was younger, I served as an altar boy for several years. About 12 years ago, I got married in a Methodist church. I never had the marriage “convalidated” in the Catholic Church since my wife was against involving another member of […]

Talk story: On the synodal path, together

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us pray that the Church, ever faithful to the Gospel and courageous in preaching it, may live in an increasing atmosphere of synodality, and be a community of solidarity, fraternity, and welcome.” (Pope Francis, The Pope’s Video 10, Worldwide Prayer Network, October 2022) Pope Francis releases a prayer intention at […]

Laura Kelly Fanucci: The wisdom of night prayer

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FAITH AT HOME “Lord, now let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled.” Thus begins the Canticle of Simeon, the prayer drawn from the words of the prophet who held the baby Jesus in the Temple at the presentation (Lk 2:29-32), a prayer often known by its Latin name “Nunc Dimittis” (“now […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The longing of Zacchaeus

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31ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 11:22-12:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:11-22; Luke 19:1-10 The Book of Wisdom provides this weekend’s first reading. As the natural environment has absorbed more and more public interest, the pope and other agencies of the church have addressed the problems of exploiting nature. This reading, while composed many, many centuries ago, […]