WITNESS TO JESUS | 28TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva, delivered Oct. 9 at Holy Rosary Church, Paia. It would be wrong to presume that the nine people with leprosy who did not return to Jesus after their healing were ungrateful. They probably were […]
Effie Caldarola: ‘Letter’ inspires action
FOR THE JOURNEY When you think about the Vatican, great filmmaking isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But a documentary released by the Vatican on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Oct. 4, is a must-see for all of us. It should be advertised in every parish bulletin, mentioned from every altar, […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why no Old Testament saints?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Figures from the Old Testament are never referred to as saints. Were there no saints in those days? (Albany, New York) A: Your question is an excellent one, and the answer is a bit complex. It is true that, in the Catholic Church, Old Testament figures have not been formally canonized and […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Fanning the flame of hope
WITNESS TO JESUS | 27TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 2, at St. Augustine by the Sea Church, Waikiki. A stadium full of soccer fans went to enjoy themselves at a match in Indonesia this […]
Sister Benedicta Ha, Congregation of Divine Providence: Through the eyes of the Lord
VIRIDITAS 2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Of all the Stations of the Cross I created in the St. Andrew Kim Taegon Oratory near the Honolulu airport, it is the fifth one, Simon helps Jesus carry the cross, that evoked a more personal connection with me. This is […]
Talk story: Providing food and hope for the hungry
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us dream of such a church: a eucharistic church, made up of women and men who break like bread for all those who chew on loneliness and poverty, for those who hunger for tenderness and compassion, for those whose lives are crumbling because the good leaven of hope is lacking.” […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Can prayers guarantee heaven? Priest won’t attend beach wedding
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 […]
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