7TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; 1 Corinthians:45-49; Luke 6:27-38 The First Book of Samuel is the source of this weekend’s initial reading in the Liturgy of the Word. Ancient in origin, scholars trace its beginnings to six centuries before Christ. This reading focuses on David, whom the Hebrews regarded […]
Mary Duddy: Mission in life
THE MARRIED LIFE My mother used to say that each of us has a mission in life, and that mission is not complete until our life on earth ends. A big part of her mission was to be a wife and mother. Even when she was older and suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, she was still […]
Embracing Family: I’m OK, so why aren’t you?
By Sarah and David Herrmann Special to the Herald 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. {You might want to read this before you […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Preach. If necessary, use words
WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text for the homily by Bishop Larry Silva delivered Jan. 22 and 23, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, at Resurrection of the Lord Church, Waipio, on the occasion of the installation of the new pastor, and at the Cathedral Basilica of […]
Effie Caldarola: Where were you, God?
FOR THE JOURNEY On the morning of Jan. 5, a fire tore through a Philadelphia rowhouse that had been converted into apartments. Twelve people died, including nine children. Probably most Americans heard the news, then moved on to the next big story. Perhaps the situation on the Ukrainian border grabbed our attention, or the filibuster […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why no mention of male virginity? Plus: Are Wiccans misunderstood?
QUESTION CORNER Q: We Catholics honor many female saints for their outstanding lives of service and virginity. Why do we never mention St. Joseph’s virginity or the virginity of some of our wonderful male saints? (City and state withheld) A: I think the main reason is that women religious generally refer to their vow of […]
Greg Erlandson: The struggle for hearts and minds will continue
AMID THE FRAY In advance of the Supreme Court’s much-awaited decision on the Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks, the abortion wars have heated up again. When pro-lifers rallied in Washington Jan. 21 for the 49th time to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, there was by all accounts a […]
Mary Adamski: Happy birthday to you!
VIEW FROM THE PEW It put smiles on the faces of a lot of us uninvolved observers when a horn-honking horde in decorated cars did a drive-by birthday celebration at a neighborhood home. It raises the spirits, even for strangers, to witness happiness in a surprised honoree, exuberant spirits (as long as fireworks are not […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Unworthy, yet willing
5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 The Book of Isaiah is the source of the first reading this weekend. Written before the Babylonian conquest, this prophecy was composed when, relatively speaking and with some qualification, the southern kingdom of the Hebrews was tranquil and prosperous. Nevertheless, Isaiah felt […]
Talk story: Talk story, listen and learn
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “A synodal church is a church which listens, which realizes that listening is more than simply hearing. It is a mutual listening in which everyone has something to learn.” (Pope Francis, Oct. 17, 2015) People throughout the Diocese of Honolulu are gathering to talk story as part of the current synod […]
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