EMBRACING FAMILY Mahalo, Coronavirus, for providing me the opportunity to change, to grow. Thanks to you, I realize God is in control, not me! Canceled summer vacations remind me how blessed I am that we can afford to travel. No large gatherings and closures help me to spend more quality time with those who are […]
Talk story: To heal the world
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “As disciples of the Lord Jesus, who is the physician of our souls and bodies, we are called to continue his work, work of healing and salvation in a physical, social and spiritual sense.”(Pope Francis’ general audience “Catechesis: To Heal the World” Aug. 5, 2020) In his Aug. 5 general audience […]
Brother John Sawchenko, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: The journey of a seminarian
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Since becoming a professed brother, I have lived in Massachusetts, Hawaii and Fiji, and I have visited other countries and cities as well. The next phase of my life is to return to the seminary to study a few more years and […]
Father Patrick Killilea, SSCC: COVID coping in Kalaupapa
KALAUPAPA DIARY Legend says that “trees are the record keepers of the earth. They are busy gathering information and holding volumes of wisdom and knowledge. Branches layer themselves with information and their leaves capture your words and actions as you walk by them.” It is also written that “the banyan tree represents a time of […]
Christina Capecchi: Catholicism’s map
TWENTY SOMETHING Fifteen years after Richard Louv’s bestseller “The Last Child in the Woods” was published, it is more relevant than ever. I’m fascinated by his insights on the “nature-deficit disorder” ailing kids. I was struck by a passage about his 1950s Midwestern childhood: “I knew my woods and my fields; I knew every bend […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Comprehending God’s message
21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 22:19-23; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 The first section of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend with its first reading. The author of this section of Isaiah lived when the southern Hebrew kingdom, or the kingdom of Judah, still existed. Only later was this kingdom, and the other Hebrew […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Exploring the new frontier of distance learning
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dallas Carter (@dallascarter) CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS We are just two weeks into what is becoming a very different learning experience for kids going back to school. But before COVID-19 was even on the radar, we knew the new St. Michael High School in Waialua would […]
Commentary: The Word of God remains
By Easter Almuena Special to the Herald If there was a time in our existence when we needed to read the Bible more, that time would be now. A few months ago, when the coronavirus shut down churches in Hawaii, it was so difficult not receiving Jesus daily in the Eucharist. I missed the Eucharist […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Please explain death as a consequence of sin. If I am distracted in prayer, should I go back and redo those parts?
QUESTION CORNER Q: In one of your recent columns — about Our Blessed Mother’s Assumption — you wrote “Some theologians feel that, since death is a consequence of sin, Mary would not have had to die.” I have never thought of sin as causing death. Can you explain this a little more? (Montvale, Virginia) A: […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Finding the pearl of great price
WITNESS TO JESUS | 17TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time delivered July 26 at St. Anthony Retreat Center, Kalihi, on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Hawaii Catholic Charismatic Renewal. I have to admit that I would […]
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