Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Mary Duddy: A time to share family traditions

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THE MARRIED LIFE As we get further into the fall and as seasons of Advent and Christmas approach, we will have lots of opportunities to celebrate. Family traditions, such as “trick or treating,” Thanksgiving, and Christmas gatherings provide special opportunities to join with extended family and friends. Big or small, let’s make the most of […]

Talk story: So many in need of healing

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Christ took all human suffering on himself; even mental illness, whoever suffers from mental illness ‘always’ bears God’s image and likeness in himself, mental illness does not create insurmountable distances.” (St. John Paul II, 1996) As communities struggle with the physical, emotional and financial challenges of this pandemic, many also face […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Loyal and devoted servant

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29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 53:10-11; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45 The first reading for this weekend is from the Book of Isaiah, precisely from its third and last part. Isaiah on several occasions describes, or refers to, a loyal and devoted servant of God who endures outrageous insults and severe misfortunes but never despairs, […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Why hasn’t the church condemned boxing? And what’s the church say about flags on the altar?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Why has the Catholic Church not condemned boxing? It is the only sport in the world whose purpose is to hurt your opponent, even to knock him out. People in other sports get hurt, but the purpose is not evil. The goal is to get a home run or a basket or […]

Sister Mary Josephine Araki, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: There is grace in obedience

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Jesus makes me go. He says, “Do this. Do that.” I sometimes argue with Jesus. But there is grace in obedience. In religious life, we do what we need to do. When I entered the convent, we were told what we were […]

Christina Capecchi: Bedtime stories of saints

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TWENTY SOMETHING We never really outgrow the desire for a bedtime story. It just takes different forms when we’re older: Netflix, the evening news, Instagram Stories. But the original cannot be improved upon, the bare-bones version told in the dark. When it doesn’t come with special effects, it flips on more lights in the listener’s […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Symptoms and manifestations

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WITNESS TO JESUS | 22ND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time delivered, Aug. 28 at St. Philomena Church, Honolulu, and Aug. 29 at Immaculate Conception Church, Ewa. Both Masses celebrated Confirmations and first holy Communions. The actual homily was modified […]

Talk story: Welcomed, protected, promoted, integrated

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The Church is called to go out into the streets of every existential periphery to heal wounds and to seek out the suffering, without prejudice or fear, but ready to widen her tent to embrace everyone. Among those dwelling in those existential peripheries, we find many migrants and refugees, displaced persons […]