Hawaii Catholic Herald

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Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ: The Gospel on ‘church and state’

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E hiki mai kou aupuni Here is Bishop Castori’s reflection on the readings from the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time. As I flew out of Washington, D.C., earlier this week (where I attended the inauguration of Georgetown University’s new President Eduardo Penalver) and caught an aerial view of the nation’s monuments strung like pearls along […]

Talk Story: The power of Christian compassion

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Office for Social Ministry “May your Church be an open house, a safe space where everyone has a place — a community that accompanies and never excludes, that listens without judging and draws near without fear.” (Pope Leo XIV, October 2026 prayer for mental health) As we pray for Pope Leo XIV’s recovery following his […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Oct. 23, 2026

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Here’s your latest Catholic quiz, Heraldistas. Much like your basket of Halloween candy, this set of questions contains a hodgepodge of sweet treats. Enjoy! 1) WORLD RELIGIONS What religion this year will celebrate Abhidhamma Day, the Festival of Light, on Oct. 26? a) Islam b) Buddhism c) Judaism d) Hinduism 2) RELIGIOUS ORDERS Which of […]

Mary Adamski: A matter of faith

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View from the Pew With the negative themes we’ve endured with the imminent election, I’ll bet this is a lofty perspective you haven’t considered: “The vote is sacred.” Not even candidates for office see themselves and the battleground they’re negotiating in that context. That was the topic at an Oct. 16 meeting in Honolulu of […]

Etevise ‘Peka’ Uiagalelei, St. Elizabeth Church: Prayer, family and song

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald For more than 52 years, faith has been the foundation of my life at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea. Through prayer, family and music, God has guided me through life’s challenges and given me the strength to pass my faith on to […]

Reflection: A familiar song stirs thoughts of honoring dearly departed

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By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald Sometimes the people we miss most return to us in the simplest ways. A familiar song. A favorite meal. An old photograph. A story told around the dinner table that everyone has heard a hundred times, but somehow still makes us laugh. No matter our age, death eventually […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Church’s silence is not permission

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Question corner Q: In a recent column you wrote that it “wasn’t appropriate” to hold hands during the Our Father at Mass, because the Church’s law is silent on this point. But couldn’t you read it the opposite way, meaning that since it’s not actually forbidden then it should be allowed? My family has always […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: True disciples must love others as God loves them

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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 22:20-26; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40 The Book of Exodus provides this weekend with its first reading. In ancient Jewish tradition, Exodus came from Moses. Therefore, in a most special way, it is the very word of God, since Moses represented God and was the link between God and […]

Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ: Our jubilee of aloha

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E hiki mai kou aupuni By far one of the most uplifting and formative experiences of the “Baby Bishops School” that I attended in Rome in early September was the Sunday pilgrimage to Assisi that our group of fledgling bishops made to celebrate the Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis and to pray at […]