Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 5, 2026

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We’ll soon be back to Ordinary Time, quizzicians. And summer is soon upon us. So chillax, my friends, and learn more about your faith while you’re at it! 1) SAINTHOOD Which of these is the correct progression to sainthood in the Catholic Church? a) Venerable, servant of God, blessed, saint b) Servant of God, venerable, […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Bishops can delegate confirmation duties

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Question corner Q: This past week a member of our parish was confirmed at Sunday Mass, but it was just our parish priest who did the confirmation. I always thought confirmation had to be done by a bishop? Is it allowed for a priest to confirm, or was the recent confirmation at my parish an […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Through the Eucharist, Jesus nourishes us

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Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 This weekend the church celebrates the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, or as perhaps it is better known by its Latin translation, Corpus Christi. The first reading is from the Book of Deuteronomy, one […]

Christina Capecchi: Tapping into goodness

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Twenty Something It’s Wednesday morning on Lower Grey Cloud Island, a wooded retreat tucked 15 miles down the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Minnesota. The world feels lush and fertile, birdsong rising through a canopy of maples. An old wooden shed sits in dappled sunlight. Inside, a cupboard stores jars of maple syrup — quarts, […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: Listening before defending

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Embracing Family When our child comes crying to us about something said or done on the playground, our instinct is often to defend them and wonder, “How dare someone hurt my child!” Let’s pause and breathe. Since none of our children are saints, it’s likely that one of them contributed to, or even caused, the […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Through us, Jesus is here on earth

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Witness to Jesus | Ascension of the Lord Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered May 16 at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua and May 17 at Holy Family Church in Honolulu for the administration of confirmation and first holy Communion. “What would Jesus do?” is a saying that has become very […]

Talk Story: ‘Thy kingdom come,’ for everyone

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Office for Social Ministry “In God everyone is fully themselves.” (Pope Leo XIV‘s May 3 “Regina Coeli” address) “E hiki mai kou aupuni” — “Thy kingdom come.” For Catholics in Hawaii, these familiar words from the Our Father in olelo Hawaii have taken on renewed meaning with the appointment of Honolulu’s bishop-elect, Jesuit Father Michael […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Do not sweat delay in penance

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Question Corner Q:  Recently I went to confession on Saturday afternoon before my parish’s vigil Mass. The priest told me to say a rosary for my penance. But since I was the last one in line, Mass was starting right away and I didn’t have time to say my penance. Then I’m embarrassed to admit […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Christians journey together on mission with the Lord

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Feast of Pentecost Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 Pentecost, the feast celebrated on this weekend, is the greatest day of the church’s year, save for Easter and Christmas. It is interesting in this sense; it is the only ancient Jewish feast still observed by the church. In the beginning, Christians almost invariably […]