Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Reflection: Strive for true surrender during Lent

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By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald We tend to approach Lent the way we approach a new year: with plans, goals and quiet strategies for improvement. We decide what to give up, consider what we might add, and resolve to pray more faithfully or to fast more seriously. There is nothing wrong with these […]

Christina Capecchi: Two survivors, one love story

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Twenty Something Zach Zarembinski was 18 when he suffered a massive brain bleed during a high school football game. He was rushed to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, and placed in a coma. Nine days later, 16-year-old Isabelle Richard arrived at the adjacent children’s hospital on the same campus after a near-fatal car crash […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Grounding ourselves and honoring God

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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 15:15-20; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37 The Book of Sirach, the source of this weekend’s first reading, is part of a collection of biblical writings that in their very origin teach an important lesson. As various political, economic and individual fortunes changed, collapsed and reversed among God’s people in […]

Talk story: Working toward a loving, authentic community

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Office for Social Ministry “And what does the Lord require of you? To do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8) One Scripture passage that has powerfully shaped social ministry is the Old Testament prophet Micah’s message about what God requires of everyone: “Do justice, love mercy, and walk […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Spare nothing as servants of God

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Witness to Jesus | Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered Jan. 18 at St. John the Baptist Church, Kalihi, for the installation of Father Jaroslaw Z. Skrzypek as pastor; and at St. George Church, Waimanalo, for the Santo Nino celebration. Despite the many beautiful images of sheep […]

Mary Adamski: Seeking charity, love and unity

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View from the pew Our parish music director, aka the piano man, was MIA at Sunday Mass a couple weeks ago after eye surgery. We had just switched back into Ordinary Time and were past the familiar sing-along music of our 18-day Catholic Christmas festivities. Singing a cappella was no problem for the fantastic Samoan […]

Pono Riddle and Lina Tagudin, parishioners, Resurrection of the Lord Church: A shared journey of faith

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Lina: Ever since Pono was little, he always followed Papa, and we were always close. He is my only grandson. Papa was very active in church ministry, and Pono would copy him. When he saw Papa go up to lecture, he said, […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Why Mary’s perpetual virginity matters

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Question Corner Q: Why is Mary’s perpetual virginity so important to us Catholics? I’ve had discussions with my Protestant friends about this, and while they believe Mary was a virgin when Jesus was born, they don’t understand why we’re so “hung up on” the idea that Mary remained a virgin for the rest of her […]