Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sister Miriam Teresa Yorita, MICM: God is so infinitely great

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “I didn’t plan it this way,” I tell people when they ask how I found my path. “But looking back, it feels like Providence was guiding each step.” I grew up in a family that valued hard work and stability. As Japanese […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Communion response is only ‘amen’

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Question corner Q: Is it ever acceptable to say something other than “amen” when receiving Communion? Would “thank you,” “he’s alive” or even “hallelujah!” ever work? (Indiana) A: The short answer is no, the one and only appropriate response when receiving holy Communion is to say “amen” after the priest or Eucharistic minister says “the […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: God’s blueprint for us: Like Jesus, love others

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Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 Once again this Easter season, the Acts of the Apostles furnishes the first reading. In the readings of the weekends earlier in this season, the identity of the apostles clearly has been established. In a critically important way, the apostles exercised the very […]

Christina Capecchi: The gift of shared delight

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Twenty Something In the end, after two days of breathless anticipation, the white smoke shared the stage with a seagull. The whole world was abuzz. An American pope! A seagull! With so many eyes trained on the same chimney, the bird had appeared in exactly the right spot at exactly the right moment, amusing spectators […]

Elizabeth Scalia: Meditating on Mark

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It Is Good Because my Lent took a nosedive about two-thirds of the way through, I am still immersed in a project I undertook in order to get my spiritual groove back: writing out the Gospel of Mark, in longhand. It has been a very interesting, instructive and spiritual enlivening experience and I recommend the […]

Talk Story: ‘Even just one of these children’

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Office for Social Ministry “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” (Mt 18:5) In the bright light of Easter, when the church proclaims that life has overcome death, we are invited to look more closely at where that new life is most fragile — and most revealing. This year, Pope Leo XIV […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Jesus is risen and with us now

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Witness to Jesus | Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered April 11 at St. John the Baptist Church in Kalihi and April 12 at the Kamiano Center with the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Community in Honolulu, celebrating confirmation and first Communion. […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: April 24, 2026

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Happy Easter, quiz maniacs! Joy to you as we continue to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ! 1) EASTER SEASON During the Easter season, what prayer replaces the daily Angelus prayer? a) Hail Mary b) Divine Mercy chaplet c) “Regina Coeli” d) Ave Maria 2) GOSPELS Which of the Gospels is the oldest? a) Matthew […]