By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald Happy New Year, dear readers of the Herald! By the time you read this, the poinsettias will have begun to wither, Christmas trees will have been hauled away or packed into storage, and parish life will feel noticeably quieter. The Epiphany house chalking is still faintly visible above […]
Mary Duddy: A quiet man’s lifelong blessing
The married life In our early years of marriage, we had two young children and my husband was in and out to sea a lot on a Navy ship. When he was on island he needed to use our only car to drive to Pearl Harbor each day, and when he was at sea I […]
Christina Capecchi: The kitchen as chapel
Twenty Something The older I get, the more I crave a practical spirituality — one tied to dirty dishes, not pristine libraries; one that recognizes hungry bellies along with hungry hearts. Some days, talking theology feels beside the point. We are living it as we match mittens and pack snacks. We pray as we start […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Celebrating the legacy of St. Damien and St. Marianne
Catholic social tips It’s Kalaupapa Month, and as we near the 13th anniversary of St. Marianne Cope’s canonization and what would have been her 187th birthday, remembering her is right and just. The life and legacy of Mother Marianne helped establish the presence of the Sisters of St. Francis in Hawaii since the late 1800s. […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Share Jesus’ light with those in darkness
Witness to Jesus | Christmas Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered at Christmas midnight Mass with the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Community in Honolulu, and at Christmas Day Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. Last week I spoke to a longtime friend who is suffering from […]
Talk story: Making room for Christ: Sharing the gift of peace
Office for Social Ministry “When the fragility of others penetrates our hearts, when their pain shatters our rigid certainties, then peace has already begun.” (Pope Leo XIV, Christmas Day homily) Reflecting upon that peaceful night of the very first Christmas, we often think of the humble stable where Jesus was born. We can picture the […]
Mary and Joseph Kau, parishioners, St. Ann Church, Kaneohe: A life of faith, music and trust
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Sr. Malia: How long have you been at St. Ann’s? Joseph: We have been parishioners here since the time of Father O’Malley, Father Garcia, Father Clarence, Father Herman, Father Popish, Father McNally and many other Sacred Hearts priests. Before 1996, we belonged […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Jan. 2, 2026
Cheers to the New Year, quizzicals! Here’s your first quiz for 2026. May the coming year bring you peace, hope, joy and love … and the right answers to all my quizzes! 1) LITURGY On Jan. 14, Bishop Larry Silva will gather for Mass with civic and religious leaders from across the state. What is […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Women have key roles, but not as deacons
Question corner Q: I heard that the Vatican recently decided against having women deacons for now, but that they will revisit the question at a later time. How long will we have to wait before we have women deacons? (Ohio) A: The short answer is, we’re unlikely to ever have women deacons in the way […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Our search for salvation and truth ends in Jesus
Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 This weekend the church invites us to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, one of the most revered feasts in the Christian calendar. Clear and distinct in the first reading from the third section of the Book of […]
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