Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Camillian Father Renato Maliwat, St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea: Seek the good, and follow Jesus

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald For many years, my ministry was rooted in hospital ministry and in guiding seminarians in their own vocational discernment. The Camillian spirit, caring for the sick with compassion, became the blueprint of my religious formation and shaped much of who I am […]

Christina Capecchi: Whispering pines: In Advent, listening for the Holy Spirit

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Twenty Something The sun was setting by the time we reached consensus on our Christmas tree. We’d decided on a cedar that hadn’t been anyone’s first choice — safely neutral, conflict averted. Now we were dragging it home in the dark — tired, cold and hungry. Suddenly we heard a shimmering sound in the top […]

Reflection: Advent is a time of holy waiting

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By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald Advent has always struck me as one of the church’s most counter-cultural seasons. Even its name pulls us into a different way of seeing the world. The word “advent” comes from the Latin word “adventus,” which means “arrival” or “coming.” In the early church, Advent carried the sense […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Our goal is union with God, not following self-interests

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Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 Once again, the first section of the Book of Isaiah provides the first biblical reading. This weekend’s reading is in the same mood as that of last week. Isaiah was very unhappy with the turn of events of his time. As was so often the […]

Talk story: This holiday season, stand with marginalized

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Office for Social Ministry “The Church supports your just struggles for land, housing and work. Like my predecessor Francis, I believe that just ways begin from the ground up, from the periphery toward the center.” (Pope Leo XIV, address to the World Meeting of Popular Movements, Oct. 23) As this Jubilee Year nears its close, […]

Mary Adamski: ‘Tis the season to take action

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View from the pew Flipping through the calendar with holidays on the horizon had become a downer for me. Not in a Happy Thanksgiving mindset. Definitely dreading fa-la-la-la-LAH. Almost wishing we were still in ancient days of the Catholic Church when Advent was a time of defined penitence — fasting and abstaining from rich foods […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: ‘Vocation’ can mean many things

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Question corner Q: At my parish, we pray “for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.” But at the other parish in town, they pray for “vocations to the priesthood, the diaconate, marriage and religious life.” How many vocations are there actually? A: This is a tricky question to answer, because in our Catholic tradition […]