Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald People often ask me what it is like to live at Kalaupapa. I usually smile because it is difficult to put into words. It is not simply a place where I live or serve. It is a place where I experience God’s […]
Reflection: Lord, what about me?
By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald There comes a point in adulthood when the lives of those around us begin to change in ways we once assumed would naturally happen for us too. A friend gets engaged. Another gets married. Someone announces a pregnancy or buys a first home. We are genuinely happy for […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Remembering 9/11
Catholic Social Tips Today marks the 25th anniversary of the terror attack on our country known simply as “9/11” — a series of attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that killed thousands of people in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. The events happened nearly 5,000 miles away. Yet there was a deep connection to what […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Church upholds dignity of human life
Question corner Q: I know officially the Catholic Church is against the death penalty, but what about Genesis 9:6? A: It looks like there are two dimensions to your question: the Church’s teaching on the death penalty, and how we are to read the Old Testament as Catholics. Starting with this latter aspect, it’s good […]
Christina Capecchi: Amid flaws, embrace grace
Twenty Something Amelia Bedelia should have been fired. She botched every single task on her housekeeping list. When instructed to dust the furniture, Amelia Bedelia put dusting powder on the furniture. When told to dress the chicken, she put clothes on it. And her take on “change the towels” involved scissors and a drastic change […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Faithful are called to shine with love and forgiveness
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 27:30-28:9; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35 The Book of Sirach is the source of this weekend’s first biblical reading. Sirach’s author was Joshua, the son of Sirach. (He should not be confused with Joshua, active centuries earlier as a disciple of Moses and leader of the Hebrews as they passed […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: Look to young people
Faith at Home When I pulled up to the high school that my two oldest sons attend in downtown Minneapolis, the excitement was buzzing. Students were clapping and cheering for their classmates as they entered the doors for the first day. Teachers and staff stood on the sidewalk welcoming everyone to the new school year. […]
Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ: From hardship rises new life
E Hiki Mai Kou Aupuni Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered Aug. 7 at Sacred Hearts Mission Church, Kapalua, during a commemorative Mass for Sacred Hearts School, Lahaina. Twenty days after the destructive wildfires of August 2023, tents were erected at Kapalua, at the Sacred Hearts Mission Church, and classes resumed at […]
Mass of the Holy Spirit opens new academic year
Hawaii Catholic Herald Catholic educators from across the diocese gathered in Kaneohe Aug. 20 to mark the start of the academic year with the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ, was the main celebrant of the liturgy at St. Ann Church. He was joined by Bishop Emeritus Larry Silva and […]
Talk Story: Helping ‘even just one’ person in need
Office for Social Ministry “For this 112th World Day, the theme, ‘Even just one of these children,’ draws our attention to the minors directly involved in the experience of migration and flight, to the care owed to them, and to the Lord’s promise that ‘whoever receives one such child in my name receives me’” (Mk […]