Repeal assisted suicide What will it take to repeal Hawaii’s new law supporting physician-assisted suicide? For humanity to evolve, we must relinquish violence which is rampant in our culture. Murder of others and murder of self are forms of violence. Rather than contriving ways to remove people from the planet, we are invited to creatively […]
Sister Victoria Lavente, Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres: A caterpillar to a butterfly
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Missionaries adapt to wherever they are sent. It can be a challenge. But at the same time it is an enriching experience for all as we grow with each other spiritually, emotionally, psychologically and culturally. Imagine two people walking together along the […]
Sister Patricia Rapozo, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: To Love. To Share. To Serve.
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Crafts have been my life, and my religious life ever since I was 10 years old. My grandparents started me on sewing. We made everything. When I was in high school at St. Joseph School in Hilo, we had our bazaar and […]
Talk story: The holiness next door
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “My modest goal is to propose the call to holiness in a practical way for our own time, with all its risks, challenges and opportunities. (From Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “Rejoice and Be Glad: A Call to Holiness in Today’s World”) “Seeing and acting with mercy: that is holiness.” Pope Francis […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 4, 2018
Well, Quizzarians, we have reached May, the month of Our Lady, so I have included a question about her. It is wise and good of the church to dedicate the most pleasant of months to Our Blessed Mother. Is it a coincidence that Mother’s Day is imbedded in the middle of May? 1) Pope True […]
Talk story: Feeling welcomed in Seattle
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Our parish is a beacon of light where ALL ARE WELCOME … We are a diverse people of God whose faith inspires hope that shows itself in love.” (From the parish bulletin of Christ Our Hope Catholic Church, Seattle) In the heart of historic and gritty downtown Seattle, amidst the bustle […]
Local voices: A day of spiritual enrichment: women only
By Wendy Ford Special to the Herald On a breezy but nice Saturday morning in March, considering the worrisome weather earlier in the week, a hundred women gathered at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea, to attend the parish’s first Women’s Retreat. To say it was a happy day for Sister Maristella Umdor would have been […]
Official notices: April 20. 2018
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] April 20, 10:00 am, Diocesan Department Heads, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe. April 21, 10:30 am, Mass and Jubilee Celebration for Clergy and Religious, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. April 21-22, Episcopal Visitation, Holy Rosary Parish, Paia. April 22, 7:30 am, Confirmation […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: April 20, 2018
Greetings, quizarians, and welcome to your latest mental challenge. We are still immersed in the great season of Easter, so some of my questions reflect that. Otherwise, we have a little bit of this, a little bit of that. Good luck! 1. Saints The feast day of St. Mark, the evangelist, is April 25. St. […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Ironies, contradictions and lies
REGARDING HB-2739: ‘OUR CARE, OUR CHOICE ACT’ Etymology, the study of the roots of words, has always fascinated me. Take the word “autonomy,” which derives from the Greek “auto,” meaning “self” and “nomos,” meaning “law.” To be autonomous then is to live by one’s own law. The recent discussions regarding the HB-2739, the so-called “Our […]
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