Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Chaplains: ministry on the front lines

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Hawaii sisters and clergy who serve in hospice, hospital, prison and university describe their work By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Chaplains serve on the front lines. They go where ordinary ministers don’t always go: hospital emergency rooms, hospices, war zones, military bases, prisons, police stations, schools, the halls of Congress. Whenever […]

Father Peter Miti, diocesan priest: It is Christ who strengthens me every day

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Somehow, I always wanted to be a missionary. The desire was like second nature to me. In 1994, I left Zambia and joined the Passionist order in Botswana. Since then, I have always been on the go. Studies in philosophy took me […]

Talk story: Have no anxiety at all

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY  “Let your gentleness be known to everyone and do not worry about anything. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and […]

Scott Bush, diocesan priest: Father, my life is in your hands

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I am a second career vocation. The phrase in the Gospel says it all. When Jesus tells Peter, “When you were young you could do whatever you wanted, but there will come a time when your hands will be tied. Tied, and […]

Talk story: Setting hearts on fire

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The Holy Spirit is the divine force that changes the world … The Spirit does not only change hearts; he changes situations. Like the wind that blows everywhere, he penetrates to the most unimaginable situations.” (From Pope Francis’ homily for Pentecost 2018) Just as the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles […]

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