CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS On the first Sunday of Lent, the Gospel according to Mark proclaimed: “The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for 40 days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.” So often the imagery associated with Jesus’ time in […]
Bishop Larry Silva: How wonderfully made we are
WITNESS TO JESUS | MASS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Mass for the Protection of Life, Jan. 21, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. It has been slightly shortened for space considerations. It is always puzzling to many of us […]
Sister Ma. P. Myrle Gudilosao, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: Added value instruction
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I am enjoying my apostolate here in Hawaii. As an educator relatively new to the islands, I was not sure at first if I was making a difference in the lives of the school children entrusted to me. However, those thoughts […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Planning your Lenten journey
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS By Sherry Hayes-Peirce Last year Lent began on Feb. 26, and just one week later churches around the world began to close in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. All the best-laid plans of parishes shattered as houses of worship were shuttered. That period of quarantine was a metaphor for […]
Mary Duddy: The power of forgiveness
THE MARRIED LIFE Pope Francis says three phrases should always be spoken within a family: Please. Thank you. I’m sorry. And the hardest of these, says my husband, is to say, “I’m sorry.” How true this is. Recently I had a hard time sleeping because I knew my husband was mad at me after a […]
Talk story: Persons with disabilities: not them, us
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Frailty is part of everyone’s life … Vulnerability is intrinsic to the essential nature of humanity.” (Pope Francis, International Day for Persons with Disabilities, December 2020) While we cope with the global pandemic, Pope Francis reminds us that some struggle more than others — including persons with serious disabilities. In his […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Job and Peter’s mother-in-law
5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Job 7:1-4, 6-7; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39 The Book of Job is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Scholars disagree as to when this book was written. This book furnishes few details about the identity of Job. It is nonetheless one of the great literary works in […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Christ ‘descended into hell’? Did the Holy Family go to Egypt or Nazareth?
QUESTION CORNER Q: What does it mean when we say in the Apostles’ Creed that Jesus “descended into hell”? That statement is not used in the Nicene Creed, which we often say at Mass. It bothers me so much that when I say the rosary, I substitute “limbo” for “hell.” (Charlottesville, Virginia) A: Since Advent […]
Katie Prejean McGrady: We need grace to succeed in our resolutions
WINDOW SEAT WISDOM I learned the Act of Contrition in second grade. Mrs. Tartamella would patiently practice with us every day. We’d go through the prayer line by line, and when we’d get to “I firmly resolve, with the help of thy grace, to sin no more …” there’d be a huge emphasis on the […]
Deacon Keith Cabiles: Celebrating ohana in life and death
RESTING IN PEACE The beloved and comforting concept of “ohana” (family) is deep-rooted in the hearts and minds of the people of Hawaii. We thrive on our love for our immediate and extended families, which often include dear friends. In turn, we flourish and are nurtured by the love our families have for us. We […]
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