VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING “Hawaii? No. Why should I go to Hawaii?” I remember responding to two Big Islanders I met while working in the Vatican. They asked me, “What are you going to do after you retire?” In a month’s time, I got an invitation from Bishop Larry Silva. Sabbatical became a convince-to-stay in the […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Members of the Body of Christ
WITNESS TO JESUS | Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) delivered June 14 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. The Mass also celebrated […]
Sister Dolores Marie Pavao, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary: There is a God who loves me
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I was born on the island of St. Michael in the Azores off the coast of Portugal. As my father was the lighthouse keeper, I was born in a lighthouse. I considered myself the princess of the lighthouse. But, soon after my […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: The church never closed!
EMBRACING FAMILY When a butterfly emerges from a chrysalis unable to fly, it pumps blood to its wings so it can spread its wings and take off. The chrysalis protected it, and the butterfly emerged still vulnerable. Time was needed for it to build up its strength to spread its beautiful wings for the world […]
Mary Adamski: One solution: more benches
VIEW FROM THE PEW Seeking peace at the end of a day, our eyelids are a screen with flashing images from the past weeks of civil unrest as protestors force us to confront our ugly national sin of racism. Some images are inspiring sights of people of diverse ethnic roots and many hues joined together […]
Father Patrick Killilea, SSCC: Under the banyan tree
KALAUPAPA DIARY It was about 10 a.m., Kalaupapa time, on June 10, as we gathered in the shade of the giant banyan tree on Staff Row. Some of us sat on metal chairs, others sprawled on the grass, while others stood on in the outer rim of the shaded area. We observed the proper social […]
Elise Italiano Ureneck: Living off the labor of others
FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS One of my daily rituals during the pandemic has been to take a walk in my neighborhood. It’s a chance to step away from the news, to cultivate some quiet and introspection, and to pay more sustained attention to people and place. At this point, I’ve come to think of […]
Mary Marrocco: ‘This is my body’
COMMENTARY What did Jesus mean by “this is my body”? These words of his seem to be everywhere in the New Testament (all three synoptic Gospels, 1 Cor). Nor can we escape them in the fourth Gospel where we might wonder, with his original audience, what Jesus could possibly mean by saying “unless you eat […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: How many Masses can a priest celebrate?
QUESTION CORNER Q: During the current pandemic, given the limitation on attendance imposed by civil authorities, we are planning to hold simultaneous Masses in our church and parish hall. We anticipate having to hold a total of 11 weekend Masses, but there are only two priests assigned to our parish, with another one coming to […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: A true disciple carries a cross
13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a; Romans 6:3-4, 8-11; Matthew 10:37-42 This weekend’s first reading is from the first of two books in the Bible that bear a name suggesting that they are about the kings of Israel. Kings indeed are mentioned, but from a very particular view. Kings were judged on […]
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