THE MARRIED LIFE “The family that prays together, stays together.” Let’s take this wisdom to heart. When our children were little we had family prayer every night after dinner. It usually involved a Bible story, appropriate for children, maybe a song, some thank you prayers and some petitions. Children’s prayers are so without guile. Children […]
Christina Capecchi: ‘I’m not fine’
TWENTY SOMETHING Stephanie Weinert’s Instagram followers have come to expect unfiltered captions to go with her pretty pictures. That’s why she has amassed 7,000 followers, who click on images of her five young children and, in doing so, access her tips on skincare, home decor and liturgical living. Each one is offered up in the […]
The hand of God was on me
This remembrance by Father Rene Bisaillon, a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette, was first published in the May 10, 2013, issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald, while he was in residence at St. Theresa Church in Kekaha, Kauai. Father Bisaillon died on March 10 in the Philippines. By Father Rene Bisaillon, MS Special […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: When Gospel accounts conflict, Politics from the pulpit
QUESTION CORNER Q: In the Gospel for the feast of the Epiphany, Matthew indicates that the Magi visited with King Herod in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus’ birth and that apparently very soon after their visit, the Holy Family fled to Egypt to avoid the wrath of Herod and stayed there until Herod had […]
Talk story: Improved diets, improved lives
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We all need food to nourish us and keep us healthy. Without food, we find it hard to concentrate, study, do our work or even play. Jesus often shared meals with friends and even strangers, and he teaches us to be generous in sharing what we have to eat with others.” […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Rejoice! Dawn approaches
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Drawing from the first word, in Latin, in the Entrance Antiphon for the liturgy for this day, this Sunday long has been called “Laetare Sunday.” Laetare means “to rejoice.” The church rejoices that even amid the drabness and penance of Lent, and […]
Carolyn Woo: Integrity: To whom does it matter?
OUR GLOBAL FAMILY On Fat Tuesday, I gave a talk titled, “Business as a Force for Good.” A gentleman from the back haltingly raised a question, “What would you do when all your competitors cheat?” This is a common inquiry. People want to do good, but they are subjected to an increasingly lax moral environment […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Prayer among the online Catholic responses to COVID-19
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS A range of emotions is sweeping the nation following news reports of the spread of the COVID-19 virus within the United States. Some are thinking that reports are overblown and others are preparing for catastrophic outcomes. The coronavirus has symptoms similar to the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Bishop Larry Silva: How good is the fruit of the Tree of Life
WITNESS TO JESUS | FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva delivered March 1, at the Carmelite Convent in Kaneohe and at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu, on the occasion of the Rite of Election. If you want to successfully complete a journey, you must […]
Father Ernesto Juarez Jr., diocesan priest: ‘OK, bishop, send me’
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Father, can you teach me how to write this properly?” asked one of the afterschool care kids. Next, however, kids being kids, came the question “Father, do you have any candy or anything to eat?” Ha! I responded with a laugh, “Finish […]
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