Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Kenneth Doyle: What is a good Catholic Bible? What if my family isn’t with me in heaven?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My wife realized that my Bible is not Catholic when I could not locate the Book of Sirach in it. What is a good Catholic Bible, with a contemporary translation from Greek? (My ultimate preference would be a Catholic Bible with the Old Testament translated from Hebrew and the New Testament from […]

Sherry Hayes-Peirce: The death of Kobe: grieving on social media

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CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS There continues to be a lot of debate on the merits of using social media for reaching the religiously unaffiliated and growing our members as evidenced by a recent article in the National Catholic Register titled “Catholics reflect on 10 years of the Good, Bad and Ugly of social media.” On the […]

Mary Adamski – The beatitudes: a path to true happiness

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VIEW FROM THE PEW Familiar words about fostering peace, justice and human rights spoken at a recent church service held a crowd enrapt and silent, and later exuberantly noisy when those sentiments were reflected in historical spiritual songs. It was only fitting that we focused on the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. […]

Effie Caldarola: These days of Ordinary Time

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FOR THE JOURNEY How ordinary is “Ordinary Time”? As it turns out, not very, if you think of ordinary as ho-hum and routine. Instead, suggested one writer during Advent, it’s the time when we begin our journey “from the crowded stable to the empty tomb.” That’s an extraordinary hike. Did you ever wonder why we […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is the Alpha movement approved? Were there women deacons?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: A number of Catholic parishes here in my archdiocese have hosted programs on the Alpha movement in Christianity. I have found conflicting guidance as to the legitimacy/orthodoxy of this movement. Can you advise me as to whether it is approved for Catholic membership? (Tigard, Oregon) A: Alpha is a program of Christian […]

David and Sarah Herrmann: Showing love this Valentine’s Day — for $0!

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EMBRACING FAMILY Everywhere we go, we see hearts and roses. It seems we cannot escape pink, red and white decorations, and chocolate galore. Many parents feel we’ve finally recuperated from the inundation of sweets for Halloween and cookies at Christmas … and now, it’s Valentine’s Day! How can we get away from the consumerism of […]