17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 Kings 4:42-44; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15 The Second Book of Kings is the source of this weekend’s first reading. The two books of Kings originally were one volume. At one point in the evolution of the Bible, they were divided into two books. These books are historical, but […]
An angel story
God has endless ways of making his love known By Easter Almuena Special to the Herald The room is quiet and peaceful, with a faint breeze flowing from one open door to the next. I am sewing a mask. With me is a child whose dexterity and knowledge of the sewing machine are enough reassurance […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Stopping the bleeding
13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEThis is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered June 26 and 27 at Sacred Heart Church, Punahou, where he was conducting a parish visitation. Stop the bleeding! That is what we often say when there is a crisis, because […]
Sister Ma. Teresa Ebanen, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: Ancestral values
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My family’s farm in Iyasan village in Igbaras in the Philippines is an ancestral farm. It belongs to the Ebanen family. Having been passed down from grandfather and great-grandfather, my family continues certain traditions. Growing up, I remember walking 45 minutes across […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Meeting the faithful post-pandemic
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Now that churches are reopening, the expectation of so many in parish leadership is that things will simply return to normal. We are a nation that remains divided on how to deal with COVID-19 and as such many Catholics have an expectation of choice regarding how they experience Mass safely. While many […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: We have been redeemed
15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Amos 7:12-15; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:7-13 The Book of Amos is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Amos is one of the relatively few prophets of whom something is known. Many prophets give a few details about themselves, but not many give more than that. By contrast, it is […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: The weight of regret
THE HUMAN SIDE When saints are lauded, we often envision a person who has lived an inspiring life. Take for example the lives of St. Paul and St. Peter. Each was blessed with enormous drive when converting throngs of people to Christianity. At the base of their zeal was a burning desire to share Christ’s […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Can we pray for Satan’s redemption? Why do priests wear golden vestments and use gold chalices?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Jesus tells us to love our enemies. Satan is our enemy. Should we love Satan, perhaps by praying for his redemption? Is it possible that, through our prayers, Satan could repent and be reunited with God? (Woodbridge, Virginia) A: There is no reason to believe that Satan would ever change his ways, […]
Talk story: ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me’
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “It is time to recognize migrants not as interlopers and intruders, but as people who reveal the face of Christ in their love and courage and who enrich us by their presence.” (Bishop Mark Seitz, June 2021) Seeing Christ in the stranger was a recurring theme at a recent Catholic Church […]
Sister M. Leonarda Montealto, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: The prayer of quiet
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Obedience. Prayer. Commitment. Fulfillment. These have characterized my life in ministry. Obedience takes first place in my life, as I only go to where I am assigned as a religious. In Hawaii alone, I served at Holy Cross School in Kalaheo, Kauai; […]
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