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Effie Caldarola: The mental health crisis

03/29/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

FEELING IT It was hard to find joy in the day. Rain pelted the morning windows incessantly. I burrowed under the covers and, grasping for gratitude, told myself it was good we were getting needed moisture. After the rain came unremitting gloom, strong winds and falling temperatures. When baking cinnamon rolls brought no respite […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Do we relax Lenten fasts on Sunday?

03/29/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: I understand that the 40 days of Lent do not include Sundays, because every Sunday is a “little Easter” when we remember and celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. I hear people say it is “cheating” if one doesn’t abstain on Sundays from whatever one “gives up” during Lent, but I wonder why one would […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Glory on the mountaintop

03/15/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT This is the prepared text for the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the second Sunday in Lent, delivered March 4 and 5 at Immaculate Conception Church, Ewa, on the occasion of his episcopal visitation. Isn’t life glorious? You get up every day to go to work […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The light of God awaits us

03/15/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

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 this weekend’s liturgy, this Sunday long has been called “Laetare Sunday.” Laetare means “to rejoice.” The church rejoices that despite the drabness of Lent, the glory of Christ shines forth; […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: Lent: Life-changing? Or just 40 days?

03/15/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

EMBRACING FAMILY Let’s be honest. As the 40 days of Lent are nearing completion, we find ourselves in a quandary: we’re excited that we only have another week or two of our Lenten resolutions, but that excitement is offset by the somber reality of Holy Week. Our fasting from negativity, gossip, sweets, coffee, etc., […]

Faith Leasiolagi, lay woman: Prayer is not just asking but listening

03/15/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald It has now been several years that I have been working at St. Theresa School in Honolulu. I teach social studies in the middle school and work in the office. Staying in the field of education, especially with all that has been […]

Effie Caldarola: The integrity of our modern Catholic heroes

03/15/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

FEELING IT Somewhere in Nicaragua, a Catholic bishop languishes in prison because of his outspoken opposition to the policies of an unjust government. Bishop Rolando Álvarez, a handsome and youthful 56-year-old, has been accused of “treason” and “undermining national integrity” by the Ortega regime. Earlier, 222 political prisoners, including priests, were released to the […]

Laura Kelly Fanucci: In Lent, to be companions

03/15/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

FAITH AT HOME Ask any teenager anxious about where they’ll sit in the cafeteria for lunch. Ask any widow or widower learning to cook for one. Ask a grandparent planning a holiday feast, a parent volunteering to host the team banquet, or anyone taking a head count for how many friends are staying for […]

Bishop Larry Silva: ‘This is my Body … This is my Blood’

03/01/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, including eucharistic revival catechesis, delivered Feb. 4 and 5 at Sacred Hearts Church, Lanai City. The moon is a beautiful object. It lights up the night sky […]