columns Archives - Page 27 of 49 - Hawaii Catholic Herald

Sarah and David Herrmann: Change, it’s coming

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

EMBRACING FAMILY We share faith-based parenting advice, based on Love and Logic and the Preventive System of St. John Bosco (Reason, Religion, Loving Kindness). We’d like to share some of these with you. Autumn is a season of change. Some locations have the changing of the colors of the leaves, which fall and leave a […]

Agnes Brown, education major: Don’t forget to talk to Jesus

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I come from a long line of teachers. From a young age, I already knew that I wanted to teach. My mom and my grandmother are teachers. And, even though I was not the best student, I discovered that if I really […]

Mary Adamski: ‘No weapons allowed’

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

VIEW FROM THE PEW ‘Tis the season to be scary, falalalala … la la la la. My friends added a witch and a six-foot fuzzy spider to their flower bower of an entry way. Driving through upper crust Kahala, we passed a pop-up cemetery of gravestones in the landscaped lawn. In some neighborhoods it seems […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Gathering in the presence of the Lord

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | 28TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva, delivered Oct. 9 at Holy Rosary Church, Paia. It would be wrong to presume that the nine people with leprosy who did not return to Jesus after their healing were ungrateful. They probably were […]

Effie Caldarola: ‘Letter’ inspires action

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

FOR THE JOURNEY When you think about the Vatican, great filmmaking isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But a documentary released by the Vatican on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Oct. 4, is a must-see for all of us. It should be advertised in every parish bulletin, mentioned from every altar, […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Why no Old Testament saints?

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: Figures from the Old Testament are never referred to as saints. Were there no saints in those days? (Albany, New York) A: Your question is an excellent one, and the answer is a bit complex. It is true that, in the Catholic Church, Old Testament figures have not been formally canonized and […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Fanning the flame of hope

10/12/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | 27TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 2, at St. Augustine by the Sea Church, Waikiki. A stadium full of soccer fans went to enjoy themselves at a match in Indonesia this […]

Sister Benedicta Ha, Congregation of Divine Providence: Through the eyes of the Lord

10/12/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

VIRIDITAS 2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Of all the Stations of the Cross I created in the St. Andrew Kim Taegon Oratory near the Honolulu airport, it is the fifth one, Simon helps Jesus carry the cross, that evoked a more personal connection with me. This is […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Can prayers guarantee heaven? Priest won’t attend beach wedding

10/12/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: I was given a prayer folder that tells me that I will suffer no purgatory and be taken directly to heaven when I die, provided that I say these prayers daily for 12 years. (Missed days can be made up.) I am about ready to start the third year, but a dear […]