FOR THE JOURNEY My granddaughter Charlotte posed for the traditional first day of kindergarten photo on the front porch of her home in New Jersey, wearing a new sequined-splattered outfit popular with the under-7 set. Then, like millions of American kids, she turned around, walked with her backpack into her own house, sat down at […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: In the creed, what about women? Can Jews be a baptism sponsor?
QUESTION CORNER Q: My recollection is that the text of the Mass in English was rewritten about 20 years ago — to be a more accurate translation and to eliminate sexist references. I wonder, however, if they missed something: in the Nicene Creed, our parish still prints, “For us men and for our salvation he […]
Richard Doerflinger: Two approaches to racism
A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY It is clear where the Catholic Church stands on racism. The U.S. bishops’ document for Catholic voters, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” has long condemned acts of racism as “violations of human dignity” that, like abortion and euthanasia, are “intrinsically evil” and should be rejected by any just society. They have […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Where is the proof of purgatory? Did Mary die and if so where?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I was raised to be a devout Catholic and have a great interest in works of theology, such as those by Thomas Aquinas. But my mother, who is also a Catholic, doesn’t believe in purgatory. She thinks that God loves us so much that there wouldn’t be a reason for purgatory. Is […]
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 […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Be salt and light
5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 58:7-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16 The Book of Isaiah’s third section is the source of this first weekend’s reading. Scholars believe that this section was written perhaps in Jerusalem for the Hebrew remnant that had returned from Babylon. This assumption puts the third section of Isaiah at a […]
Christina Capecchi: At the pond: reckoning with winter
TWENTY SOMETHING The snow has begun. It is expected to last 18 hours, piling nine inches high and crippling weekend plans. The streets are emptying, the collective dash to the grocery store completed. But here in our cul-de-sac, the party is about to begin. One of the dads will start shoveling, another will join in, […]
Sarah and David Hermann: Be present during the Advent season
EMBRACING FAMILY We prepare for basketball games and marathons, tests and job interview, birthdays and Thanksgiving dinner, Santa and Christmas. Preparing for sports events takes grit, perseverance and even pain. Preparing for birthdays and Thanksgiving dinner remind us to be grateful for every gift God has given us, to truly treasure our family and friends, […]
Father Diego Alejandro Restrepo Serna, diocesan priest: Are you available to go?
Viriditas: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Since I was 8 years old, my family has always supported my decision to become a priest. My parents had six children, four boys and two girls of which I am the third. After my ordination, my bishop asked me, “Are you […]
Eva Andrade: Session ends with a surprise
LEGISLATIVE REPORT The 30th Hawaii state legislature ended May 2. The biggest surprise was the failure of the bill that would permanently remove the window on the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse — HB 18 SD1. At the last hour, the bill ended up not leaving the conference committee. We understand that some […]
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