WITNESS TO JESUS | THE SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Solemnity of Pentecost delivered May 31 in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, with the celebration of sacraments of initiation for the Elect. I have been amazed over the past […]
Jayne Ragasa Mondoy: ‘Go home. Cook rice.’
COMMENTARY New beginnings for fully initiated children (Jayne Ragasa Mondoy wrote this for the many Hawaii children waiting patiently for the coronavirus pandemic to subside, so that they can be confirmed and receive their first holy Communion.) A million years ago when I was a high school student at Sacred Hearts Academy, “TheBus” was my […]
Brett Robinson: Embodied creatures, and part of Christ’s mystical body
THEOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY Recent events have shifted a lot more attention to our bodies. Temperature checks, masks and compulsive hand-washing have reminded us that we are biological creatures subject to the laws of nature. It all feels a bit heavy (and not just because of all the quarantine weight gain!). There’s an existential heaviness, or […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is there sex in heaven? How do I receive forgiveness?
QUESTION CORNER Q: It seems odd that genital intercourse is automatically excluded in theological views of heaven — since Christian hope envisions the fulfillment of all things and, therefore, the redemption of our bodies. If God’s love redeems all things, then shouldn’t it redeem sexual life? Do you personally believe that there will be sexual […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: ‘I am the living bread’
FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 This weekend the church celebrates the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, or as perhaps it is better known, by its Latin translation, Corpus Christi. Feasts in the church have a dual purpose. They call Catholics to celebrate with faith the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Online evangelizing goes viral
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS During the nearly three months that our nation has been living under quarantine, our clergy have needed to shift their thinking about using non-traditional ways of evangelizing in the absence of in-person interaction. In the era of COVID-19, when an important way to connect with the faithful is online, some of our […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: God created one race: the human race
EMBRACING FAMILY Every day we are asked to show our love as Christians: Going to church weekly; opening the door for someone; helping at a food bank; sending our children to Catholic schools or religious education; reading the Bible; forgiving our spouse; helping with homework; letting someone else choose the TV channel. We all know […]
Sister Mary Elizabeth of the Trinity Sedo, Carmelites: Got to believe in magic
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Magic and fairy tales? Who says they are only for children? In his singing of the ballad “Young at Heart,” Canadian singer Michael Buble reminds us that “Fairy tales can come true. It can happen to you when you’re young at heart.” […]
Mary Duddy: Peace in a pandemic
THE MARRIED LIFE During the coronavirus pandemic many people are taxed in ways they didn’t expect. I especially have compassion for young families who have extra duties thrust upon them such as working from home and social distance learning for their children. We decided early on that our youngest daughter and her family were considered […]
Talk story: Hope after the pandemic
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The lives of millions of people, already facing numerous difficult challenges in our world and oppressed by the pandemic, have changed and are being severely tested. Those most vulnerable are at risk of paying the highest price. In these days, looking at the poorest can help us all become aware of […]
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