Talk Story Columns
“Talk Story” is a featured column in the Hawaii Catholic Herald that highlights inspiring stories of people living their faith by walking with the most vulnerable.
We are all pilgrims in Lent and in life – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/12/2025
Sharing stories of hope through CRS Rice Bowl – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/26/2025
Dignity of all people must be protected – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/26/2025
Illness and suffering can bring us closer to God – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/11/2025
All children, regardless of status, deserve care and support – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/29/2025
Sharing the light of hope in Jubilee Year – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/15/2025
‘Disarming’ hearts opens them to peace, hope – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/01/2025
Celebrate and savor ohana as we enter Jubilee Year – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/18/2024
God will multiply our small acts of generosity – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/04/2024
Migrants deserve prayers and protection – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/20/2024
Hear the prayer of the poor, then help them – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/06/2024
St. Marianne’s legacy endures across Hawaii and beyond – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/23/2024
We are connected to each other and to the earth – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/09/2024
Pope urges us to walk with and support migrants – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/25/2024
Helping the poor is a key part to helping the earth – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/11/2024
Encounter opens minds, hearts to migrants’ plight – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/28/2024
Spirit of ohana shines forth at new Kaanapali campus – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/14/2024
One ʻOhana video series highlights Bishop Silvaʻs insights – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/31/2024
Stewardship for land, others, is integral to our faith – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/17/2024
Share your love, joy and presence with the sick – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/03/2024
Eucharist enriches, empowers us to serve as one ohana – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/21/2024
Fight against climate change can help migrants, too – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/05/2024
Desperate Haitians need global support, prayers – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/22/2024
Tuition aid will support Sacred Hearts school students – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/08/2024
Share your stories of encounters with Christ – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/24/2024
Delivering a message of Easter hope amid suffering – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/10/2024
Accept suffering, uplift others on path toward joy – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/27/2024
A Lenten call to give freely – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/13/2024
Rice Bowl’s eucharistic roots – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/28/2024
Lent: A season of grace in the desert – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/14/2024
Catholic schools fuel the passion for the fullness of life – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/31/2024
A careful, hopeful, joyful approach to 2024 – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/17/2024
For our sake, he became just like us – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/03/2024
Everyone is a child of God – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/20/2023
The spirit of inclusivity shines brightly – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/06/2023
Into the season of gratitude and hope – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/22/2023
Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/08/2023
God’s style: proximity, compassion, tenderness – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/25/2023
God’s close, compassionate, tender, loving presence – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/11/2023
A narrative of strength, resilience and aloha – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/13/2023
God’s whispering voice of hope and aloha – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/30/2023
A Marian message in Portugal and Maui – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/16/2023
A migrant-pilgrim’s journey of service and love – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/02/2023
It is a burden of love – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/18/2023
Have no fear – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/05/2023
From calluses to chalices – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/21/2023
Making harmony out of diversity – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/07/2023
Constructing bridges and not walls – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/24/2023
Gathering in, leading out – Hawaii Catholic Herald 5/10/2023
From darkness to light – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/26/2023
The crucifix: wellspring of hope – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/12/2023
A story of resiliency – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/29/2023
Contemplating Godʻs face – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/15/2023
Embarking on the Lenten journey – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/01/2023
Bringing to life Lenten spirituality of prayer, fasting, almsgiving – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/15/2023
Charity and the pursuit of justice – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/01/2023
Lights in the darkness – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/18/2023
God is always near – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/21/2022
God is always with us – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/07/2022
November: month of the poor – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/23/2022
Fighting poverty in the USA – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/09/2022
On the synodal path together – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/26/2022
Providing food and hope for the hungry – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/12/2022
Accompanying the migrant and refugee – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/28/2022
In the Eucharist, fragility is strength – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/14/2022
The Eucharist: Multiplying the living presence – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/31/2022
Old age is a season of enduring fruitfulness – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/17/2022
From a land shared in friendship – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/03/2022
Death comes to the archdiocese – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/20/2022
Fervent message from a sweltering Rome – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/06/2022
For our families, let us pray – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/22/2022
This epidemic of evil and violence – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/08/2022
Building a better future with migrants and refugees – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/25/2022
Tierra, techo y trabajo – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/11/2022
Bringing Easter Hope to others – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/27/2022
The Way of the Cross – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/13/2022
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/30/2022
Rivers of blood and tears – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/16/2022
Connect to one human family – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/02/2022
From our social ministry peripheries – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/16/2022
Talk story, listen and learn – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/02/2022
The synod process: encounter, listen, discern – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/19/2022
The eternal Word came as a speechless Child – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/05/2022
God comes to us, small and vulnerable – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/22/2021
This Advent, share the hope, share the joy – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/08/2021
Give thanks, joyfully – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/24/2021
Support the Campaign for Human Development – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/10/2021
Synod: Encounter, listen and discern – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/27/2021
So many in need of healing – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/13/2021
Welcomed, protected, promoted and integrated – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/29/2021
For our brothers and sisters in Haiti – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/15/2021
How can we speak of human dignity without work? – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/01/2021
An extraordinary moment of prayer – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/18/2021
Your kupuna shall dream dreams – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/04/2021
Pope uses Damien as an example of caring for the poor – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/21/21
Toward a wider we, from sea to shining sea – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/07/2021
I was a stranger and you welcomed me – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/23/2021
The potential of migrants and refugees – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/09/2021
Ensuring no one is left behind – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/26/2021
Toward an ever wider we – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/12/2021
Being a neighbor to others – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/28/2021
The hope that does not disappoint – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/14/2021
The living water of hope – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/31/2021
Overcoming malnutrition and hunger – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/17/2021
New approaches to traditional practices – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/03/2021
Listening with an open heart – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/17/2021
Persons with disabilities: not them, us – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/03/2021
A culture of care as a path to peace – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/20/2021
A child is born to us – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/06/2021
This Christmas, be a gift to another – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/23/2020
No one is saved alone – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/09/2020
We need each other – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/25/2020
Pour forth a fraternal spirit – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/11/2020
Paths of hope in unsettling times – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/28/2020
Brothers and sisters all – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/14/2020
Day for the world’s migrants and refugees – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/01/2020
Finding solidarity in diversity – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/16/2020
Coming out of the pandemic better than before – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/02/2020
To heal the world – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/19/2020
The cry of the earth, the cry of the poor – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/05/2020
Mahalo to our food pantry volunteers – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/22/2020
Each statistic is a story – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/08/2020
Sharing the abundance of aloha – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/24/2020
“I can’t breathe” – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/10/2020
Hope after the pandemic – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/27/2020
Multiplication of the plate lunches – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/13/2020
HOPE Services eases people’s sufferings – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/29/2020
Together, we will get through this storm – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/15/2020
In Christ we are never alone – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/01/2020
Improved diets, improved lives – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/18/2020
Three lives made better thanks to Catholic Relief Services – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/04/2020
A modern miracle feeds the weary multitudes – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/19/2020
War, migrants and prayers for a new year – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/05/2020
Encountering Christ through a myriad of ministries – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/22/2020
This year, leave your comfort zones – Hawaii Catholic Herald 01/08/2020
The Nativity Scene: Contemplating the Christmas Story – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/26/2019
Be self-giving, not self-serving – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/11/2019
Embrace a thanks-giving spirit – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/27/2019
The campaign that empowers the poor – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/13/2019
The cry of the earth, the cry of the poor – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/31/2019
Meeting the wounded Christ at the border – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/17/2019
Meeting migrant servants at the lower border – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/03/2019
Some GOOD NEWS! – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/18/2019
Hearts for the vulnerable – Hawaii Catholic Herald 09/04/2019
The bishops speak out – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/22/2019
Familia: messy, but together – Hawaii Catholic Herald 08/07/2019
Being the summertime ‘presence of Jesus’ – Hawaii Catholic Herald 7/25/2019
Immigration is about our shared humanity – Hawaii Catholic Herald 07/10/2019
God remembers us in his heart – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/27/2019
Recognizing the kingdom of God – Hawaii Catholic Herald 06/12/2019
Each human life is a family member – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/29/2019
To see with a father’s eyes – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/15/2019
Celebrating the Paschal Mystery in the Eternal City – Hawaii Catholic Herald 05/01/2019
Easter transforms vulnerability into joy – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/17/19
The power and reach of CRS’ Rice Bowl – Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/03/19
The desert speaks – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/20/19
Faith-based bridge-building in Hawaii – Hawaii Catholic Herald 03/06/19
It’s Lent: Rice Bowl time – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/21/19
The scourge of human trafficking – Hawaii Catholic Herald 02/06/19
Building communities of welcome – Hawaii Catholic Herald 1/25/19
Cardinal advisor to three popes to speak at Red Mass – Hawaii Catholic Herald 1/09/2019
Celebrating ohana at Christmas – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/27/2018
Open wide our hearts – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/12/2018
Providing for holiday harvest – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/28/2018
Hearing the cry of the poor – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/14/2018
When you did it for the least – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/01/2018
Synod of Bishops: For each, a story, a dream, a desire – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/17/2018
A church on the move – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/03/2018
Healthily engaging young and old – Hawaii Catholic Herald 9/19/2018
The gift of family – Hawaii Catholic Herald 9/06/2018
Encountering God in persons with disabilities – Hawaii Catholic Herald 8/22/2018
Sorrow and mourning flee away – Hawaii Catholic Herald 8/08/2018
Pope to rescuers, thank you; to the rescued, hold on to hope – Hawaii Catholic Herald 7/25/2018
An enlightening visit to the U.S./Mexico Border – Hawaii Catholic Herald 7/11/2018
Show mercy to the children – Hawaii Catholic Herald 6/27/2018
Have no anxiety at all – Hawaii Catholic Herald 6/13/2018
Setting hearts on fire – Hawaii Catholic Herald 5/30/2018
Blessed are the pure in heart – Hawaii Catholic Herald 5/16/2018
The holiness next door – Hawaii Catholic Herald 5/3/2018
Feeling welcomed in Seattle – Hawaii Catholic Herald 4/18/2018
Carrying the cross of hunger – Hawaii Catholic Herald 4/04/2018
Images of God in your midst – Hawaii Catholic Herald 3/22/2018
Connecting with the Good Samaritan – Hawaii Catholic Herald 3/08/2018
Sharing the journey with neighbors in need – Hawaii Catholic Herald 2/22/2018
It’s Rice Bowl time – Hawaii Catholic Herald 2/08/2018
Two homilies on immigration and encountering Christ – Hawaii Catholic Herald 1/23/2018
Every stranger who knocks at our door – Hawaii Catholic Herald 1/11/2018
Giving hospitality to angels – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/28/2017
Becoming a more universal family – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/14/2017
Holidays spark social ministries – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/30/2017
First World Day of the Poor – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/16/2017
Bringing good news to the poor – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/19/2017
Welcoming the hungry, weary, downtrodden traveler – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/5/2017
A church without borders – Hawaii Catholic Herald 9/21/2017
Welcome, protect, promote, integrate – Hawaii Catholic Herald 9/7/2017
Our immigrants, migrants and refugees – Hawaii Catholic Herald 8/25/2017
Summer blessings in a backpack – Hawaii Catholic Herald 8/10/2017
Memorable moments of summer – Hawaii Catholic Herald 7/27/2017
65 million in search of peace, security – Hawaii Catholic Herald 7/12/2017
A special athlete with special gifts – Hawaii Catholic Herald 6/29/2017
Mother and child on a Rome subway – Hawaii Catholic Herald 6/1/2017
Taking homeless action to another level – Hawaii Catholic Herald 5/20/2017
An Encounter: a click away – Hawaii Catholic Herald 5/04/2017
Salt, Light with the Homeless – Hawaii Catholic Herald 4/20/2017
Hope with the vulnerable – Hawaii Catholic Herald 4/06/2017
Work gives life meaning, dignity, a future – Hawaii Catholic Herald 3/23/2017
Encounter and Accompany with those most in need – Hawaii Catholic Herald 3/09/2017
The 40-day encounter – Hawaii Catholic Herald 2/23/2017
Blest Are They… – Hawaii Catholic Herald 2/09/2017
Caring with our Foreign Sisters and Brothers – Hawaii Catholic Herald 1/25/2017
Mary, our Mother – Hawaii Catholic Herald 1/12/2017
Birthday Blessings – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/29/2016
Have a very Mercy Christmas! – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/15/2016
Shown Mercy, we are its vessels – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/01/2016
A Year of Mercy Ministries – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/17/2016
Focus on the Vulnerable – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/03/2016
October Stories of Hope – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/20/2016
Francis-inspired Dialogue – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/5/2016
The Cry of the Poor, the Cry of the Earth – Hawaii Catholic Herald 9/21/2016
Setting Prisoners Free – Hawaii Catholic Herald 9/08/2016
Story sessions Share Closeness to the Poor – Hawaii Catholic Herald 8/24/2016
Our Mercy Ministries – Hawaii Catholic Herald 8/12/2016
Places of Mercy & Hope – Hawaii Catholic Herald 7/28/2016
Gatherings that Enrich – Hawaii Catholic Herald 7/15/2016
We Come to Share our Story – Hawaii Catholic Herald 6/30/2016
In Memory of Aracely, Clara and John – Hawaii Catholic Herald 6/02/2016
Christ is Risen, Alleluia – Hawaii Catholic Herald 4/21/2016
Rice Bowl Connections & Reflections – Hawaii Catholic Herald 4/07/2016
Lenten Stories of Hope – Hawaii Catholic Herald 3/24/2016
Have an Experience of Godʻs Mercy – Hawaii Catholic Herald 2/25/2016
Recipes for Solidarity – Hawaii Catholic Herald 2/11/2016
Connecting as One ‘Ohana during Lent – Hawaii Catholic Herald 1/28/2016
Connect Advent and Lent – Hawaii Catholic Herald 1/14/2016
A Year of Mercy for the Prisoner – Hawaii Catholic Herald 12/03/15
Responding to the Needs of the Most Vulnerable – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/19/2015
Helping Hands for Struggling Veterans – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/06/2015
ʻUlu, the Chuukese, and One ʻOhana – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/22/2015
We are Family – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/09/2015
Images of Reaching Out – Hawaii Catholic Herald 9/25/2015
Bread, Broken, Nourishing Others – Hawaii Catholic Herald 8/28/2015
Doing Something About It – Hawaii Catholic Herald 8/14/2015
Saying No to an Economy of Exclusion – Hawaii Catholic Herald 7/31/2015
Everything is Connected – Hawaii Catholic Herald 7/16/2015
Caring for Creation and Each Other – Hawaii Catholic Herald 7/03/2015
God Be Praised through Sister Earth – Hawaii Catholic Herald 6/18/2015
A Call to Service – Hawaii Catholic Herald 6/04/2015
Journey Toward Pentecost – Hawaii Catholic Herald 5/21/2015
Land and Sacraments – Hawaii Catholic Herald 5/07/2015
Respect the Environment, Respect the People – Hawaii Catholic Herald 4/24/2015
Washing Feet – Hawaii Catholic Herald 4/10/2015
Moved by Stories of Hunger – Hawaii Catholic Herald 3/27/2015
Bowlful of Prayers, Quizzes – Hawaii Catholic Herald 3/13/2015
Three Ways to Bring Lent Home – Hawaii Catholic Herald 2/27/2015
Food and Shelter – Hawaii Catholic Herald 2/13/2015
When ‘Catholic’ Means ‘Help’ – Hawaii Catholic Herald 1/30/2015
Beginning the New Year Witnessing to Jesus – Hawaii Catholic Herald 1/16/2015
Working on the Poverty Line – Hawaii Catholic Herald 11/07/2014
Reaching Out, Offering Hope – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/24/2014
One Body in Christ – Hawaii Catholic Herald 10/10/2014
Preparing for Disasters – Hawaii Catholic Herald 9/26/2014
The Harvest is Plentiful – Hawaii Catholic Herald 9/12/2014
Collaborations, Connections – Hawaii Catholic Herald 8/29/2014
God Didnʻt Give Me Cancer – Hawaii Catholic Herald 8/01/2014
We Can Make a Difference – Hawaii Catholic Herald 6/20/2014
ʻOhana Means Family – Hawaii Catholic Herald 6/06/2014
One of Three Homeless Men is a Veteran – Hawaii Catholic Herald 5/23/2014
Nutrition Education is for Everyone – Hawaii Catholic Herald 5/09/2014
Help Alleviate Homelessness: Sign a Petition – Hawaii Catholic Herald 4/11/2014
Pictures to Share – Hawaii Catholic Herald 3/28/2014
How One Parish Celebrates Lent – Hawaii Catholic Herald 3/14/2014
Talking Story – Hawaii Catholic Herald 2/28/2014