Renovation of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is underway. Above, diocesan vicar general Father Gary Secor blessed the workers, parishioners and community members who are involved in the project on Sept. 12. At right, construction teams stripped one of the cathedral pillars of its plastered and painted exterior Sept. 24, exposing its coral […]
Archives for October 2013
Photo: Visiting officials
Bishop Larry Silva met Sept. 24 with the general government team for the Sisters of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, who were visiting the Islands in their first trip to the U.S. Joining them at the diocesan chancery were local Sacred Hearts Sisters Helene Wood, furthest right, and Regina Mary […]
Photo: Leadership and associates
The mother general of the Sacred Hearts Sisters, visiting from Rome with the congregation’s four councilors, were welcomed by Hawaii’s Sacred Hearts Associates and secular branch at the Regina Pacis Convent in Kaimuki on Sept. 29. A very nice reception was enjoyed by all. (Photo courtesy of Linda Jose)
Calendar briefs
Bishop to celebrate Mass on first anniversary of St. Marianne’s canonization Bishop Larry Silva will celebrate a Mass marking the one-year anniversary of the canonization of St. Marianne Cope, 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala. The bishop will also celebrate an anniversary Mass at St. Francis Church in Kalaupapa, […]
Official Notices: Oct. 11, 2013
Bishop’s Calendar October 12-13, Episcopal Visitation, St. Stephen Parish, Nuuanu. October 13, 9:30 am, Confirmation Mass, St. Stephen Parish, Nuuanu; 2:30 pm, Public Square Rosary, Thomas Square, Honolulu; 5:30 pm, Knights of Columbus Day Dinner, Hale Koa Hotel, Waikiki. October 15, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 6:00 pm, Serra Club Priests […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Oct. 11, 2013
I love October, quizzicals. It’s the month in which our Hawaii saints were canonized, and it’s also the month of the Holy Rosary! The following quiz celebrates these occasions in timely fashion. 1) Saints Which of the following saints — a patron for young women, whose feast day is Oct. 21 — was said to […]
Heralding back: Oct. 11, 2013
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Oct. 11, 1963 Above, an editorial cartoon commemorating the Holy Rosary and the Second Vatican Council. 25 years ago — Oct. 14, 1988 Diaconate: Merging marriage, ministry and the marketplace “Christ sent his disciples out two by two. Two by two is not a bad image of […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Were not 10 cured? 2 Kings 5:14-17 2 Timothy 2:8-13 Luke 17:11-19 The Second Book of Kings furnishes this weekend’s Masses with their first scriptural reading. Once the two books of Kings were a single volume, but time passed and editors divided the volume into two parts. They are among the Old Testament’s historical writings. […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Faith is a verb
A young man close to me needs a miracle. Despite good medical care and a loving family, he is locked in suffering. Divine intervention is his only hope. Turning to Scripture, I see three situations in which miracles occur. One is when it’s part of God’s master plan, like the parting of the Red Sea. […]
Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: Something old, something new: the allure of the vintage
When we were married, my husband and I moved into a house that had never been lived in before. No nicks in the woodwork, no carpet stains, no glow-in-the-dark constellations stuck to the ceiling. A blank slate for a new marriage. We marveled over its pristine condition, breathing in that new-house smell and sprawling across […]