Consider the birds of the air Isaiah 49:14-15 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Matthew 6:24-34 It is not difficult to imagine the frustration with which the author of the third section of Isaiah felt as he heard the despairing and critical remarks of the people around him. Times were bad. They were very bad. The people long […]
Archives for February 2014
Photo: Anointing of the Sick
Several dozen faithful gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace Feb. 11 for a special Mass commemorating the World Day of the Sick. Bishop Larry Silva laid hands on a parishioner during the liturgy as he administered the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)
Bishop ‘recovering well’ from knee surgery
Bishop Larry Silva underwent knee surgery Feb. 18 and is expected to be back celebrating Mass in public as early as Ash Wednesday, according to his assistant. Denise Oliveira of the bishop’s office said Bishop Silva has been “recovering well” after the five-hour total right knee replacement procedure done at Queen’s Hospital. The bishop was […]
Viriditas: Brother Peter E. Zawot, Christian Brothers
Fresh starts Some people say that moving around from one place to another is not a very good thing to do. Since entering religious life, I have lived in nine different communities all over the eastern part of the United States, in the south and now in Hawaii. Each time I embark on a journey […]
The story of Ann Kazimirski
On Jan. 27, as part of Catholic Schools Week, the seventh and eighth graders of Holy Family Catholic Academy in Honolulu had the privilege of meeting Seymour Kazimirski, picture above with eighth grader Magellan McCartney, who told them the story of his mother, a Holocaust survivor. Holy Family eighth grader Ayla Tago wrote the following […]
It’s Friday. What’s in that broth?
Careful readers of church rules may sense a slight loosening this year of the regulations (page 2) regarding abstinence from meat on the Fridays in Lent. The regulations state: “meat broths or condiments made from animal fat are OK.” This seems to contradict past guidelines which, up to last year, read: “On days of complete […]
Action alert: Legislative support sought for housing first, rental trust fund
As part of its commitment to end homelessness in Hawaii, the Hawaii Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the Diocese of Honolulu, is asking Hawaii Catholic Herald readers to contact state lawmakers and express support for two housing initiatives now going through the state legislature. The initiatives are as follows: “Housing First”: appropriate $1.5 […]
Opting out of marriage: Why has the number of church weddings dropped 60 percent?
A Catholic wedding paints a beautiful picture of God’s grace, joining a man and a woman for a lifetime of faithful commitment, an image of the Lord’s unbreakable bond with his bride, the church. Recent statistics have shown, however, that more and more Catholics are opting out of the sacrament. The decline of Catholic weddings […]
Bishop to educators: learn from the past, plant seeds for the future
Catholic educators hold hands praying the Our Father at the educator’s conference, Jan. 31 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz) Bishop Larry Silva urged the hundreds of Oahu’s Catholic school teachers and administrators who gathered Jan. 31 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa for the Annual Conference of […]
At 80 years, Aiea couple honored for being longest married
Posing with Angelino Ronquilio, third from left, and Eva Ronquilio, seated, in St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea, Feb. 9, are from left, Sandra Ronquilio, son Ben Ronquilio, daughter Eva Davidson, son Ronald Ronquilio, Joyce Ronquilio and son Thomas Ronquilio. (HCH photo | Patrick Downes) 1934: Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president. You could buy a […]