St. Joseph School in Hilo wants to honor its outstanding alumni and friends who have distinguished themselves as leaders in the community. The school is seeking nominations for its Outstanding Leadership and Distinguished Service Awards which will be given out at its annual Cardinal Ball, 5 p.m., Feb. 14, at the Imiloa Astronomy Center Moanahoku […]
Archives for November 2014
Heralding back: Nov. 21, 2014
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Nov. 20, 1964 The honorary captains for the Maryknoll’s Civil Air Patrol face the camera, dressed in their smart-looking uniforms. Left to right are Michele Tokunaga of Squadron C, Bedda Bergold of Squadron B, Honorary Colonel Gail Enos, Lynette Yap of Squadron A, and Gail Higa of […]
Viriditas: Father Harold Meyer, Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists) — part 2
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING The contemplative lifestyle As Trappists, we have the three pillars of the Divine Office, manual labor and lectio divina that create the contemplative lifestyle that supports us. Whether I am in choir or in the orchard, by myself or in community, all throughout the day and night, time is punctuated with prayer. […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: How may I obtain a first class relic?
Q: Please forgive my awful handwriting. I have multiple sclerosis and also Parkinson’s disease and can no longer do very well on a typewriter or computer. My question is: Why is it so hard to obtain first-class relics? (Also, do I need permission from my bishop to obtain them?) I am now 65 years old […]
Father John Catoir: The synod and flexibility
There’s a saying out there that goes like this: “Unity in necessary things; liberty in doubtful things; charity in all things.” It’s hard to pin it down to one particular person, but it addresses a sentiment in the recent Synod of Bishops on the family. The Catholic Church teaches that a Christian has a right […]
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Physician-assisted suicide and confronting our fears
The prospect of a very attractive, recently-married young woman with a terminal illness facing excruciating pain and suffering as she dies is enough to move anyone. The life and death of 29 year old Brittany Maynard recently captured enormous media attention when she declared she was moving to Oregon to commit suicide after having been […]
Year of Consecrated life: December 2014
Year of Consecrated life Nov. 30, 2014 – Feb. 2, 2016 December 2014 Resources and teaching aids Video Views “Discerning God’s Call: Pray. Listen. Act. Repeat.” (http://bcove.me/i8c8r9w6) “Three Shepherds of Fatima” (DVD) Good Reads For the young at heart: “The Story of St. John Paul II: A Boy Who Became Pope” / Fabiola Garza “Martyred: […]
A special visit from Our Lady
On Nov. 11 at 7 a.m. our parish of Our Lady of Sorrows in Wahiawa was blessed to welcome the International Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The statue has been on pilgrimage throughout the world since 1947. This is not just a visit of a statue but, in a real sense, a visit […]
Effie Caldarola: Finding God in the silence
Do you ever sit idly in front of the television, remote control in hand pointed like a weapon, and flip through channels wondering why the offerings are so bad? It’s enough to make a woman pitch her remote and grab the nearest novel. Fortunately, right before I did that one night, I switched to public […]
Photo: A step closer to priesthood
Honolulu seminarian Vincent Anh Vu, 25, was instituted into the Ministry of Acolyte by Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco William Justice, right, who presided over the ceremony Oct. 16 at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, Calif. This ministry is one of a number of formal steps on the road to ordination to the priesthood. […]
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