As we embark on Advent, Heraldistas, I am also joyfully anticipating the Year of Mercy. What a wonderful way to begin a new liturgical year with a renewed focus on love and compassion. Does this mean I will be kind to you with an easy quiz this time? Hmmm. 1) Saints Which saint, whose feast […]
Archives for December 2015
Heralding back: Dec, 4, 2015
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Dec. 3, 1965 Wallace Chock, Peter Tabilang, and Christopher Caminos (left to right) are seminarians at St. Stephen’s Seminary and are busy sorting the parcels arriving for the Parcel Post Booth. The parcels will be available for Saturday’s (December 4) annual bazaar at the seminary grounds, sponsored […]
Honor your martyrs by putting faith into action, Francis tells Ugandans
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service KAMPALA, Uganda — As Pope Francis encouraged Ugandan Christians to draw inspiration from the 19th-century Ugandan Martyrs, he carried with him graphic images of the horrors the 45 Anglican and Catholic martyrs endured. The pope made an early morning visit Nov. 28 to the Anglican shrine and museum located […]
Bury the dead: work of mercy through the centuries
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service ROME — If a pilgrim walking to Rome for a Holy Year fell mortally ill far from home or a poor tenant farmer died working in a field or an unidentifiable victim of murder was found, a group of courageous Christians buried these anonymous or forgotten dead with […]
Honor loved ones by lighting up a tree
St. Francis Hospice invites the community this month to honor the memory of family and friends this Christmas season at two 27th annual “Light Up a Memory” tree lighting ceremonies. The events, which are free, offer encouragement and support, holiday entertainment and refreshments.
National speaker to address stewardship workshop
The diocesan Office of Stewardship and Development is sponsoring a free “Parish Stewardship Presentation” for parish stewardship leaders, 8 a.m.-noon, Dec. 12 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church at 1525 Waimano Home Road in Pearl City. This event will feature author and speaker Leisa Anslinger, co-director of Catholic Life and Faith, a center for […]
Hawi rectory needs repair. Can you help?
By Lee Rivera Special to the Herald We are blessed to have our Sacred Heart Church in Hawi here on the Big Island. However, the rectory, where our administrator Father Elias Escanilla resides, is badly in need of repair and renovation, inside and out. The house was built in the 1930s, more than 75 years […]
Guest commentary: Seeking the Lord in a loving community
Couples for Christ By Ruby Mae Galiza-Baldovi Special to the Herald As a part of the Catholic organization Couples for Christ in Hawaii for more than a decade, I would like to honor the organization by sharing how it has blessed my life. I will never forget the memories, challenging moments and blissful experiences with […]
Guest commentary: Everyone can do something
Most of us are faring OK. We have shelter and ample food. However, many in our state are not so blessed. Many are homeless and houseless for any number of reasons such as poverty, job loss, illness, drug addiction or mental illness.
Talk Story: A year of mercy for the prisoner
According to scriptural tradition, a Jubilee Year is one in which prisoners are freed, debts are forgiven and the mercies of God are manifested. Such blessings have and are being experienced by many here in Hawaii, thanks to many volunteers, supporters and parishioners putting faith into action.
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