Sacred Hearts Sister served in Hawaii, California Hilo-born Sacred Hearts Sister Marie Dominic (Ruth Ann) Reantaso, who was a teacher in Hawaii and California among other ministries, died peacefully in her sleep on April 5. She was 84 and a religious sister for 65 years. Sister Marie Dominic was born on July 18, 1932, in […]
Archives for April 2016
Official notices: April 22, 2016
April 22-23, Diocesan Pastoral Council, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe.
April 23, 5:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, St. John Vianney Parish, Kailua; 5:15 pm, Confirmation Mass, Resurrection of the Lord Parish, Waipio. [Fr. Gary Secor]
Sister Diane Kraus, Daughters of St. Paul: Meditation up a notch
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald We need to nurture the spiritual life in us every day. I remember hearing on a TV report on how meditation in the secular world helps people to become more focused and at peace. When we take it up a notch, to […]
Mary Adamski: April moon, divinely shining
VIEW FROM THE PEW It’s time for the full moon Thursday and that can inspire romantic, poetic visions of strolling alongside moonlit waves. Or activate superstitions held by some law enforcement officers and others about moonbeams setting off weird behavior, lunacy. This full moon of April is profound beyond those earthly interpretations. Millions of people […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Peeking at poverty
IN LITTLE WAYS My husband and I got married when he was 22 and I was 18. He still had law school to complete, but we thought we could manage. He would work summers, and I would find a full time job that only required a high school diploma. We started well. Then our secondhand […]
Father John Catoir: On conscience and the reception of Communion
Conscience is the faculty of human reason that makes practical judgments regarding what is morally right or wrong. In the search for truth, a person should always turn to a respected authority for enlightenment. Catholics are encouraged to turn to the teaching authority of the church, namely to what’s referred to as the magisterium. But […]
Manaolana | Is that God calling? Could be.
A young Wahiawa woman is leading a ‘discernment retreat’ to help her peers determine if HE is punching in your number By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald Attention, Catholic gals ages 14-18! Got some free time on May 7? If so, check out the “deets” below on a special event just for you. […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: April 22, 2016
Quote “It gives me an outreach to people. … And music is healing to people. You witness God’s hand in all of this.” | Mercy Sister Gail Anne Jarvis, a part-time deejay who goes by “DJ Joy” on pinkscrystalradio.com, an online contemporary Christian music radio station (Catholic News Service) In the news Pope brings migrants […]
Office for Social Ministry: Christ is Risen, Alleluia
Talk story Our faith is grounded in the Paschal Mystery, recently culminated in the celebration of Easter Sunday. It is hoped that the essence and images of Holy Week continue to nourish us throughout the year. It is in that spirit that we share images from the Ohana Mass for persons with disabilities on Easter […]
Heralding back: April 22, 2016
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — April 29, 1966 Maryknoll Grade School students Daniel Druecker and Diantha Goo receive Governor Burns’ congratulations as the Building Fund Drive for the new school at Maryknoll gets under way. The children are selling the World’s Finest Chocolate. (Craig Stevens Photo) 25 years ago — April 26, […]