OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We come to share our story. We come to break the bread” are the opening lyrics to the hymn “Song of the Body of Christ” written by David Haas to the traditional Hawaiian melody “No Ke Ano Ahi Ahi.” This familiar song written in Hawaii beautifully expresses the experience of the […]
Archives for June 2016
Isle schools raise $25,000 for CRS aid
By Deborah Manog Special to the Herald The nineteen Hawaii Catholic Schools that participated in the 2016 Catholic Relief Services Lenten Rice Bowl raised a whopping $25,000 for local and international aid programs created for the elimination of hunger and poverty. The donations from the 19 schools, about half the number of schools in the […]
St. Mary Magdalene gets her own feast day
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Recognizing St. Mary Magdalene’s role as the first to witness Christ’s resurrection and as a “true and authentic evangelizer,” Pope Francis raised the July 22 memorial of St. Mary Magdalene to a feast on the church’s liturgical calendar, the Vatican announced. A decree formalizing […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 1, 2016
July is here, quiz friends. It’s a great time of year. Hope your summer has been graced so far with much sunshine and spirit. Let’s get you further enlightened with Catholic trivia bits in my latest quiz! 1) Saints The feast of St. Maria Goretti, patroness of rape victims and youth, is celebrated July 6. […]
Aloha, Cathedral Catholic Academy
Students, families, faculty, alumni celebrate the last day of the Nuuanu school with pride, gratitude, tears By Mary Adamski Hawaii Catholic Herald June 3 was a time of awards, songs and hugs at Cathedral Catholic Academy as the doors were ceremonially closed on the last day of class forever at the 80-year-old Nuuanu school. Students, […]
About one out of five Island parishes receiving new priests this summer
By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald About one out of every five parishes in the Diocese of Honolulu will receive new priests this summer, the traditional time for clergy assignments. Six Island parishes out of 66 will change pastors and six others will welcome new parochial vicars, formerly called associate pastors, as new […]
Heralding back: Meeting the champ
Sister Therese, a Sister of St. Francis of Christian Charity and seventh grade teacher of Cathedral School, grasps one of the most powerful hands in the world when Muhammad Ali greeted her class in downtown Honolulu in February of 1980. The meeting took place on the corner of King and Punchbowl Streets outside Honolulu Hale, […]
Herald receives six national journalism awards
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii Catholic Herald’s reporter-photographer won three national Catholic Press Association writing awards at the Catholic Media Convention June 3 in St. Louis, Mo. A Herald columnist was also a winner, and the newspaper itself received top recognition for front page design and for its coverage of young adult Catholics. […]
Women deacon study not the first, but might answer questions
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When Pope Francis accepted a proposal at the Vatican May 12 to form a commission to study the possibility of women serving as deacons today, it generated plenty of buzz. The pope’s agreement on the idea — raised by members of the International Union of Superiors General, […]
Letter to the Herald: Reasons to ordain women deacons
Pope Francis has accepted a proposal to form a commission to assess the merits of ordaining women as deacons in the Roman Catholic Church. Here is one male Catholic in the pews who applauds and hopes the Holy Father will move quickly and decisively to make it happen. To justify this plea and to find […]
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