There is a spiritual side to the all-American activity of scouting, and in Hawaii, the Diocese of Honolulu Catholic Committee on Scouting (DHCCS) exists to promote it. Naturally, such an effort would involve the earning of emblems, awards, medals and patches that scouts can display proudly. Forty scouts received these honors at the 2016 Catholic […]
Archives for June 2016
Relic of St. Junipero Serra to bless diocesan July vocation holy hour
The diocese’s monthly Holy Hour for Vocations at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa on July 6 will be a very special one with the presence of a first-class relic of America’s newest saint — Junipero Serra.
The gold curse
Illegal mining in Ghana impairs church plans for a clinic and nursing college, threatens lives, poisons land By Melanie Lidman Catholic News Service HIA, Ghana — Bishop John Yaw Afoakwah of Obuasi is furious. In his celebratory white cassock, he picks his way carefully through shoulder-high mounds of dirt and deep puddles to approach the […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Merciful heavens!
IN LITTLE WAYS I love that Pope Francis urged us to spend this year considering God’s mercy. I’ve found numerous Scripture passages which proclaim and illustrate God’s mercy and give me food for thought. Some passages, though, take work, such as these quotes from the fifth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel: “Do not think that I […]
Four ‘graduations’ reflect transitions coming to Maui’s St. Anthony schools
By August 2017, according to Marianist Brother Fred Silbereis, a reorganization will result in a single St. Anthony School, comprised of four divisions: the pre-school, the primary school, the middle school and the high school.
Father John Catoir: Prince and his unique journey toward God
The death of the legendary rock star Prince on April 21, 2016, led me to reflect on the impact fame and fortune had on his life. And it reminded me of a phrase I’ve heard: Fame and fortune won’t ruin you, you do that to yourself. Only Prince knew for sure its exact impact. But […]
Photo: Invasive alien algae
Tyla, a seventh grader at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Pearl City, displays a handful of invasive algae at Paiko Beach on Maunalua Bay in East Honolulu. On April 11, the school’s sixth through eighth graders donned gloves and tabis to help the environmental organization Malama Maunalua remove the unwanted plants that are […]
Photo: Franciscan officers chosen
The Secular Franciscan Regional Fraternity of Hawaii recently celebrated its tri-annual election of officers at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Visitors from the national fraternity observed the elections and gave encouraging talks about our Franciscan way of life. The Hawaii region has six fraternities, two on Oahu, two on the Big Island […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Our perfect, loving Father
12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Zechariah 12:10-11, 13:1; Galatians 3:26-29; Luke 9:18-24 This is Father’s Day in the United States, first envisioned by a woman attending services at an Episcopalian church in 1909 in Spokane, Washington, on Mother’s Day. She thought similar recognition was due fathers, so eventually this day came to be. Rare would […]
Father Thomas Choo, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: The prayer of the sigh
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald There is a story of a person who was rushing to finish work and everything else in order to get to the mosque on time for prayer. Unfortunately, he still arrived late and wasn’t able to participate in the service. In great […]