By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald “We gather today to learn about the revised Order of Celebrating Matrimony. May we be reminded of how we can better serve engaged couples, husbands and wives, and their families in order to build up God’s kingdom here on earth.” A packed room of more than 70 […]
Archives for September 2016
400 gather in cathedral to mark 75th anniversary of diocese
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Catherine Hughes got a better seat this time — inside the church — for the Mass celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Honolulu Sept. 10 in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. She had been present with her mother on the same day three quarters […]
Canonization of Mother Teresa: ‘Do small things with great love’
By Catholic News Service KOLKATA, India — A favorite motto of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata was: “Do small things with great love.” But the “small things” she did so captivated the world that she was showered with honorary degrees and other awards, almost universally praised by the media and sought out by popes, presidents, philanthropists […]
Brother Salvador (Buddy) J. Yanzon, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament: Nothing for me
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Brother, why is your garden so beautiful?” parishioners sometimes ask me while seeing me at work in the gardens surrounding the church. Turning down the volume to the music playing on the radio I have carried there, or to where I am […]
Diocesan official wants Catholics to take pro-life prayers to sidewalk
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “It was intimidating,” Paulette Vernay said. “It was scary.” The administrative assistant of the diocesan Respect Life Office described the trepidation of her first time participating in pro-life prayer vigil on the sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood’s Honolulu clinic a year ago. But as she settled into her […]
Photo: Augustine Foundation reception
Young students from Saint Louis School and Sacred Hearts Academy greet guests at the Augustine Educational Foundation donor reception, Sept. 8 at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki. The reception brings together benefactors of the foundation with local Catholic school faculty and students, and diocesan staff. Bishop Larry Silva, in the reception’s printed program, wrote that […]
Heralding back: Sept. 23, 2016
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Sept. 30, 1966 St. Joseph’s graduate Mrs. Rosebella Kealoha (third from left) eagerly points out the banner of her alma mater held by Sister M. Ancilla, as Craig Carvalho of this year’s class, Sister M. Thomasine of ’51 and Alfred R. Moniz of ’29 look on with […]
Kalaupapa letter: Rudely awakened by a 2 a.m. alarm: This is not a drill
By Father Patrick Killilea, SSCC Hawaii Catholic Herald I awoke to the jarring blare of the settlement alarm siren. I got out of bed saying to myself, “Oh no! Not a tsunami!” Then as I quickly got into some clothing and shoes, I thought, if this is not a tsunami, it is one heck […]
Mary Adamski: Let there be peace on earth
VIEW FROM THE PEW It was a week with a couple of encounters with road rage of the tail-gating, one-finger salute, scared that it might escalate kind. It was a month of vacation in a mainland city where 24 homicides in one month matched the record set there 25 years ago. It was a time […]
Diversity in Diocesan Pastoral Council discussions produce ‘explosions of light’
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT By Deacon Tom Adams Special to the Herald Sometimes circumstances come together to ignite a special moment. Not too long ago, as we drove along the Kona Coast, we saw little explosions of light on the backdrop of the Kohala Mountains. It was early morning. The clouds shrouded the mountain peaks. The […]
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