21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 22:19-23; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 The first section of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend with its first reading. In this reading, Isaiah speaks for God. With God’s authority Isaiah declared that a new master of the court should be named. (The master functioned as the king’s chief […]
Archives for August 2017
Photo: Serra Club hosts seminarians
The Serra Club of Honolulu hosted the diocesan seminarians on Oahu at a luncheon at the New Empress Restaurant in Chinatown before they headed back to school. Pictured standing are William “Pila” Tulua and Kevin Clark. Seated is Clifford “Chance” Billmeyer, Serra chaplain Msgr. Gary Secor and diocesan vocations director Father Rheo Ofalsa. Also at […]
Father John Catoir: Stay calm
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote: “Most of us reflect our surroundings. However, men (and women) with quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened; they carry on in times of fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.” I love that quote, but I must admit, I do not always have […]
Richard Doerflinger: A population implosion?
A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Remember when everybody worried about a “population explosion” filling the world with too many people? In the 1970s, this fear drove campaigns to legalize abortion and pour billions of dollars into birth control programs. Now experts warn about the opposite. While birth rates remain relatively high in developing nations, they are […]
Maryknoll Sisters to celebrate 90 years in Hawaii
Hawaii’s Maryknoll Sisters will celebrate the order’s 90th anniversary of mission presence in the Islands at a thanksgiving Eucharist liturgy, 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 7, in the Maryknoll School Community Hall, 1402 Punahou Street, Honolulu. Msgr. Gary Secor will be the celebrant. Ten Maryknoll Sisters came to Hawaii from New York on Sept. 5, […]
Back to school 2017: Inspiring minds, sharing faith
Hawaii Catholic Schools superintendent highlights strides and strengths in ‘Catholic identity’ By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald “Catechists and Catholic school teachers of all subjects have a special role to play in handing on the faith to our children and youth and preparing them to be evangelizers.” Faith formation for all ages […]
A long and winding road to ordination
For William ‘Pila’ Tulua, it has been a lifetime of preparation for holy orders By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It’s been a long and winding road for William M. Tulua. But the end is in sight. Bishop Larry Silva will ordain the former medical assistant, ex-monk and veteran tour bus driver a deacon at […]
Hawaii Catholic Schools Chart: 2017
Click here to see a pdf of the 2017 Hawaii Catholic Schools chart.
Back to school 2017: Choosing a Catholic high school
After a positive elementary level experience, these eighth graders want to continue a religious education By Deborah Manog Special to the Herald There are 24 elementary/secondary Catholic schools in Hawaii. About 75 percent of these schools are smaller, parish schools that serve students up to the eighth grade. After middle school, many of these students […]
Back to school 2017: Meet Hawaii’s new Catholic school administrators
Betsey Gunderson Hawaii Catholic Schools, Interim Associate Superintendent Personal: She was raised on Oahu. Her father Richard Hughes grew up on Maui and her mother, Sallie Wingfield Hughes, was from Virginia. She is the eldest of nine children, a 13-year graduate of Maryknoll School, with five children and eight grandchildren of her own. Education: Undergraduate […]