OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Brothers and sisters: Put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another … And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, and provide the peace into which you were also called in one body.” (Col 3:12-15 — Feast of the Holy Family) […]
Archives for December 2018
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Dec. 28, 2018
Happy New Year quiztakers, You may have noticed that we regularly run questions on local parishes. Do you have a great trivia or history question about your parish that you think could stump your fellow quiz aficionados? Submit it to aweaver@rcchawaii.org. 1) Catholic Hawaii St. Joseph Parish in Makawao, Maui, was able to expand its […]
Official notices: Dec. 28, 2018
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] December 28, 6:00 pm, Ordination to the diaconate (transitional) of Anh (Vincent) Vu, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. January 2-8, Retreat for U.S. Bishops, Mundelein Seminary, Illinois. January 7-11, Annual Retreat for Priests, St. Stephen Diocesan Center, Kaneohe. Announcements/Appointments Bishop Silva has appointed […]
Cardinal Pell found guilty of sex abuse, expected to appeal, reports say
By Catholic News Service MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Cardinal George Pell reportedly has been found guilty on five charges related to serious sexual misconduct involving two boys at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne in the 1990s. The trial, the specific charges, the testimony and almost all other details involving the accusations against the 77-year-old cardinal […]
Brett Robinson: Matters of life and death
THE THEOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY Of the many technologies that have changed the course of culture, contraception may be the most pernicious. In his landmark encyclical “Humanae Vitae,” St. Paul VI foresaw that the rise of artificial birth control methods would also lead to more marital infidelity, the lowering of moral standards and the objectification of […]
Bishop Larry Silva’s 2018 Christmas Message
Nuclear missile warnings. Hurricane watches. Monster waves and rising sea levels. Homeless tent cities everywhere. Caravans of refugees. Mass shootings. We can feel overwhelmed by so many threats. But when we feel we simply cannot take any more, let us hold the Baby Jesus in our arms. Let us look into his eyes and try […]
Merry mangers: Nativity scenes from around the world make up Bishop Larry Silva’s personal collection of crèches
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Tiny and tall. Manufactured and handmade. Local and internationally inspired. Close to 150 Nativity scenes fill the bookshelves of the St. Stephen Diocesan Center library this month, all of them a part of Bishop Larry Silva’s personal collection of manger scenes. This is the first year Honolulu’s bishop has […]
‘This looks like Davao’
Three Carmelite sisters arrive at their new home, setting the groundwork for the re-founding of the Hawaii monastery By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Sister Dominica, could you please pick up the nuns on November 26th?” asked the sweet voice on the other side of the line. It was Sister Agnella Iu, […]
Star bright moments
Here are scenes from the 2018 “Star Light, Star Bright” Christmas party at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua on Dec. 8. The annual event is for women inmates, their children and the kids’ caregivers. The Diocese of Honolulu’s Office of Prison Ministry sponsors the event. This year’s party included lunch, treats from an […]
Christmas spirit in the air as Vatican unveils Nativity scene, tree
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The annual unveiling of the Vatican’s Christmas tree and Nativity scene brought some much-needed warmth to people’s hearts as winter approached. Hundreds of people in St. Peter’s Square Dec. 7 applauded as white curtains unfurled, revealing a 52-foot wide artistic representation of Jesus’ birth made […]