By Cheyenne Yap Special to the Herald “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve another humbly in love.” (Galatians 5:13) During the first quarter of my senior year in high school, I felt lost. I cried out to Jesus for […]
Archives for January 2019
Newman to host annual prayer for Christian unity
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva has invited the leaders of Catholic, Eastern rite, Protestant, Orthodox and other Christian churches to an hour of hymns, Scripture and prayer at the ecumenical Taize service in observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 7 p.m., Jan. 18, at the Newman Center at […]
Obituary: Maryknoll Sister Irene E. Solzbacher | 1934-2016
Missioner for 65 years served as a psychiatrist on the Waianae Coast Maryknoll Sister Irene E. Solzbacher, a medical doctor and psychiatrist who spent nearly four decades serving in Hawaii, mostly as a psychiatrist on the Waianae coast in the 1980s and 1990s, died Nov. 29 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll, New York. […]
Obituary: Father Joseph Truong Ky, PSS | 1929-2018
Refugee priest help found Hawaii’s Vietnamese Catholic Community Father Joseph Truong Ky, a seminary professor and Vietnam refugee who helped establish Hawaii’s Vietnamese Catholic Community, died Dec. 30 at Mercy McCune Brooks Hospital in Carthage, Missouri. He was 89 years old and a priest for 59 years. Father Ky was a member of the Sulpicians, […]
Catholic-themed socks offer practical, spiritual support
By Aprille Hanson Catholic News Service LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Some people wear their faith on their sleeve, others on their feet, which is hardly sacrilegious. It is in fact, Sock Religious. Catholic socks are a rarity, but images like Mary, Pope Francis, St. Teresa of Kolkata and St. Joseph can be found at sockreligious.com. […]
Oahu events planned to coincide with World Youth Day events in Panama City
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Since only a small number from the Diocese of Honolulu are traveling to Panama for World Youth Day, Jan. 22-27, a local committee has planned events on Oahu that coincide with the international young adult gathering. “We hope that our local celebration of World Youth Day will be an […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Red Mass, Relics and ‘The Door of Death’
Hi all, There’s a little something of everything in my quiz this week. How many can you answer correctly? 1) Catholic Hawaii In what town is St. Ann Parish on Maui located? Hint: The old sugar town’s Hawaiian meaning references water. a) Wailuku b) Waihee c) Haiku d) Kawailoa 2) Trivia Outside of the Vatican, […]
St. Ann Parish hosting presentation of Bishop Robert Barron’s ‘The Mass’
The St. Ann Parish, Kaneohe, adult faith formation team invites you to walk through the liturgy in a three-part video presentation “The Mass” developed by Bishop Robert Barron, internationally known Catholic author, theologian and evangelist. The presentation will take place at St. Ann Church, 7-8:30 p.m., on the first three Mondays in February, Feb. 4, […]
Annual Stewardship Day will feature two experts on the topic
One of the 2018 Stewardship Day speakers was Mike DiCosola of Diocesan and Trinity Publications (HCH file photo) Two experts in church stewardship and development will speak at Hawaii’s annual Stewardship Day, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Feb. 9 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City. The main speakers are Father Andrew Kemberling, president […]
U.S. bishops attend weeklong retreat about clergy sex abuse crisis
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The U.S. Catholic bishops took part in a closed-door retreat Jan. 2-8 at Mundelein Seminary at the University of St. Mary of the Lake near Chicago to prayerfully consider ways to rebuild trust over the clergy sex abuse crisis. “We are honored to welcome the bishops of […]