The Marianist Center of Hawaii, in co-operation with Chaminade University and Saint Louis School, is bringing to the campus three special autumn presentations to nurture the spiritual growth of Hawaii’s diverse people. The first is a morning of recollection with noted Los Angeles Congress speaker Richard Gaillardetz, chairman of the theology department of Boston College. […]
Archives for August 2019
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 23, 2019
My fellow humidified friends, It’s too darn hot! Speaking of heat, I don’t like incense jokes (they’re thurible and leave me feeling incensed) but here’s one anyway. What happened to the altar server who couldn’t figure out how to hold the thurible? He was censered! 1) Saints Aug. 24 is the feast day of St. […]
Official notices: Aug. 23, 2019
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] August 24, 5:00 pm, Mass for Bishop’s Circle Donors, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. [Msgr. Gary Secor] August 31, 4:00 pm, Mass for the 175th Anniversary of St. John the Baptist Church, Kalihi. [Msgr. Gary Secor] September 1, 4:00 […]
‘Fully alive in the Spirit’ is theme of Basic Christian Community retreat
The Basic Christian Community of Hawaii, a lay movement, invites its members and guests to its annual retreat at the Benedictine Monastery in Waialua, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28. This year’s theme is “Fully alive in the Spirit” — re-igniting love and passion for Christ, bringing energy, exuberance and confidence in standing firm in […]
Making your end-of-life decisions in advance
CATHOLIC ADVANCE HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVE Gain peace of mind by answering the hard questions about prolonged care, treatment and pain relief ahead of time By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Your elderly mother is wheeled into the hospital emergency room with a broken hip. You’re handling her paperwork. Someone from the hospital asks if she has […]
Catholic Advance Healthcare Directive: “I believe …”
This is the first page of the Advance Healthcare Directive written for Hawaii Catholics by the Diocese of Honolulu. It states basic Catholic beliefs on death and dying to guide patients through their final days. To get your copy of the Catholic Advance Healthcare Directive, go to one of the information sessions or go online […]
Pope Francis joins prayers for victims of bloody weekend
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 31 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio Aug. 3 and 4. After the prayer called the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square on Aug. 4, the pope […]
First annual ‘Sun Light, Sun Bright’ filled with hugs and kisses
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It was a beautiful day. The first annual “Sun Light, Sun Bright,” summer reunion for women inmates and their children at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua, July 27, sponsored by the diocesan prison ministry, was filled with hugs and kisses. According to event coordinator Toni Bissen, 16 […]
Cause opens for beatification of 20th century ‘Damien’
By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service MANCHESTER, England — The Vatican has allowed the bishops of Zimbabwe to open the sainthood cause of a British missionary murdered after he refused to abandon his ministry to people with Hansen’s disease during the country’s civil war. The cause for the beatification of John Bradburne, a lay member […]
Father Clement Beeri, diocesan priest: The joys of interacting with the people
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One of the greatest joys of being a parish priest is interacting with the people. For example, I am constantly amazed when people are edified by certain words or scriptural passages I might mention in the homily which they tell me about […]