By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald As I write this, it’s less than a week past Halloween, and already the online publications are releasing their holiday gift lists, and stores are pushing their seasonal sales. Santa is perched on Ala Moana Shopping Center’s roof, and I haven’t even had the chance to decide what I’m […]
Archives for November 2019
Teen spends final days reaching out to vulnerable, poor on city streets
By Christina Gray Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — When 19-year-old Nicholas Peters of San Carlos understood that his life would not be a long one, he decided to spend the days that might be left to him ministering to the forgotten and the hopeless on the streets of San Francisco. “Nicholas’ biggest mission was […]
Biden denied Communion at Mass in South Carolina
By Deirdre C. Mays Catholic News Service FLORENCE, S.C. — Former Vice President Joe Biden attended the 9 a.m. Mass at St. Anthony Church Oct. 27 and when he presented himself to receive the Eucharist was refused by the pastor. “Sadly, this past Sunday, I had to refuse holy Communion to former Vice President Joe […]
Should the priest have refused the host?
By Catholic News Service This editorial first appeared online Nov. 6 on the website of Our Sunday Visitor, a national Catholic newsweekly based in Huntington, Indiana. It was written by the editorial board. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden was denied holy Communion by a pastor of a South Carolina church Oct. […]
Picturing God’s call
The Hawaii Catholic schools office recently announced its winners of the Vocations Awareness Art Contest for students in Catholic schools from kindergarten through grade eight. The theme for this year’s vocations awareness art contest was “Vocations — Listening to and Acting on God’s Call to Serve,” commemorating Vocations Awareness Week, Nov. 3-9. The schools office, […]
Christmas party for women inmates, kids seeks gift cards, donations
It’s the 20th annual “Star Light, Star Bright” Christmas party, and organizers are looking for help to cover the costs of the reunion between female inmates and their keiki. The party, to be held this year on Dec. 7, is sponsored by the diocesan Office of Prison Ministry and thrown at the Women’s Community Correctional […]
Polish actress read saint’s diaries to prepare for film role
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Kamila Kaminska, the Polish actress who played St. Faustina Kowalska in the new movie “Love and Mercy: Faustina,” read the diaries her fellow countrywoman wrote to help prepare for the role. “It was an amazing experience,” Kaminska told Catholic News Service during an Oct. 31 telephone interview […]
Mary Duddy: Marrying Tom or the military?
THE MARRIED LIFE The bishop where I worked in North Carolina wanted to talk to me about my recent engagement to Tom. He had never met Tom, but he had a sister who married someone in the military and she experienced many hardships. Knowing that Tom was in the Navy and what that lifestyle might […]
Sister Otelia Fortaleza, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: When Jesus calls, we need to respond
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Aunty, aunty! Let’s go outside and play now,” the children often call to me. Sometimes they grab my hand, tug at the scapular of my religious habit, or even my leg wanting me to go with them. “Aunty, I need my bottle […]
Hawaii Catholic Herald School News: Nov. 15 2019
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