FOR THE JOURNEY It’s early on an Advent morning and I’ve just poured a second cup of coffee. I have my Scripture and I’m hoping to shift into listening mode. The phone rings. It’s my mostly ignored landline, but it’s early for robocalls. I answer. The voice is sweet and familiar. As a parish volunteer, […]
Archives for December 2019
Secular Carmelites add three members
Hawaii’s Discalced Carmelite Secular group welcomed three new members Dec. 7 in a rite of admission ceremony in the Carmelite monastery chapel on the grounds of St. Stephen Diocesan Center. They are Mary Ann Gauyan, Yong Matthews and Janice Eala. The monastery, Carmel of the Holy Trinity, is where seven Discalced Carmelite nuns live in […]
Farm boy in Wisconsin, martyr in Guatemala
By Sam Lucero Catholic News Service GREEN BAY, Wis. — Before donning the habit of a Christian Brother in 1962, Brother James Miller wore the bib overalls of a Wisconsin farm boy. While in his green work clothes, repairing a wall outside of the Casa Indigena De La Salle — his religious community’s school for […]
Mary Adamski: These days of December
VIEW FROM THE PEW Oh, happy day, the nativity scene is finally up and we can bask in the glow of tree lights amid the imagery of the birth in Bethlehem. While the music makes our spirits soar, take deep breaths and let the frenzy of shopping lists, mailing deadlines, meeting expectations, maybe sadness or […]
Heralding back: Dec. 2, 2019
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Dec. 26, 1969 Peaceful invasion [Pictured in the photos above] A group of some forty nuns from various convents on Oahu made a surprise visit to the residence of Bishop John J. Scanlan to sing Christmas carols on Monday evening. The invasion was a quiet event for […]
Official notices: Dec. 2, 2019
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] January 2, 10:00 am, Presbyteral Council, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi; 1:00 pm, Clergy Personnel Board, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi; 2:00 pm, Vicars Forane, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. January 4, 6:00 pm, Mass at St. Damien of Molokai Parish, Kaunakakai. January […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Can anxiety excuse me from Mass? Can a gay person be a minister of Communion?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I was diagnosed with anxiety/mood disorder in 2003. I had spent time in the military and gone through some horrific experiences that had affected me emotionally. I have also been on Dilantin now for more than 25 years because of seizures. My psychiatrist has explained to me that I find sounds and […]
Talk story: The nativity scene: contemplating the Christmas story
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The depiction of Jesus’ birth is itself a simple and joyful proclamation of the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God … The nativity scene is like a living Gospel rising up from the pages of sacred Scripture.” (Pope Francis’ apostolic letter on the nativity scene, “Admirabile Signum” [“Enchanting […]
Kalaupapa diary: To bee or not to bee
By Father Patrick Killilea, SSCC Special to the Herald KALAUPAPA, Hawaii — I had just finished sharing the Gospel of the day when I felt this thing on my left hand and figured it was just a pesky fly. So I swatted it with my right hand only to feel a sharp sting and then […]
Bethlehem family feels privileged to live in a holy place
By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Brothers Peter and Eli Hosh grew up knowing that their hometown was not only the place where they went to school and ran down to the corner market for their mother, but the town where Jesus was born. It is a lesson they and their […]