Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for January 2020

Father Lane Akiona, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: ‘Damiaan inspireert’*: Damien inspires

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald As an altar server at the former St. Sophia Church on Molokai (now St. Damien Catholic Church), I remember the Sacred Hearts priests being like modern-day Damiens. One of the priests was particularly gruff. But, he was out there fixing churches and […]

St. Anthony offering day retreat for those with chronic pain

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St. Anthony Retreat Center in Kalihi Valley is offering “Broken, and Blessed,” a “lectio divina” retreat for those with chronic pain or illness and/or their caregivers, Saturday, Jan. 25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in the Rose Hill Building. “Lectio divina” is a traditional monastic practice of Scripture reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with […]

Official notices: Jan. 10, 2020

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] January 12, 2:00 pm, Mass with Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Deacon Cohort 10, St. Ann Parish, Kaneohe. January 14, 9:00 am, Red Mass, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu; 4:00 pm, Father Damien/Mother Marianne Commission, St. Francis Healthcare, […]

Photo: Mass honoring Black Christ

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A person dressed in a Mayan ceremonial costume is seen during a special Mass in honor of the Black Christ of Esquipulas, Guatemala, Jan. 5, 2020, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Housed in the Basilica of Esquipulas, the 16th-century cedar sculpture of Jesus is a popular object of veneration by Central Americans. […]

Photo: Commendation and thanks

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The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives of the 30th Legislature of the State of Hawaii on Dec. 20 presented a certificate of commendation to Deacon Walter Yoshimitsu, on the occasion of his retirement as director of the Hawaii Catholic Conference, which lobbied at the legislature on behalf of the Diocese of Honolulu. The […]

Effie Caldarola: Make 2020 a year of forgiveness

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FOR THE JOURNEY As we trudge into 2020, a year that promises to be just as rancorous politically as the year we are ending, I find myself thinking about forgiveness. Not forgiveness as a meek act of acquiescing to evil, which is what our national climate might persuade us to believe. But forgiveness as a […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Why a crucifix instead of a cross? Can medication be used to help this condition?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Most of my family is Protestant, but I became an adult convert four years ago and was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. Members of my family often ask me questions about Catholic beliefs, and usually I can answer them, but recently my mother asked me one that I need your […]