By Terri Donovan Mansfield Special to the Herald The diocesan Evangelization Task Force, established last year by Bishop Larry Silva, held its second retreat Feb. 28-29 at St. Catherine Church in Kapaa, Kauai. Friday evening began with a simple meal of soup and sandwiches, after which St. Catherine pastor Father Anthony Rapozo enthusiastically welcomed the […]
Archives for March 2020
Talk story: Improved diets, improved lives
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We all need food to nourish us and keep us healthy. Without food, we find it hard to concentrate, study, do our work or even play. Jesus often shared meals with friends and even strangers, and he teaches us to be generous in sharing what we have to eat with others.” […]
Honolulu seminarian declares intention to pursue priesthood
CANDIDACY RITE Ese’ese “Ace” Tui, a seminarian of the Diocese of Honolulu, publicly declared his intention to pursue priesthood with six others at a Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders, Feb. 27, in the main chapel of St. Patrick’s Seminary and University. Oakland Bishop Michael Barber celebrated the Mass. Bishop Larry Silva and […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Rejoice! Dawn approaches
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Drawing from the first word, in Latin, in the Entrance Antiphon for the liturgy for this day, this Sunday long has been called “Laetare Sunday.” Laetare means “to rejoice.” The church rejoices that even amid the drabness and penance of Lent, and […]
CORONAVIRUS: How Italy went from ‘wash your hands’ to ‘stay at home’
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — Acknowledging how difficult it can be to adapt to restrictive measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis told people watching his morning Mass March 12 that it was for “our own good.” After two Chinese tourists in Rome tested positive for COVID-19 on […]
CORONAVIRUS: Public will not be admitted to papal Holy Week liturgies
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican office that distributes free tickets to papal events has posted a notice on its website that “the liturgical celebrations of Holy Week will take place without the physical presence of the faithful.” While public gatherings, including Masses, have been banned in Italy through April […]
Carolyn Woo: Integrity: To whom does it matter?
OUR GLOBAL FAMILY On Fat Tuesday, I gave a talk titled, “Business as a Force for Good.” A gentleman from the back haltingly raised a question, “What would you do when all your competitors cheat?” This is a common inquiry. People want to do good, but they are subjected to an increasingly lax moral environment […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: March 20, 2020
My fellow Herald readers, The coronavirus, or COVID-19, is certainly much on everyone’s minds these days. So why not put all that news reading and googling to good use with this quiz. 1) Scripture God inflicted 10 plagues on the Egyptians so that Pharaoh would let the Israelites go free. Which was not one of […]
Bishop cancels public Masses for 2 weeks to stem the spread of the coronavirus
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Honolulu’s Bishop Larry Silva, in consultation with his priest advisors, canceled all public Masses effective noon, March 17, through March 31. The decision was made at an emergency 3 p.m. online presbyteral council meeting on March 16. The bishop will meet with his advisors again on March 27 to […]
Hawaii Catholic schools to extend spring break due to COVID-19
After the Hawaii public school system extended all of its school’s spring breaks over worries about the spread of COVID-19, or the coronavirus, the Hawaii Catholic Schools department has announced that all Hawaii Catholic schools will also take a two-week break. All 25 parochial schools and early learning centers in Hawaii have been told to […]
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