By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On a recent Sunday, my 4-year-old and 2-year-old were “having a moment” during Mass. Either they both wanted me to pick them up at the same time or they were fighting over one of their church-approved books. Whatever the cause, I’d taken them outside to sit on a bench […]
Archives for March 2020
Photo: Receiving ashes
ASH WEDNESDAY Arie Swynenberg, a second grader at St. Elizabeth School in Aiea, receives ashes from St. Elizabeth’s parochial vicar, Father Romple Emwalu, at the school’s Ash Wednesday Mass, Feb. 26. (HCH photo |Anna Weaver) Bonus Web Photos
Fulfill your Lenten almsgiving by donating to the Bishop’s Circle
Lent is a time for almsgiving. And what better recipient of your alms is there than Bishop Larry Silva’s Bishop’s Circle Campaign. If you have received a Bishop’s Circle brochure in the mail recently, consider a donation. If you haven’t, you can still donate. The needs are great. Of special concern to Bishop Silva are […]
Bishop Larry Silva: How good is the fruit of the Tree of Life
WITNESS TO JESUS | FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva delivered March 1, at the Carmelite Convent in Kaneohe and at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu, on the occasion of the Rite of Election. If you want to successfully complete a journey, you must […]
Silent prayer in a noisy digital world
By Sister Nancy Usselmann, FSP Catholic News Service As Catholics, our lives shift a bit during the season of Lent, as is visibly marked on Ash Wednesday with ashes on our foreheads. Something is different about this time of year. And it should be. Lent offers us a time to take stock of our lives, […]
Fasting to be the person God is calling
By David Gibson Catholic News Service “We must love with our eyes open,” Canterbury’s Archbishop Justin Welby said last October. Saints, the Anglican leader advised, are people who are able to face and to confront “the entanglements of life.” Archbishop Welby spoke during an ecumenical vespers service in London’s Westminster Cathedral celebrating the canonization of […]
Almsgiving asks for a generosity beyond dollar signs
By Stephanie Clary Catholic News Service A traditional way to approach the Lenten practice of almsgiving is to give from the excess that you create by fasting. For example, according to Catholic Relief Services, you save approximately $3 per person, per meal, when you abstain from serving meat. By that estimate, eating meat-free on every […]
Citing cold, Pope Francis skips Lenten retreat with Curia
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Continuing his recovery from a mild cold, Pope Francis said that he would be unable to attend his annual Lenten retreat with Roman Curia officials. “Unfortunately, my cold forces me to not participate,” the pope told pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square March 1 for his […]
New young adult group launches on Valley Isle
Young Catholic adults on Maui have a new source of community. EPIC Ministry launched its Maui chapter on Feb. 17 with a gathering at the scenic He Piko No Waiohuli grounds in Kula. Thirty people attended, with about 13 of them traveling over from Oahu for the faith sharing and fellowship gathering. The Maui EPIC […]
Make this reconciliation video a part of your Lenten journey
By Jayne Ragasa Mondoy Special to the Herald “Reconciliation, One ’Ohana” is a video which leads the viewer through the beauty of the Sacrament of Reconciliation with Bishop Larry Silva, local clergy and laity. It is available free online at catholichawaii.org/catholic-essentials/sacrament-videos/reconciliation-one-ohana/ Frequent participation in the Sacrament of Reconciliation is encouraged during Lent and throughout our […]
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