Bayanihan Clinic Without Walls offers free medical services for the pandemic newly unemployed By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald People who are uninsured due to being laid off by the novel coronavirus’ impact on the economy here in Hawaii have an option to receive medical care, free, thanks to a group of volunteer Filipino physicians. […]
Archives for July 2020
Sister Celeste Cabral elected superior of Hawaii Benedictines
Kailua-raised prioress plans to introduce elements of her native Hawaiian culture into the life of the monastery By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Thirty-five years after its founding in Hawaii, the Benedictine Monastery in Waialua, Oahu, has elected an island-born sister to lead the community. The three female and two male Benedictine members unanimously chose […]
DEACON ERNEST D. LIBARIOS | 1939-2020
Deacon was a popular college counselor who empowered many By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Her1ald Deacon Ernest “Ernie” D. Libarios Sr., a gracious man of God who rose from plantation poverty to a career as a college professor and counselor, empowering the lives of many disadvantaged students, died June 21 after a long illness. He […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Be meek and humble of heart
WITNESS TO JESUS | 14TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily of the Bishop Larry Silva for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered July 4 at St. Patrick Church, Kaimuki on the occasion of the installation of the new pastor, and July 5 at the Cathedral Basilica of […]
Damien sees abrupt changes in leadership
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Christian Brother Brian Walsh, president of Damien Memorial School for the past 18 months, “will not be returning” this fall, said Brother Kevin M. Griffith, province leader of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers North America in a June 25 letter to the school community. Taking his place as head […]
In the Oregon State Penitentiary for murder, inmate lived inspiring Catholic life behind bars
‘Serving God, not time’ By Ed Langlois Catholic News Service PORTLAND, Ore. — In 1993, 39-year-old nuclear engineer Hal Elkins hit the bottle and fell into a jealous rage. He pocketed a gun and stumbled into a Salem restaurant. There, he shot his girlfriend, Kathryn Linn, and the man she was with, Marvin Eugene Mayer. […]
Priests ministering to the sick and dying encounter situations they have never experienced before
On the COVID-19 front lines By Rick Snizek Catholic News Service PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Arriving in the early evening at Fatima Hospital, Father Richard Narciso — his anxiety level already raised due to the circumstances — listened intently as Gloria, the nurse assigned to guide him, detailed the procedures he would need to follow to […]
Talk story: Each statistic is a story
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The pandemic we are facing should not make us forget the many other crises that bring suffering to so many people. Christ calls us to embrace all those who are experiencing situations of precariousness, abandonment, marginalization and rejection as a result of COVID-19.” (Pope Francis’ Message for the 2020 World […]
Soon to be beatified, Italian teen said to offer ‘model of sanctity’
By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service OXFORD, England — Carlo Acutis, a London-born Italian teenager who used his computer skills to foster devotion to the Eucharist and will be beatified in October, offers a model of sanctity for Christians in a new era of lockdowns, a British Catholic who lived with his family said. “What’s […]
I am a Deacon: Coming out of quarantine
I AM A DEACON By Deacon Fred Carahasen Jr. Coming out of quarantine to assist at Mass has been a joyful and humbling experience for me. The last time I served at Mass and preached the homily was Feb. 16. Who would have known that it would not be until June 20 that I would […]
