By Robert Camilleri Special to the Herald In 1982, I became a member of the Knights of Columbus. One hundred years earlier, in 1882, Father Michael J. McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus. On Oct. 31, Father McGivney will be beatified at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut. Before joining the Knights, all […]
Archives for October 2020
A decade inspiring hope
Diocese-affiliated Big Island nonprofit marks 10 years fighting homelessness By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald To see the impact of HOPE Services Hawaii, you can count the number of micro-housing units it helped set up and now operates across Hawaii island. You can also browse the long list of programs it runs and the partner […]
San Francisco archbishop leads rosary rally through city streets
By Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) — San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone led between 600 and 700 people in a rosary rally through the city’s Mission District Oct. 3, the vigil of the feast of San Francisco’s patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi. The hour-and-a-half procession ended on the grounds of the Cathedral […]
Heralding back: Oct. 16, 2020
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Oct. 23, 1970 BEST DRESSED — This is what the well-dressed young man is wearing today, Gail Brown, left, of Sacred Hearts Academy, and Heidi Kirsten of Star of the Sea seem to be telling young John Hedlund, also of Star of the Sea. The three are […]
Sister Paulette Yeung, Maryknoll Sisters: Led by the Spirit
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald It has been my lifelong dream to be a missionary with the hope to go to China to find my roots and to bring the Gospel to my village. However, the closest I ever got to China was as a tourist. The […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Respect all life
EMBRACING FAMILY October is Respect Life Month. Some Catholics say, “I am pro-life!? We’ve even participated in the 40 Days for Life campaign. We pray the rosary as a family, too!” Protecting life from the moment of conception is a particularly important aspect of respecting life. However, we cannot stop there. What about life after […]
6 spiritual ways to celebrate All Hallows Eve
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS By Sherry Hayes-Peirce The secular world celebrates the last day of this month, Oct. 31, as Halloween, a holiday about dressing up, trick-or-treating, and scaring people. For our church, it is the start of 48 hours celebrating those who have been elevated to sainthood on All Saints Day (Nov. 1) and our […]
Christina Capecchi: Our balm for 2020
TWENTY SOMETHING Paula Kraus wasn’t afraid to utter the wish burning on her heart, the one that seizes so many preparing to lose a loved one. The Minnesota mom yearned for some kind of indication that, though she and her dying father would soon be separated, they would remain connected. And being a Catholic, Paula […]
Health care is key voter concern amid pandemic
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — This election year, in the midst of a global pandemic and with the Affordable Care Act about to be challenged for the third time before a Supreme Court that is in flux, it’s no surprise health care is a bigger issue than it has been in previous […]
Talk story: Brothers and sisters all
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “No one can face life in isolation … Let us dream, then, as a single human family, each of us with his or her own voice, brothers and sisters all.” (Pope Francis’ encyclical “Fratelli Tutti,” October 2020) Talking story online has become part of a social routine as we strive to […]
