Bishop Larry Silva discusses the plight of Micronesian migrants in Hawaii escaping notice By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When the U.S. bishops decided to continue with their annual fall meeting despite a pandemic, they took it online, shortened its length but also its scope, leaving only the most essential matters on the […]
Archives for November 2020
Effie Caldarola: Post-election, with gratitude
FOR THE JOURNEY It was the day after Halloween and just two days until Election Day. As a nation, we were marking milestones in our long national COVID-19 trudge. Taking a neighborhood walk, I was struck by how fast Halloween decorations disappear. Here, for instance, was a driveway where a giant inflatable ghoul had hovered […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Was Friday really ‘Good’? Should I return to my parish if I can’t understand the priest?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Why do we call the day Jesus was crucified “Good” Friday? Christ was made to suffer horribly, so this has always bothered me. (Radford, Virginia) A: A fair number of people agree with you, and some have suggested that “Black Friday” would be a more appropriate designation. Interestingly, in the Greek Orthodox […]
Greg Erlandson: Where we go from here
AMID THE FRAY “I think it’s a great opportunity.” I was bemoaning the state of a country divided almost down the middle. The election that so many people thought was for the soul of the country or for its future instead revealed that we are divided almost 50-50. The priest I was talking with agreed. […]
Hosffman Ospino: Healing divisions
JOURNEYING TOGETHER The headline grabbed my attention: “You are no longer my mother”! The Reuters article, written a day prior to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, shared the story of a mother disavowed by her own son. The reason: political differences. The story, unfortunately, is not new. We have heard it far too many times. […]
Christmas family reunions canceled this year
“Star Light, Star Bright,” the annual Christmas event that brings women inmates on Oahu together with their families, has been canceled this year due to COVID-19. But you can still continue to support the families of those incarcerated. The Oahu Going Home Consortium-OGHC, a group made up of parishes, non-profits and government agencies, is putting […]
Collection helps elderly sisters, brothers, priests in religious orders in retirement
The Diocese of Honolulu will hold the Retirement Fund for Religious collection Dec. 12-13. The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) coordinates this annual appeal and distributes the proceeds to help eligible U.S. religious communities with their retirement needs. Nearly 30,000 senior sisters, brothers and religious order priests benefit. Last year, the Diocese of Honolulu donated […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Nov. 27, 2020
Dear readers, Why is it getting harder to buy Advent calendars? Their days are numbered! [forminator_quiz id=”24463″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Current Events An image of Our Lady of Guapulo, a Peruvian image of Mary with Jesus, will get widespread distribution this year. How will it be seen? a) In a TV special on the Virgin […]
Heralding back: Nov. 27, 2020
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Nov. 20, 1970 NEW SEASON BEGINS — Sesame Street character, Big Bird, converses with neighborhood children on the acclaimed TV series that has just started its second semester after earning excellent grades last season for its wonderful programs aimed at children in the 3 to 5 year […]
Damien Memorial’s Hui Maluha spreads the Gospel of life
By Christian Raquepo Special to the Herald “‘We are sorrowful, yet we are always rejoicing’ (2 Corinthians 6:10). Life is joyful, and defending life is a mission that should be carried out with joy. We seek to foster, in ourselves and others, a ‘joyful sorrow,’ that is, a spirit that is always mourning because of […]