FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Genesis 9:8-15; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 The first reading, from the Book of Genesis, presents the familiar story of Noah. It is a study of contrast and of the consequences of this contrast. Noah was faithful, whereas his world almost universally was unfaithful. God protected Noah from doom, to which […]
Archives for February 2021
Christina Capecchi: When an obituary becomes a prayer
TWENTY SOMETHING I’ve never had to write an obituary. I realize how fortunate that makes me. As a professional writer, I’ve imagined what it would be like to write one. Perhaps that’s morbid, but it’s a curiosity of mine. Of all writing forms, the obituary is the life summary, the final word. It conveys what […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Zooming through Lent
EMBRACING FAMILY Wouldn’t it be nice if Lent “zoomed” by this year? Forty days seems like an eternity when we are sacrificing! We’ve had 12 months of waiting and praying thanks to COVID-19! Isn’t that enough?! For those around the world who live a life of constant suffering, they would be grateful if they only […]
Bishop Larry Silva: How wonderfully made we are
WITNESS TO JESUS | MASS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Mass for the Protection of Life, Jan. 21, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. It has been slightly shortened for space considerations. It is always puzzling to many of us […]
3 Hawaii island deacons ordained
Bishop Larry Silva ordained three Big Islanders, members of the Cohort Nine diocesan permanent deacon class, Jan. 30 at St. Michael Church in Kailua-Kona. Raised to the diaconate at the mid-morning Mass were Sandor Hernandez Morales of St. Michael Parish, Charles W. Mapa of St. Theresa Parish, Mountain View, and George G. Wood of Our […]
Marianists to bid aloha to St. Anthony, Wailuku, June 30
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Brothers and Fathers of the Society of Mary, known as the Marianists, will bid aloha to St. Anthony Parish and School in Wailuku, Maui, on June 30 after maintaining a presence there for 138 years. Marianist Father Tim Kenney made the announcement on behalf of the U.S. Marianist […]
Housing is healthcare
HOPE Services director invites lawmakers to join her in standing up for the homeless By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The talk was one of confidence and hope, delivered to a congregation considerably thinned by social distancing. It was also an invitation. “I need your help in showing compassion for the vulnerable, to advocating for […]
Red Mass address: Relationships and partnerships
Our goal is a simple one: for homelessness to be rare, brief and non-recurring By Brandee Menino CEO of HOPE Services Hawaii Here are excerpts from the prepared text of this year’s Red Mass address delivered by Brandee Menino on Jan. 19 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Menino is CEO of […]
Mary Adamski: Feeling angry and disappointed
VIEW FROM THE PEW There were yardmen in the neighborhood and it always makes me think they are still boys at heart, loving to make noise. And how they do love those leaf blowers, roaring on and on while they herd leaves and cuttings to the green bin. I’ll bet these guys never think of […]
COVID-19 adaptations to Lenten Regulations
Here are changes to traditional Lenten practices caused by the pandemic Ash Wednesday Ministers will sprinkle ashes on top of the heads of each person without saying anything instead of marking a cross on the forehead and saying “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Palm Sunday A simple entrance rather […]