5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Job 7:1-4, 6-7; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39 The Book of Job is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Scholars disagree as to when this book was written. This book furnishes few details about the identity of Job. It is nonetheless one of the great literary works in […]
Archives for February 2021
Official notices: Feb. 5, 2021
Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] February 5, 8:00 am, Mass for Annual Conference of Catholic School Educators, Mary Star of the Sea Parish, Kahala. [NOTE: Due to pandemic restrictions, each parish with a school will have its own Mass.]; 6:00 pm, Funeral Mass for Rev. Scott Bush, Cathedral Basilica of […]
Guest commentary: When did you last speak to your angel?
By Easter Almuena Special to the Herald I realize I have been trying for an hour to pull a thick cloth lodged way under the bobbin of my sewing machine. It is now 5 a.m. I thought waking up at 4 a.m. would give me enough time to finish a project intended to be a […]
Pope’s Communications Day message: Verify before sharing ‘news,’
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists — like everyone else — need to recover the practice of going out and verifying information before they share it, Pope Francis said. “’Come and see’ is the simplest method to get to know a situation. […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Christ ‘descended into hell’? Did the Holy Family go to Egypt or Nazareth?
QUESTION CORNER Q: What does it mean when we say in the Apostles’ Creed that Jesus “descended into hell”? That statement is not used in the Nicene Creed, which we often say at Mass. It bothers me so much that when I say the rosary, I substitute “limbo” for “hell.” (Charlottesville, Virginia) A: Since Advent […]
Island viewpoint: Waimea pastor leads parish in pro-life prayers and advocacy
By Mary Erickson Special to the Herald On the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the National Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, and in solidarity with the vigil Mass and adoration and the virtual March for Life in Honolulu, Father Anthony Pangan, pastor of Annunciation Church in Waimea on the […]
Augustine Foundation continues scholarships through pandemic
The Augustine Educational Foundation, which provides scholarships for Catholic School students in Hawaii, will have its annual parish second collection the weekend of Feb.13 and 14. In an interview with the Hawaii Catholic Herald, Sue Ferandin, executive director of the foundation, discusses the challenges her organization faces during this time of the coronavirus pandemic. How […]
SISTER BEATRICE CARVALHO | 1924-2021
Isle-born Maryknoller worked among the poor in Central America This article is based on a Jan. 15 letter by Maryknoll Sister Janet S. Hockman “to sisters, family and friends.” Big Island-born, Maui-raised Maryknoll Sister Beatrice Carvalho, who spent decades as a missioner in Central America and who also, for a while, brought her radiant smile […]
Heralding back: Feb. 5, 2021
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Feb. 12, 1971 SEEING IS BELIEVING – (photo above)The Hawaii Catholic Herald sure gets around. Father Elmo L. Romagosa of New Orleans spotted this woman reading the Herald near the Eiffel Tower in Paris recently. He sent this photo to the Herald. At the moment the Catholic […]
After 180 years, Hawaii’s oldest Catholic school to shut its doors
St. Ann School in Kaneohe will close on June 4 at the end of this academic year By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The annual school carnival, luaus, first Communions and graduations. The Maryknoll sisters, who could be stern and rigorous teachers but also kind and supportive. Shortbread cookies from the cafeteria and neighborhood carpools. […]
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