Happy approach of spring, Herald aficionados! Do you know where Noah kept his bees? In the Ark-hives! PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Scripture Of what tribe of Israel did Jesus descend from through his earthly father, St. Joseph? Hint: It’s referenced in the Fifth Sunday of Lent’s first reading (Jeremiah 31:31-34). a) Levi b) Judah c) Benjamin […]
Archives for March 2021
Exorcist priest says focus should be on God’s power
By Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service BROOKVILLE, Ind. — Father Vincent Lampert has traveled to the ends of the earth in his ministry fighting the devil as an exorcist. From South Africa to Alaska and points in between, the pastor of St. Michael Parish in Brookville and St. Peter Parish in Franklin County has carried […]
Talk story: Overcoming malnutrition and hunger
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Along with vaccines, fraternity and hope are the medicine we need in today’s world.” (Pope Francis) Pope Francis has long advocated for health as a basic human right and for universal access to basic healthcare, especially for the most vulnerable. This Lenten season, he has underscored this point with his “Fratelli […]
Olives: Valued gift from God makes an ancient oil
By Nancy Wiechec Catholic News Service Olives have been cultivated and crushed for oil for at least 2,000 years before the Christian era. Scripture gives no doubt to the abundance of the small bitter fruits in biblical lands. The Old Testament celebrates olive trees as among God’s valued gifts to the faithful of Israel. “For […]
Can St. Joseph sell your house? Skip burying his statue
By Maria Wiering Catholic News Service PAUL, Minn. — The folklore is well known: Need to sell a house? Bury a statue of St. Joseph in the yard. Maybe wrapped in a cloth. But it must be upside down, near the “For Sale” sign, facing the house. Or facing away from the house, near the […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: If we are faithful, eternal life awaits
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-33 The Book of Jeremiah is the source of this Lenten weekend’s first Scriptural reading. Jeremiah ranks among the greatest of the ancient Hebrew prophets. He wrote at a very difficult time for his people. Outside pressures had come to be so strong that the very […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Life: more than a checklist, it’s a journey
EMBRACING FAMILY Alleluia! Praise God! 2020 is over! Easter is almost here! The COVID vaccine is here! While we eagerly said goodbye to 2020, we realized that we had not reached the goal of overcoming the coronavirus and having life return to some semblance of “normalcy.” As more and more people receive the vaccine, there […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Cleansing the temples that we are
WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Third Sunday of Lent delivered March 6 and 7 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, and St. Ann Church, Kaneohe. We all know that a temple is a place […]
Cathedral basilica Mass will commemorate 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines
Milestone of faith: ‘Gifted to Give’ By Father Edmundo N. Barut Jr. Special to the Herald As we gather for the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines — Hawaii Celebration, it is with joy that we recall the Philippine archipelago being discovered by Europeans on March 16, 1521, because thereafter was the story of […]
A great blessing, a great joy
Msgr. Gary Secor celebrates 10 years as vicar general and more than 40 years in service as a priest of the Diocese of Honolulu By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald If not a priest then maybe a pilot. That’s what Msgr. Gary Secor in an alternative life might have chosen as his profession because he’s […]
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