QUESTION CORNER Q: I have recently volunteered to attend adoration of the Blessed Sacrament as a “guardian.” I do this twice a week. I have been wondering this: What happens if the monstrance and Eucharist is stolen? The monstrance can be replaced, but I have heard that a priest may have to reconsecrate the church […]
Archives for April 2021
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: April 16, 2021
Have you heard this one, Heraldites? How do angels greet each other at Easter? They say, “Halo!” PRINTABLE VERSION 1) Scripture What is the last book in the old Testament? a) Exodus b) Haggai c) Malachi d) Isaiah 2) Liturgy Which of these does not hold the consecrated host at a liturgy? a) pyx b) […]
Book review: In the footsteps of St. Paul
Modern missionaries bring faith back to an ancient post-Communist country stripped of spirit and hope “Light a Candle: A Memoir, A Special Assignment in Albania,” by Sister Lourdes Fernandez, MM, self-published, 2021 Reviewed by Donna Estomago Special to the Herald “Our apostles to Albania, Lourdes Fernandez, Winifred O’Donnell, Vivian Votruba and Gertrude Gallagher, were following […]
Starting a ‘new season’
Diaconate couple of 20 years moves from the Big Island of Hawaii to the big state of Texas By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Deacon Tom and Evie Adams, who have had an adventure or two in their nearly 33 years of marriage, are off on another. On March 30, they pulled up stakes in […]
Bishop to celebrate memorial Mass for ‘Boogie’ Kahilihiwa
Bishop Larry Silva will celebrate a memorial Mass for the late Kalaupapa patient Clarence “Boogie” Kahilihiwa at 10 a.m. April 20 in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Kahilihiwa was a resident for more than 60 years in Kalaupapa where he had emerged as a leader and advocate for those quarantined there for […]
Catholic coalition stresses importance of vaccine for all
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — On World Health Day, April 7, a new group of 31 U.S. Catholic organizations encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccine as an act of charity and solidarity with others. The group also emphasized the need for vaccine equity in the United States and around the world. […]
Brett Robinson: Technological awe shouldn’t cloud our sense of God
THEOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY Technology has a certain mystical quality to it, especially when you don’t understand fully how it all works. I am still amazed when I flip on a light switch or turn on the tap water. Am I God? Did I just create light and bring waters down from the heavens? When I […]
Photo: Scholarship aid
Augustine Educational Foundation director Sue Ferandin laughs as she’s handed a bag of cash and coins equaling $665.05, the amount collected by fourth-graders at St. John Vianney School in Kailua for the organization, which gives scholarships to Hawaii Catholic school students. The students chose AEF as their cause after discussing various ways they could give […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus’ words endure
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts of the Apostles 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48 The Acts of the Apostles again furnishes the first biblical reading. Almost every Sunday in the Easter season features a reading from this book of the New Testament. In this reading, Peter preaches to the crowd in Jerusalem. Americans are […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: An invitation from a superhero
EMBRACING FAMILY We’ve all been wowed as we watched superhero movies. But Jesus is our ultimate superhero, who allowed himself to be crucified. What kind of hero would do that? The passion and death of Jesus are quite counterintuitive. While screen and comic book heroes are amazing, their actions are so unbelievable that we can’t […]
