THE MARRIED LIFE Tom had surgery on his shoulder to repair a torn rotator cuff. Two weeks later I had surgery on my shin to remove a melanoma. Tom wore a sling on his arm, and I had a bandage on my leg. People at church joked, “What did you do to each other?!” Two […]
Archives for July 2021
Father Kenneth Doyle: Friday abstinence for a vegan?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I grew up Catholic, and we always did meatless Fridays year-round as part of the Catholic practice of abstinence. (We had fish instead.) Now, as a vegan adult, since I’m already skipping meat anyway (fish, too), if I still wanted to do some kind of Friday abstinence, could I give up things […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: And all were satisfied
17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 Kings 4:42-44; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15 The Second Book of Kings is the source of this weekend’s first reading. The two books of Kings originally were one volume. At one point in the evolution of the Bible, they were divided into two books. These books are historical, but […]
An angel story
God has endless ways of making his love known By Easter Almuena Special to the Herald The room is quiet and peaceful, with a faint breeze flowing from one open door to the next. I am sewing a mask. With me is a child whose dexterity and knowledge of the sewing machine are enough reassurance […]
Pope Francis tells grandparents, all elderly people, that God is close to them
‘You are needed’ By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Writing to his peers, Catholics who have reached a venerable age like he has, Pope Francis told older Catholics that God is close to them and still has plans for their lives. “I was called to become the bishop of Rome when I […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Stopping the bleeding
13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEThis is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered June 26 and 27 at Sacred Heart Church, Punahou, where he was conducting a parish visitation. Stop the bleeding! That is what we often say when there is a crisis, because […]
11 island parishes assigned new pastors, administrators
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Eleven Hawaii parishes were introduced to new pastors or administrators as this year’s new slate of clergy appointments took effect. Four priests were also named as parochial vicars (formerly called associate pastors). The assignments, made by Bishop Larry Silva and published in the Hawaii Catholic Herald in the official […]
A religious with ties to Hawaii takes temporary vows in St. Louis as a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet
‘Enveloped and embraced’ By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald While only 75 people were able to attend the temporary vows of Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Kristina DeNeve on June 15 at the Holy Family Chapel in St. Louis, Missouri, due to COVID-19 and distance, another 150 or so people logged on to the […]
Teacher of the Year has taught 40 years at Maryknoll
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Mary Jane Vannatta was irritated. It was the end of the school year, her computer was acting up, and she needed to give her students a quiz. Plus, for some reason, other Maryknoll School faculty members kept telling Vannatta that she and her class should watch a livestream of […]
Housing vouchers a win-win for local landlords
This article represents a joint message from the diocesan Office for Social Ministry, HOPE Services Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii and the Hawaii Catholic Conference, working with the Office of the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness. While homelessness often seems an intractable problem, Hawaii has an opportunity to significantly reduce homelessness due to unprecedented levels of housing […]