By Mickey Conlon Catholic News Service TORONTO — The Cowessess First Nation will put a name to each of the hundreds of bodies found at the unmarked graves on the former Marieval Indian Residential School, vows Chief Cadmus Delorme. “We will put a headstone and a grave to each of them,” Delorme said at a […]
Archives for July 2021
More suspected church arsons continue across Canada
By The B.C. Catholic Staff Catholic News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia — More churches across Canada have been destroyed or damaged by fires that police are describing as suspicious or suspected arson. Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Morinville, Alberta, investigated a fire at St. Jean Baptiste Church, a 100-year-old building that went up in flames […]
Heralding back: July 9, 2021
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 9, 2971 Word from Herald’s Pilgrimage Leader Dear Monsignor Marzen, We are already in India, and so far all goes well. On June 25 we said and sang “aloha” to the group that flew back to New York and to our driver. At the same time […]
Sister Ma. Teresa Ebanen, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: Ancestral values
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My family’s farm in Iyasan village in Igbaras in the Philippines is an ancestral farm. It belongs to the Ebanen family. Having been passed down from grandfather and great-grandfather, my family continues certain traditions. Growing up, I remember walking 45 minutes across […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Meeting the faithful post-pandemic
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Now that churches are reopening, the expectation of so many in parish leadership is that things will simply return to normal. We are a nation that remains divided on how to deal with COVID-19 and as such many Catholics have an expectation of choice regarding how they experience Mass safely. While many […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: We have been redeemed
15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Amos 7:12-15; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:7-13 The Book of Amos is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Amos is one of the relatively few prophets of whom something is known. Many prophets give a few details about themselves, but not many give more than that. By contrast, it is […]
Letter to the Herald: July 9, 2021
Inspiring and informative Mahalo for the tremendous effort by your team to put together the inspiring and informative article entitled “St. Joseph: a discreet and hidden presence.” (June 11) I can’t tell you what a thrill it was to read this latest article in our Hawaii Catholic Herald. For those of us who spent […]
Talk story: Toward a wider we, from sea to shining sea
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “America, America! God shed his grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea!” (America the Beautiful, Katharine Lee Bates) What a blessing it was to celebrate the long July 4th holiday weekend as people across the United States were finally able to come together for […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 9, 2021
Herald family, Here is a joke you can teach your kids. What are the bones in your body that don’t believe in God? The blasfemurs! PRINTABLE VERSION 1) Scripture The Gospel reading from the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Mark 6:7-13) talks about Jesus sending out his 12 Apostles to preach with the instruction to […]
Though short-lived, saint’s marriage offers couples lessons in love, trust
The loving Mrs. Seton By Rob Judge Catholic News Service EMMITSBURG, Md. — Elizabeth Ann Seton is a saint we can all relate to. She experienced joy and suffering. She had hopes and dreams. She dealt with everyday issues and frustrations. And she fell in love. William Magee Seton was a scion of a wealthy […]
