2021 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE Did you ever notice how many journeys were involved in the Christmas stories we delight to hear once again at this time of year? When the Angel Gabriel visited Mary to announce to her that she had been chosen to be the mother of the Messiah, he also told her that her […]
Archives for December 2021
Christmas food traditions conjure up warm memories of family celebrations past
Delighting in the festive feast By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Each year on the last school day before Christmas break, the faculty, staff and administration of Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Pearl City gather for a holiday meal. “This is basic, but very special for us,” principal Chantelle Luarca said. “We end […]
Talk story: God comes to us, small and vulnerable
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us not live a fake, commercial Christmas! Let us allow ourselves to be enveloped by God’s closeness, by the Christmas atmosphere that art, music, songs and traditions bring to our heart.” (Pope Francis, at the lighting of the 2021 Vatican Nativity scene and tree) It’s easy to get lost in […]
Arson fire at St. Philomena has displaced the early learning center
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald St. Philomena Parish in Salt Lake on Oahu is still trying to raise funds to repair damage to most of its preschool classrooms and some storage space caused by an arson fire on Sept. 5. The early learning center has six classrooms, two of which suffered fire and water […]
‘O Holy Night’: A carol for the weary
By Shemaiah Gonzalez Catholic News Service The Christmas song that always slays me, jolts me out of my secular complacency and reminds me that this is an absolutely sacred moment in the history of mankind we are celebrating here, is the carol, “O Holy Night.” It is one of those songs that you feel. Not […]
Bishop Silva puts his collection of Nativity sets on public display
The more than 170 Nativity scenes come from around the world. They range from a foot high to a clamshell display the size of an egg, and are made of clay, wood, paper, leaves and plant fibers, porcelain, glass, metal and wool. They are commercial and handmade, traditional and ethnic, modern and whimsical. Bishop Larry […]
How Kalaupapa is celebrating Kalaupapa Month
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Next month, January, will be the first to be observed as Kalaupapa Month in the State of Hawaii. In Kalaupapa itself, the community brought together the National Park Service, the Department of Health and Catholic church staff to plan a month of remembrances of significant Kalaupapa January dates with […]
Father Michel Dalton, Capuchin Franciscans: Crazy, holy, joyful
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Dad? They are wearing sandals. Don’t they know?” I remember asking my father while driving home from church. It was the dead of winter in upstate New York and we were wearing boots, jackets and mittens. But the visiting friars did not […]
Webinar explores life of Joseph Dutton, Molokai’s potential third saint
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The Damien and Marianne Catholic Conference hosted a webinar on Servant of God Joseph Dutton on Dec. 11. Hosting the live session was Deacon Modesto Cordero, who remains the DMCC’s president after relocating to California from Hawaii where he was previously the diocesan director of the Office of Worship. […]
Mary Duddy: Precious children, special parents
THE MARRIED LIFE Five babies were born to missionary families living in the small town of Allendale, Louisiana, this summer and fall. The last baby born was our newest grandson, Francis Liddel. I was there attending his baptism last month. Visiting Allendale is always a bit of a surprise. A lot of life is happening […]
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