QUESTION CORNER Q: Why do some religions say that the Sabbath day is Saturday while others — including Catholics — say it’s on Sunday? (Eldon, Missouri) A: No, Catholics do not say that the Sabbath is on Sunday. The Sabbath is on Saturday, as it was in the Old Testament when God rested from all […]
Archives for December 2021
Photo: A special night
Teens from St. Ann Parish, Kaneohe, neighboring parishes, homeschooling groups, and Damien Memorial School’s pro-life group converged at St. Ann Parish Nov. 17 for a special youth night. It was a blessed and anointed evening. Karlie Lodjic from Students for Life gave a talk on chastity and the value of one’s dignity in God. (Courtesy […]
Photos: In the company of priests
In the company of priests If you wondered where your parish priests disappeared to last week, they were all on Oahu’s north shore at the Turtle Bay Resort for their annual Convocation of Priests, five days away for the men to put aside their collars and cassocks and contemplate, talk, pray, learn, listen, socialize and […]
Bishop Larry Silva: On the journey to the shores of heaven
WITNESS TO JESUS | FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 28, at Christ the King Church, Kahului, Maui, and St. Joseph Church, Makawao, on the occasion of Confirmation and First Communion. The first people who came to […]
Commentary: What are you seeking this season?
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald My four-year-old knew instantly that Mary was missing when she started playing with our Little People Nativity in early December. “Where’s Mary?” she said a bit anxiously as she found me in another room. At first, I had no idea what she was talking about. But when I realized […]
Photo: Tree of sustainability
The Colors of Hawaii Nei is the name of this tree, decorated by students of Mary, Star of the Sea School in Waialae-Kahala for the Kahala Beach and Spa Hotel Christmas tree decorating contest. The theme: sustainability. The ornaments are 278 repurposed plastic bottles of different shapes, colors, and sizes were re-envisioned by students in […]
Scrub Bucket offers Advent Zoom faith sharing
Scrub Bucket Gospel Ministries with Maxine Pollock invites you to an Advent faith sharing via Zoom with the theme “My Grace is All You Need,” Saturday, Dec. 11, 9-10 a.m. The meeting number is 891 2065 1414, passcode: scrub.
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Dec. 10, 2021
Well, readers, I know what you’re thinking. You’ve missed my jokes. So here’s a Christmas query I heard from a young parishioner: If Mary had Jesus, and Jesus is the lamb of God, does that mean Mary had a little lamb? -H.C. Harold PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Scripture Before the circumcision of Elizabeth and Zechariah’s son, […]
Francis asks pardon for sins that drove Catholic, Orthodox apart
In Greece By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ATHENS, Greece — Like St. John Paul II before him, Pope Francis apologized to members of the Orthodox Church of Greece for the ways Catholics over the centuries had offended them, and he told Catholic leaders that they must embrace their minority status with humility. “Here, today, […]
Talk story: This Advent, share the hope, share the joy
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Our life becomes beautiful when we await for a dear one or someone important. May this Advent help us transform our hope into the certainty that He whom we await loves us and will never abandon us.” (Pope Francis, Nov. 27, 2021, Twitter post) Since the beginning of his papacy, Pope […]
