During the week after Christmas, HOPE Services of Hawaii installed 12 affordable modular homes at their permanent site in Pahoa on Sacred Heart Church land. The units, constructed by HPM Building Supply at its Keeau factory, comprise the long-awaited Sacred Heart Affordable Housing Project, which will offer permanent affordable housing and supportive services for seniors […]
Archives for January 2022
Pour money into education, not weapons, pope tells nations
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Governments must pour more money into education and drastically reduce military spending for there to be genuine progress and peace in the world, Pope Francis said in his annual message for the World Day of Peace Jan. 1. “It is high time, then, that governments develop […]
Join the Jericho March, combat the violations against sanctity of life
Invitation By Deacon Gary and Valerie Streff Special to the Herald As we ring in the New Year, we invite everyone to join in solidarity with people of goodwill across America by marching around our state capitol on Friday, Jan. 21 — day seven and the grand finale of seven capitol marches beginning on Jan. […]
East Big Island parishes deliver hot Christmas lunches to homeless shelters
By Gwen DeCoito Special to the Herald For a second year, east Hawaii island parishes donated the ingredients to make Christmas Day lunches for more than 100 residents of HOPE Services shelters in Pahoa and Hilo. HOPE Services is the non-profit social ministry affiliate of the Diocese of Honolulu that serves the Big Island […]
Marriage, family task force offering leadership course
The recently created Diocesan Marriage and Family Life Ministry Task Force is presenting “Ministry with Families Leadership Formation,” a course by Steve and Kathy Bierne of the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers, via Zoom, 9-11 a.m., over six consecutive Saturdays, Jan. 8-Feb. 12. This training is an experiential learning process designed for […]
Official notices: Jan. 7. 2022
Bishop’s schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] January 11, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference). January 12, 7:00 pm, Mass for Respect for All Human Life followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. January 13, 10:00 am, Presbyteral Council (video conference); 1:00 pm, Clergy Personnel […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Jan. 7, 2021
Heraldites, The church liturgical year started with Advent, but we are also beginning a new calendar year. So on that note, this quiz focuses on all things “new.” -H.C. Harold [forminator_quiz id=”28102″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Catholic Hawaii As of Dec. 1, almost all Hawaii Catholic churches no longer had to do what after new policies […]
Talk story: The eternal Word came as a speechless child
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “That is where God is, in littleness … God does not rise up in grandeur, but lowers himself into littleness. Littleness is the path that he chose to draw near to us, to touch our hearts, to save us and to bring us back to what really matters.” Pope Francis, homily, […]
Effie Caldarola: Living in ambiguity
FOR THE JOURNEY My husband and I are in the process of moving to the East Coast to be near our daughters and grandchildren. I say “process” because it’s harder to buy a house here than it was in Anchorage, Alaska, or Omaha, Nebraska, two cities where we’ve lived previously. Costs are higher here than […]
Our faithful departed
We remember in prayer the priests, religious and lay people in our Hawaii church ohana who died in the year past. Here, in alphabetical order, is a list of faithful departed whose obituaries appeared in the Hawaii Catholic Herald in 2021 and late 2020. Father Scott Bush Deacon Andres “Andy” Calunod Maryknoll Sister Beatrice Carvalho […]