The 100-year history of St. Rita Church, Haiku, Maui Submitted by St. Rita Parish Special to the Herald 1922 to 1950 In his 1978 book, “Pioneers of the Faith,” historian and Sacred Hearts Father Robert Schoofs wrote that the early Catholics of Portuguese, Filipino, Hawaiian, and Japanese ancestries living in the Haiku area worshipped in […]
Archives for July 2022
Talk story: Fervent message from a sweltering Rome
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The journey of faith is never a walk in the park, it is never easy for anyone, not for Peter nor for Paul, not for any Christian.” (Pope Francis on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29, 2022) This summer’s severe drought and sweltering record temperatures across Italy and […]
SISTER M. CANDIDA OROC, OSF | 1933-2022
Educator and chaplain, Sister of St. Francis served with a joyful spirit Sister Mary Candida Oroc, a Kauai-born Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who, as a Catholic school educator and hospital chaplain, displayed a vivacious outreach to all, especially in her ministry with palliative care patients, died May 29 at the Plaza […]
Honolulu diocese welcomes two new lay Pauline Cooperators
By Stephen Ziadie Special to the Herald Two Oahu laywomen professed their solemn promises as Pauline Cooperators, members of the Pauline Family that include the Society of St. Paul and the Daughters of St Paul, during the noon Pentecost Sunday Mass, June 5, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu. […]
Photo: Body of Christ at Christ the King
La Salette Father Augustine Uthuppu, pastor of Christ the King Parish in Kahului, Maui, carries the monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament under a canopy held by members of the Knights of Columbus as he leads parishioners in a procession celebrating the feast of Corpus Christi (the Body of Christ) June 19. The Corpus Christi procession […]
Photos: Taking Christ to the street
Top, acolytes lead the Corpus Christi procession up Nuuanu Avenue about a block from their destination, the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, June 19, where Bishop Larry Silva presided over Benediction. The mile-and-a-half long procession started at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa at noon. The celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi marked […]
Photo: Dutton gets a website
A new Joseph Dutton Guild website opened to visitors July 1. Learn more about Hawaii’s newest candidate for sainthood, where his cause stands, and how to support it by going to josephdutton.org. (Screengrab)
Father Kenneth Doyle: How can one obtain relics? Why do priests leave the altar before the last song is done?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Please forgive my awful handwriting. I have multiple sclerosis and also Parkinson’s disease and can no longer do very well on a typewriter or computer. My question is: Why is it so hard to obtain first-class relics? (Also, do I need permission from my bishop to obtain them?) I am now 65 […]
Greg Erlandson: Appreciating good homilies
AMID THE FRAY Here’s an answer that should show up on Catholic Jeopardy: “Eight minutes.” The question is: “What does Pope Francis think the ideal length of a homily should be?” This pope, who has not been afraid to weigh in on controversial issues, recently addressed a topic that every practicing Catholic has probably thought […]
Supreme Court sides with coach in school prayer case
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In a 6-3 vote June 27, the Supreme Court ruled that a former high school football coach had the right to pray on the football field after games because his prayers were private speech and did not represent the public school’s endorsement of religion. “The Constitution and […]