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Archives for October 2022
Mary Adamski: ‘No weapons allowed’
VIEW FROM THE PEW ‘Tis the season to be scary, falalalala … la la la la. My friends added a witch and a six-foot fuzzy spider to their flower bower of an entry way. Driving through upper crust Kahala, we passed a pop-up cemetery of gravestones in the landscaped lawn. In some neighborhoods it seems […]
Join family vocations day at St. Ann Church
As part of National Vocation Awareness Week, the Leadership Association of Religious Congregations in Hawaii is hosting a family vocations event on Nov. 5 at St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe. The half-day event will begin at 9 a.m. with the Catholic Committee on Scouting leading the rosary followed by snacks and activities. At 10 a.m., […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Gathering in the presence of the Lord
WITNESS TO JESUS | 28TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva, delivered Oct. 9 at Holy Rosary Church, Paia. It would be wrong to presume that the nine people with leprosy who did not return to Jesus after their healing were ungrateful. They probably were […]
Official notices: Oct. 28, 2022
Bishop’s Schedule October 29, 10:30 am, Board of Trustees Meeting for St. Patrick’s Seminary & University, Menlo Park (video conference). November 1, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference). November 2, 12:00 pm, Mass for All Souls Day and Funeral Mass of Reverend Louis “Harry” Yim, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown […]
Effie Caldarola: ‘Letter’ inspires action
FOR THE JOURNEY When you think about the Vatican, great filmmaking isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But a documentary released by the Vatican on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Oct. 4, is a must-see for all of us. It should be advertised in every parish bulletin, mentioned from every altar, […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why no Old Testament saints?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Figures from the Old Testament are never referred to as saints. Were there no saints in those days? (Albany, New York) A: Your question is an excellent one, and the answer is a bit complex. It is true that, in the Catholic Church, Old Testament figures have not been formally canonized and […]
Bishop blesses Hawaii’s first parish columbarium
Twelve of the first 60 wall niches at St. Ann in Kaneohe are already taken By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The parish cemetery is making a comeback in Hawaii. But instead of an overgrown plot of ancient headstones there is a polished, granite-faced collection of urn niches built into a church’s exterior wall. Bishop […]
Crumbling St. Gabriel Mission in Keanae, Maui, burns down
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The deteriorating St. Gabriel Mission in Keanae, Maui, along the Hana Highway burned to the ground between Oct. 1-2. In a phone interview on Oct. 4, Missionaries of Faith Father Chacko Muthoottil said authorities won’t be able to report back on the cause of the fire for two weeks. […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Fanning the flame of hope
WITNESS TO JESUS | 27TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 2, at St. Augustine by the Sea Church, Waikiki. A stadium full of soccer fans went to enjoy themselves at a match in Indonesia this […]