Kindness and joy best described Sacred Hearts Sister of 47 years Joy and dedication are two words used over and over in describing Sacred Hearts Sister Jessie Alai Kai who went peacefully home to God on Dec. 2 at the convent of Malia o ka Malu on 4th Avenue in Honolulu. She was 80 years […]
Archives for December 2022
Official notices: Dec. 23, 2022
Bishop’s Schedule December 23, 5:00 am, Misa de Gallo, St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church, Mililani; 6:00 pm, Simbang Gabi Mass, St. Philomena Church, Honolulu. December 24, 4:30 am, Misa de Gallo, with Adult Confirmations, St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; 11:30 pm, Christmas Night Mass, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. December 25, 10:00 am, Christmas Day […]
‘Ohana in Christ appeal sees an increase in collections to date
‘Ohana in Christ, the diocesan annual appeal, in the second month of its second year, has seen an increase in collections from this time last year. Launched in October, the 2022-23 campaign has collected $516,237, a 3-and-a-half percent increase over the same time last year, and 46% of its total goal of $1,125,000. The […]
Talk story: God is always near
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The Virgin Mary of Guadalupe wants to meet us too as she one day met Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac. She wants to stay with us. She begs us to allow her to be our mother, to open our lives to her Son, Jesus and to welcome his message […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Dec. 23, 2022
Merry Christmas, Quiz-takers! You may be preparing to enjoy a big Christmas feast. So here’s a Christmas food joke for you. How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizzas? Deep pan, crisp and even! -H.C. Harold [forminator_quiz id=”31088″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Christmas food French Canadian Catholics have a tradition of eating a late-night feast after […]
Photo: Christmas is a time for memories
A memory Christmas ornament hangs from one of several Christmas trees decorated with the names of people who have died recently at the 43rd annual “Light Up a Memory” tree lighting ceremony and fundraiser at the St. Francis Kupuna Village Courtyard on Liliha Street, Dec. 2. The event, sponsored by St. Francis Healthcare System of […]
Prized dinosaur collection for sale
Josiah Riedel-McKeen displays dinosaurs from his personal collection for sale at the garage sale fundraiser for Malia Puka O Kalani Parish in Keaukaha on the Big Island. Josiah, 17, a student at Hilo High School, is the son of Robyn Riedel, parish pastoral council chairperson, and Greer “Baba” McKeen, parish stewardship committee chairperson. He has […]
Tourists lift Bethlehem’s spirits
By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service BETHLEHEM, West Bank — On the third Sunday of Advent the pews of St. Catherine Church were overflowing, with families and young children, teens and older parishioners attending Mass in anticipation of Christmas. Pilgrim groups waited outside in the courtyard and, in the Church of Nativity, adjacent to the […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is a funeral Mass required? Do Masses have to include moments of silence?
QUESTION CORNER Q: My wife and I are in our mid-70s and have bought cemetery plots and made our funeral arrangements. We selected immediate burial, without any rites, ceremony or embalming. But after talking to family members, we are worried that perhaps, in not having a Catholic funeral Mass, we are sinning gravely and making […]
RCIA is now ‘OCIA’: What’s behind name change?
By Daniel Meloy Catholic News Service IRA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — For anyone interested in becoming Catholic, wishing to complete the sacraments or wanting to learn more about what the church teaches, the answer for decades was “join RCIA.” The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, the process by which the church brings in new converts […]
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