At funeral, pope remembers Benedict’s ‘wisdom, tenderness, devotion’ By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI “spread and testified to” the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor’s funeral Mass. “Like the women at the tomb, we too have come with […]
Archives for January 2023
2022 in review
Here is a month-by-month review of the Catholic news in Hawaii in 2022 as reported in the Hawaii Catholic Herald Compiled by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald January On Jan. 9, Bishop Larry Silva released new instructions with small changes for the local application of Pope Francis’ new rules on the use of the pre-Vatican […]
2022 in review: Abortion decision dominates Supreme Court’s year
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision — overturning Roe v. Wade — is no doubt one for the history books. The 5-4 decision in June in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization had been anticipated for months. The decision was leaked a month early and became a hot […]
Head of Catholic Charities Hawaii is the guest speaker at Red Mass
The chief executive officer and president of Catholic Charities Hawaii, Robert “Rob” Van Tassell, will be the guest speaker at the annual diocesan Red Mass at 9 a.m., Jan. 17, in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. The topic of his presentation is “75 years of hope that transforms, action that heals […]
Ohana to present webinar on Kalaupapa month 2023
Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa, an organization of Kalaupapa residents, their relatives and friends, will present its first webinar of 2023, “Kalaupapa Month: A Time to Remember,” on Saturday, Jan. 14, 10-11:30 a.m. This webinar of historical and modern-day photographs will look at how January was designated as Kalaupapa Month. Information on how to register for […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Visitors from the East
EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 This weekend the church celebrates the ancient Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, commemorating, and reflecting upon, the visit of magi “from the East” to the crib side of the newborn Savior. For the first reading, the church presents a passage from the […]
Twins share many things, including call to priesthood
By Jennifer Barton Catholic News Service FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Johnathan and Michael Hickey share a great many things — hobbies and interests, musicality, their love of Corgis. They even share the same face — they are identical twins. It’s not unusual for twins to share just about everything, but in the Hickeys’ case there […]
Maureen Pratt: Living well
LIVING WELL A blessed, light-filled Christmas to you! It is Advent as I am writing this and I am certainly enjoying my Advent wreath, the warm glow from the first-week, first-lit purple candle, and the sparkle of votives on either side of my creche. Because of some scheduled eye surgery, I put up my Christmas […]
Official notices: Jan. 6, 2023
Bishop’s Schedule January 7, 10:00 am, Island Treasures for the West Hawaii Vicariate, St. Michael the Archangel Church, Kailua-Kona. January 7-8. Episcopal Visitation, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Honokaa. January 10, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference). January 12, 12:00 pm, Hawaii Catholic Conference (video conference). January 14, 10:00 am, Memorial Mass for […]
Greg Erlandson: The advent of population decline
AMID THE FRAY As we celebrate the birth of the Savior Child, it seems fitting to note that in many parts of the developed world, the lack of babies is a growing concern. This is a surprising change for those of us raised on “The Population Bomb,” a wildly inaccurate prediction that the world’s population […]