Following Filipino tradition, parishioners process outside the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Jan. 28 carrying images of Santo Nino, the baby Jesus, commemorating the day the original Santo Nino statue was given as a gift from European explorers to Philippine royalty on the occasion of their conversion to Christianity in 1521. The participants included members of […]
Archives for February 2023
Mary Adamski: Out-of-the-ordinary mentor
VIEW FROM THE PEW How can you be awake in these fraught times without thinking about working for a living? At least that’s where your thoughts drift as you watch the daily unemployment news or join the family’s urgent conversation. I may be eased out of the job market but, like others, have times of […]
Official notices: Feb. 17, 2023
Bishop’s Schedule February 13-21, Retreat with the Bishops of the San Francisco Metropolitan Province, Jesuit Retreat Center, Los Altos, California February 22, 12:00 pm, Mass for Ash Wednesday, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. February 23, 10:00 am, Diocesan Department Heads (video conference); 12:00 pm, Blessing & Dedication of Grace Parish Center, […]
Effie Caldarola: Recovering ‘recovering’ Catholics
FOR THE JOURNEY “I’m a recovering Catholic,” our contractor announces jauntily, apropos of what I can’t remember. I think we were trying to decide on flooring for the front deck. It’s a phrase with which we’ve become familiar, so common that this guy we know only because he’s overseeing some basic repairs to our old […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: At the root of God’s law is love
7TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Leviticus 12:1-2, 17-18; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 The first reading is from the Book of Leviticus, one of the five books of the Pentateuch, the Torah, the basic revelation by God to the Chosen People. This reading reports the day when God spoke to Moses: “I the Lord, your […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Do I have to wait until the song ends? Why is the Easter Candle not always lit?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Can I leave Mass after the blessing, or must I wait for the recessional hymn to be sung? (Syosset, New York) A: The final blessing is the official conclusion of the Mass, so — in that sense — once the final blessing is said, Mass is over and you may leave without […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Lenten resolutions eager or meager?
EMBRACING FAMILY Many parents ask us questions, and we share faith-based parenting advice, based on Love and Logic and the Preventive System of St. John Bosco (Reason, Religion, Loving Kindness). We’d like to share some of these with you. We’re always preparing. We prepare food, work, laundry, dishes, the house for company. Now, it is […]
Elizabeth Scalia: Let the jeering skulls laugh
IT IS GOOD Like St. Teresa of Avila, I have a skull on my desk. Two, actually — one plain and one riotously decorated in green and purple. I think they’re funny; they remind me not to take myself, or the world, too seriously. When I have tied myself into knots due to some perceived […]
Many milestone years mark this year’s Catholic school educators gathering
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald If the number of lei piled around Raymond Abregano Jr.’s neck equaled the number of years he’s served in Hawaii Catholic schools, they would have gone above his head and tumbled off during the Annual Conference of Catholic Educators Mass on Feb. 3. As it was, the lei Abregano […]
Father Shoba Nyambe, Sulpician: Contemplating attributes of Jesus
VIRIDITAS 2 | SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Taking a break is an important part of ongoing spiritual formation. One should not wait until something severe happens. For example, after serving many years as the regional superior of the Sulpicians, I am finally taking a break. Through the […]
