By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Aunty Carmen’s Kitchen at St. Augustine by-the-Sea Parish in Waikiki has been giving out free hot meals on weekdays to the hungry for going on 50 years. But after pressure from Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s office, St. Augustine’s pastor is temporarily stopping the program, which serves about 50 people […]
Archives for July 2023
Diocese begins planning for the bicentennial of Catholicism’s arrival
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Planning has begun for celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of Catholicism’s arrival in Hawaii. The bicentennial anniversary in 2027 is 200 years after a small group of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary priests and brothers from France arrived on Oahu in July 1827 to establish a Catholic […]
King St. cemetery open Saturdays
The historic King Street Catholic Cemetery has reopened on Saturdays for visitors. The historic cemetery had mostly been closed since issues with vandalism and people camping out on the property worsened during the COVID-19 shutdown. Deacon Keith Cabiles, chancellor and columbarium liaison for the Diocese of Honolulu, said the cemetery reopened on Saturdays as of […]
Longtime Waikiki parish food program shuts down after pressure from the city
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Aunty Carmen’s Kitchen at St. Augustine by-the-Sea Parish in Waikiki has been giving out free hot meals on weekdays to the hungry for going on 50 years. But after pressure from Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s office, St. Augustine’s pastor is temporarily stopping the program, which serves about 50 people […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 7, 2023
Dear Herald devotees, Did you hear about the religious ed teacher who asked her students if they could name a sacrament. One child raised his hand and said, “Bathtism! You know, when the priest gives you a bath!” -H.C. Harold [forminator_quiz id=”32779″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Catholic Hawaii A correction in a recent issue clarified that […]
‘They bomb, we sing’
Papal almoner visits flooded Kherson in sixth Ukraine trip By Paulina Guzik OSV News After driving more than 1,900 miles, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, arrived in Kherson to show closeness to a community shattered by war and a devastating flood. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski started his visit to war-torn Ukraine June 25 “to assist those […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Witness to Jesus
WITNESS TO JESUS | TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily Bishop Larry Silva delivered for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time, June 24 and 25, on the occasion of the administering of Confirmation and first Communion at Sacred Heart Church, Pahoa; Malia Puka O Kalani Church, Hilo; and […]
Exercising with the rosary
A SoulCore class at Holy Family Church combines body movements with meditation and prayer By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Each week, after the Thursday 8 a.m. Mass at Holy Family Parish in the airport area of Honolulu, a small group gathers on the covered lanai just outside the church for an hour of movement […]
Rosalina “Rose” Simon Domondon: She had the biggest heart
By Laura Domondon Lee Special to the Herald Born in Seattle on March 23, 1936, Rosalina “Rose” Simon Domondon began working at a young age — in a restaurant, a cannery, the family grocery store — to contribute to the family income. Her strong values of faith and compassion were instilled in her early by […]
Talk story: ‘Have no fear’
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “You do not need so much to be afraid of suffering misunderstanding and criticism, of losing prestige and economic advantages to remain faithful to the Gospel, no, but of wasting your existence in the pursuit of trivial things that do not fill life with meaning.” (Pope Francis, Angelus homily, June 25, […]