28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 25:6-10a; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 The first part of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend’s first Mass reading. Understanding the cultural, social, political and economic context surrounding the composition of biblical texts always helps to capture their meaning. As a general rule, times were not good […]
Archives for October 2023
Christina Capecchi: Rescued by a pig: A Titanic story
TWENTY SOMETHING A mother understands. From the outside, Edith Rosenbaum was bursting with beauty and promise, 32 and a rising star in fashion. Her job was glamorous, working as a Paris correspondent for Women’s Wear Daily, an American fashion publication. She covered couture openings and penned a column that appeared on the front page, […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Emotional over your kid’s grades?
EMBRACING FAMILY It’s that time of year again: report card conferences. Emotions run the gamut. Some parents are excited; some are nervous. Others are anxious because they want their child to make the honor roll. Honestly, none of these emotions are relevant. Report card conferences are about the CHILDREN, not the parents. This is an […]
Helen Turner, professor, Chaminade University: God finds a way
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald During a lunch with some new team members at Chaminade, a colleague posed an intriguing question: “When did you first want to be a scientist?” As the conversation circled to me, I found myself answering (to everyone’s surprise) “As a teenager I […]
Local Knights of Columbus elect Randy Tom as new state deputy
By Robert Camilleri Special to the Herald The Hawaii State Council of the Knights of Columbus elected its new chief executive officer, State Deputy Randy Tom, at the 44th Annual State Convention on May 13. He succeeds Ryan K. Brown, who served with distinction for three years. Tom was formally installed in New Haven, […]
Korean moment at the Vatican
By Helena Lee Special to the Herald It was a great privilege to be one of the Hawaii Korean Catholics to visit the Vatican Sept. 14-23 for the unveiling of a statue our fellow countryman St. Andrew Kim Tae-Gon. Korea’s first native priest, he was martyred 177 years ago. Five from the Korean Catholic community […]
Ill persons sought for pilgrimage to Lourdes, Mary apparition site
The Order of Malta Western Association U.S.A. is seeking Hawaii Catholics with a life changing illness or physical challenges to take on a pilgrimage to France next year, April 30-May 8, to wash in the healing waters of Lourdes. The trip is free for the ill person, called a “malade.” One paying caregiver is […]
Official notices: Oct. 13, 2023
Bishop’s Schedule October 15, 9:00 am, Mass at Carmelite Convent celebrating 50 years since their arrival in Hawaii, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe. October 17, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference); 2:30 pm, Annual Members of the Corporation Meeting for Catholic Charities Hawaii, Ching Campus, Makiki. October 19, 2:00 pm, Plan Administrative […]
New cardinals bring experience of ‘peripheries’ to church
Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Speaking to reporters a few days before receiving their red hats, many of the 21 new cardinals said their induction into the College of Cardinals was less about them and more about their local church and its contribution to the universal church. Cardinal-designate Stephen Chow Sau-Yan of Hong Kong […]
Effie Caldarola: Prigozhin, Putin and the hope of a merciful God
COMMENTARY Every news channel showed the crash over and over again until I could see the horrifying image in my sleep. The only problem was, it was so distressing I couldn’t sleep. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s brutal Wagner group, was believed to be on a private jet carrying 10 people when it […]
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