FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46 This weekend the church concludes its liturgical year of 2023. Next week, a new year will begin with the First Sunday of Advent. The church closes the year with an excited and fervent proclamation of Christ as the king of all. […]
Archives for November 2023
Sarah and David Herrmann: Thank you for my family’s complaints
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. In November, we read so many things about being thankful. “Thanks” is embroidered on pillows, […]
Sister Ursolina Santos Asinas (Sister Rosal), Missionary Sisters of Faith: Be fruitful, be happy
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Before I came to Hawaii in 2021, I worked in a school and in my religious congregation in Italy for about 10 years. As a Missionary Sister of Faith of 39 years, I remember early on a priest telling me, “Wherever you […]
Hawaii’s Knights distribute awards at annual Columbus Day dinner
By Robert Camilleri Special to the Herald On Oct. 13, 179 Knights of Columbus, their families, clergy and religious gathered at the Okinawan Cultural Center in Waipio for their annual Columbus Day dinner and awards ceremony. The evening began with an opening prayer by state chaplain Sacred Hearts Father Lane Akiona, the presentation of the […]
Celebrating the 140th anniversary of St. Marianne Cope’s arrival to Hawaii
Donations to diocesan Maui wildfire relief fund tops $4 million
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Among the most generous givers to the Diocese of Honolulu’s Maui Wildfire Relief fund have been other American dioceses. The largest donation, $543,898.16, came from the Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange, California, funds it collected in a special parish appeal. The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, gave $213,634.45. As […]
Official notices: Nov. 24, 2023
Bishop’s Schedule November 26, 10:30 am, Mass for 20th Anniversary of the Dedication of Annunciation Church, Waimea, and Blessing of Refinished Tabernacle. November 27-December 1, Annual Convocation of Priests, Prince Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu. December 1, 5:30 pm, “Light Up a Memory” Tree Lighting Ceremony, St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, Liliha Campus, Honolulu. December 2, […]
Effie Caldarola: Why does death take us by surprise?
COMMENTARY A beloved relative died in October — not an immediate family member, but someone who, throughout many years, was a reliable, solid presence; one of those even-keeled anchors that every extended family needs. As he grew older, he was widowed and experienced the loneliness that accompanies loss. We kept in touch. I suppose […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: What does the church teach about resisting rape?
QUESTION CORNER Q: As a cradle Catholic, I was taught that the denial of Christ is gravely wrong, that Christians must be prepared to die rather than apostatize. However, now I’ve become aware of a claim that I am not sure about. It has been asserted by someone claiming to be Catholic that in […]
Elizabeth Scalia: When the holy water fonts are dry
COMMENTARY In chapter 31 of her autobiography, the 16th- century Carmelite St. Teresa of Avila — one of four female doctors of the church, including her spiritual daughter, St. Thérèse of Lisieux — urges us toward frequent use of one particular, very common and (usually) widely available sacramental. “From long experience I have learned […]