By David Agren OSV News BUENOS AIRES — The Nicaraguan government has released a series of photos and videos of imprisoned Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa — purportedly as proof of him receiving preferential treatment — but sparking alarm over the prelate’s emaciated appearance and indignation over his continued incarceration in one of the […]
Archives for December 2023
40 Days for Life ends its fall campaign
By Val Streff Special to the Herald The 40 Days for Life fall campaign ended with a beautiful Mass Nov. 11 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa presided over by the pastor Father Manny Hewe accompanied by Deacon Ray Lamb and Deacon Gary Streff. Deacon Lamb gave a homily on the “preciousness of life.” 40 […]
Parish baby showers welcome new mothers celebrating life
By Val Streff Special to the Herald “Walking with Moms in Need” is a program initiated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s encyclical, “The Gospel of Life,” to support pregnant women and new mothers. It was introduced in Hawaii in the form of parish “baby […]
Photo: Franciscan fraternity meets
The Marianne Cope Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order gathered on Nov. 18 at Immaculate Conception Church in Ewa to celebrate its 12th anniversary as an established fraternity. The pastor, Father Siegfred Dosdos, joined them after the meeting for a special buffet and fellowship. As always, the group collected non-perishable food for the needy and […]
Photo: She sells sea shells
Meet Zaya Moylan Ayson, one of the newest students of the children’s sacramental preparation class at St. Jude Parish, Kapolei. The parish religious education program is so very proud of 8-year-old Zaya, who raised $500 for the Maui Wildfire Victims by selling these Maui-themed hand-decorated seashells (background). Moved by her selfless gesture, the parish wishes […]
Photo: Thanksgiving preparation
The youth, young adults and parishioners of St. Theresa Church in Mountain View and its mission Holy Rosary Church in Keaau, on the Big Island, were on the move on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, feeding their less fortunate brothers and sisters, captured in this collage created by the parish. Three hundred plates were prepared at […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Allowing the Lord into our hearts
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8 The second part of the Book of Isaiah provides the first reading for this Second Sunday of Advent. When this book was written, God’s people were very happy. Their long, dreary exile of four generations in Babylon was about to end. They […]
Christina Capecchi: Pouring out the greatest gift
TWENTY SOMETHING Oprah Winfrey looks regal in a purple pleated skirt and matching sweater, beaming on the cover of the magazine that delivers her much-anticipated Favorite Things — “112 crowd-pleasing gifts for everyone on your list.” Now in her ninth year partnering with Amazon, Oprah vouches for each product with her trademark hype: a […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Online sites make Advent prayerful
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Dec. 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and for many Catholics there is confusion around if the conception is Mary’s or Jesus’. To be clear, the Immaculate Conception is about the Mother of our Lord being conceived in the womb of her mother without the stain of original sin. […]
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