By Kurt Jensen OSV News WASHINGTON — Ask women religious leaders on the front lines of the fight against human trafficking and the exploitation of cheap migrant labor, and you hear less about government programs and more about educating the migrants. “It can happen to anyone anywhere,” Maryknoll Sister Abby Avelino said at a March […]
Archives for March 2024
Saints embrace virtues, pope says
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The saints are not unreachable “exceptions of humanity” but ordinary people who worked diligently to grow in virtue, Pope Francis said. It is wrong to think of the saints as “a kind of small circle of champions who live beyond the limits of our species,” […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: March 29, 2024
As we prepare to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, my Easter wish for all my Quizmaticians is that your faith continues to blossom in the days of Eastertide ahead. Here’s my latest quiz to add to the joy of the season. 1) VESTMENTS What color vestments do priests and deacons wear during the Easter liturgical […]
Celebrating 5 years of spiritual nourishment
REFLECTION By Christian Raquepo Special to the Herald What do you ask of God’s church? Faith. What does faith offer you? Eternal life. Our Blessed Lord Jesus has always been to me a faithful friend and brother since the moment I can remember. My grandmother, who turns 94 blessed years on Holy Saturday, taught me […]
Pope recalls early years, looks to future
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Asked to reminisce about his life and where he was at key moments in history, the 87-year-old Pope Francis obliged, but also used the opportunity to talk about the lessons the events hold today and his hope for the future. The book, “Life: My Story Through […]
Study groups will revisit top synod topics
Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has decided that some of the most controversial issues raised at the first assembly of the Synod of Bishops on synodality will be examined by study groups that will work beyond the synod’s final assembly in October. The possible revision of guidelines for the training of […]
Newman Center welcomes all to Good Friday Taize Prayer
Hawaii Catholic Herald The University of Hawaii’s Newman Center will again sponsor the traditional Good Friday Taize Prayer around the Cross March 29 at 7:30 p.m. The candlelit ceremony includes chants, prayers, reflections, a Scripture reading of the Passion and a period of meditative silence. The prayer culminates with small groups of participants kneeling and […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Life is changed for the better
EASTER SUNDAY Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 A variety of biblical readings occurs in the course of liturgical celebrations for Easter. For instance, the Liturgy of the Word for the Easter Vigil is unsurpassed among all the feasts of the year. These reflections center upon the readings for the Eucharist […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Technology helps kids recall sacraments
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TIPS This week is a time when we all celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, the birth of Christianity and for some, their own personal baptism into our faith at the Easter Vigil. The importance of this holy day is historic for your family and in the church. It’s a time to remember […]
Mary Adamski: Bevy of birds brings focus, inspiration
VIEW FROM THE PEW Every time I set out on this journey of stringing words and ideas together, my mind drifts back to student days. I’m back in a high school math class desperately mentally mumbling formulas for some GPA-significant test. A worse nightmare, it’s a college philosophy class where the overnight caffeinated cramming is […]