Hawaii Catholic Herald Our Lady of Good Counsel Church held a dedication and blessing July 27 for the first phase of its columbarium, a wall of niches where the ashes of parishioners and other faithful are laid to rest. Parishioners gathered as Sacred Hearts Father Santhosh Thottankara blessed the columbarium. According to a letter from […]
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Photo: Gospel gathering at Holy Rosary Mission
Holy Rosary Mission in Keaau on Hawaii island has started a Bible-sharing group. Members meet twice a month, sharing personal experiences based on the weekend’s Gospel reading. So far they have been enthusiastic, looking forward to meetings and leaving the group in peace and prayer. (Courtesy Holy Rosary Mission)
Pope to tackle wide range of issues on 4-nation trip
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ trip to Asia and Oceania in September will be a trip of religious, economic and social contrasts. Visiting four nations Sept. 2-13, the 87-year-old pope will be making the longest trip of his pontificate, both in terms of distance covered and days away from […]
2028 Games called ‘great opportunity’ for U.S. church
By Gina Christian OSV News With Los Angeles set to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2028, the Catholic Church in the U.S. is “in the quad” — a four-year period of training between the global competitions — to hone its evangelization game, a priest and former Olympian told OSV News. “Let’s spiritually respond, […]
Japanese sister was Marian visionary
By Gina Christian Maria Wiering OSV News A Japanese woman religious and Marian visionary has died some five decades after witnessing the miraculous weeping of a statue of Mary and receiving urgent messages to pray in reparation for humanity’s sins. Sister Agnes Sasagawa, a member of the Institute of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart […]
Aid workers reeling from ‘unprecedented’ year of death
By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News As the world marked World Humanitarian Day 2024 this month, the latest figures on the dire circumstances aid workers face on the front line highlight the alarming increase in attacks against them and their work to relieve the suffering of civilians caught in the crossfire. The aid research advocacy […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 30, 2024
My dear Heraldonians! Arise from your summer slumbers! Another Quiz cometh! 1) MARIOLOGY The feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurs exactly nine months after what Solemnity? a) Assumption b) Annunciation c) Immaculate Conception d) Marymas 2) MISERICORDE Which of these is NOT one of the seven corporal works of mercy? a) […]
Noelani Tugaoen, Chaminade University student: Welcoming God with an open heart
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I have always considered myself a cradle Catholic. However, it wasn’t until my early high school years that I really started to look into my faith. I attended a public school. At the school, I didn’t really feel that it was a […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Cremation is OK, but not preferred
Question corner Q: What is the position or rule of the church concerning cremation? (Indiana) A: There is a short answer to your question in Paragraph 2301 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which tells us that: “The church permits cremation, provided that it does not demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurrection […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Obeying God’s law requires us to act
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 The Book of Deuteronomy is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Deuteronomy is from the Pentateuch, the collection of five books that appears as a group first in sequence in the present versions of the Bible. The Pentateuch […]
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