Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for December 2024

Young saints-to-be inspire joy, gratitude across U.S.

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By Gina Christian OSV News PHILADELPHIA — News that canonization dates have been set for Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who have become popular patrons for teens and young adults, is being met with joy and gratitude by a number of Catholics in the U.S. Pope Francis announced Nov. 20 that he will elevate […]

Pope Francis approves simpler liturgical rites for deceased pontiffs

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who will celebrate his 88th birthday this month, has approved simplified liturgical rites for the death of a pontiff. His body will rest in a zinc-lined wooden casket, according to the new rites. Recent popes had been buried inside a cypress wood coffin surrounded […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Dec. 6, 2024

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Happy New Year, Quizmates! Enjoy this “all-Advent” quiz. 1) ADVENT VESTMENTS What liturgical color is worn on Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent? a) violet b) rose c) blue d) green 2) ADVENT VOCABULARY The season of Advent gets its name from the Latin word “adventus,” which means: a) “arrival” b) “waiting” c) “anticipation” […]

Nathaniel Leomiti, Chaminade University of Honolulu: Building a ‘family away from family’

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My faith has been a guiding force in my life, thanks to my great-grandparents, who were catechists for the Catholic Church. They instilled the importance of faith in my family, a legacy carried forward by my grandparents. At 12, I began driving […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Relic, prayer customs have scriptural roots

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Question corner Q: What scriptural basis is there for praying for the dead, for their repose, or for praying to the dead, for their intercessions? And in a related way, what scriptural basis is there for the Catholic practice of “relics,” such as saving a person’s bone fragments? My Protestant friends say these practices are […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Hard times inspire calls to be faithful

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Second Sunday of Advent Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6 The Book of Baruch, the source of this Advent’s weekend first biblical reading, is relatively brief, only five chapters. It also is among the books called the Apocrypha by Protestant scholars. As such it does not appear in the King James Version of the […]