By Catholic Stewardship Consultantswww.CatholicSteward.com Skyler Tanicala’s parish involvement goes back further than most can say — second grade, in fact. That’s when he started in the children’s choir and joined the youth choir at Immaculate Conception Church in Lihue, Kauai. He has been involved ever since. “One day, my mom just told me, ‘We’re going […]
Archives for November 2025
Advent season offers many ways to practice stewardship
By Catholic Stewardship Consultantswww.CatholicSteward.com The Advent season is a cherished time in the Catholic calendar, representing the period of preparation and anticipation leading up to the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It serves as a reminder that the essence of Christmas transcends materialism and calls for a deeper spiritual connection. Stewardship — which […]
The Parish News: Nov. 21, 2025
See below for the latest edition of The Parish News.
Love must anchor mental health care, Phoenix bishop says
By Gina ChristianOSV News “When the Church speaks tenderly about mental health, people listen,” said Bishop John P. Dolan of Phoenix, whose mental health advocacy draws on his lived experience of losing several family members to suicide. Bishop Dolan delivered two addresses at the “Ministry of Hope Conference,” a global Catholic forum on mental health […]
Young Catholics’ engagement with church is mixed, survey shows
By Gina ChristianOSV News A new survey shows young adult Catholics are the most engaged in the Latin Church in the U.S. — but the “strong” dynamic is also “fragile,” and questions of leaving the church persist. The data also indicate the nation’s Roman Catholics, as Catholics in the Latin Church are commonly known, reflect […]
Summit explores AI’s potential for evangelization
By Robert DuncanCatholic News Service ROME — Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should support the church’s mission of evangelization, urging Catholic technologists and venture capitalists gathered in Rome to build systems that help spread the Gospel. “Whether designing algorithms for Catholic education, tools for compassionate health care, or creative platforms that tell the Christian […]
Mary Adamski: ‘Tis the season to take action
View from the pew Flipping through the calendar with holidays on the horizon had become a downer for me. Not in a Happy Thanksgiving mindset. Definitely dreading fa-la-la-la-LAH. Almost wishing we were still in ancient days of the Catholic Church when Advent was a time of defined penitence — fasting and abstaining from rich foods […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Nov. 21, 2025
The end is near, Quizzers! No, not my corny jokes. They will live on! But the end of the liturgical year is just around the corner. Can you meet the challenge of my masterful examination below? 1) CHURCHES Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, was once known by what other name before the Diocese of […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: ‘Vocation’ can mean many things
Question corner Q: At my parish, we pray “for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.” But at the other parish in town, they pray for “vocations to the priesthood, the diaconate, marriage and religious life.” How many vocations are there actually? A: This is a tricky question to answer, because in our Catholic tradition […]
Reflection: A pilgrimage of gratitude
By Anthony SelvanathanSpecial to the Herald This year, I spent more time on airplanes than I ever expected when I said “yes” to helping with the diocesan Office of Evangelization and Catechesis’ Jubilee Days of Study. The plan sounded simple enough on paper — teach people about the Catechism of the Catholic Church, creed, sacraments […]