Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Prayers at the Advent wreath

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FIRST SUNDAY On the first Sunday of Advent, the family gathers to bless the wreath. The Leader, usually the father, sprinkles the wreath with holy water. Leader: Our help is in the name of the Lord. All: Who made heaven and earth. Leader: Let us pray. O God, all things are made holy by your […]

U.S. bishops elect Archbishop Broglio next president

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By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service BALTIMORE — Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services was elected Nov. 15 to a three-year term as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during the bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore. The native of suburban Cleveland was chosen from a slate […]

Photo: Where’s Bishop?

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Hawaii delegates to the National Catholic Youth Conference in Long Beach, California, Nov. 10-12, gather for a pre-flight photo with Bishop Larry Silva. Fifty-seven from Hawaii attended the event. Bishop Silva was the main celebrant for Mass on Nov. 11. His homily was “Fantastic!” said Lisa Gomes, director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for […]

Calendar briefs

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BRIEFLY National collection for retired religious This year, the Diocese of Honolulu will conduct its annual national collection for retired religious men and women in parishes on the weekend of Dec. 10-11. According to the National Religious Retirement Office which runs the appeal, last year Hawaii Catholics donated $107,689.25 to the collection, which nationally raised […]

Photo: Vocation day display

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Hawaii’s Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines pose by their display at the family vocations day event Nov. 5 at St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe. The Leadership Association of Religious Congregations in Hawaii hosted the half-day presentation at St. Ann. The Catholic Committee on Scouting lead the rosary. Other activities included […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Communion for divorced, remarried?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: If a Catholic gets married by a priest, later gets divorced, then gets married by a judge, can that person still receive the holy Eucharist? A: The short answer is “no,” but there is so much more to it than that. First, to explain the rule: The church is a communion of […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus will come again in glory

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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44. The church organizes the biblical readings at Mass into three cycles, A, B and C. This weekend, that of the First Sunday of Advent, begins the new church liturgical year. Therefore, the readings for this weekend, and until Advent 2023, will be within Cycle A. […]

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