COMMENTARY Noticing that some of his listeners were having trouble understanding his accented English, the African priest paused his homily, grinned at the nearly all-white congregation, and said, “If you don’t produce more vocations, this is what you get.” People laughed and the homilist continued as before. Welcome to our changing Church. This incident during […]
Nena Bargamento, parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Papaikou: Uplifted faith
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING These are excerpts from a conversation recorded by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP, with Nena Bargamento at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Papaikou I was born and raised on a Pepeekeo plantation (just north of Hilo on the Big Island). We had our own Catholic church, then called St. Joseph by the […]
Heralding back: Aug. 4, 2023
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Aug. 17, 1973 HONOLULU—Four young men will be leaving next month for St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, California, for their final years of theology. The graduates from St. Stephen’s Seminary are (left to right): Richard Taylor, Chicago; Gary Secor, Kailua; Terry Watanabe and James Capili, Maui. […]
Letter to the Herald: On eating with sinners
In response to the Hawaii Catholic Herald July 21 article “Lunch break”: I can’t imagine what Mayor Rick Blangiardi was thinking when he visited a parish food program with police representatives. His only two stated reasons given to Father Akiona were that a minority number of the people coming for meals had criminal records for […]
Catholic men’s conference to feature guest speaker Father Larry Richards
The Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Hawaii and the Knights of Columbus, with the support of the Diocese of Honolulu, are sponsoring a one-day Catholic men’s conference, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 26, at St Ann Church in Kaneohe. The theme: “Valiant Discipleship.” “We want to bring together men and discuss the virtues of being […]
Official notices: Aug. 4, 2023
Bishop’s Schedule August 1-6, World Youth Day, Lisbon, Portugal. August 12, 10:00 am, Celebration of the 85th Anniversary of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Pauoa. August 15, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference); 12:00 pm, Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown […]
Movie review: A sensitive exploration of tragedy
THE MIRACLE CLUB By John Mulderig OSV News NEW YORK — A pilgrimage to Lourdes provides the framework for the tender drama “The Miracle Club” (Sony Classics). By turns humorous and touching, director Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s delicate film will appeal to grown-ups and perhaps mature teens. But it’s neither aimed at nor suitable for kids. […]
Mililani parish hosting ‘REBOOT! Live!’ featuring Chris Stefanick
St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church in Mililani, in conjunction with other Central Oahu Vicariate parishes, will host the worldclass Real Life Catholic seminar “REBOOT! Live!” at the Mililani parish, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. featuring internationally acclaimed speaker and author Chris Stefanick. The evening promises a dynamic but practical exploration of the Catholic […]
Bishop Silva among those in Lisbon for World Youth Day
There were Hawaii folk at World Youth Day, Aug. 1-6, in Lisbon, Portugal, including Bishop Larry Silva. World Youth Day is the gathering of young people from all over the world with the pope. Pope Francis scheduled nine events with young people, including hearing their confessions, eating lunch with them and celebrating Mass, during his […]
FATHER HAROLD KIHEIPUA MEYER, OCSO | 1931-2023
Sacred Hearts provincial turned Trappist was Molokai’s first native priest By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Trappist Father Harold Kiheipua Meyer, a former provincial of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts who joined the monastic life 50 years ago, died at age 91 on June 26 at the Abbey of Our Lady of New Clairvaux […]
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