On June 5, for the first time in four years, due to COVID-19, the Bishop Louis Maigret Fourth Degree Assembly held an in-person awards dinner in the Mary, Star of the Sea Parish meeting room. Receiving “certificates of merit” for years past and present were William L. Rodrigues Jr. (2009-2013), Frank Barcelona (deceased) (2013-2015), Chuck […]
Official notices: June 23, 2023
Bishop’s Schedule June 24, 4:00 pm, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, Sacred Heart Church, Pahoa. June 25, 9:00 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, Malia Puka O Kalani Church, Hilo; 11:45 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. Joseph Church, Hilo. June 27, 10:00 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council […]
Effie Caldarola: Murder and Christian contemplation
COMMENTARY For me, there is almost nothing as relaxing as reading a good British mystery. The murder mystery genre belongs to the Brits, from Agatha Christie to P.D. James and beyond. Even some American authors, like Charles Todd and Elizabeth George, create solidly British characters who do their sleuthing in old manor houses and busy […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Is Sister Wilhelmina a saint? Can you drink water before Mass?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Does the incorrupt body of the Benedictine nun, Sister Wilhelmina, mean that she is a saint? What does the church think of it? (Farmingville, New York) A: We say that a saint is “incorrupt” when, years after their death, their mortal body is found to have remained in an unexplained state of […]
Elizabeth Scalia: Reading aloud to another
COMMENTARY In Harper Lee’s classic novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” there is a point where Atticus Finch, seeking to teach his son about making reparation for damaging another’s property (and about something else, too) orders his young son Jem to visit the bedside of sickly old Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose and read aloud to her. […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 23, 2023
Quizzicals, I bet you’re starting to want popsicles as the weather heats up here in the islands. Here’s a quiz sprinkled with a summery theme for your enjoyment. -H.C. Harold [forminator_quiz id=”32676″] PRINTABLE QUIZ Catholic Hawaii 1) In what year did the first recorded baptism take place in the month of August in Hawaii? Hint: […]
Photos: Santa Cruzan Festival and the Flores De Mayo
Kahului Four queens of the annual celebration of Santa Cruzan at Christ the King Church, Kahului, Maui, May 28 pose for a royal photograph. They are from left, Reyna Caridad 2023 (Mary, Queen of Charity) Maribel Asuncion; Reyna Elena 2023 (Queen Helena of the True Cross) Princess Hidalgo; Reyna Elena 2022 Maria Domingo Thomas; and […]
Holy moments
According to “Holy Moments” a book by Matthew Kelly of Dynamic Catholic, our society needs change and “holy moments” are a way to get us to a more holy place. A holy moment is a grace-filled, prayer-directed action that allows us to collaborate with God to change how we respond to any given situation. Holy […]
It’s the ‘talus,’ not the ‘calcaneus’
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The first-class relic of St. Damien displayed for veneration in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace May 10, the 150th anniversary of the saint’s arrival to Molokai is not a “heelbone,” as described in a story on the event in the May 26 Hawaii Catholic Herald. It […]
Photo: May crowning
May crowning The Filipino Catholic Club of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach celebrated the traditional May crowning of the statue of Mary on May 20 with a sumptuous lunch followed by 5 p.m. Mass. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary during the month of May is energized by her many apparitions: […]
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