By Lucy Peros Special to the Herald Women of the Cross is a lay ministry of women who come together to pray the rosary, do prayer requests, pray the divine mercy chaplet with personal and requested intentions, attend first Friday adoration and hold a 24-hour prayer vigil every three months. The group also holds Bible […]
Sister Marina Gutierrez, Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena: Grateful to God for new adventure
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I am so grateful to have been assigned to Hawaii and to have the opportunity to work with children, teaching catechesis. I truly enjoy my apostolate here. This is my first mission outside of the Philippines and my first experience in parish […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: It’s OK to enjoy fairies, leprechauns
Question corner Q: Listening to a Catholic radio station one day, they mentioned that leprechauns and fairies were demonic. This shocked me. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations always include leprechauns. Fairies are loved by little girls and big girls alike. I myself made a small fairy garden for me and my granddaughters. We also have many […]
Christina Capecchi: Piece by tiny piece, God transforms us
Twenty Something Opal Whiteley was 6 years old when she began keeping a diary, scrawling with a crayon in tightly spaced, phonetically spelled words. She recorded her wanderings and wonderings in the woods of her Oregon logging community. She was prodded by her mother’s admonition to write about what, where, when, how and why, and […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Discipleship calls for total devotion
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 7:7-11; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 The Book of Wisdom provides the first reading. This book came to be many centuries ago as devout Jews, distant from their homeland and from their religious and cultural roots, attempted to confront the great pressure put upon them by the overwhelmingly pagan societies […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Make kids members of your family team
Embracing Family Don’t wait to have your child join a team! Sign them up at birth! Isn’t society already somewhat obsessed with competitive sports? If your child does not start a sport at 4, they are already behind! What happened to enjoying childhood and learning the benefits of free play? Why would you want to […]
Father Patrick Briscoe: Padre Pio offers example for us all
Commentary When I think about the saints most beloved by modern Catholics, Padre Pio tops the list. His weathered face and brown Capuchin habit are iconic. His remarkable personal story, his strong-willed personality and the intensity of his spiritual life are absolutely captivating. But here’s the thing: I think most people get the reason this […]
Vote for ‘lesser evil,’ Pope Francis advises U.S. Catholics
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SINGAPORE — Asked what a U.S. Catholic should do given a choice between voting for a person who supports abortion or one who supports closing borders and deporting migrants, Pope Francis said one must choose “the lesser evil.” “Who is the ‘lesser evil,’ that […]
The rosary is a powerful way to meditate and pray
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Rare is the Catholic home without at least one rosary in it. It might be collecting dust in a drawer, or it might be worn from years of passing through its owner’s fingers. The rosary might be elaborate, with gold detailing and glass beads, or a simple white […]
Sacred Hearts Academy celebrates 115 years
Hawaii Catholic Herald Sacred Hearts Academy marked 115 years of providing Catholic education this month with a weeklong celebration highlighted by an assembly and pep rally on Sept. 12. The all-girls college preparatory school was founded by 11 Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary sisters, who in September 1909 opened a campus […]
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