Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Celebrating Catholic education

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https://www.facebook.com/SHSmaui1862/posts/pfbid02fNMkQ2gRu9CHRY5CMRCe4vTbBTaFdCv9ucEyJvNrE3JYyqPqEckckRCdJcnzFwmRl CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS The first month of the year is dedicated to prayer for Catholic education. It is fitting that we celebrate these amazing institutions when the feast days of their champions are celebrated. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is the patron saint of U.S. Catholic schools and the first American to be canonized. St. […]

Sister Jincy Thomas, Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians: Experience is the best teacher

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VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING The motivating force behind all that I do stems from my firm belief in God’s call. This is the vocation I have, to be a religious woman for God in the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians. Wherever God wants me to work to spread His good news, […]

Talk story: Charity and the pursuit of justice

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Love — caritas — is an extraordinary force which leads people to opt for courageous and generous engagement in the field of justice and peace … Justice is inseparable from charity.” (Pope Benedict XVI, “Caritas in Veritate” Pope Francis began New Year’s Day 2023 with a prayer, deeply heartfelt worldwide, for […]

Bishop Larry Silva: To give perfect praise and worship

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WITNESS TO JESUS | SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva, delivered on the second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Jan. 15 at Immaculate Conception Church in Lihue, incorporating catechesis for the Eucharistic Revival [Pointing to the congregation] “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away […]

Photo: Silent prayer for Christian unity

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Bishop Larry Silva, right, and others bow in prayer before at a large iconographic cross during an ecumenical Taize prayer for Christian unity Jan. 18 at the Newman Center at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Taize is a non-denominational prayer developed by Catholic and Protestant religious brothers in Taize, France. The hour-long service included chants, petitions, […]

Inclusive Catholic schools: Part 2

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  Educators seek ways to accommodate students who need different instruction models By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald There’s a cheerful room on the second floor of one of the buildings at St. Joseph School in Waipahu. A bubble tube provides a soothing distraction while a large TV screen plays relaxing music as images of […]