Twenty Something If you’re trying to write a book about quiet and you’re a mom of four, you might need a few extensions on your deadline. Such was the reality for writer Sarah Clarkson, 40, daughter of the acclaimed Christian author Sally Clarkson. It all started — as did so many creative pursuits — during […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Help others find new beginnings in new year
Embracing family We don’t need to bring our mistakes and failures into the new year. Instead, we can truly celebrate the new year with new beginnings. To support this, we should consider going to confession to leave our failings behind and start anew. Doesn’t that sound awesome? Starting the new year off with a clean […]
Effie Caldarola: Love inspires hope in darkest moments
Commentary It was a Christmas Eve long ago. We lived in Alaska, and the late afternoon sky was dark. I was getting dinner and thinking of the holiday “to-dos” still undone. My 5-year-old son was in the kitchen, and I asked him, “Mike, what are you most hoping Santa brings tomorrow?” I smugly thought I’d […]
Pope opens Holy Door toward ‘path of hope’
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, launching what he called a “Jubilee of Hope.” As the doors opened, the bells of the basilica began to peal. After the reading of a brief passage from the Gospel […]
Major milestones and fresh starts
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Amid a stressful and challenging year in the wake of the deadly Lahaina wildfire in August 2023, the community found support and hope from a multitude of agencies and individuals who came through to help their Maui ohana. All eyes were on Sacred Hearts School as it persevered and […]
Events across Hawaii tie into Jubilee Year celebration
Hawaii Catholic Herald Now that the Holy Year has officially begun, the Diocese of Honolulu plans to join the worldwide celebration in which Pope Francis calls the faithful to be “pilgrims of hope.” Bishop Larry Silva inaugurated the Holy Year, or Jubilee Year, in Hawaii on Christmas Eve at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in […]
New initiative puts focus on young adults, service
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A new opportunity for young adults in the Diocese of Honolulu to pursue faith formation and service is in the works thanks to funding from a national philanthropic foundation. The diocesan Office of Evangelization and Catechesis announced in December it is gearing up to launch The Huakai Project […]
St. Marianne honored in her German hometown
A newly merged parish in Heppenheim is named for the Franciscan sister By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Veneration of St. Marianne Cope extends far beyond the islands where her life of service has had a lasting, indelible impact. A number of parishes and Catholic communities (in which two or more churches are united […]
Head of Catholic Charities USA to speak at Red Mass
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Before Kerry Alys Robinson officially began her role as president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA last year, she was already working to support Catholic Charities Hawaii in the wake of the deadly wildfires on Maui. Robinson then paid a visit to Catholic Charities Hawaii’s Maui office and […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Celebrating with joy amid great hardship
WITNESS TO JESUS | CHRISTMAS Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered Dec. 24 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu (also marking the opening of Jubilee Year 2025) and Dec. 25 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu. Today I received an email from a priest-friend […]
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