By Catholic News Service BALTIMORE — The U.S. bishops spotlighted two major initiatives focused on the central role of the Eucharist Nov. 17, the second of two days of public sessions of their fall general assembly. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a 26-page statement, “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life […]
Photo: Hawaii candidate for Holy Orders
John Akau, seminarian of the Diocese of Honolulu, is pictured at his Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders, celebrated Nov. 10 with five other men from around the country at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. The Rite of Admission to Candidacy is the first formal step toward […]
Prayers at the Advent wreath
FIRST SUNDAY On the first Sunday of Advent, the family gathers to bless the wreath. The Leader, usually the father, sprinkles the wreath with holy water. Leader: Our help is in the name of the Lord. All: Who made heaven and earth. Leader: Let us pray. O God, all things are made holy by your […]
Catholic scouting has new chaplain
Catholic scouting news By Lisa Gomes Special to the Herald Here are a few updates from the Catholic Committee on Scouting in Hawaii: Father EJ Resinto, himself a Boy Scout Eagle award recipient, is the new chaplain for the Committee on Scouting. He is the pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Honolulu. Sofia Garcia, a […]
We need a little Christmas … after Christmas
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald I’ll admit, seasonal creep has been creeping up on me despite my best intentions. While I write this just before Thanksgiving, I still have fall decorations up and they’ll stay up through Turkey Day. But I’m well into Christmas gift shopping, I have my Christmas cards, and I have […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Nov. 26, 2021
Friends, One of the things the pandemic has taught us is how interconnected the world is and how much we ultimately rely on and need each other. So this issue’s quiz is about Advent around the world. -H.C. Harold [forminator_quiz id=”27802″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Songs From what country did the carol “Silent Night” or “Stille […]
Msgr. Etuale, priest of Samoa who had served in Hawaii, dies
Msgr. Etuale Etuale, a priest of the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia who had served several years in Hawaii, died Nov. 8 in Apia, Samoa. He was 72. In Hawaii, Msgr. Etuale worked at St. John the Baptist Parish, Kalihi; Our Lady of the Mount Parish, Kalihi Valley; and Sacred Heart Parish, Pahoa. Originally from Samoa, he […]
The ‘mystery of the Eucharist’
Draft of the U.S. bishops’ document says nothing about denying Communion to Catholic politicians who support legal abortion By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — At their June assembly, when the U.S. bishops debated a proposal to draft a statement on the Eucharist, some of the bishops asked whether it would address denying Communion […]
Stepping down: COVID year marked the retirement of many long-time educators
This past COVID year marked the retirement of many long-time Hawaii Catholic school educators By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Many longtime Catholic educators and staff retired in the last year or two but often didn’t get the send-off they might have had before COVID-19. To thank and honor them for their years of service, […]
DEACON ANDRES ‘ANDY’ CALUNOD | 1940-2021
Deacon carried out his ministry ‘in a joyful Christ-like manner’ By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “Nothing is more fulfilling, in body and spirit, when you know why you were born,” said Andres “Andy” Calunod before he was ordained a deacon 14 years ago, choosing to serve the sick, dying and hurt as his primary […]
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