I AM A DEACON I am a deacon … and that frightens me. Don’t get me wrong. I am infinitely happy about God’s calling me to this ministry. I have no regrets about my decision. But at the same time, it is somewhat alarming how much of an awesome responsibility I have taken on. I […]
Syriac Catholic Church reestablishes diocese for Kurdistan region
THE PERSECUTED CHURCH By Doreen Abi Raad Catholic News Service BERUIT — To support the faithful and encourage them to stay in their homeland, the Syriac Catholic Church has reestablished a diocese for the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan celebrated the new diocese at a Mass at Queen of […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Try to remember the saints of September
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS The liturgical month of September is filled with many saints who inspire us to serve the poor, spread the faith and celebrate our church’s universality. Here is a brief introduction to them and actions to remember them by. Serving the poor We are all called to serve the poor, but St. Teresa […]
Sister Elizabeth V. Roach, Maryknoll Sisters: Seeing the face of Christ in others
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Following 30 years of mission work in Latin America, my next stop was to Hawaii where I was expecting to assume a job in communications. However, that plan did not work out. Through the graciousness of Honolulu Bishop Joseph A. Ferrario, who […]
Talk story: Hearts for the vulnerable
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The Lord reserves a special place in His heart for whoever has a disability … the church cannot be ‘mute’ or ‘tone deaf’ when it comes to the defense and promotion of people with disabilities.” (Pope Francis) Reaching out to the vulnerable is a fundamental part of “witnessing to Jesus.” As […]
Heralding back: Sept. 6, 2019
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago: Aug. 29, 1969 Chaminade’s New Women Residence Now Completed Hale Lokelani, a new, three-story, 80-student women’s residence facility will be available to Chaminade College students with the opening of the fall semester next week… Located off Kaminaka Drive on the upper college campus, the new facility was erected […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The Christian life is difficult
23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 9:13-18b; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Luke 14:25-33 The Book of Wisdom provides this weekend’s liturgy with its first Scriptural reading. According to scholars, this book was written in Alexandria, Egypt, by a Jew who had emigrated from the Holy Land, or whose ancestors had come from the Holy Land. Originally, […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Does new Catholic need an annulment? Why can’t communion wine be offered in separate cups?
QUESTION CORNER Q: A neighbor of ours, age 66, just completed the RCIA program to become a Catholic. She has been told that she cannot receive Communion or be confirmed until she secures an annulment. She was not married in a Catholic church and has been divorced for over a decade. She states that she […]
Photo: Cool contribution
The Knights of Columbus Hawaii state deputy Michael M. Madix presents a check for $810 to Daughters of St. Paul Sister Susan Miriam Wolf, Aug. 15. The money will help pay for needed air conditioning upgrades at the St. Paul Book and Media Center on Bishop Street in downtown Honolulu. (Photo courtesy Robert Camilleri)
Photo: Anniversary Mass
Bishop Larry Silva elevates the chalice during a Mass on Aug. 16 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace celebrating the 176th anniversary of the church’s dedication in 1843. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
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