By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Holy Spirit’s gift of comfort and solace is meant to unite all men and women and not take sides with any ideology, Pope Francis said on Pentecost. Celebrating Mass May 23 at the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope said those who […]
Heralding back: May 28, 2021
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — May 21, 1971 CYO Offers Youngsters Excursion Camp Program (Pictured) PLAYING TOURIST – These are some of the happy CYO excursion campers visiting Iao Valley on Maui with the famous, tourist attraction: Iao Needle The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) is providing an excellent, economical means for children […]
Faith of Guam’s Catholics remains resilient through COVID
By Julie Asher Catholic News Service A remarkable thing happened in the Archdiocese of Agaña, Guam, about eight weeks after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic. On May 2, 2020, thousands of Catholics came out of their homes as a rare procession passed by: A pickup truck took Guam’s revered statue of […]
Court’s decision to take up abortion case brings issue front and center
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court decided May 17 to take up a challenge to a Mississippi abortion law, it brought abortion back to the front burner months before the court will hear oral arguments about it this fall. The court’s announcement was not unexpected. For months, people on […]
Father Adrian R. Gervacio, diocesan priest: Just trust the Lord!
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I had two retirements — one from the Navy as a U.S. Navy chaplain in 2006, and one from active ministry in 2014. When one realizes that one cannot function in the best way that one used to be able to, then […]
Eva Andrade: The Hawaii Catholic Church stepped up
LEGISLATIVE REPORT What would Jesus do? In this summary report for the closing of the State of Hawaii legislative session, there aren’t enough words to convey the impact Hawaii’s faith-based community had over the past year. The church did what it does best — it rose to the challenge of helping those less fortunate. Catholic […]
Stephen Kula: So, what is a good life?
I AM A DEACON I am a deacon … and I am still, at the age of 72, trying to learn to be myself. Growing up as the youngest of 4 children, I was always being told what to do and what to be. I was never really being myself or even trying to find […]
Mary Duddy: Greeting one another
THE MARRIED LIFE Mother (Saint) Teresa tells a sweet story about her mother: “I cannot forget my mother. She was usually busy all day long. But when sunset drew near, it was her custom to hurry with her tasks in order to be ready to receive my father. At the time we did not understand, […]
Photo: May crowning
Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Wahiawa on May 2 celebrated the crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary statue by Chloe Pacheco assisted by Precious Algoso. Over the years, this traditional devotion has evolved in many various ways in different cultures and countries. The crowning of the Blessed Virgin with roses recalls the flowers that […]
Photo: Damien Day
Sisters, brothers and fathers of the Congregation of of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary gather at the state capitol around the statue of St. Damien de Veuster on his feast day, May 10, for the draping of a lei and prayers. The Belgian-born saint was a member of their religious congregation. The pandemic […]
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