ASCENSION OF THE LORD Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23; Mark 16:15-20 The Acts of the Apostles supplies the first reading for this important feast day in the church, the celebration of the Lord’s wondrous ascension into heaven. This reading begins as if it were a letter. It is addressed to Theophilus, as was the Gospel of […]
Commentary: Praying the rosary together, apart
On May 1, Pope Francis launched a month-long, global recitation of the rosary, pleading for Mary’s intercession for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Christian Raquepo Special to the Herald “Pray the rosary every day to obtain peace for the world and the end of the war.” (Our Lady of Fatima, May 13, 1917) […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: After Crucifixion, why a need for repentance? Is a Catholic marriage invalidated if a couple doesn’t raise their kids Catholic?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I can understand that Jesus died on the cross to reconcile us with the Father, but why do we say that Jesus died to forgive our sins when we have to repent continually for those sins? (City and state withheld) A: The Bible does say that Jesus has forgiven our sins; St. […]
For youth, making music a natural step to Mass participation
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On Sunday afternoons at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua, you’ll hear the sound of contemporary Christian music coming from a room where middle school and high school parishioners are playing piano, bass, clarinet, electric guitar, synthesizer and percussion instruments. Several vocalists sing along. They are practicing ahead of […]
Effie Caldarola: In times of worry, Jesus offers the best advice
FOR THE JOURNEY When I was a little girl, my dad would tell me, “Don’t take your troubles to bed with you.” I was an inveterate worrier. I wanted the hallway light left on near my bedroom in our old farmhouse. Monsters seemed to lurk, not just under the bed but in every nook and […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 14, 2021
Herald quizionados, here’s your joke of the issue: Why would an angel need an ambulance? For harp failure. [forminator_quiz id=”26089″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Liturgical Year The seventh Sunday of Easter this year celebrates what? a) the Ascension b) the Annunciation c) the Immaculate Conception d) the Assumption of Mary 2) Catholic Hawaii With the recent […]
With May rosaries, Pope Francis prays to Mary for end of pandemic
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global recitation of the rosary, pleading for Mary’s intercession for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. And he prayed May 1 that Mary would move people’s consciences “so that the enormous amounts […]
Official notices: May 14, 2021
Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] May 15, 10:00 am and 1:30 pm, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi; 5:00 pm, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Kailua; 5:00 pm, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. Michael […]
Letter to the Herald: May 14, 2021
More on missing Mass Regarding Father Kenneth Doyle’s Question Corner in the April 16 Herald “Mortal sin when missing Mass”: When I attended Maryknoll grade School in the 1950s, the sisters taught us that you have to believe a sin to be mortal or venial in order for it to be so. Was their teaching […]
Hawaii’s Knights of Columbus meet virtually for their annual convention
On April 24, the 42nd annual Knights of Columbus Hawaii State Council Convention opened virtually with a prayer by State Chaplain Sacred Hearts Father Lane Akiona. For the second year in a row the convention could not be held in person, due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Newly elected Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, […]
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