October 21, 2020 WITNESS TO JESUS Many people were quite surprised today to hear that Pope Francis, in an interview, said the following regarding people with a homosexual inclination: “They’re children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable because of it.” “What we have […]
Bishop Silva extends dispensation from Mass obligation to year’s end
However, he is encouraging Catholics to go to church for Advent and Christmas if it is safe to do so By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva has extended his dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation from Nov. 1 until the end of the calendar […]
Mary Adamski: Monumental musings
VIEW FROM THE PEW Here we are at the annual holiday/holy days when we deliberately remember the dead. When we mark All Saints Day and All Souls Day, we Catholics celebrate being linked in the body of Christ with those who have gone before us. A lot of people think that’s just too grim or […]
Father Christopher Patrick Keahi, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: The privilege of working for God
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald God has given me the energy by which I can continue to do his work on earth. He has allowed me the privilege of continuing my ministry for his sake. When I was very small, my parents divorced. I was only three […]
Freed missionary priest recounts harrowing tale of kidnapping
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With his feet chained during two years of captivity somewhere near the Sahara Desert, Father Pierluigi Maccalli said he found new hope on Pentecost Sunday as he huddled near a shortwave radio to listen to Mass celebrated by Pope Francis. In an interview Oct. 15 […]
Vatican letter inspires those who accompany the dying
By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Much attention was given to church teaching on assisted suicide and euthanasia when the Vatican released its Sept. 22 letter “’Samaritanus bonus,’ on the Care of Persons in the Critical and Terminal Phases of Life,” but Sister Maureen Weiss focused on the document’s guidance on accompanying the […]
Heralding back: Oct. 30, 2020
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Oct. 30, 1970 WELL RECEIVED—Mr. Jay Field, Hawaii Foundation for American Freedom, Inc., spoke at one of the workshops of the annual Holy Name Convention on Kauai last weekend. His talk was well received and for many men the talk was a revelation on the dangers that […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Following Christ is worth any price
NOV. 1, FEAST OF ALL SAINTS Rev 7:2-4, 9-14; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Matt 5:1-12 Today the church celebrates the Feast of All Saints, liturgically replacing the observance of the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time. Setting aside a Sunday in Ordinary Time for a feast day signals that the church regards the feast to be highly […]
Greg Erlandson: A rosary for our nation
AMID THE FRAY I’ve found myself praying for my country a lot these days. As a family, we remember to do so when we say grace at dinner. At other times — usually after reading some terrible headline or seeing the latest total of fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic — I’ll say a silent prayer […]
Honolulu Elks Lodge donates $10,000 to St. Augustine Parish meal program
Honolulu Elks Lodge 616 gave Sacred Hearts Father Lane Akiona, pastor of St. Augustine Church in Waikiki, a few blocks from the Lodge, on Sept. 27 a $10,000 check for Aunty Carmen’s Kitchen, an outreach program of the parish that provides meals for the homeless and the hungry. The lodge applied for an Elks National […]
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