I AM A DEACON I’m a deacon. Who would ever have thought that would happen?! Well, it did, just five short years ago. This wasn’t something I ever planned to do. I had already retired twice, first from the Air Force in 2003, and again from federal civil service in 2014. I always figured that […]
Knights bring tidings of comfort food and joy
There were so many reasons not to do it. It’s on Christmas Day. It’s going to be a lot of work. It’s going to be expensive. It will take away volunteers from their families. Where are you going to cook the food? How will you transport the food? Who’s going to pay for the gifts? […]
Heralding back: Feb. 21, 2020
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Feb. 27, 1970 Needle and Thread Were Busy at CYO Art Workshop Sunhild Hampson receives an assist from Sister Susan Glass, M.M. (right) of the CYO Art Department. For more than forty people on Saturday afternoon, the CYO Art Workshop held at St. Patrick’s Auditorium provided a […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Feb. 21, 2020
My quizzy takers, February is the month of the Holy Family. So this month’s quiz is loosely family-themed. Speaking of that, have you heard this joke? After explaining the Ten Commandments to the class, the religion teacher asked her students which commandment teaches how to treat our brothers and sisters. One child raised a hand […]
Photo: Aloha from Hawaii
Pope Francis greets Bishop Larry Silva during his ad limina visit to the Vatican on Jan. 27. The bishop presented the pope with a wrapped gift of chocolate-covered macadamia nuts from the Hawaii Carmelite nuns. (CNS Photo/Vatican Media)
Pope, U.S. bishops talk political polarization, evangelization, sex abuse, migration, family life and other topics
Wide-ranging discussion By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Catholics need to be on guard against allowing the angry rhetoric that comes from a polarized society, especially in an election year, to seep into discussions about the life of the church, Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops. Thirty-three bishops, auxiliary bishops and retired […]
Roaming Rome (and other places)
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva accompanied by Msgr. Gary Secor, vicar general, was in Italy from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2, primarily for his ad limina visit to the Vatican and Pope Francis. While they were abroad, Msgr. Secor sent back photos and updates of their adventures. Here are some of […]
‘Where did you sleep on Jan. 26?’
Catholic Church-affiliate HOPE Services conducts Hawaii island Homeless Point in Time Count HOPE Services Hawaii, the Catholic Church-affiliated leader in the battle against homelessness on the Big Island, last week facilitated the annual Homeless Point in Time Count on that island. The count, an annual census of people experiencing homelessness on a given night, had […]
Make a student smile. Give to the Augustine Educational Foundation
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Make a student smile. Give to the Augustine Educational Foundation this weekend through your parish’s second collection. The foundation makes a lot of children smile. It oversees more than $1.2 million in scholarships annually for Catholic school students in Hawaii. This year it hopes to collect $120,000 through its […]
A Catholic school education, thanks to a scholarship, changes the lives of two sisters
An open door, a bright light By Kalei Kaumaka Downey Special to the Herald I’ve always wondered what the purpose of my experiences throughout life would bring me. Little did I know that, with faith, love, support and reflection, these experiences would reveal the key to happiness. Over the course of my life I have […]
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