Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Composer giving Advent reflection, concert here

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The music ministry of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Honolulu, and pastor Father Khanh Pham-Nguyen, are once again sponsoring an Advent mission and concert with popular Catholic musician, songwriter and storyteller Steve Angrisano. This year’s Advent mission and “Thank You” concert with Angrisano will take place on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at Sts. […]

Laura Kelly Fanucci: Love, even around the family table

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FAITH AT HOME Religion and politics. The two subjects you’re supposed to avoid in polite conversation. Except that the holiday season is when faith and family collide. Feasts like Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s bring moments ripe for conversation with relatives — for better or for worse. What can we do when talking about our […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Did Judas receive Communion? Can I child be refused for baptism?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: At the Last Supper, Jesus told the apostles to take his body and his blood. But Christ knew that Judas was in a state of serious sin. So how could he have let him receive? (Alexandria, Louisiana) A: Scripture scholars indicate that there is room for debate as to whether Judas was […]

Annual appeal helps religious communities care for aging members

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The annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be held Dec. 7-8 in the Diocese of Honolulu. The parish-based appeal is coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office. Proceeds help hundreds of U.S. religious communities to care for aging members. Some 30,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests benefit, including some in Hawaii. […]

Greg Erlandson: Advent: Can we do it?

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AMID THE FRAY How is your supply of Christmas cheer doing these days? Mine is in rather short supply. Every year around this time I grouse about the Christmas ads in September and the Christmas music in October, the carefully crafted marketing intended to prompt a Pavlovian response of debt-fueled consumerism. William Wordsworth wrote, “The […]

Heralding back: Nov. 29, 2019

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Dec. 12, 1969 Missionary Oriented Nuns, Maryknoll, Serves in Hawaii FASCINATION—Sister Mary Wesig, M.M., left, enjoys the attention of her second graders as she explains the structure of a simple flower to her inquisitive audience. 25 years ago — Nov. 30, 1994 Analysis: To the future On […]