Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Kailua parish hosting ‘special’ Halloween

by

St. Anthony Church in Kailua, at 148 Makawao Street, is hosting the Kahumana Learning Center’s Special Halloween Party, 7-9 p.m., Oct. 26, an annual event for teens and young adults with autism and other developmental and intellectual disabilities. Featured will be dancing, refreshments, trunk-or-treat, a photo booth and tons of spooky fun. Wear your favorite […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is Medjugorje for real? How do we know where the true Cross ended up?

by

QUESTION CORNER Q: A friend has just informed me that she is going next month to Medjugorje in Bosnia. She says that the Blessed Mother has been appearing there to six visionaries since 1981 and that Our Lady gives them messages on the 2nd and 25th days of each month. Can you shed some light […]

Talk story: Meeting the wounded Christ at the border

by

OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “It is not just about migrants … it is about not excluding anyone.” (Pope Francis, World Day of Migrants and Refugees) In celebration of the Vatican’s 2019 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Sept. 29, Pope Francis called us to “encounter God at the margins.” In response, the U.S. Conference of […]

Father Efren Tomas, Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary

by

Viriditas: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Reflecting on the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, there are two women who stand before us in the scriptural readings, Elizabeth and Mary, who are conscious of being filled with God’s blessings and goodness to them. In the Holy […]

Haiku parish’s annual Fall Sale offers ono country goodies and much more

by

Don’t miss St. Rita Parish’s ninth annual Fall Sale Nov. 2 in Haiku, Maui, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. The popular event will feature a huge rummage sale, fresh produce, plants, jams, jellies and scrumptious breads baked by the St. Rita bakers. Added this year are crafts handmade by parishioners. This is the once-a-year event that brings […]

Tikuna man prepares to be first priest from Amazonian tribe

by

By Catholic News Service NAZARETH, Colombia — On a Sunday morning, Deacon Ferney Pereira was leading a prayer service in this small village’s Catholic Church. After reading a passage from the Gospel of Luke, the 30-year-old deacon stepped down from the altar, walked among his congregation and delivered an animated sermon in Tikuna, the language […]

Bishop sets collection for retired priests

by

Bishop Larry Silva announced the creation of a new second parish collection, for the support and care of retired diocesan priests, which will debut next year on the Feast of the Good Shepherd, which is also the Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 2-3. The diocesan priests’ pension fund is “seriously underfunded,” the bishop wrote in […]