LEGISLATIVE REPORT The last week in February, when I am writing this, is normally the first crunch time for bills at the Hawaii State Legislature. Committees are fast and furiously getting bills ready for a final vote in the originating chamber so they can pass them over to the other one. By the time you […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: March 8, 2019
My quizzical friends, Since it’s Lent, I am fasting from jokes in my quiz intro. What a sacrifice! But I do have several more Lenten questions for you to answer. What did you give up or are you doing for Lent? (Please don’t say this quiz.) 1) Catholic Hawaii Bishop Silva recently traveled to what […]
Sister Novie Omictin, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: A fisherman’s daughter
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My dad was a fisherman. He was a prayerful Christian who would go to his church at 7 a.m. every Sunday. As I never liked waking up early, sometimes I would just go with my mom to the Catholic Mass at her […]
Heralding back: March 8, 2019
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — March 7, 1969 Layman distributes communion William C. Blesch, a layman, distributes Holy Communion at Polk State School and Hospital, near Erie, Pa., under terms of permission granted by the Congregation of the Sacraments, thought to be unique, at least in the United States. The chaplain at […]
Photo: Respecting life on Kauai
The Kauai parish respect life coordinators met on Feb. 16 with the new director of the diocesan Respect Life Office, Paulette Vernay, to plan future activities. Pictured from left are Neves de Laveaga from St. Theresa, Kekaha; Kathleen Refamonte-Ramos of Immaculate Conception, Lihue; Andy de Laveaga of St. Theresa, Kekaha; Lillian Lucas of St. Catherine, […]
Cardinal Pell convicted on five counts; will appeal verdict
By Catholic News Service MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian court found Cardinal George Pell guilty on five charges related to the sexual abuse of two 13-year-old boys; sentencing is expected in early March, but the cardinal’s lawyer already has announced plans to appeal the conviction. On Feb. 27, the judge will hear arguments from the […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Seeing the planks in our own eyes
Witness to Jesus | Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time Here is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered March 3 at St. Sylvester Church, Kilauea, Kauai Many times the catechists of our children — lay people who are very generous with their time and talents — […]
Jubilarians for 2019
70 70 years a religious Sister Rose Annette Ahuna, OSF Born: 1930, Hilo Community: Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Community Past ministries: 61 years in education at schools in New York, Honolulu and Hilo; four years at St. Elizabeth Convent and Bishop Home in Kalaupapa, Molokai Present ministry: Retired; community service; St. Marianne […]
Most of Hawaii’s active priests come from outside the diocese
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Close to half of the priests serving in Catholic parishes in Hawaii are here on loan from other largely foreign dioceses, according to the 2019 Directory of the Catholic Church in Hawaii. There are 116 priests in active ministry in the Islands. They include 32 who belong to the […]
Vatican Abuse Summit Day 2: A woman speaks out, cardinal supports zero-tolerance policy, suggestion emerges for regional bishop accountability
Vatican official urges reconsidering ‘pontifical secret’ in abuse cases By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church should re-examine how “pontifical secret” is applied in clerical sex abuse cases so there is greater transparency in the cases and it is not invoked “to hide problems,” said a canon lawyer and […]
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