Dear quizzicals, when I next see you, Advent will be upon us. A special joy will fill the Island air as we anticipate Christmas. Time to stoke the hearth of your heart and fan the flames of faith — let this quiz be the first of many to inspire you this season. 1) Saints True […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The present order will one day end
33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; Matthew 25:14-30 The Book of Proverbs provides this weekend’s first reading. This book was composed when both the Holy Land and the lives of its inhabitants, God’s chosen people, had experienced massive changes as a result of the military conquest of the Holy […]
Father Kenneth Doyle What’s the correct ending of Our Father?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Protestants have their own form of the Lord’s Prayer, ending with, “For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory. Amen.” I read in a book by a Catholic author, first published in 1911, that “such an addition was not uttered by Our Lord. Catholics consequently do not use it.” […]
Hearing God’s call: Week of prayer and activities highlights priesthood, diaconate, consecrated life
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocations Awareness Week, Nov. 5-11, 2017. This annual event is a special time for parishes and schools to actively foster and pray for a culture of vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life. Cardinal Joseph Tobin, chairman of the […]
Answering God’s call: Meet three new seminarians embarking on the path to priesthood for the Diocese of Honolulu
The diocesan Office of Vocations asked Kurt Meyer, James (Alex) Held and John Akau to share their vocation stories. Here are their thoughts on entering the diocesan priesthood, in their own words. Kurt Meyer Kurt Meyer, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. I am the fourth of five children born to Frederick and Rebecca Meyer. […]
Encouraging God’s call: Father William Kunisch fosters vocations through parish experience, parental support
As pastor of Resurrection of the Lord Church in Waipio, Father William Kunisch has many roles and responsibilities. One of his tasks is to aid men and women who are interested in pursuing vocations to the priesthood or religious life. Father Kunisch offered his pastoral insights to the diocesan Office of Vocations about creating a […]
Priestly ordination set for Sacred Hearts seminarian Sabugo, Nov. 18
Tahiti Archbishop Jean Pierre Cottanceau of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is scheduled to ordain Waialua native Sacred Hearts Deacon Jeremy Basilio Sabugo a priest Nov. 18 at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. The Saturday ordination Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Sabugo is slated to celebrate his first […]
Deeper discipleship: Inaugural conference ignites evangelization, encounter and the call to saintly service
Story and photos by Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald For three spirited days, Island faithful converged on the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu to celebrate Hawaii’s saints, the Aloha State’s multicultural community and the God of love. The inaugural Damien and Marianne Catholic Conference, Oct. 20-22, drew several hundred participants to a full […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Dear Sisters and Brothers, “Let us not love in word or speech, but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18). This challenging and inspiring quote from the New Testament is the theme for the First World Day for the Poor, which Pope Francis established at the end of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. This […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Homily — The demands of love
WITNESS TO JESUS Here is the text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 28/29, delivered at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Vancouver, Washington I love ice cream. I love sunny days. I love the Seahawks. I love my home. I love God. I love my neighbor. The way […]
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