THE HUMAN SIDE I sat staring out the window all day paralyzed. At night, panic attacks hit and in the morning, I wanted to go back to sleep hoping to wake feeling better. Nothing in life held meaning and medicine was useless. The depression stopped me dead in my tracks and dreading meeting the day. […]
Christina Capecchi: Hurricane Harvey and the kayaking priest
Twenty Something Hurricane Harvey stranded Father David Bergeron in his pick-up the night it ripped through Houston. The 38-year-old priest had been visiting his brother and had to pull over on an overpass three miles from his home in the flood-ravaged southeast side. He couldn’t make it any farther or go back, so he curled […]
Father Kenneth Doyle What are the duties of a pastor?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Can you please explain what a pastor’s duties are and whether he has anyone overseeing him? Does he report directly to the bishop? Does the bishop ever meet or check with the pastor to see how things are going? (Syracuse, New York) A: A pastor, as the word itself signifies, is essentially […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The tending of the vineyard
27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 5:1-7; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 The first section of the Book of Isaiah is the source of this weekend’s first reading. In this reading, the prophet speaks directly to the people. He speaks as God, in the first person. The prophet employs an image with which his contemporaries would […]
Effie Caldarola: The Father Martin controversy
FOR THE JOURNEY The Theological College in Washington, the national seminary of The Catholic University of America, recently canceled a lecture by Jesuit Father James Martin. Father Martin was to speak on his popular book, “Jesus: A Pilgrimage.” But the college announced that “in the interest of avoiding distraction and controversy” about his more recent […]
Phase 2 of Catholic Charities affordable senior rentals in Mililani taking applications
Tenant applicants are being accepted for the second of four phases of Catholic Charities Hawaii Meheula Vista, a senior affordable rental housing development in Mililani Mauka. Located at the corner of Meheula Parkway and Lehiwa Drive in Mililani Mauka, Meheula Vista provides low-income seniors with an affordable permanent living option. It serves seniors with incomes […]
Photo: Rosary relay award
Bishop Larry Silva poses with the award for “outstanding promotion and participation in the Global Rosary Relay for Priests” after the noon Mass Sept. 21 in Honolulu’s Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. On June 23, the cathedral joined more than 120 churches in 50 countries in a continuous, around-the-world, 24-hour recitation of the […]
Photo: Damien class marks 50th
Damien Memorial Schools’ class of 1967 celebrated its 50th class reunion Sept. 21, 22, and 23 with events at the Mid-Pacific Country Club, Damien Memorial and the Oahu Country Club. Pictured at the Oahu Country Club on Sept. 23 are are 27 members of the class of 1967, plus four former Christian Brothers and one […]
Diocese changing program for safe environment training
The Diocese of Honolulu is upgrading to a new program for its adult safe environment training, the instruction on the recognition and prevention of sexual abuse of minors required of every church employee or volunteers who works with children and youth. Starting Jan. 1, the diocese will use VIRTUS, an on-line and in-person training program […]
Heralding back: Oct. 6, 2017
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Oct. 13, 1967 Four Holy Family Sisters stand near the “cottage” built at Kamalo, Molokai by the people there for the nuns. The nuns will commute weekly to and from Molokai for religious instructions in both parishes. Pictured near the cottage are (left to right) Sister Ancilla, […]
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