Hawaii Catholic Herald

Christina Capecchi: Flowers for Mary

08/08/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

TWENTY SOMETHING Janet Easter is experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions as she arranges a bouquet in her backyard, and she is unfazed. “I’m having contractions, which is hilarious,” she says, stripping the leaves off a hydrangea in one swift stroke. It’s 80 degrees on a Friday afternoon in a Pittsburgh suburb, and Janet is glowing, her […]

Kansan returns to Australia saint’s tomb in thanks for Parkinson’s cure

08/08/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catherine Sheehan Catholic News Service SYDNEY — Exactly 10 years to the day — July 18, 2018 — Ricky Peterson of Kansas City, Kansas, knelt once more at the tomb of St. Mary MacKillop in suburban North Sydney, Australia, this time with a prayer of thanksgiving for the seemingly miraculous event that had […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Did Jesus die at 33?

08/08/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: Our parish council the other night got into a discussion of several questions, one of which was this: Was Jesus actually 33 years old when he died, and how do we know? Can you help us? (West Pawlet, Vermont) A: Although we do not know with certainty at what age Jesus died, […]

Commentary: Renewed betrayal

08/08/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

This editorial appeared in the July 18 issue of Our Sunday Visitor, a weekly Catholic publication based in Huntington, Indiana. It was written by the editorial board. As further revelations emerge in the case of Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick’s alleged sexual abuse, not only of a minor but allegedly of numerous young seminarians and even […]

Heralding back: Aug. 10, 2018

08/08/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Aug. 2, 1968 Before Father Comes Left, Emmett Devin as Valere enjoys a stolen moment with the miser’s daughter, Elise (right), played by Andrea Anderson, while her trusted maid, Brindavoine, starring Stephanie Hall, tries to separate the couple before Elise’s father arrives on the scene in the […]

The history of Catholicism’s mother church in Hawaii

08/08/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Compiled from the writing of Father Louis H. Yim, Sacred Hearts Father Robert Schoofs and the website of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace July 7, 1827: The first Catholic missionaries arrive in Hawaii. July 14, 1827: The first recorded Mass on Hawaiian soil is celebrated in a grass hut on a rented […]

Benefit concert to raise money for school halau to perform at Disneyland

08/08/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

St. John Vianney School’s hula halau is hosting a concert of top island entertainment next month to raise money to go to Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., to perform at the Fantasyland Theater. Halau ‘Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lei Hulu Hiwa, a keiki hula halau comprised of 30 students from the Catholic school in Kaelepulu […]

Wahiawa parish to mark anniversary with evening of worship and praise

08/08/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

“Remembering the Past and Rejoicing the Present,” an evening of worship and praise in song, 6-8 p.m., Aug. 19, will kick off the 90th anniversary of Our Lady of Sorrows “Mission” Church in Wahiawa. The Rejoice Choir, under the direction of Jorell Nacapuy, will feature songs of the past and present. The parish youth […]

Names of past Harrisburg bishops will be removed from buildings

08/08/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic News Service HARRISBURG, Pa. — Harrisburg Bishop Ronald W. Gainer Aug. 1 released information from the diocese’s own internal investigation on child sex abuse, including a list of the names of 71 clergy, both dead and alive, accused of abuse. He also ordered removal from buildings, halls and rooms the names of […]