In the annual appointments of priest assignments, effective July 1, three parishes will gain new pastors or administrators and seven will have new parochial vicars (formerly called associate pastors). An additional administrator starts Aug. 1. Three priests will start assignments as hospital chaplains, and one priest is retiring. All of these appointments were previously announced […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 29, 2018
What cheer, Heraldites? In honor of the Fourth of July, we’re offering you a themed quiz with some American history, patriotic trivia and even a No. 4 focused question. Hope you get more than four questions right though! 1) Fourth of July Which original signer of the Declaration of Independence was Catholic? a) Benjamin Franklin […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The key to eternal life
13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43 The Book of Wisdom is the source of the first reading. When this book originally was written, the plight of God’s people was very bad. They had experienced very much in their history. Among these experiences was the loss […]
SISTER AGNES VERA HINO, OSF | 1923-2018
Teacher of 50 years had a Franciscan heart Sister Agnes Vera Hino, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who served as a school teacher for more than five decades, died June 6 at St. Francis Convent in Manoa after a lengthy illness. She was 95 and a religious sister for 69 years. […]
Effie Caldarola: Sacramentals as a door to the sacred
FOR THE JOURNEY It was near the end of a long East Coast visit, a road trip that took us to visit a priest friend at the University of Notre Dame, the sights at Niagara Falls and an Italian cousin who was visiting my husband’s extended family. We had driven hundreds of miles, but this […]
Richard Doerflinger: A public health crisis
A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY The recent tragic deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have dramatized what The New York Times calls the “public health crisis” of suicide. That crisis was underscored on June 8 when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the U.S. suicide rate increased […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Causes of unkindness
THE HUMAN SIDE What are some leading causes of heartless conflicts in life? One look at kindness and its opponent gives the answer. Kindness is being well-disposed toward our self, neighbors, world, government, church and God. Kindness respects, values and promotes the development of another. Understanding the enemies of kindness is the best antidote for […]
Mary Adamski: The differences among us
VIEW FROM THE PEW It was a long visit, returning to the midwest roots and stepping back into the embrace of loved ones who are usually in long distance communication, not within reach for hugs. It’s an annual pilgrimage, reentry into our childhood homeland for two “maturing” people who migrated to Hawaii so long ago. […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Who are the pope’s security detail?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Who are the men protecting Pope Francis who are wearing suits and ties? Are they part of the Italian national police force, Swiss Guards or a private security firm? (They seem to protect the pope not only at the Vatican, but they travel with him on papal trips.) (Edison, New Jersey) A: […]
Photo: Remembering the departed
Members of the St. Anthony School, Kailua, eighth grade Class of 1968, posed for a photo after a Memorial Mass for deceased classmates on June 23 at the parish church. The class held several reunion events for their 50th graduation anniversary, including the Mass, which was said by Msgr. Gary Secor, a 1965 St. Anthony […]
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