Oahu-born Father Herbert Won Ching, the fourth Island-born man to be ordained for the Diocese of Honolulu, died May 2 at Queen’s Medical Center. For most of his adult life he had suffered from a disability which required an early retirement. He was 96 and priest for 70 years. Father Ching’s funeral is May 31 […]
Returning from Fatima, pope says he has doubts about Medjugorje
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PORTUGAL — While the investigations into the very first alleged apparitions at Medjugorje in must continue, Pope Francis said he has doubts about claims that Mary continues to appear in the village of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Asked May 13 about the authenticity of the Marian […]
Simplex sanctity
Soon to be beatified Capuchin Father Solanus Casey recalled as beloved friar who showed mercy to others By Mike Stechschulte Catholic News Service DETROIT — Sixty years after his death, Capuchin Father Solanus Casey is on his way to sainthood. Pope Francis announced May 4 that Detroit’s beloved friar, who earlier had been named venerable, […]
Sister Mary Nguyen Trang, Missionary Sisters of Faith: From the mouths of babes
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald On the first day of school, the children were introduced to the church as we are a Catholic school. The lead teacher pointed to the area of the sanctuary and said, “Children, look up. What do you see?” Instead of saying the […]
Knights of Columbus elect officers
The Hawaii State Council of the Knights of Columbus held its 38th annual State Convention and Banquet April 28-30 at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu during which officers for the 2017-2018 year were elected. The convention began with a Mass for the Knights and their families celebrated by Msgr. Gary Secor. In the elections […]
Photo: Scholarship worthy
Members of the Knights of Columbus Bishop James J. Sweeney Council 11485 present the Robert M. Arrell Memorial Scholarship award to Keane Miura, second from left, May 4. The Waianae High School senior is a worthy recipient with a grade point average for the past three years of 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2, earning him the […]
LA SALETTE FATHER FRANCOIS BOURGEOIS | 1927-2017: Missionary priest served on Kauai and Oahu
La Salette Missionary Father Francois “Frank” Bourgeois, who served parishes on Kauai and Oahu in the 1990s and early 2000s, died May 11 in the Philippines, where he was retired. He was 89, a member of the La Salette order for 68 years and a priest for 63 years. Father Bourgeois was born on June […]
Official notices: May 19, 2017
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] May 19, 6:00 pm, Ordination to the Priesthood for the Diocese of Honolulu of Rev. Mr. Alfred Guerrero, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. May 20, 12:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, St. Philomena Parish, Salt Lake. [Msgr. Gary Secor]; 5:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, Holy Cross […]
Talk story: Taking homeless action to another level
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I’ve been trying to think of how to have a discussion on what are the causes of all this; why is our economy such that it causes so many people to be homeless or in substandard housing, with two or three families living together?” (Bishop Larry Silva, “America” magazine, April 2017) […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: A heightened moral tension
Most people don’t need more tension in their life. However, frightening times are calling for intensified tension like never before. In his book “Power and Responsibility,” Father Romano Guardini tells us why: “We seem to be rushing toward an event which from the human point of view can only be described as global catastrophe … […]
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