By Father Patrick Killilea, SSCC Hawaii Catholic Herald I awoke to the jarring blare of the settlement alarm siren. I got out of bed saying to myself, “Oh no! Not a tsunami!” Then as I quickly got into some clothing and shoes, I thought, if this is not a tsunami, it is one heck […]
Mary Adamski: Let there be peace on earth
VIEW FROM THE PEW It was a week with a couple of encounters with road rage of the tail-gating, one-finger salute, scared that it might escalate kind. It was a month of vacation in a mainland city where 24 homicides in one month matched the record set there 25 years ago. It was a time […]
Diversity in Diocesan Pastoral Council discussions produce ‘explosions of light’
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT By Deacon Tom Adams Special to the Herald Sometimes circumstances come together to ignite a special moment. Not too long ago, as we drove along the Kona Coast, we saw little explosions of light on the backdrop of the Kohala Mountains. It was early morning. The clouds shrouded the mountain peaks. The […]
One bishop, two jugglers, a Beatitude and youth
By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald What do Bishop Larry Silva, two epic jugglers and dozens of awesome young Catholics from several islands have in common? They will all be at this year’s Diocesan Youth Day, Oct. 22 at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. Registration is ongoing for the event until Oct. […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Does God ‘need’ the suffering of children?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I have several very devout and pious friends who believe that God creates children with birth defects to become his “victim souls” because God needs suffering in order to make up for what was lacking in the suffering of Christ in the work of redemption. They quote to me the account […]
Festival of choirs to sing out Kalihi parish centennial year
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Nothing like the sound of angelic voices raised in praise to cap a hundred years celebration. St. Anthony Parish in Kalihi will host a choral festival Nov. 20 in its church on Puuhale Road to culminate its commemorative centennial year. The two-hour concert which starts at 2 p.m. […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: A twist on being a good Samaritan
THE HUMAN SIDE “Who is my neighbor?” asks a scribe (Lk 10:29). Christ replies with the parable of the good Samaritan. After hearing this parable repeatedly, I thought I knew its full meaning. I was wrong! The person who helps the man left for dead is a Samaritan. In the eyes of the Jews, Samaritans […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: You can’t take it with you
26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Amos 6:1a, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 The Book of Amos is the source of this weekend’s first reading. The book itself states that it was written during the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, or between 783 and 742 BC. The realities existed, as described by Amos. The […]
Talk story: The cry of the poor, the cry of the earth
OFFICE OF SOCIAL MINISTRY “The poor and the earth are crying out. O Lord, seize us with your power and light, help us to protect all life, to prepare for a better future, for the coming of your Kingdom of justice, peace love and beauty.” (Pope Francis’ closing prayer in “Laudato Si’,” the pope’s […]
Holy hour to open 100th year celebration of Fatima miracle
A holy hour and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 7-8 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace will open the universal 100th anniversary celebration of “the miracle of the sun” at Fatima, Portugal. The miracle of the sun refers to an event which took place on Oct. 13, 1917, […]
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