Summer is slipping by, Heraldophiles! Enjoy it while you can! Here’s the last quiz of the season for you. 1) SAINTS St. John Vianney, whose memorial is Aug. 4, is the patron saint of which group? a) teenagers b) priests c) grandparents d) chefs 2) FEAST DAYS Aug. 6 is the feast of the Transfiguration. […]
Jenna Marie Cooper: Precious Blood can be brought to sick
Question corner Q: I used to volunteer to bring holy Communion to the sick in nursing homes and hospice, and I always wondered: Why can’t we bring the Precious Blood to those who are very ill or at the point of death and can no longer eat any solid food? I asked several priests about […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: We are not in control; God is
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23; Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11; Luke 12:13-21 The first reading this weekend is from the Book of Ecclesiastes. The first verse states that the book is the work of Qoheleth, a son of King David, although no proper name is used. The book’s name comes from the Greek, and […]
Effie Caldarola: We must embrace laughter, joy
Commentary Is laughter good medicine? Maybe, but it’s rare that we hear about the laughter of a saint. In our current historical moment, I think we need a saint’s laughter. In July, we celebrated 31 days of St. Ignatius of Loyola, leading up to the anniversary of his death July 31, 1556. People who love […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: Kids need love, support of many
Commentary I was sitting at work, eating my lunch alone, when I overheard a line from the next table: “Kids need lots of people who love them.” At the time I was still far from parenthood, working at Catholic Charities as an intern for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development while I was in graduate […]
Michael R. Heinlein: Transparency is essential on church’s path toward healing
Commentary Clergy sexual abuse has mutilated the church. It has scourged Christ’s body. Like a rock dropped in the water, the ripples stretch out far, and they continue to reach far beyond the sins perpetrated in darkness. And, naturally, this devastating reality casts a shadow over any new pontificate in our day. Perhaps the first […]
Leading with aloha and respect
Bishop Larry Silva marks 20 years since his ordination and installation as bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Two decades in, the job of guiding Hawaii’s Catholics hasn’t gotten any easier. Bishop Larry Silva is as busy as ever — in fact, he won’t even be in town […]
East Hawaii community celebrates Akau’s ordination
Hawaii Catholic Herald HILO — Before a full congregation of family, friends and faithful from across the state, John Jacob Akau took another step toward becoming a priest in the Diocese of Honolulu. Bishop Larry Silva ordained the Hawaii island native to the diaconate July 12 at St. Joseph Church in Hilo, with two dozen […]
Bishop Larry Silva: ordination Mass homily
Excerpts from Bishop Larry Silva’s homily during Mass celebrating the ordination to the diaconate of John Jacob Akau: “The plan of Jesus is to have his Gospel erupt from Jerusalem and grow to cover the entire world, and that was fulfilled in a dramatic way by the missionaries who came to set this part of […]
Reflection: Walking with our shepherd: Celebrating a humble, steady leader
By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald The year was 2005. I was a 12-year-old altar server at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu. One Sunday while preparing for Mass, our altar server coordinator, Jonathan Farinas, shared that Pope Benedict XVI had appointed a new bishop for the Diocese of Honolulu: […]
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