Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Letters to the Herald: March 10, 2017

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Standing up for life Bishop Silva’s front page letter concerning assisted suicide (Feb. 10) was beautifully moving and filled with God’s truth. Although I am not Catholic, I love the Lord and believe “He’s large and in charge.” I also believe in the sanctity of each human life. The first state senate hearing for SB […]

Photo: Lent begins

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Bishop Larry Silva celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass at noon at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, March 1. The bishop places ashes in the sign of the cross on the forehead of a parishioner, marking the start of the Catholic penitential season of Lent. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)  

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: March 10, 2017

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Here’s our first quiz of Lent, quizzicals. Will this set of Catholic trivia questions be a pleasure or a penance for you to answer? Let’s see! 1) Saints St. Patrick, whose feast day is celebrated March 17, is a patron for which U.S. archdiocese? a) Washington, D.C. b) New York c) Atlanta d) New Orleans […]

Sister Margaret Mollan, BVM | 1922-2017: Sister of Charity taught at St. Catherine, Kauai

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Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Margaret Mollan, who taught on Kauai, died Feb. 26, 2017, at Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. Burial was in Mount Carmel cemetery, Dubuque. She was 94 and a religious sister for 77 years. Sister Margaret taught at St. Catherine School in Kapaa, Kauai. She also taught elementary […]

Official notices: March 10, 2017

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] March 10, 7:45 am, Bagels with Bishop, Sacred Hearts Academy, Kaimuki; 6:00 pm, Lenten Penance Service for Maui/Lanai Vicariate, Holy Rosary Parish, Paia. March 11-12, Episcopal Visitation, Maria Lanakila Parish, Lahaina. March 14, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu. March […]

Commentary: Discipleship in the era of social media: Jesus doesn’t have a Twitter Account

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STEWARDSHIP By Melissa Pavlicek, Paul Pancho and Father Ed Popish, SSCC Special to the Herald “Follow me” (Mt. 9:9). Jesus invitation is not a request to follow him on Twitter. Jesus does not have a Twitter account. There are no daily twitter feeds or hashtags to follow him. There is no Facebook page where we […]

Father Santhosh Thottankara, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: The gifts of family prayer

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald In my family circle there are 24 priests and one bishop. We belong to different congregations, some being in the foreign missions and others belonging to the diocese. My older brother, Father Viju, for example, is a diocesan priest and the secretary […]