Father Edmundo Barut, administrator of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach, will officially become a priest for the Diocese of Honolulu when he is incardinated by Bishop Larry Silva at the 5 p.m. Sunday Mass, Sept. 11, at his parish. His incardination into the Diocese of Honolulu means he will now answer […]
Sister Jovita Agustin, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Sister Amazing Grace
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Once, I remember as I made my rounds at St. Francis Hospital West, a patient getting ready for surgery said to me, “Sister, you don’t have to pray over me, I am an atheist.” I replied, “That’s all right.” We then started […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Sept. 9, 2016
Happy 75th birthday to the Diocese of Honolulu! It is quite the celebratory occasion, quiz friends. How well do you know our beloved diocese? Let’s see you take on this quiz, sprinkled with questions honoring the Islands. 1) Saints True or false: St. Teresa of Kolkata was present at the beatification of St. Marianne of […]
Seminarians abroad: Study in Rome promotes cultural sensitivity
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Learning to walk in the shoes of a “foreigner” is not on the formal syllabus of the Pontifical North American College, but it happens. The students at the U.S. bishops’ seminary in Rome know they have a place to eat, sleep, pray and study, but […]
Catholic missionaries stay in South Sudan after attack on foreigners
By Bronwen Dachs Catholic News Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa — While most expatriate aid workers left South Sudan after a brutal attack on foreigners in the capital, a group of Catholic missionaries chose to stay. “We stayed because we are committed to the ordinary people who are suffering so much,” La Sallian Christian Brother […]
Letter to the Herald: Sept. 9, 2016
Iconic photo The Hawaii Catholic Herald front page cover of Aug.26 is truly an iconic photo of Mother Teresa. The wrinkles on her face have come out from not drinking water. This photo, taken at the Damien beatification in Belgium, is the result of dehydration in her choosing to experience in a prayerful way […]
Talk story: Setting prisoners free
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The Lord secures justice for the oppressed … sets the prisoners free … lifts up those who are bowed down” (Psalm 146:7 quoted by Pope Francis in his call to the Jubilee Year of Mercy) As we enter the last months of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, families from around Oahu […]
Official notices: Sept. 9, 2016
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] September 9, 12:00 pm, Mass for National Day of Prayer for Peace, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu; 6:00 pm, Mass honoring the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Honolulu with the Maui Vicariate, St. Anthony Church, Wailuku. September […]
Sisters committed to serving poor, vulnerable people in Mississippi
By Marnie McAllister Catholic News Service NAZARETH, Ky. — The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth commit in their mission statement to “risk their lives” in their ministry to the poor and vulnerable. “You don’t know what that’s going to be like or look like,” said Sister Susan Gatz, president of the religious order. “But now […]
Heralding back; Sept. 9, 2016
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Sept. 16, 1966 Compassionate words from the Holy Father will undoubtedly live long in the memory of this father and his little daughter afflicted with polio. (NC Photo) 25 years ago — Sept. 13, 1991 ‘How good it is’ “Ecce quam bonum … How good it is […]
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