When he declared this year a Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis wanted the church to become a witness to mercy. He calls us to a journey that begins with spiritual conversion to help us live this year in light of the Lord’s words: “Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.” What does […]
Pope, Russian Orthodox patriarch to meet in Cuba
VATICAN CITY — After almost three decades of tense Catholic-Russian Orthodox relations, Pope Francis will meet Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Feb. 12 in Cuba on the pope’s way to Mexico.
Friday food
For the past 16 years, the Hawaii Catholic Herald has hosted an annual “Lenten Luncheon,” gathering diocesan staffers to share meatless recipes right before Ash Wednesday. The event not only provides eager office cooks a chance to savor fare for Lent’s meat-free Fridays, but is as well an opportunity for friends and co-workers to sit down at table as one ohana.
St. Patrick piano teacher celebrates 60 years in Catholic schools
Sacred Hearts Sister Anne Marie Tamanaha, herself confined to a wheelchair, received a standing ovation from 700 fellow teachers and school administrators for her six-decade career in education at the Annual Conference for Catholic School Educators Mass Feb. 5 in the Sacred Hearts Academy gym.
Obituary: Deacon Sidney J. Townsley | 1924-2016
Sidney Joseph Townsley, who once said his “main joy” as a deacon was bringing people into the Catholic faith through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, died in Honolulu on Jan. 26 at the age of 91. He was a deacon for 29 years.
Vocation must be ‘about Christ,’ homilist says of the consecrated life
“Our vocation is not about us,” the homilist told the 150-or-so religious sisters, brothers and priests gathered for Mass the morning of Feb. 6 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. “Our vocation is about Christ.”
185 to be baptized at Easter Vigil this year
Hawaii catechumens preparing for baptism on the Vigil of Easter, March 26, will be welcomed in four Rites of Election this weekend on Maui, Kauai, Oahu and the Big Island.
Obituary: Deacon Luciano ‘Shiano’ Pius | 1949-2016
Chuukese Deacon Luciano “Shiano” Pius, one of a group of Micronesian permanent deacons welcomed by Bishop Larry Silva over the past decade to serve in Hawaii, died on Jan. 14 at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. He was 67 and a deacon for 13 years.
Photo: Song of Saint Louis
Saint Louis students are shown recording “The Men of Saint Louis,” in a music video for the song written and composed by head of school Glenn Medeiros. The video celebrates the 170-year history of the school. Singers include current students and alumni-performers Sam Kapu III and Kapali Long. The song was recorded at Island Sound […]
Hawaii welcomes Sacred Hearts Sisters global council
The USA-Pacific Province of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary hosted in Hawaii, Jan. 17-30, a meeting of the order’s major superiors from around the world.
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