Hawaii Catholic Herald

Diocese of Honolulu 2016 Lenten Regulations

01/28/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics aged 18 through 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10) and Good Friday (March 25).

Academy hosting free symposium on science for girls

01/28/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Sacred Hearts Academy will host its 22nd Science Symposium for Girls, 7:45-11:30 a.m., Feb. 20 at its Kaimuki campus at 3253 Waialae Avenue. It is free and open to girls in grades 5-8. The symposium’s featured speaker will be Naoko Kurahashi Neilson, an astroparticle physicist at Drexel University in Philadelphia who earned her PhD by […]

Diocese offering Mass, anointing for World Day of the Sick

01/28/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

The Diocese of Honolulu, with the support of the Order of Malta, will celebrate Mass for the World Day of the Sick, at 6 p.m., Feb. 11, in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Bishop Larry Silva will preside at the liturgy which will include the sacrament of the anointing of the sick.

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is repentance required for forgiveness?

01/28/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: Regarding your recent column on forgiving ISIS: Must forgiveness be predicated on remorse and repentance by the offending party? I am thinking of Christ being crucified and saying, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing” — or St. Stephen forgiving those who had stoned him. (Greenwich, Connecticut) Q: […]

Get your Fat Tuesday malassadas at Damien or St. Joseph, Maui

01/28/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Fat Tuesday malassadas will be available at a couple of schools this year, one on Oahu and one on Maui. The presale deadline is Feb. 1 for the very popular Damien Memorial School’s malassadas sale. The cost is $6 for a half dozen, $12 for a dozen.

Mass, commemorative book to bring consecrated life year to a close

01/28/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

The Diocese of Honolulu will celebrate the closing of the Year of Consecrated Life, Feb. 6, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva and the release of a new book chronicling the observance of this special year in Hawaii.

Manaolana | Erick Rommel: Valuing the friendships that shape us

01/28/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Regardless of the type of change, every time we make a move, we naturally assess where we were, where we’re going and what we need for the next part of our journey.

Manaolana | Makana Aiona: They’re coming

01/28/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

MAKANA’S HELPFUL HINTS Today’s tip: Use Ash Wednesday as an opportunity to reach out to “new” people. Pass out ministry and/or event brochures and invite them to the next parish gathering. This statistic always comes up … the most well attended Mass of the year is Ash Wednesday. Regardless of why this is, the big […]

Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: What are the corporal works of mercy?

01/28/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

LISA’S CATECHISM CORNER YOUCAT*: To feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, visit the sick and the imprisoned, and bury the dead. [2447] The corporal works of mercy are actions we do to help others with their material and physical needs. Pope Francis made a surprise visit to […]