Veneration of Our Lady of Guadalupe shouldn’t be viewed as just a Mexican tradition By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe has been a religious and cultural hallmark for Mexican Catholics for centuries, but the custom received little attention from Anglo Catholics in the U.S. before the […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Dec. 4, 2015
To mark dates, why are people now using C.E. (the Common Era) and B.C.E. in place of A.D. and B.C., which have been in use for hundreds of years? I was told by a Catholic teacher in our area that this change is intended to foster better relations with non-Christians. This is too “politically correct” for me to accept without further explanation. Please help. (Somerville, New Jersey)
Bill Dodds: Shining a light on the goodness of others
YOUR FAMILY “You were so good at making pies!” my mother said to her childhood friend who was visiting our family. “I can’t make pies.” “Oh, pies are easy,” the other woman answered and her face lit up as she explained the secrets to a flaky crust. Both women were in their mid-70s and as […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Dec 4, 2015
As we embark on Advent, Heraldistas, I am also joyfully anticipating the Year of Mercy. What a wonderful way to begin a new liturgical year with a renewed focus on love and compassion. Does this mean I will be kind to you with an easy quiz this time? Hmmm. 1) Saints Which saint, whose feast […]
Heralding back: Dec, 4, 2015
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Dec. 3, 1965 Wallace Chock, Peter Tabilang, and Christopher Caminos (left to right) are seminarians at St. Stephen’s Seminary and are busy sorting the parcels arriving for the Parcel Post Booth. The parcels will be available for Saturday’s (December 4) annual bazaar at the seminary grounds, sponsored […]
Honor your martyrs by putting faith into action, Francis tells Ugandans
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service KAMPALA, Uganda — As Pope Francis encouraged Ugandan Christians to draw inspiration from the 19th-century Ugandan Martyrs, he carried with him graphic images of the horrors the 45 Anglican and Catholic martyrs endured. The pope made an early morning visit Nov. 28 to the Anglican shrine and museum located […]
Bury the dead: work of mercy through the centuries
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service ROME — If a pilgrim walking to Rome for a Holy Year fell mortally ill far from home or a poor tenant farmer died working in a field or an unidentifiable victim of murder was found, a group of courageous Christians buried these anonymous or forgotten dead with […]
Honor loved ones by lighting up a tree
St. Francis Hospice invites the community this month to honor the memory of family and friends this Christmas season at two 27th annual “Light Up a Memory” tree lighting ceremonies. The events, which are free, offer encouragement and support, holiday entertainment and refreshments.
National speaker to address stewardship workshop
The diocesan Office of Stewardship and Development is sponsoring a free “Parish Stewardship Presentation” for parish stewardship leaders, 8 a.m.-noon, Dec. 12 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church at 1525 Waimano Home Road in Pearl City. This event will feature author and speaker Leisa Anslinger, co-director of Catholic Life and Faith, a center for […]
Hawi rectory needs repair. Can you help?
By Lee Rivera Special to the Herald We are blessed to have our Sacred Heart Church in Hawi here on the Big Island. However, the rectory, where our administrator Father Elias Escanilla resides, is badly in need of repair and renovation, inside and out. The house was built in the 1930s, more than 75 years […]
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