Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Oh say can they sing

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The Daughters of St. Paul singing group, nearly half with Hawaii ties, pose in Boston’s Fenway Park with Boston Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster Aug. 23. The sisters sang the national anthem to open the Red Sox game against the Kansas City Royals and “God Bless America” during the 7th-inning stretch. Pictured from […]

Manaolana | Young adults build faith, community through athletics

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Members of Catholic Young Adult Sports of San Diego pose for a group photo while hiking to Three Sisters Falls in Cleveland National Forest in 2014. (CNS photo/courtesy Thom Hiatt, Faith in Marketing)   SAN DIEGO — A ministry focusing on the excitement and friendship that can come from athletic competition is bringing young people […]

Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: The pope’s ravioli story: questions that unlock wisdom

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  I’m reading a book that speaks to me as a journalist, Brian Grazer’s 2015 release “A Curious Mind: The Secret To A Bigger Life.” In it, the 64-year-old Emmy-winning movie producer recounts his practice of conducting “curiosity conversations” twice a month for the past three decades to fill up his knowledge reserve and walk […]

Kathleen T. Choi: He talks with me

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Lily Tomlin jokes that when we talk to God, we’re said to be praying, but when God talks to us, we’re said to be schizophrenic. Maybe I’m crazy, but I believe God talks to me. Frankly, he talks to me far more often than I listen. The primary way I hear God’s voice is through […]

Heralding back: Sept. 11, 2015

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Sept. 10, 1965 In ceremonies last Sunday, His Excellency the Most Reverend Bishop James J. Sweeney, Bishop of Honolulu, blessed the new St. John Vianney School in the Keolu Hills-Enchanted Lakes area of Kailua. It is the third windward Catholic school and the 20th Oahu school. Assisting […]

At 50, St. John Vianney School has ‘proud past, promising future’

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St. John Vianney School, in the heart of Kailua’s Enchanted Lake district, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with nine special events through May, including a breakfast, two concerts, an open house, candy sales, a country fair and more. The first event, on Aug. 1, commemorated St. John Vianney’s feast day. The theme of these celebrations […]

Tony Magliano: No school for these children

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It’s that time again when adults celebrate Labor Day, and kids head back to school. But for millions of children worldwide the adventures of a new school year remain but a dream. Sadly, these children will never learn to read or write. They will not acquire computer skills. They will not experience singing in chorus, […]

Workshops for the shy evangelizer

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Do you love Jesus and your Catholic faith but get weak in the knees at the idea of evangelizing others? The diocesan Office for Adult Faith Formation is offering a free, four-session monthly (except for December) series of workshops just for you. The second Saturday Evangelization Institute promises to help participants “get more comfortable with […]

Manaolana | Sidebar: Sept. 11, 2015

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Quote “Gossiping is terrorism because the person who gossips is like a terrorist who throws a bomb and walks away, destroying; they destroy with their tongue, they don’t make peace.” | Pope Francis, delivering his homily during morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (Catholic News Service) In the news […]