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Knights’ donations give ultrasound machine to Kona pregnancy center

09/27/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

The Knights of Columbus Kona Council 13227 on Aug. 31 presented a check for $25,410 to the Pregnancy Center of Kona, a non-denominational counseling and pregnancy testing service, covering the cost of a new ultrasound machine that will monitor the health of babies in the womb and allow mothers to see their development. According to […]

Manaolana | Are sacred tattoos an improper exhibition or fitting expression of faith?

09/27/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Stuart Randell poses in front of his Sacred Tattoos parlor in Fremantle, Western Australia, Sept. 3. Randell’s unusual service offers designs centered on religious themes. Randell, a Catholic who has been a tattooist for 20 years, says tattoos can also be part of the healing process in people’s lives. (CNS photo/Matthew Biddle, The Record) PERTH, […]

Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: Did Mary have any other children?

09/27/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

YOUCAT: No. Jesus is the only son of Mary in the physical sense. [CCC 500, 510] I volunteer at my parish in our middle school youth ministry, and at a recent youth night one of the teens asked if Jesus had any brothers. Great question! Mary was a teen herself when she had Jesus, so […]

Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Lumen Gloriae

09/27/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

I was asking God what I should write about and I was drawn to the “Concise Dictionary of Theology.” I found the entry “Lumen Gloria” (Light of Glory), which refers to the opening of our “eyes” to the beatific vision, God in all of his splendor “face to face.” St. Aquinas defined the beatific vision […]

Manaolana | Sidebar: Sept. 27, 2013

09/27/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Quote “I prayed, and Jesus was the first to show up. What else am I going to do?” | Tom Leopold, a comedy writer who last year was spurred by a family crisis to join the Catholic Church. Leopold, who was born a Jew, has since co-written a one-man show called “A Comedy Writer Finds […]

Official Notices: Sept. 27, 2013

09/27/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Bishop’s Calendar September 29, 5:00 pm, Mass and 15th Anniversary of Perpetual Adoration, Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Pearl City. October 1, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu. October 2, 6:15 pm, Holy Hour for Vocations, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. October 3, 10:00 am, Presbyteral Council, St. Stephen Diocesan Center […]

Obituary: For 23 years, Jesuit Father Bernard Cassidy served Hawaii in hospital, hospice ministry

09/27/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Jesuit Father Bernard F. Cassidy, who first worked in Hawaii as a young electrical engineer returning later as a priest to serve in hospital and hospice ministry for 23 years, died Sept. 15 in Regis Infirmary at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, Calif. A Jesuit since 1954, he celebrated his 50th anniversary […]

Obituary: Maryknoll Father Robert Donnelly worked nearly 40 years in Oahu, Big Island parishes

09/27/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Maryknoll Father Robert W. Donnelly of Brooklyn, N.Y., who spent nearly half his life as a parish priest on the Big Island and Oahu, died Sept. 8 at Phelps Memorial Hospital in New York. He was 81 years old and a Maryknoll missioner for 54 years. Father Donnelly was ordained on June 13, 1959. His […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Sept. 27, 2013

09/27/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Is it fall yet, quiztastics? The days of the year are going by quite quickly. Nonetheless, I hope you will slow down and take some time to think through the following quiz. There are some tricky Catholic trivia tidbits here! 1) Saints This patron saint for charitable societies was a French priest who worked with […]

Photos: Faith-sharing professionals

09/27/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Bishop Larry Silva hosted the diocese’s first ever gathering for “Catholic professionals” Sept. 20 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. The event, planned by the diocese’s Year of Faith committee, drew about 30 participants from various community sectors for a night of food and faith-sharing. In top photo, diocesan vicar general Father Gary Secor, left, led […]