Acts of the Apostles 4:32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 As almost always in the Easter season, the Acts of the Apostles furnishes the Liturgy of the Word with its first reading. Acts claims to be, and scholars assume it indeed to be, the work of the evangelist who wrote St. Luke’s Gospel. Acts, therefore, […]
Photo: Free-throw champs
The Knights of Columbus 2014-2015 Earl McFarland Hawaii State Council Free-Throw Championships crowned six winners on March 14 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. The top tossers were from St. Jude Parish Council 12733 in Makakilo and St. Ann Church Council 14620 in Kaneohe. Pictured, from left, are 9-year-old Tiani Souza (Council 14620), 12-year-old Joshua Willis […]
Photo: Valley Isle music and arts
Composer Joe Camacho dances the hula at the annual Valley Isle Liturgy and Arts Conference (VILAC) at St. Anthony Parish and School in Wailuku March 20-21. Other presenters included composers Marty Haugen and Tony Alonso, accompanied by Joe Farias, Paulette Ching, and Faith Leasiolagi. Sissy Lake-Farm and Toni Bissen demonstrated the art of the hula. […]
Photos: Blessing of the oils
Bishop Larry Silva celebrated the Chrism Mass for Oahu March 26 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. During the evening liturgy, representatives from Oahu parishes brought oils to be blessed for use in the administering of the sacraments. Volunteers organize the containers of oil to be consecrated; Bishop Silva pours balsam into the sacred chrism; […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Washing feet
“If therefore the master and teacher have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet … as I have done for you, you should also do” (John 13:14-15) These sacred words of Scripture were acted out in Holy Thursday services around the world. This year, Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of Our Lord’s […]
Portuguese Club sponsoring tour of ancestral lands
The Big Island Portuguese Culture Club with Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Papaikou is sponsoring this fall a three-week tour of Portugal with a stop in the Azores. The trip, which starts in the third week of September and ends during the second week of October, will visit famous monuments, holy places and cultural […]
Heralding back: April 10, 2015
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — April 9, 1965 Tommy Higuchi, one of five captains of winning teams in St. Francis Hospital’s 1964 employee safety contest, shows his award to Ed Danzinger, (left), safety engineer for American Factors’ Insurance Division and consultant to the hospital. The award: a ticket for a hospital cafeteria […]
Bishop Larry Silva’s Easter Message 2015: Jesus risen is here, now
Once upon a time, long ago and far away … This is the way we often begin stories. They can be engaging and fascinating stories. Sometimes they are fables and fairy tales that, although fictional, teach us some important lesson about life. At Easter we celebrate the greatest event to take place in the history […]
Family-style evangelization: The Holy Spirit stirs close, loving relationships to spark a conversion
Hyun Soon Han Maerki and her daughter Su Jung.(HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) On April 4, 200 catechumens will be baptized, confirmed and receive First Eucharist during Easter Vigil services across Hawaii. While the faith journey of each catechumen is unique, behind every one of them is the love and support of catechists, […]
Pope Francis announces Holy Year of Mercy
Pope Francis preaches during a Lenten penance service in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 13. During a March 13 penance service, the pope announced an extraordinary jubilee, a Holy Year of Mercy, to be celebrated from Dec. 8, 2015, until Nov. 20, 2016. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis announced […]
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