Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Bowlful of prayers, quizzes

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“Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our own poverty.” —Pope Francis All over the United States, including Hawaii, people are using Catholic Relief Service Rice Bowl activities such as “Lenten Prayer Eggs” and quizzes […]

Poems to the Herald

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My soul burns in wonder By L.L. Rocheford, Special to the Herald Oh! How dark is the night, That creates shadows of anxieties, That softly haunt the morning light. The dawn of heaven’s sunlight, Stirs a burning in my soul, That exhorts me on my path to God. Yet darkness will come again, As the […]

Heralding back: March 13, 2015

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — March 12, 1965 In their first year as participants in the annual Hawaii Catholic Herald Circulation Drive during Catholic Press Month, the students of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pearl City, won the first prize and plaque for the outstanding Oahu elementary school and also the top […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: March 13, 2015

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Lent may be a season of penance, quizzicals, but the coming of spring reminds us that days of refreshment and renewal lie ahead. Here’s a quiz full of timely Catholic trivia tidbits to ponder as you continue your Lenten journey. 1) Saints Pope Francis’ installation ceremony in 2013 took place on March 19, the feast […]

The way of a cross

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Photos by Walter Bacxa Special to the Herald It’s been more than seven years since an earthquake revealed severe damage to St. Michael Church in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island, requiring the tearing down of the 157-year-old structure. Now, its parishioners are eagerly anticipating the completion of a new church and are getting a look […]

Pope Francis: Don’t let meatless Fridays be selfish, soulless, seafood splurge

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Pope Francis elevates the Eucharist during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome Feb. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)   VATICAN CITY — Real fasting isn’t just restricting food choices, it must also include cleansing the heart of all selfishness and making room in one’s life for those in need and those […]

Conference spreads message and promise of stewardship

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Stewardship, correctly understood and properly practiced, will energize your parish. That message was hammered home in a variety of ways at a diocesan morning conference Feb. 7 at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea by visiting and local speakers eager to spread the gospel of stewardship. The presenters emphasized for the 300 attendees what stewardship was […]

Father Arnel Soriano, Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette: Challenges and blessings

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I grew up with the La Salette priests. My hometown of Isabela was their first mission in the Philippines. They married my parents and were always at our house, even joining us for meals. Through the influence of my mom, I studied in a La Salette school and became an altar boy. During my high […]