Students from Star of the Sea School look at the ornaments on their “Giving Tree,” which have written on them Christmas wish items for Catholic Charities Hawaii clients and others in the community. Students and parishioners have given generous donations to fulfill these holiday needs. A new Catholic Charities program geared toward Volunteer Services and […]
OBITUARY: Benedictine Father Timothy Ottman served Hawaii in parishes, monastery for 30 years
Benedictine Father Timothy M. Ottman, who came to Hawaii more than 30 years ago to work as a parish priest for a decade before retiring at the Benedictine Monastery in Waialua, died Dec. 5 in a Waialua foster care home. He was 92. He had been in religious life, first as a Trappist monk, since […]
Mary Adamski: The Lord is coming and the house is clean. Halleluia!
The house always had to be shining clean for Christmas and since Mom ruled, we the children took the vacuum cleaner nozzle into the deepest corners and the dustcloths to the tops of all those many framed things on the walls. That wasn’t quite going where no kid had been before, but it was shifting […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Less aw, more awe
I have a quarrel with nativity scenes. St. Francis created the first Christmas crèche to encourage our devotion to Christ. He put real straw in a real manger and brought a real ox and donkey to a rocky crevice in the hillside. They illustrated his sermon on poverty and humility. In today’s nativity scenes, the […]
Official notices: Dec. 20, 2013
Bishop’s calendar December 20, 5:00 am, Misa de Gallo, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. December 21, 5:00 am, Misa de Gallo, Holy Cross Parish, Kalaheo; 5:00 am, Misa de Gallo, St. John Apostle & Evangelist Parish, Mililani. [Fr. Gary Secor]; 5:00 pm, Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish, Lihue. December 22, 5:00 am, Misa de Gallo, […]
Three Honolulu pro-life events will mark Roe vs. Wade anniversary
Three Honolulu pro-life events in January will mark the U.S. Supreme Court’s Jan. 22, 1973, Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States. A Luminary Ceremony and Prayer Service, 5:30-8 p.m., Jan. 22, at the Hawaii state Capitol will honor the millions of babies lost to abortion. The event is being sponsored […]
Letter to the Herald: Two good reasons to subscribe
Two good reasons why I subscribe to the Hawaii Catholic Herald (although not a resident of Hawaii) are because of the spiritual columns of Fathers Catoir and Rolheiser. The November 22 edition was unusually well done. Father Rolheiser wrote on celibacy. Father Catoir’s column had to do with coping when things don’t go our way […]
Social Ministry Office to receive half of the proceeds of Raiatea Helm CD
Hawaiian recording artist Raiatea Helm is donating half of the proceeds from the sale of her new mini-CD “Ave Maria” (after covering production and manufacturing costs) to the diocese’s Office for Social Ministry. The two-time Grammy-nominated singer recorded the Latin-language classic to the simple accompaniment of ukulele virtuoso musician Bryan Tolentino. The CD also includes […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Dec. 20, 2013
Merry Christmas and Happy 2014, Heraldians! Let’s celebrate the holidays with a very special quiz. I’ll be mixing some Christmas trivia with questions to test your memory of 2013 events. Warmest wishes to you and yours! 1) Saints Pope Francis in 2013 canonized the first saint from Colombia. What is the name of this saint? […]
Photo: Star light, star bright
The diocesan prison ministry held their annual Star Light, Star Bright Christmas party for women inmates and their families at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua, Dec. 14. The party featured games, karaoke, food, donated gifts and a visit from Santa. From top, an inmate and child pray before lunch; Deacon Richard Abel, dressed […]
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