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Bishop Silva making pilgrimage to Lourdes with Order of Malta

04/26/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Bishop Larry Silva is traveling to France April 30-May 8 to join thousands of fellow Knights of Malta on their annual pilgrimage to Lourdes. He will make the trip with two other Hawaii members of the charitable order and two “malades,” persons with illnesses who are given free travel to the Marian apparition site known […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: April 26, 2013

04/26/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

This Easter season is bringing us refreshment and renewal, quizzicals. Here are more Catholic trivia questions to reinvigorate your appreciation of the faith. 1) Saints Which of the following is NOT true about St. Catherine of Siena, whose feast day is celebrated April 29? a) She is a Doctor of the Church b) She is […]

Moon over Molokai: My life in Kalaupapa

04/26/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

It was 5:15 a.m. approximately as I stepped out onto the front porch, then onto the lawn facing those great green pali to the south. To the west over Maunaloa hung the full silvery moon, lighting up the landscape and the pali and shimmering on the harbor waters. It was time to prepare for the […]

Religious ed office sponsoring three Year of Faith conferences

04/26/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

The diocesan Department of Religious Education is sponsoring three Year of Faith conferences later this year on as many islands with sessions on evangelization, youth and young adult ministry, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, Catholic social teaching, parish leadership, volunteer training and more. Here is the conference schedule: Oahu: June 20-22; St. Joseph Parish, […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Being Melanie

04/26/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

We watched “Gone with the Wind” the other night. It’s been years since I last saw it, and my response has changed dramatically. The central character is the spirited but selfish Scarlett O’Hara. Her gentle sister-in-law, Melanie Wilkes, serves as contrast. I used to fantasize about being Scarlett. Now, I want to be Melanie. Melanie […]

Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: What is Confirmation?

04/26/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

YOUCAT*: “Confirmation is the Sacrament that completes Baptism; in it the gift of the Holy Spirit is bestowed upon us. Anyone who freely decides to live a life as God’s child and asks for God’s Spirit under the signs of the imposition of hands and anointing with Chrism receives the strength to witness to God’s […]

St. John Vianney School presents student musicians spring concert

04/26/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

The multi-level music department of St. John Vianney School in Kailua under the direction of Dana Arbaugh will present its spring concert, 6:30 p.m., May 10, in the parish church. The public is invited. The concert will feature the school’s beginning band, beginning orchestra, concert band and concert orchestra performing works from around the world […]

Hawaii’s Secular Franciscans elect local leadership council

04/26/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

In 2008, Pope Benedict XVI told his rowdy American flock in his homily in New York’s Yankee Stadium that “obedience” wasn’t a bad word. Rather, it is the surrender of one’s will to God in service to him and the church. That’s the spirit of Hawaii’s Secular Franciscans, an order of lay men and women […]

Kapiolani Park celebration planned to cap Year of Faith

04/26/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

The Diocese of Honolulu is planning a festive day in the park to mark the end of the Catholic Church’s Year of Faith in November. Tentatively called the Catholic Cultural Celebration, the event being planned for Kapiolani Park in Waikiki, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Nov. 23 will feature a prayer service, entertainment, music, food and inspirational […]

Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: You’re awesome!

04/26/2013 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

In March, we held a series of retreats for leaders of ministries for youth and young adults. Dann Ebina volunteered to help us at each one and even paid his own airfare to the neighbor islands! At each retreat, Dann would constantly say, “You’re awesome!” When asked why, he’d say, “Cause you’re awesome!” Everyone who […]