Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Bishop urges ‘greater effort’ by parishes to offer Penance during Lent

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Seventeen Hawaii parishes have responded to Bishop Larry Silva’s request to make the Sacrament of Penance more available to parishioners during Lent, according to the diocesan Office of Worship. “During this Year of Faith, one of the great gifts that we need to make even more available to our people is the Sacrament of Penance,” […]

MMM…MEATLESS! Diocesan staffers share with Hawaii Catholic Herald readers their recipes for Lenten Fridays

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No meat on Fridays. No gravy or sauces made from meat products. No problem! At the annual “Lenten Luncheon” hosted by the Hawaii Catholic Herald, diocesan employees showed that sacrificing meat during this liturgical season doesn’t also have to be a penance of bland, boring meals. In Lenten Luncheon tradition, staffers brought a bevy of […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Forget it

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Scripture tells us, over and over, that we are to forgive those who hurt us. Moreover, we are to forgive others the way God has forgiven us. His forgiveness is total and unconditional. So, we, too, are to forgive and forget. That second action is the real toughie. Time helps with some trespasses. We seldom […]

‘Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It’s been years ….’

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If you were raised in the Catholic Church before 1962, you may remember the long lines waiting for confession every Saturday. Even though the church mandated confession only for serious sin, a culture of sinfulness led good and faithful Catholics to frequent, sometimes weekly, confession. Many devotional practices, including confession for venial sins, fell into […]

Viriditas: Sister Frances Therese Souza, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Faithfulness to God makes us who we are

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As I was reading an article in preparation for general chapter last year, the thought came to me that religious life and religion do not define who we are. We define what it is. I define what Franciscanism is, what the Catholic faith is, by who I am. Isn’t that cool? As you think of […]

Manaolana | Lent: Make it a good one (You’ve got 40 days)

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It’s that time of year again. Lent. Since the fourth century, your fellow faithful have been observing this period of spiritual preparation leading up to Easter. It’s a season of 40 days — excluding Sundays — that the church established to help us remember our call to prayer and living out God’s love to others. […]

Married 77 years! Angelino and Eva Ronquilio of Aiea

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The Feb. 1 issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald reported Worldwide Marriage Encounter’s choice of Joseph and Helen Vierra of Waimanalo as Hawaii’s longest married couple for 2013. The Vierras recently celebrated their 75th anniversary and were nominated for the annual Worldwide Marriage Encounter contest. As it turns out, another Catholic couple in Aiea also […]

Official Notices: Feb. 15, 2013

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Bishop’s Calendar February 15, 8:00 am, Augustine Educational Foundation (AEF) Bagels with Bishop, Damien Memorial School, Kalihi; 10:00 am, All Diocesan Staff Meeting, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC) Kaneohe; 11:30 am, Lenten Mass with Diocesan Staff followed by lunch, SSDC Chapel. February 16, 11:00 am, Vocations Luncheon for East Hawaii Vicariate, please contact the Office […]