Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Mary Adamski: ‘Tis the season to take action

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View from the pew Flipping through the calendar with holidays on the horizon had become a downer for me. Not in a Happy Thanksgiving mindset. Definitely dreading fa-la-la-la-LAH. Almost wishing we were still in ancient days of the Catholic Church when Advent was a time of defined penitence — fasting and abstaining from rich foods […]

St. Francis Hospice supports patients and loved ones

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Facing the future together By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald Petra Ranches’ first action when working with new clients at St. Francis Hospice is to meet them and personalize their care. Whether they need relief from physical, emotional or spiritual symptoms, the nurse practitioner’s goal with hospice care is to first understand the patients’ immediate needs, […]

Parish columbaria provide a safe and peaceful resting place

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Facing the future together By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald Dona Clamucha considers herself blessed. Her father, Daniel Pires, was the first parishioner inurned in St. Ann Church’s columbarium after it was blessed in 2022. Now, Clamucha — the Kaneohe parish’s receptionist — often takes time during her lunch breaks to visit the engraved niche containing […]

Bereavement ministry offers space to grieve, find hope

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Facing the future together By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald Experiencing grief is an inevitable part of life. How someone handles their suffering — and if there is a hand to guide them through their journey — makes all the difference. According to the pastor of Mary, Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala, addressing that […]

Cancer support group helps all touched by disease

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Facing the future together By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald In response to life-altering cancer diagnoses, a close-knit support group of patients, survivors and caregivers chooses to defy the disease together in fellowship, faith and encouragement. According to longtime parishioner and founding member Ann Jones, the cancer support group at Holy Trinity Church in Kuliouou is […]

New faith formation project focuses on families

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By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald After a year of listening to parents’ struggles with faith formation at home, catechetical leaders from nine Hawaii parishes are now launching programs designed to strengthen families in their faith life — part of a new initiative that includes dozens of parishes across the U.S. Some 200 parishes, from Hawaii […]

St. John Vianney parishioner embraced opportunities to serve

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultantswww.CatholicSteward.com It’s often said, “Leave the world better than you found it.” That takes a special kind of person — but anyone who knew Jim Severson, a longtime member of St. John Vianney Church in Kailua, knows he lived by those words every day. Severson passed away in September at age 91. […]

Mark milestone in Mary’s life with prayer and charity

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultantswww.CatholicSteward.com In the rich tapestry of feasts within the Catholic Church, the feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary holds a special place. Celebrated on Nov. 21, this feast honors the young Mary’s dedication to God in the temple. It is a day to reflect on her unique role in […]

A Carmelite nun, Carmel of the Holy Trinity Hawaii: ‘A life attuned to presence’

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OPHawaii Catholic Herald There is a line written about our Blessed Mother that has always touched me: “It was as if all purity had breathed a crystal air for her to come in; sweetest virtue, sweetest prayer, to keep awareness of a presence there.” This is […]