The beautiful dawn of the Resurrection shines its gracious mercy and love upon us all, my dear Heraldonians! Happy Easter, my friends! 1) CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING The national organization HOPE is an advocacy and assistance Catholic group with the theme “Faith that does justice.” What area of Catholic social teaching does this organization focus on? […]
Mary Adamski: Music makes bishop’s legacy come alive
View from the pew Music is accompanying memories as I start down a reminiscing path about a very special person who has affected all our lives for the past several years. I am hearing a congregation gustily singing the Litany of Saints, not as the dirge-like traditional ritual, but sung to a Hawaiian tempo, accompanied […]
Peter and Donna Estomago: United by faith, busy with their missions
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald The Estomagos, married for 55 years, are parishioners at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Kailua. Peter is the athletic director of PAC-5 Athletics. Donna is the director of religious education at St. Anthony. Sr. Malia: Peter, I hardly see you around these […]
Love, family, community
For some isle catechumens this year, relationships helped them embrace the Catholic faith By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald In the Diocese of Honolulu, 284 people are preparing their hearts to be welcomed into the Catholic Church this year during the Easter Vigil. These catechumens come from a range of ages, places and backgrounds, knowing […]
Rice Bowl Story of Hope: Learning to protect crops in natural disasters
By Catholic Relief Services Shahadat Hossain lives on Manpura island in Bangladesh. He is a successful vegetable farmer who grows beans, pumpkins, tomatoes, eggplants and green chilis. He spends his days caring for his cows and tending the garden plots on his family’s land. Their farm provides nutritious food for Shahadat’s family to eat and […]
Talk story: Church’s solidarity with migrants remains strong
Office for Social Ministry “Migrations, more than ever before, will play a pivotal role in the future of our world. At present, however, migration is affected by the ‘loss of that sense of responsibility for our brothers and sisters on which every civil society is based.’” (Pope Francis, “Fratelli tutti (On fraternity and social friendship)”) […]
God creates many pivotal moments in our lives
Hawaii’s permanent deacons By Deacon Marlowe Sabater Special to the Herald “A leaf floating along the gentle stream.” That is how my wife, Maggie, and I described our lives and our journey in diaconate formation. For some reason, we found ourselves being carried by the steady flow of God’s providence. Both Maggie and I are […]
Reflection: From Kailua to Italy, coming full circle in Padua
By Deacon Michael Weaver Special to the Herald It has been said that a pilgrimage is more about the journey than the destination, that what one experiences along the way proves to be just as, if not more, significant than the endpoint. Earlier this spring, my wife Cecelia and I joined with a group of […]
It’s never too late to devote time to ministry
By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Nanette Salcedo has been Catholic her whole life, attending Maria Lanakila Church in Lahaina and now St. Joseph Church in Makawao. But in the last year, the Maui resident started to more fully appreciate and understand the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Bringing the Eucharist to the homebound […]
Share the hope of Jesus’ resurrection with those in need
By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com What hope Jesus’ resurrection offers to us! Indeed, had he not raised himself from the dead, our faith would be in vain, as St. Paul says. And yet, this hope is for every human being, even those who do not know him. Jesus calls us as Catholic Christians to rejoice […]
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