VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I always wanted to be a priest. When I was in the Philippines, most of the priests around were Maryknoll Fathers. We did not have a local clergy then. The Maryknoll Fathers were very active, visible missionaries who built up the faithful […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 1, 2016
July is here, quiz friends. It’s a great time of year. Hope your summer has been graced so far with much sunshine and spirit. Let’s get you further enlightened with Catholic trivia bits in my latest quiz! 1) Saints The feast of St. Maria Goretti, patroness of rape victims and youth, is celebrated July 6. […]
Official notices: June 17. 2016
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] June 18, 8:00 am, Mass for Oahu Faith Formation Conference, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. [Fr. Gary Secor] June 21, 9:00 am, Diocesan Finance Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 6:00 pm, Alliance Defending Freedom’s Religious Freedom Summit, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Kapalua. June 22, 5:00 […]
Heralding back: June 17. 2016
50 years ago — June 17, 1966 Madonna, child to appear on Christmas postage stamp For the first time in the history of the U.S. Post Office Department, a postage stamp will depict the Madonna and Child. In announcing the design of the 1966 Christmas postage stamp, Postmaster General Lawrence F. O’Brien said the five-cent […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 3, 2016
I’m as joyful as a June bug, quizzicals! Summer is here, and it’s time for easy, breezy days ahead. Take this quiz at your leisure, and enjoy learning a new thing or two about our awesome Catholic faith. 1) Saints Our Lady of Aparecida is the patroness for which South American country? a) Bolivia b) […]
Heralding back: April 22, 2016
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — April 29, 1966 Maryknoll Grade School students Daniel Druecker and Diantha Goo receive Governor Burns’ congratulations as the Building Fund Drive for the new school at Maryknoll gets under way. The children are selling the World’s Finest Chocolate. (Craig Stevens Photo) 25 years ago — April 26, […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: April 22, 2016
The springtime graces are flowing through April, quiz maniacs. I think I kept the quiz fairly simple this time, but here’s hoping you still glean a new bit of knowledge or two about our wonderful Catholic faith. Hop to it! 1) Saints The Vatican guesthouse in which Pope Francis resides is named for which saint? […]
Father William Shannon, diocesan priest: The spirit of minority
Often, as I drive to work in downtown Honolulu, I see people standing out on the street mixed in with the fast-paced successful business personnel and wonder, “What is his or her circumstance? Probably, he or she is homeless.” There are others that can be seen pushing carts filled with their belongings or groceries oblivious to the surroundings. These people literally live on the edge of society and can be very much forgotten. Working with seminarians, it is the spirit of minority that I would like to impart to them.
Heralding back: April 8, 2016
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — April 29, 1966 A building and renovating program is under way at Sacred Hearts Academy. The unsafe old seventh-and-eighth grade building which occupied the center of the campus has been demolished. Construction will soon begin on a new two-story building on the former athletic field along Harding […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: April 8, 2016
I love Eastertide, quizzicians. There is much to celebrate this season. Divine Mercy Sunday, for example, was April 3. I’ve included questions about Divine Mercy in my latest hodgepodge of Catholic trivia. 1) Saints Which of the four Gospel writers, whose feast day is celebrated April 25, is often associated with the symbol of a […]
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