The whole congregation swayed and lip-synched as the choir sang “Kanaka Wai Wai” at the Oct. 11 Sunday Mass at my parish. One of the most mellow, lovely Hawaiian hymns; even those not fluent know the words of the chorus, “E hawi, e hawi lilo. I kou mau waiwai,” and so on. But did we […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Ulu, the Chuukese and one ohana
“Praised be you, my Lord, through our Sister Mother Earth, who sustains us and who produces various fruit.” (St. Francis of Assisi: “Canticle of Creatures”) This summer on the Big Island, Chuukese women from St. Joseph Parish in Hilo and Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa drove up the Hamakua Coast in two vans singing and […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Oct. 23, 2015
Is that November I spy on the horizon, quiz maniacs? My, does the year zoom by in the blink of an eye. It’s time once again for a fresh set of Catholic quiz questions. Get those warm autumn thinking caps on! 1) Saints Which of the following is NOT true about St. John of Capistrano, […]
Father Themistocles T. Tuyac Jr., diocesan priest: A missionary in a foreign land
The Maryknoll Fathers had instilled in me the missionary spirit. Now that we have a lot of vocations in my diocese, it is my time to share in the mission. When my bishop asked me to do missionary work, to help the Diocese of Honolulu, I needed to discern it for a few months. I […]
Heralding back: Oct. 23, 2015
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Oct. 22, 1965 George Barati (right) rehearses with Shigeru Hotoke (filling in for Richard Kness, tenor, who had not arrived from Washington), Ethel Chung Maxson, Eunice DeMello, and Charles Scharbach (left to right) for tonight’s performance of Beethoven’s MISSA SOLEMNIS. This is the first time this masterpiece […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: We are family
“We all have the duty to do good.” (Pope Francis) Two weeks ago, these words, with the waving, smiling image of Pope Francis, were on banners flying from street lamps all over Philadelphia. This message and others like it were repeated all over New York City and Washington, D.C. We all have memories of Pope […]
Father Francisco ‘Kit’ Mendoza, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament: God writes straight with crooked lines
When I was studying in Manila, my school was close by the church. I frequently stopped in to visit with the Lord. I also was a member of the men’s Eucharistic League, a group of men dedicated to the Eucharist who would once a month spend an hour before the Eucharist. I was assigned to […]
Parish and School News: Oct. 9, 2015
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Oct. 9, 2015
What a week, Heraldistas! I’m still buzzing from Pope Francis’ U.S. visit, so I decided to do a special quiz. All of the questions have something to do with the World Meeting of Families. Let’s see how well you do! 1) Saints The cathedral basilica in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is named for which two […]
Sister Cheryl Wint, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: The spirituality of turning it off
As an extrovert, I am constantly on the go. It is really hard to stop the brain from thinking, the limbs from moving, everything from just going, and to simply be. And yet, when I do take time to turn off and tune out, emptying myself of any accountability to anyone or unnecessary talk, I […]
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