OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “How many disabled and suffering persons open their hearts to life again as soon as they realize they are loved! How much love can well up in a heart simply with a smile.… Each of us, sooner or later, is called to face — at times painfully — frailty and illness, […]
Hawaii’s first recorded baptism
The islands’ earliest convert to Christianity became a Catholic 199 years ago this month By Father Louis Yim Special to the Herald In the year 1819, before the arrival of Protestant and, later, Catholic missionaries to our island kingdom, a high ranking alii, on his own accord, made the bold decision to become a Christian. […]
Father Norlito Concepcion, Augustinians: Whatever God wills
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My Augustinian confreres of the past are a great source of inspiration to me. In particular, it was the famous navigator and cosmographer Fray Andrés de Urdaneta who discovered the trade route from the west to the east across the Pacific. This […]
Heralding back: Aug. 10, 2018
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Aug. 2, 1968 Before Father Comes Left, Emmett Devin as Valere enjoys a stolen moment with the miser’s daughter, Elise (right), played by Andrea Anderson, while her trusted maid, Brindavoine, starring Stephanie Hall, tries to separate the couple before Elise’s father arrives on the scene in the […]
Talk story: Sorrow and mourning flee away
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY The burning sands will become pools, and the thirsty ground, springs of water. And the ransomed of the Lord shall enter Zion singing, crowned with everlasting joy. They meet with joy and gladness … sorrow and mourning flee away. (Isaiah 35: 7, 10) “Families Belong Together and Free.” We recently saw […]
Letter to the Herald: Aug. 10, 2018
Sharing the suffering of the Chilean church Perhaps you find it inappropriate to report a most disturbing series of events occurring in our Church in Chile. Truly, it is our church. We share the suffering of our Chilean sisters and brothers who we won’t blame for casting a vote of no confidence in their bishops, […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 10, 2018
Hi ho, hi ho, Heraldites! It’s back to school we go! Since the academic year is upon us, I’ve scattered some school-related questions throughout this quiz. 1) Catholic trivia A church can be a basilica, a cathedral and a shrine all at once. But do you know which of the three is the highest distinction? […]
A history as old as Catholic Hawaii
The Kaimuki archives of the Sacred Hearts fathers and brothers has many tales to tell By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On his weekly volunteer day at the archives of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Kaimuki, Sacred Hearts Father Ed Popish climbs the stairs to the second-floor of St. […]
Heralding back: July 27, 2018
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 19, 1968 An undergraduate research program in biological sciences aimed at tying in theory with practice and providing the experimental means by which the student can apply concepts, techniques and general “know how” to actual research projects, will be introduced at Chaminade College this fall. 25 […]
Talk story: Pope to rescuers, thank you; to the rescued, hold on to hope
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Before the challenges of contemporary movements of migration, the only reasonable response is one of solidarity and mercy.” (Pope Francis, homily at Mass with migrants, Rome, July 6) Pope Francis’ papacy has always focused on the poor, vulnerable and outcast of society. While we were in Rome earlier this month, the […]
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