I grew up with the La Salette priests. My hometown of Isabela was their first mission in the Philippines. They married my parents and were always at our house, even joining us for meals. Through the influence of my mom, I studied in a La Salette school and became an altar boy. During my high […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s Catechism Corner: Why did God show himself to us?
YOUCAT*: Man can know by reason that God exists, but not what God is really like. Yet because God would very much like to be known, he has revealed himself. [CCC 50-53, 68-69] Reveal himself — he didn’t have to. But he did. Why? Because he loves us. Think about it. When you love someone, […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: He>i and Lent
Growing up, choosing what to “give up” for Lent was hard. However, saying I wasn’t going to eat something for 40 days and go right back to eating it at 12:01 a.m. on Easter morning didn’t make any sense. The practice of fasting was never meant as a challenge, to see what you could live […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Feb. 27, 2015
I hope your Lent is off to a prayerful start, Heraldians. May my quizzes be a helpful part in your journey toward deepening your faith this season. Good luck with the following Catholic trivia questions. 1) Saints The feast of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother is celebrated Feb. 27. This Italian saint entered religious […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Three ways to bring Lent home
“Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our own poverty.” —Pope Francis This week, a student gave up two “monster tacos” at a local fast food chain because she knew her sacrifice, through Catholic Relief […]
Heralding back; Feb. 27, 2015
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Feb. 26, 1965 Sixty-seven members of the Creighton University Alumni Association are visiting Hawaii as part of their $9 million dollar fund raising drive in support of six graduate schools. The Hawaii Chapter of the CU Alumni Assoc. hosted the group at a luau at Duke Kahanamokus. […]
Father Anthony Rapozo, diocesan priesthood: It’s Jesus’ ministry
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING I enjoy my calling as a priest. The greatest challenge of this assignment was that there was a school attached to the parish. Initially, I did not realize how much time I would be involved in the school. But I have come to enjoy my interaction with the children. The kids now […]
Heralding back: Feb. 13, 2015
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Feb. 12, 1965 Cub scout Lawrence Lopes of Star of the Sea pack explains to his brother, Christopher, what happened in the Cathedral during the presentation of the many awards to leaders, scouts and cubs on Scout Sunday. Someday little Chris will be wearing the dark blue […]
Sister Monica Martin, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity: In generosity, God cannot be outdone
In declaring 2015 to be the Year of Consecrated Life, Pope Francis invites us to deepen our relationship with God. We are all consecrated by baptism. God loves us very much and desires nothing more than for us to love him in return. We can do that by spending more time in prayer. Even 15 […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Jan. 30, 2015
We’re in a very short stint of Ordinary Time, Heraldites. When we meet next, Lent will already be on the horizon. Keep on carrying on as I bring you another quiz full of cool Catholic trivia. 1) Saints St. Agatha, whose feast day is Feb. 5, was a virgin and martyr who died in the […]
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