Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Heralding back: Dec. 2, 2016

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Dec. 9, 1966 Construction of a new convent and new boarding school at St. Francis Convent School in Manoa Valley were underway this week when Pacific Construction Company began actual work on the site. Explaining the plans to Attorney Francis Wong and Sister Antoinette, O.S.F., regional superior, […]

Sister Ana Celestial, Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena: Whatever God wants

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald After leaving Hawaii in 1990 after 18 years of teaching in the classroom and being a school principal on Kauai and Oahu, I ministered in the Philippines, New Jersey and North Carolina for 26 more. In each place, I would always tell […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Dec. 2, 2016

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I have been anxiously anticipating Advent, quizzicals! Can you believe that when we next meet, Christmas will be right around the corner? I hope you will find grace during this special time of the year. My first gift of the season for you is another awesome quiz! 1) Saints Which of the following is true […]

Mary Adamski: Mercy, mercy, me

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VIEW FROM THE PEW “Mercy, mercy, me. Things ain’t what they used to be.” That’s the song running through my head this week. Seems like a post-Vatican II musical version of the Kyrie Eleison? Not. It’s lyrics from a 1970s song by blues singer Marvin Gaye. It was the title of the Mackey Marianist Lecture […]

Prayers at the Advent wreath

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FIRST SUNDAY On the first Sunday of Advent, the family gathers to bless the wreath. The Leader, usually the father, sprinkles the wreath with holy water. Leader: Our help is in the name of the Lord. All: Who made heaven and earth. Leader: Let us pray. O God, all things are made holy by your […]

Sister Vergilia Jim, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Leaving peaceprints

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald It really is the Lord that inspires me to do the things that I have done. As I try to follow the promptings, the Lord unfolds things little by little. When I left Hawaii 20 years ago, I wasn’t really sure where […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Nov. 18, 2016

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Happy Thanksgiving, Heraldians! To show my gratitude for your support of our quiz, I’ve put together another cornucopia of Catholic trivia. I hope the light of knowledge and of our faith will be with you and your loved ones as we enter into Advent. 1) Saints Many Catholics begin a popular “Christmas novena” to this […]

Talk story: Focus on the vulnerable

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Jesus’ concern for the care of the hungry, the thirsty, the homeless and prisoners (cf. Mt 25:34-40) sought to express the core of the Father’s mercy. This becomes a moral imperative for the whole of society that wishes to maintain the necessary conditions for a better common life.” (Pope Francis) November […]