Students from Damien Memorial School hold signs opposing abortion at Oahu’s annual March for Life Jan. 22 at the Hawaii State Capitol. Far right, a pro-life advocate holds a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe during the 7th Annual Maui March for Life in Kahului on Jan.26. (Maui photo courtesy of Norman Franco)
Photo: Praying for Christian unity
People pray around the Taize cross during the 2019 Prayer for Christian Unity Taize Service at the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The ecumenical event has been held since 2008 and is now sponsored by the Diocese of Honolulu and the Hawaii Council of Churches. This year’s prayer service […]
Talk story: The scourge of human trafficking
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ.” (Pope Francis) Last month, the Vatican’s Migrants and Refugees Section released a new document, “Pastoral Orientations on Human Trafficking,” highlighting the harsh realities of modern-day slavery that include forced labor, the sex […]
Retreat center offering introduction to centering prayer workshop
All are welcome to join in a introductory/refresher workshop on centering prayer, March 2, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Retreat Center in Kalihi. Contemplative Outreach of Hawaii and St. Anthony Retreat Center staff will present simple steps to establish a daily practice to spend time in silence and to deepen your relationship with God. […]
Applauding Catholic educators
Hawaii Catholic Schools Week ended with the Annual Conference of Catholic Educators (ACCE) for Oahu teachers, administrators and staff at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe on Feb. 1. This year’s national Catholic Schools Week theme was “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.”
Need growing on Kauai’s north shore
The need is great and is growing for Haena and Wainiha, the north Kauai communities still suffering from the effects of last year’s devastating floods. St. William Mission Church in nearby Hanalei reopened for worship on Jan. 6 after nearly nine months of rebuilding and flood recovery. During this chaotic time the mission’s food pantry […]
St. Joseph principal named associate superintendent of Hawaii Catholic Schools
By Mona Ishihara Special to the Herald Superintendent of Hawaii Catholic Schools Michael Rockers announced Jan. 21 the appointment of Llewellyn Young, the principal of St. Joseph School, Hilo, for the past five years, as the new associate superintendent. He will succeed Betsey Gunderson who retires June 30. Originally from Kauai, Young attended the University […]
Heralding back: Feb. 8, 2019
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Feb. 14, 1969 At left, ANNUAL SUNDAY – Catholic Scouts and Cubs from the various troops throughout Oahu gathered at St. Anthony’s Church in Kailua for the annual awards presentation. A parade through Kailua preceded the affair in the church and the scouts pensively wait. 25 years […]
Honomu mission celebrating a century
Good Shepherd Mission Church in Honomu, north of Hilo on the Hamakua Coast on the Big Island, will celebrate its 100th anniversary, March 9, with Mass at 10 a.m. celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva and a luncheon afterward at Honomu Hongwanji. A mission of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Papaikou, Good Shepherd was an […]
World Day of the Sick Mass to include sacrament of anointing
The diocesan Mass for the World Day of the Sick, 6 p.m., Feb. 11, in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu will include the administration of the sacrament of the anointing of the sick for those seriously ill. Bishop Larry Silva will preside. The anointing of the sick is a sacrament […]
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