Aloha, We figure you might be pretty busy getting ready for Malassada Day, March 4, but we wanted to make sure you knew about special Mardi Gras happenings this Saturday, March 1, in Waimanalo and on the Big Island in Hawi. First, in Waimanalo, St. George Parish is kicking off Lent with a “Feed the […]
CRS Rice Bowl | Prayer, fasting and giving : A journey of joy
Who Catholic Relief Services is in 91 countries, housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, and comforting and healing the sick. Representing the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, CRS lives the Gospel call to stand in solidarity with the poor, who are our sisters and brothers. In 2012, 93 percent of your donations to CRS went […]
Diocese of Honolulu 2014 Lenten Regulations
FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics aged 18 through 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (March 5) and Good Friday (April 18). To fast means to consume one full meal a day at most, although taking of other, smaller quantities of food at the other customary mealtimes is permitted. […]
Bishop ‘recovering well’ from knee surgery
Bishop Larry Silva underwent knee surgery Feb. 18 and is expected to be back celebrating Mass in public as early as Ash Wednesday, according to his assistant. Denise Oliveira of the bishop’s office said Bishop Silva has been “recovering well” after the five-hour total right knee replacement procedure done at Queen’s Hospital. The bishop was […]
The story of Ann Kazimirski
On Jan. 27, as part of Catholic Schools Week, the seventh and eighth graders of Holy Family Catholic Academy in Honolulu had the privilege of meeting Seymour Kazimirski, picture above with eighth grader Magellan McCartney, who told them the story of his mother, a Holocaust survivor. Holy Family eighth grader Ayla Tago wrote the following […]
It’s Friday. What’s in that broth?
Careful readers of church rules may sense a slight loosening this year of the regulations (page 2) regarding abstinence from meat on the Fridays in Lent. The regulations state: “meat broths or condiments made from animal fat are OK.” This seems to contradict past guidelines which, up to last year, read: “On days of complete […]
Action alert: Legislative support sought for housing first, rental trust fund
As part of its commitment to end homelessness in Hawaii, the Hawaii Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the Diocese of Honolulu, is asking Hawaii Catholic Herald readers to contact state lawmakers and express support for two housing initiatives now going through the state legislature. The initiatives are as follows: “Housing First”: appropriate $1.5 […]
Opting out of marriage: Why has the number of church weddings dropped 60 percent?
A Catholic wedding paints a beautiful picture of God’s grace, joining a man and a woman for a lifetime of faithful commitment, an image of the Lord’s unbreakable bond with his bride, the church. Recent statistics have shown, however, that more and more Catholics are opting out of the sacrament. The decline of Catholic weddings […]
Bishop to educators: learn from the past, plant seeds for the future
Catholic educators hold hands praying the Our Father at the educator’s conference, Jan. 31 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz) Bishop Larry Silva urged the hundreds of Oahu’s Catholic school teachers and administrators who gathered Jan. 31 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa for the Annual Conference of […]
At 80 years, Aiea couple honored for being longest married
Posing with Angelino Ronquilio, third from left, and Eva Ronquilio, seated, in St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea, Feb. 9, are from left, Sandra Ronquilio, son Ben Ronquilio, daughter Eva Davidson, son Ronald Ronquilio, Joyce Ronquilio and son Thomas Ronquilio. (HCH photo | Patrick Downes) 1934: Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president. You could buy a […]
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