Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Manaolana | Sidebar: Nov. 8, 2013

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Quote “Life is often wearisome. Work is tiring. Looking for work is exhausting. But what is most burdensome in life is a lack of love.” | Pope Francis, speaking Oct. 26 to an estimated 100,000 people in St. Peter’s Square for a Year of Faith celebration of family life. The pope emphasized the importance of […]

Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: In memory of…

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No. 4 on the “top 10 list”: “Honor your father and your mother.” I will honor my mother by speaking to her request, bereavement. The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and Christmas season can trigger warm memories for everyone, like Grandma’s stuffing, dad preparing the nativity scene, or ripping through wrapping paper. But, sometimes tough memories surface […]

Manaolana | Chaminade’s campus ministry blooms with programs, events, liturgies and service

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By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald Chaminade University’s Campus Ministry began the academic year revitalized and refreshed. It has offered popular programs and events on the Kaimuki campus, brought the student body together to celebrate liturgies and performed service to the local community. Such success reflects the ministry’s new mission statement: “to intensify our […]

Manaolana | Sidebar: Oct. 25, 2013

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Quote “Providence College loves Pope Francis.” | The message written by Providence College junior Joseph Day on a sticky note placed inside a zucchetto, or skullcap, he presented to Pope Francis during the Oct. 16 general audience in St. Peter’s Square. Pope Francis briefly placed Day’s cap on his head before returning it to the […]

Manaolana | Crosswalk: Road witnesses take their faith across Honolulu’s neighborhoods

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Ten miles. Twenty young Catholics. One mission: To be “walking witnesses” of the faith. That was the story behind the first-ever West Honolulu vicariate youth and young adult “Crosswalk,” Sept. 28. Participants spent the Saturday morning traveling by foot through the city’s highways and byways, taking turns carrying a large wooden cross. Their route began […]

Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: Something old, something new: the allure of the vintage

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When we were married, my husband and I moved into a house that had never been lived in before. No nicks in the woodwork, no carpet stains, no glow-in-the-dark constellations stuck to the ceiling. A blank slate for a new marriage. We marveled over its pristine condition, breathing in that new-house smell and sprawling across […]