Here are ways during Lent to refrain from other appetites besides food which can help us prepare for the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Abstaining from gossip By Judith Weigand Special to the Herald The most successful and rewarding “fasting” I ever did for Lent was more than 60 years ago when I […]
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Hawaii, Vermont island link in new Catholic travelogue
Review by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald “52 Masses: A Journey to Experience Catholicism Across America.” By Daniel Markham. Peregrino Press Some people have a bucket list to visit all of the U.S. states. Daniel Markham upped that goal to include attending Mass in all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Markham set this […]
Former diocesan youth ministry director drops by, shares stories with current one
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On a recent visit back to Oahu, the Diocese of Honolulu’s former youth ministry director got a chance to visit its current one. Alphonso “Al” Jones, 91, served the diocese in the late 1990s before retiring to California but visited the islands regularly until COVID-19. On his first visit […]
Many milestone years mark this year’s Catholic school educators gathering
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald If the number of lei piled around Raymond Abregano Jr.’s neck equaled the number of years he’s served in Hawaii Catholic schools, they would have gone above his head and tumbled off during the Annual Conference of Catholic Educators Mass on Feb. 3. As it was, the lei Abregano […]
Eddie would go park … at Sts. Peter and Paul Church
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The estimated 50,000 spectators who turned out for The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay on Jan. 22 needed a way to get there. Some took public transportation, biked or walked in. But many drove and needed a parking spot. Enter Sts. Peter and Paul Church with […]
Inclusive Catholic schools: Part 2
Educators seek ways to accommodate students who need different instruction models By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald There’s a cheerful room on the second floor of one of the buildings at St. Joseph School in Waipahu. A bubble tube provides a soothing distraction while a large TV screen plays relaxing music as images of […]
Lisa Gomes honored with first EPIC award
Lisa Gomes, the Diocese of Honolulu’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry director, received the first annual EPIC award at EPIC Ministry’s annual Christmas banquet. At the Dec. 30 event, Gomes was honored with a glass plaque and a thank you video from those who have worked with her over the years. Gomes has […]
North shore native sixth Sacred Hearts priest ordained since fall
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva ordained Oahu native Michael “Maiki” Kamauoha as a Sacred Hearts priest on Jan. 24, the last of six ordinations to the priesthood for the religious congregation’s U.S. province that began in the fall. Father Kamauoha, who is known to family and friends as Maiki (pronounced Mikey), […]
A filled co-cathedral honors the late pope emeritus
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Local Catholics filled the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on Jan. 4 for a memorial Mass honoring the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Bishop Larry Silva presided and gave a homily recognizing the late pope for his “rock solid” theological legacy and Christ-centered faith life. Pope Benedict XVI […]
Inclusive Catholic schools: Part 1
Special needs among students are important to address but it can be difficult to do so in a Catholic school setting By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Tehani Rawlins attended Sacred Hearts Academy for 13 years and is the third generation of women in her family to go to the all-girls school in Kaimuki. So, […]
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