By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald My four-year-old knew instantly that Mary was missing when she started playing with our Little People Nativity in early December. “Where’s Mary?” she said a bit anxiously as she found me in another room. At first, I had no idea what she was talking about. But when I realized […]
We need a little Christmas … after Christmas
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald I’ll admit, seasonal creep has been creeping up on me despite my best intentions. While I write this just before Thanksgiving, I still have fall decorations up and they’ll stay up through Turkey Day. But I’m well into Christmas gift shopping, I have my Christmas cards, and I have […]
Commentary: ‘Found’
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald While scrolling through Netflix recently I saw a new documentary called “Found.” The film focuses on three girls, Sadie, Lily and Chloe, who were adopted and raised by three different American families. When they are teens, they find out they are cousins through a DNA testing site. Over a […]
An appreciation: For all the pandemic teachers
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald There is a scene from the second season of “The Big Bang Theory” TV show that sums up how much I think we should be thanking our teachers this year. It’s Christmas time and the character of Sheldon, a socially awkward genius, has several sizes of gift baskets at […]
28 days of blessings: Thanksgiving to Christmas challenge
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald As I write this, it’s less than a week past Halloween, and already the online publications are releasing their holiday gift lists, and stores are pushing their seasonal sales. Santa is perched on Ala Moana Shopping Center’s roof, and I haven’t even had the chance to decide what I’m […]
Commentary: Hurling words against suffering
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When Alice McDermott began work on her most recent novel, “The Ninth Hour,” she had no intention of writing about Catholic nuns. “I was really displeased with myself when the first nun showed up in the first chapter,” she told those gathered to hear her speak on Sept. 21 […]
