By Alika Hussey Sheldon Special to the Herald It was raining and gloomy for most of the morning as volunteers gathered Dec. 19 to host the final Kaneohe Service Fair of the year at Kaneohe District Park. The service fair is a monthly venture to lend a supportive hand to those in our community who […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Share Jesus’ light with those in darkness
Witness to Jesus | Christmas Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered at Christmas midnight Mass with the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Community in Honolulu, and at Christmas Day Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. Last week I spoke to a longtime friend who is suffering from […]
Kidnapped Nigerian students freed in time for Christmas
By Fredrick Nzwili OSV News Catholics in northwestern Nigeria celebrated just days before Christmas, as the last group of students kidnapped from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri were freed by their captors. Church officials confirmed that the remaining 130 students were released Dec. 21, ending a monthlong ordeal that began when more than 300 […]
Respecting life: The reason for the season
By Val Streff Special to the Herald Christmas is a great time to focus on the incarnation of Jesus. Jesus took upon himself human flesh to save the world. Jesus conceived in the womb of the Blessed Mother shows us how God values life, especially the unborn. Passages 2270 and 2271 of the “Catechism of […]
St. Joseph students, staff pay holiday visit to Franciscan sisters
By Maile Kipapa Special to the Herald In 1900, Franciscan sisters began running St. Joseph School, then a girls’ school, helping to establish a strong foundation for Catholic education in Hilo. In 1944, the purchase of land at Ululani and Hualalai streets secured the future site of St. Joseph elementary and high schools. Just a […]
Photo: Never too early for Christmas
St. Joseph Mission in Kaupo, Maui — the most remote Catholic church on Maui — celebrated its Christmas Mass on Nov. 30, due to its unique Mass schedule. Because Mass is only celebrated on the fifth Sunday of the month, meaning no Mass in December, the parish held its Christmas celebration last month featuring beautiful […]
Reflection: Give the present of presence this Christmas
By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald Christmas arrives each year with light, music and celebration, but beneath all the joyful noise rests a mystery so profound it reshapes human history: God chose to be with us. In the quiet of Bethlehem, the long-awaited Word of God, promised by the prophets and yearned for by […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Celebrate generosity and giving by sharing time, talent, treasure
Catholic social tips It’s beginning to look like Christmas everywhere we go! For some, it creates a feeling of joyful anticipation, while for others, it evokes outright anxiety about all that needs to be done. These days, it seems like we leapfrog from Halloween to Christmas over Thanksgiving. This year, there are many people in […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Celebrating with joy amid great hardship
WITNESS TO JESUS | CHRISTMAS Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered Dec. 24 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu (also marking the opening of Jubilee Year 2025) and Dec. 25 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu. Today I received an email from a priest-friend […]
Hope must inspire action, not ‘laziness,’ pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Celebrating Christmas Mass after opening the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus fills Christians with hope and the courage to work for peace and justice. “This is our hope: God is Emmanuel, God-with-us,” he said at the Mass Dec. 24 in St. […]
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