Nuclear missile warnings. Hurricane watches. Monster waves and rising sea levels. Homeless tent cities everywhere. Caravans of refugees. Mass shootings. We can feel overwhelmed by so many threats. But when we feel we simply cannot take any more, let us hold the Baby Jesus in our arms. Let us look into his eyes and try […]
Merry mangers: Nativity scenes from around the world make up Bishop Larry Silva’s personal collection of crèches
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Tiny and tall. Manufactured and handmade. Local and internationally inspired. Close to 150 Nativity scenes fill the bookshelves of the St. Stephen Diocesan Center library this month, all of them a part of Bishop Larry Silva’s personal collection of manger scenes. This is the first year Honolulu’s bishop has […]
Star bright moments
Here are scenes from the 2018 “Star Light, Star Bright” Christmas party at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua on Dec. 8. The annual event is for women inmates, their children and the kids’ caregivers. The Diocese of Honolulu’s Office of Prison Ministry sponsors the event. This year’s party included lunch, treats from an […]
Christmas spirit in the air as Vatican unveils Nativity scene, tree
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The annual unveiling of the Vatican’s Christmas tree and Nativity scene brought some much-needed warmth to people’s hearts as winter approached. Hundreds of people in St. Peter’s Square Dec. 7 applauded as white curtains unfurled, revealing a 52-foot wide artistic representation of Jesus’ birth made […]
Bishop to observe Filipino tradition of pre-Christmas dawn and evening Masses
Bishop Larry Silva will again this year observe the Filipino tradition of celebrating a novena of Masses on the nine days before Christmas. The bishop will preside at four early morning Misa de Gallo liturgies and six evening Simbang Gabi Masses, from Dec. 15 to Dec. 24 at 10 parishes on Oahu and the Big […]
Photo: Filipino Catholic Club carolers
The Filipino Catholic Club of St. Jude Parish, Kapolei, went caroling on Dec. 1 at two west Oahu nursing homes. Armed with song sheets, guitar, and other instruments, it was the fourth year for the dozen-or-so amateur-voiced singers boldly sharing their Christmas cheer at the Pearl City Nursing Home in Aiea and Ka Punawai Ola […]
Photo: City Nativity scene
The Diocese of Honolulu put up a Nativity scene as part of the Honolulu City Lights Christmas display Nov. 24 around Honolulu Hale. The display was created by the diocesan Office of Worship. Assisting with the construction were Deacon Modesto Cordero, David Oliveira, Denise Oliveira, Kevin Saito, Jeremiah Carter and the students of Damien Memorial […]
School concert to add a twist to Christmas songs
The five instrumental and vocal musical ensembles of St. John Vianney School in Kailua will present the free holiday concert “Christmas with a Twist,” Dec. 6, at 6:30 p.m. The school music director Sarah Young will conduct the school’s Beginning Band, Beginning Orchestra, Senior Choir, Concert Band and Concert Orchestra. The ensembles are made up […]
Photo: Sand sculpture at the Vatican
A worker sculpts an angel on a Nativity scene made entirely of sand in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Nov. 26. The 52-foot wide sculpture is made of sand from Jesolo, an Italian seaside town near Venice. (CNS photo/Paul Haring )
Pope prays for world’s suffering children on Christmas
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Those who recognize the Lord in the baby Jesus in the manger also should recognize his presence in children suffering today because of war, poverty and immigration, Pope Francis said. “Jesus knows well the pain of not being welcomed and how hard it is not […]
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