Bishop’s schedule July 4-7, retreat with the Hawaii seminarians, Kalaupapa, Molokai. July 9, 1 p.m., retreat for the St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii board of directors, Hale O Meleana, Honolulu. July 10, 6 p.m., Mass with confirmation and first holy Communion, Sacred Heart Church, Pahoa. July 11, 6 p.m., Mass for Bishop Larry Silva’s […]
Reflection: Celebrating unity and gratitude on Fourth of July
By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald Happy Independence Day, dear readers of the Herald! Although Independence Day is meant to be a day of celebration and festivity, recent events around the world have caused the words of the hymn “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?,” composed by my friend, Tony Alonso (who borrowed the title […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Loving God frees us from sin’s grasp
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 66:10-4; Galatians 6:14-18; Luke 10:1-2, 17-20 The first reading is from the third section of Isaiah. The three sections of this book, so favored over the years by pious Jews as well as devout Christians, saw a great sweep of Hebrew history — from before the Babylonian conquest, through […]
Mary Adamski: Relearning, respecting the roots of America
View from the pew When we sang a string of “Alleluias” at the end of Mass on Pentecost Sunday, it was with mixed feelings. That was our cheerful “Happy birthday” refrain on the day we celebrate the birth of the Christian church. It’s also a bit sad to reach the end of the weekslong Easter […]