View from the pew There once was a motto that a Catholic kid would hear in the days leading up Christmas: “Remember the reason for the season.” The point was it’s not meant to be a time of greed and gluttony, of fixation on shopping sprees and making a list for Santa of things you […]
Embracing stewardship can enhance our Lenten journey
By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com As the sacred season of Lent continues this month — a time of reflection, repentance and preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ at Easter — we strive to grow closer to Christ through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. A frequently overlooked but deeply meaningful approach to enhancing one’s Lenten spiritual […]
Stations of the Cross are not limited to Lenten season
By D.D. Emmons OSV News The Way of the Cross is one of the most personal, meditative and graphic of any Catholic devotion. We spiritually join Jesus on the “via dolorosa” (sorrowful way) leading to the place of the skull, suffering with him as he struggles to carry the cross on that first Good Friday. […]
Exercise hope on path to renewal
By Erin O’Leary OSV News Lent gets its name from a word meaning “springtime,” the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun is bringing back its warmth and light. The Lenten season, indeed all of springtime, is a time of hope: We deepen our relationship with Christ through our […]
Talk story: We are all pilgrims in Lent and in life
Office for Social Ministry “This Lent, as we share in the grace of the Jubilee Year, I would like to propose a few reflections on what it means to journey together in hope, and on the summons to conversion that God in his mercy addresses to all of us, as individuals and as a community.” (Pope Francis, […]
Diocese will welcome 284 new Catholics at Easter Vigils this year
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu saw another uptick in catechumens this year, continuing a positive trend since the numbers plummeted in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. At Easter Vigil liturgies across the state on April 19, 284 catechumens will receive the sacraments of initiation — baptism, first holy Communion and […]
Hawaii’s 2025 catechumens
Here are the names of those being baptized at the Easter Vigil this year: West Honolulu Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Marie Nguyen Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Jason Kaneaikala Sheldon Sukulbech Shannaliette Forman Calvin Buen Erek Elliott Joshua Elliott Emily Yee Pomaikaiokalani Sansi Holy Family Eden Chang Dominic Hudson Jazmine Liliu Caroline Salvador […]
Talk story: Sharing Stories of Hope through CRS Rice Bowl
Ash Wednesday marks the start of the annual CRS Rice Bowl, the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services. CRS is the official relief and development agency of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. CRS Rice Bowl began during preparation for the 1975 World Eucharistic Congress in the United States, when Catholics in Pennsylvania prayed, fasted […]
Commentary: Try a new approach to Lenten sacrifice
By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald As this edition of the Hawaii Catholic Herald precedes Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten season, I thought it would be beneficial to provide some tips and tools for your spiritual toolbox so that we all can make the most of this Jubilee Year’s Lenten season. […]
Catholic initiation process has new name, but the same goal
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Easter is right around the corner, and many thousands of people across the country are awaiting the day with anticipation to enter the Catholic Church. That includes 241 catechumens in the Diocese of Honolulu who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. Each one of them prepares for the […]
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