By Sister Nancy Usselmann, FSP Catholic News Service As Catholics, our lives shift a bit during the season of Lent, as is visibly marked on Ash Wednesday with ashes on our foreheads. Something is different about this time of year. And it should be. Lent offers us a time to take stock of our lives, […]
Fasting to be the person God is calling
By David Gibson Catholic News Service “We must love with our eyes open,” Canterbury’s Archbishop Justin Welby said last October. Saints, the Anglican leader advised, are people who are able to face and to confront “the entanglements of life.” Archbishop Welby spoke during an ecumenical vespers service in London’s Westminster Cathedral celebrating the canonization of […]
Almsgiving asks for a generosity beyond dollar signs
By Stephanie Clary Catholic News Service A traditional way to approach the Lenten practice of almsgiving is to give from the excess that you create by fasting. For example, according to Catholic Relief Services, you save approximately $3 per person, per meal, when you abstain from serving meat. By that estimate, eating meat-free on every […]
Photos: Signing the Book of the Elect
Oahu catechumens, also called the “elect,” seal their intention to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and first Eucharist at their parishes this Easter Vigil by signing the Book of the Elect at the Rite of Election March 1 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. The book was then presented to Bishop Larry […]
A religious take on Lenten dishes
We asked various religious order members, priests, deacons and seminarians if they had any favorite, simple recipes to share with our readers that were in the spirit of Lent. By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Chilies Rellenos By Father William “Pila” Tulua Parochial vicar at St. Catherine Parish in Kapaa, Kauai This is a great […]
Letter to the faithful: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl
Dear Friends in Christ, Peace be with you! The season of Lent calls us to draw closer to Jesus, the Son of God, who shared and redeemed our vulnerable humanity. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops invites us to participate in the Lenten journey of prayer, fasting and acts of mercy through Catholic Relief Services […]
Diocese of Honolulu 2020 Lenten Regulations
By the Diocesan Office of Worship FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics age 18 through 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (Feb. 26) and Good Friday (April 10). To fast means to consume one full meal a day at most, although taking of other, smaller quantities of food at […]
St. Ann offering Lenten program on conversion
As we begin each day, Jesus Christ calls us to conversion. This call had been happening since before his birth in Bethlehem. During the Lord’s 33-year earthly life many answered this call to conversion. Join the Adult Faith Formation team of St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe for three Lenten evening sessions in which Bishop Robert […]
Putting fish in the fryer for two good causes
Come enjoy the best-fried fish you’ve ever had and make new friends while supporting two great causes. The Knights of Columbus Council 6307’s Lenten fish fry, 5-7 p.m., March 6 at St. Anthony Parish Hall on Makawao Street in Kailua will raise money for students in financial need at St. John Vianney and St. Anthony […]
Photo: Ashes to ashes
Bishop Larry Silva applies ashes to the forehead of visiting priest Father Simon Baker at the Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, March 6. (HCH photos | Anna Weaver)
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