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)
No flowers, please, it’s Lent
One of the more visible changes in church decor during the Lenten season is the absence of floral arrangements By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Of the many traditions and penitential practices observed during the season of Lent, one of the more visible is the stark change in church decor and a […]
Photo: Prayers in the valley
A small group gathers at the final station of the outdoor Way of the Cross at St. Anthony Retreat Center, Kalihi, March 8. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
Photo: More fish?
Knight of Columbus Mark Allen serves second helpings of fried fish to diners at the March 8 fish fry hosted by the Windward Oahu’s Knights of Columbus Council 6307. Parish and student volunteers from St. John Vianney Parish and St. Anthony Parish, both in Kailua, helped run the event, along with the Knights, which benefits […]
What are your plans for Lent?
The bishop, a priest, a deacon, a brother, a sister, the diocesan hermit and a laywoman all reflect on what they’re planning to do this year to enter into the spirit of the Lenten season Compiled by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Doing the usual, and more By Bishop Larry Silva Diocese of Honolulu As […]
Use it, don’t lose it this Lent
In today’s digital world, having 24-7 access to resources in the palm of your hand creates incredible opportunities to forge spiritual habits that will endure beyond Easter Sunday By Sherry Hayes-Peirce Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald As Lent approaches many people will spent Fat Tuesday binging on what they are “giving up” for the […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Putting Satan in his place
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13 The Book of Deuteronomy provides the first reading for this first Sunday of Lent. Deuteronomy recalls the flight of the Hebrews from Egypt, where they had been slaves. This trip, called the Exodus, was filled with risks and hardships. The Egyptians pursued them. The Sinai […]
