View from the pew We’ve come to the end of the longest annual celebration of our faith. After months of a penitential Lent and a joyous and glorious Easter season, we’re back to the liturgy of Ordinary Time. But not before we celebrated the birthday of the church, Pentecost Sunday, May 24. It’s a feast […]
Mary Adamski: Aloha spirit helps us respect others’ dignity
View from the pew Writing about religions in our community was my thing for years. So recent stories in the secular press, which now rarely gives an inch of space to faith, stimulated a strong urge to write. At first my intended venue was the “letters to the editor” section rather than this Catholic […]
Memorial Day: My father sacrificed his life for his family and his homeland
By Josephine “Joey” D. Pablo Special to the Herald My father, Augusto Canuto Dicsen (1907-1944), a convert and civilian, died during World War II in his homeland, the Philippines. My mother shared memories of his death in bits and pieces before she died. Memories of my father came alive when I looked at family photographs […]