By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Time is one of the greatest gifts God has given us in this life. And yet, how easy is it for us to take it for granted, especially when it passes by so quickly — it seems the days, weeks and months go by faster and faster with each new […]
Stewardship: Give time to the Lord through deep, thoughtful prayer
By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com We make constant reference to the “three T’s” of stewardship, recognizing that to truly live as a stewardship people, we must give God the first fruits of our time, talent and treasure. It is easy for us to see the concrete reality of the latter two. If we are to […]
St. Ann Church hosts men’s midnight prayer as part of Divine Office
By Trudy Rawlins Special to the Herald The Liturgy of the Hours is an ancient, structured way of praying Scripture throughout the day, focusing especially on the Psalms. It hearkens back to the Jewish custom of praying at fixed hours, a practice early Christians continued. Also called the Divine Office, the purpose of this form […]
Women’s group that prays for priests and seminarians seeks new members
The Diocese of Honolulu Spiritual Moms Apostolate is a group of devout Catholic women who pray for Hawaii’s bishop, priests and seminarians. Our diocese is blessed with a growing number of priests and seminarians. For various reasons, such as illness and relocations, the number of spiritual mothers has declined. Please consider supporting our priests […]
Supreme Court sides with coach in school prayer case
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In a 6-3 vote June 27, the Supreme Court ruled that a former high school football coach had the right to pray on the football field after games because his prayers were private speech and did not represent the public school’s endorsement of religion. “The Constitution and […]
Commentary: Year of prayer united by technology
By Christian Raquepo Special to the Herald “I am the Lady of the Rosary. Continue to pray the Rosary every day.” (Our Lady of Fatima, Oct. 13, 1917) Unable to gather at the homes of parishioners of the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa to pray the rosary accompanied by a pilgrim statue of Our Lady because […]
‘Mystery man’ at prayer in church in New Orleans turns out to be …
By Peter Finney Jr. Catholic News Service NEW ORLEANS — Joe Delery is a lifelong Catholic and has spent a career with the New Orleans Police Department using his 6-foot-3 frame to protect and serve with the best of them, intuitively knowing how to defuse a tense standoff with a disarming gift of gab. When […]
A priest’s Christmas prayer for his people
Submitted by Hawaii pastors to the Hawaii Catholic Herald during the second week in Advent “That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love, may… know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge…” (Eph 3:17-19) May we have strong loving faith to meet the challenge of the present. […]
Mary Adamski: Let us pray
View from the pew There was a whole lot of praying going on in the virtual public square last month. But unless you were glued to the screen for every second of the political party conventions, you may have missed it. Both the Democrats and Republicans scheduled invocations, blessings and benedictions by speakers from various […]
Pope writes prayers for end of pandemic to be recited after rosary
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary’s intercession in stopping the coronavirus pandemic. “Contemplating the face of Christ with the heart […]