At a workshop on food insecurity Sept. 17, Bob Agres, top, discussed the causes of the problem and different ways local Catholics can address it in outreach ministries. More than 12 percent of the Islands’ population — and one in five local keiki — is “food insecure.” Beyond the problem of hunger, food insecurity […]
Archives for September 2013
Ferandin-style: The Augustine Foundation director has a passionate commitment to Catholic education
Sue Ferandin, executive director of the Augustine Educational Foundation, addresses guests at its annual donor appreciation reception, Sept. 19 at the Halekulani Hotel’s Hau Terrace Lanai. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) “I know every single one of you,” said Sue Ferandin to the 120 friends of Catholic schools gathered on the Halekulani Hotel’s […]
Diocese survey: How are ‘international’ priests adjusting here?
Hawaii’s priests gather for a group photo May 15 at the annual priests’ convocation at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore. The Office of Clergy lists more than half of them as “international.” (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) The diocesan Office of Clergy classifies more than half of the priests in […]
Mary Adamski: Sustainable acts of kindness
Random acts of kindness. Someone created that phrase a couple decades ago to package the concept of spontaneous and anonymous generosity to help or cheer a total stranger. I believe it was dreamed up as an antidote to “random acts of violence,” the unexplainable bursts of cruelty and destruction that fill the news and wrench […]
Viriditas: Sister Yoo Soo Kim, Maryknoll Sisters
Seasons of God’s beautiful creation “When I enter my studio, I feel the sacred air. Brightness of the candle flame, smoke of the incense, and smell of tea … At that moment my heart becomes pure, An armful of flowers in the sacred air, softness of sea air … As I fill my room with […]
4 in 5 Isle parishes fall short in audit of collection procedures
Is your parish using the right kind of bags to store its offertory collections? Does more than one person take collection funds to and from the parish safe? Is a log being kept of the offertory moneybags? Are collection summaries and cash counting managed properly? About a year after the diocese issued a checklist in […]
Knights’ donations give ultrasound machine to Kona pregnancy center
The Knights of Columbus Kona Council 13227 on Aug. 31 presented a check for $25,410 to the Pregnancy Center of Kona, a non-denominational counseling and pregnancy testing service, covering the cost of a new ultrasound machine that will monitor the health of babies in the womb and allow mothers to see their development. According to […]
Manaolana | Are sacred tattoos an improper exhibition or fitting expression of faith?
Stuart Randell poses in front of his Sacred Tattoos parlor in Fremantle, Western Australia, Sept. 3. Randell’s unusual service offers designs centered on religious themes. Randell, a Catholic who has been a tattooist for 20 years, says tattoos can also be part of the healing process in people’s lives. (CNS photo/Matthew Biddle, The Record) PERTH, […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: Did Mary have any other children?
YOUCAT: No. Jesus is the only son of Mary in the physical sense. [CCC 500, 510] I volunteer at my parish in our middle school youth ministry, and at a recent youth night one of the teens asked if Jesus had any brothers. Great question! Mary was a teen herself when she had Jesus, so […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Lumen Gloriae
I was asking God what I should write about and I was drawn to the “Concise Dictionary of Theology.” I found the entry “Lumen Gloria” (Light of Glory), which refers to the opening of our “eyes” to the beatific vision, God in all of his splendor “face to face.” St. Aquinas defined the beatific vision […]
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