The cheerful clique of Catholic high school students greeting guests at the Augustine Educational Foundation’s annual donor appreciation reception Sept. 25 at the Halekulani Hotel’s Hau Terrace Lanai represented the life-changing potential of the scholarship-granting organization. They were the PWH scholars, 16 students handpicked from public middle schools and given a remarkable opportunity — a […]
Archives for October 2014
Bishop Larry Silva: Message about voting
Dear Brothers and Sisters: Peace be with you! Please VOTE in the November 4 general election! When God gives us a gift, he expects that we use it for the good of all. We have been given the gift of living in a democratic country, and this blessing also involves a grave responsibility. We must […]
Pope tells bishops at family synod to speak fearlessly, listen humbly
Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, retired Vatican secretary of state, before the start of the afternoon session on the first working day of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 6. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Vatican City — Pope Francis opened the first working session of an extraordinary […]
Obituary | Father James Anguay, SSCC: Hawaii priest was pastor, novice master, missionary, chaplain
Sacred Hearts Father James C.P. Anguay, whose service to his religious community included parish work, the formation of novices and the pioneering of a mission in the Cook Islands, died unexpectedly on Sept. 20 in Honolulu. He was a priest for 42 years and 70 years old. Father Anguay’s final assignment was as chaplain of […]
Father Richard McNally | Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: Choosing adoration
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING A retreat master once said that if you come to the point someday where you are so busy that you need to make a choice between saying the Divine Office and making adoration, choose adoration. Others will uphold you as they say the prayer of the church. But in adoration, you are […]
Kathleen T. Choi | In little ways: Life on the mat
A high school buddy of mine is a Presbyterian minister in West Virginia. In a recent email, he wrote, “Got to preach Sunday on the passage from Genesis that is the foundational rock of my theology … Jacob and his wrestling match with God … (Genesis 32:22-32). It’s always been my contention that the wrestling […]
Mary Adamski | View from the pew: A time to every purpose
“To everything there is a season.” Familiar words, a passage from the Old Testament that you’ll hear in a homily, often in a eulogy, sometimes in politicians’ rhetoric. There it was in the daily newspaper Sept. 23, on that page dedicated to deep, thoughtful, insightful perspectives on our lives and times. No, it wasn’t the […]
Hawaii deputies named for Young Ladies’ Institute
The Young Ladies’ Institute grand president Mariella Cacdac-Waterson of Shoreline, Washington, recently announced the deputies for Hawaii District #22 for 2014-15. They are Rosalie Smith of Ana Malia #208 as district deputy; Evelyn Cabral of Kailua #213 as institute deputy for Ana Malia #208; and Mary Wuscher of Ana Malia #208 as institute deputy for […]
Catholic Charities a sponsor of March Against Violence
Catholic Charities Hawaii is one of the major sponsors for the 20th Annual Men’s March Against Violence, a yearly demonstration highlighting awareness of domestic violence, Oct. 23, in downtown Honolulu. The event begins with a short march starting at noon from the State Capitol rotunda to Honolulu Hale’s Skygate Park, where a rally is scheduled […]
Father John Catoir: When God says no
What do you do when God, your friend and protector, suddenly turns you down and says “no”? A tragic event, such as a death, can topple your childhood dreams about a heavenly Father who will help you through the trials and tribulations of life. Deaths happen all the time. However, when someone you love dies, […]