The Holy Family Church building on 830 Main St., shown here in a photo taken Nov. 25, lies in a neighborhood of Naval housing and other facilities near the Honolulu International Airport. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Holy Family Parish on Nov. 19 purchased from the U.S. Navy for $1.6 million the 4.444-acre […]
Archives for December 2014
Pope Francis in Turkey: A look at Christianity on the margins
Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople embrace during a prayer service in the patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul Nov. 29. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — Ankara and Istanbul were gray and cold, at least compared to Rome, during Pope Francis’ Nov. 28-30 visit to Turkey. And the general reception, […]
Pope Francis urges Muslim leaders to condemn violence done in name of Islam
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM ISTANBUL — Pope Francis called on political and religious leaders across the Muslim world to condemn violence done in the name of Islam. The pope said he told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Nov. 28 that “it would be beautiful if all Islamic leaders — whether they be political leaders, […]
Kathleen T. Choi: It’s tempting
We’ve had several burglaries recently in our neighborhood. The neighborhood watch committee has urged residents to keep our doors locked even when we’re home and windows latched whenever we’re away. The committee’s messages have persuaded me that we all have an obligation to make this neighborhood a less tempting target. Perhaps potential thieves will try […]
Father John Catoir: Here’s to the faithful or lucky ones
The lucky ones are people with a vibrant faith. They may not be perfect, but they have been able to overcome many obstacles by the grace of God and find happiness despite their weaknesses. They believe in not being overcome by evil but overcoming evil with good. Sometimes a person is born with a particular […]
BILAC 2014 celebrates Year of the Family
One of three concerts at this year’s Marianist BILAC, Nov. 6-8, in Chaminade University’s Mystical Rose Oratory. (Photo courtesy of Marianist BILAC) Marianist BILAC 2014 chose the church’s “Year of the Family” as the theme for the Nov. 6-8 conference on the Chaminade University/Saint Louis School campus. At the event, Joe Camacho’s new Hawaiian/English […]
Blessed Sacrament Fathers elect two Hawaii-assigned priests to national leadership positions
Two Hawaii members of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament were elected last month to leadership positions for their community’s Province of Saint Ann which encompasses the United States. Father Robert Stark and Father John Keenen were elected provincial treasurer and provincial consulter, respectively, at the province’s 24th chapter at the Bethany Retreat Center in […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Second Sunday of Advent
God’s mercy is overwhelming Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 2 Peter 3:8-14 Mark 1:1-8 The second part of the Book of Isaiah provides the first reading for this Second Sunday of Advent. When this book was written, God’s people were very happy. Their long, dreary exile of four generations in Babylon was about to end. They were […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Dec. 5, 2014
Quote “We’re not going to end hunger in this world if we don’t figure out a way to be more productive in the agricultural sector globally … We can’t do that without women, especially since they’re 43 percent of the agricultural labor force.” | Victoria Stanley, a senior rural development and land specialist at the […]
Mary Adamski: ‘Assignment: Advent’
Advent always feels a little like the end of the semester, when the deadline for the final term paper is looming and the final exam is ahead and you’ve schluffed off on the required reading and the homework, and you start hyperventilating about what it’s going to mean to your GPA. No matter how many […]