“If you’re going to say you’re a Catholic, don’t you think you should BE a Catholic?” Since I asked myself that question my life has never been the same. I remember thinking saying “yes” means that faith is the most important thing in your life. Then, I realized there was one thing every saint has […]
Archives for March 2015
Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: What is a prayer of blessing?
YOUCAT*: A prayer of blessing is a prayer that calls down God’s blessing upon us. From God alone all blessings flow. His goodness, his closeness, his mercy — that is a blessing. “May the Lord bless you” is the shortest prayer of blessing. [CCC 2626-2627] This “Corner” is dedicated to the Class of 2015 at […]
Photo: Miss America touts science at the Academy
Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri was the featured speaker at Sacred Hearts Academy’s 21st Annual Science Symposium for Girls on Feb. 28. Davuluri, a University of Michigan graduate, is an advocate for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education. More than 500 girls from across Hawaii in grades five through eight, and their parents, attended the […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: March 13, 2015
Quote “How many times, within the church, do we keep Jesus inside and don’t let him go out. How many times! … This is the most important thing to do if we do not want the waters to stagnate within the church.” | Pope Francis, emphasizing the need to reach out to “baptized non-Christians,” people […]
Christina Capecchi | Twenty something: Bear claws, nose rings and rock bands: the hidden lives of Catholic sisters
Belinda Monahan has analyzed more than 100,000 animal bones in Armenia dating back from the Early Bronze Age (1,200 BC) to the Medieval period. For the 44-year-old archaeologist from New Jersey, the thrill never wears off. “When you look at a Stork’s lower-leg bone,” she says, “it’s about as long as my lower-leg bone. It’s […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion | Fourth Sunday in Lent: Looking ahead to the resurrection
2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21 This weekend the church celebrates Laetare Sunday, the name drawn from what is the first word in Latin of the entrance antiphon: “Rejoice!” Lent is well under way. Easter is not that far in the future. The reason for rejoicing is not so trivial as to say […]
Pope Francis: ‘Who, me? Yes, you’ … Judge yourself, not others
VATICAN CITY — Drop the innocent look and the habit of judging others, Pope Francis said; recognizing one’s own faults and failings is the first requirement of being a good Christian. In fact, paradoxically, one finds peace and relief in judging one’s own sins, being merciful toward others and saying, “Who am I to judge?” […]
Year of Consecrated life: dates and resources
Year of Consecrated life Nov. 30, 2014 – Feb. 2, 2016 Coming to your parish and school The Diocese of Honolulu is sending a special display celebrating the religious life to every parish and school in Hawaii through the Year of Consecrated Life. Here is the schedule for the next few weeks. March 14-15: Our […]
Nigerian bishops deplore insurgents’ use of children as suicide bombers
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s bishops criticized Boko Haram insurgents’ use of children to commit crimes such as suicide bombings. “We deplore the fact that young children are used to commit such crimes, and the fact that young Nigerians are used by politicians to intimidate and inflict violence on their political opponents is a disturbing symptom […]
Pope plans to canonize St. Therese’s parents during family synod
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is expected to canonize Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, during the world Synod of Bishops on the family in October. Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, leading a conference Feb. 27 on the role of saints in the life […]
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