Job 38:1, 8-11; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41 This weekend the Sunday liturgies return to Ordinary Time after the long period of Lent, the Easter season, and a series of important feasts. The first reading from the Bible for this weekend is from the Book of Job. Job, who has been popularly mislabeled over the […]
Archives for June 2015
Bishop’s Circle fundraising campaign up 20 percent from last year
As of last month, The Bishop’s Circle fundraising campaign collected nearly $240,000 from 400 donors, a 20 percent increase over what was received in last year’s appeal, according to the diocesan director of stewardship and development Mark Clark. More than 150 of the donors are “donor society members,” making donations in one of five gift […]
Official notices: June 19, 2015
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] June 19, 10:00 am, Funeral Mass for Deacon Andy Gerakas, Star of the Sea Church, Waialae-Kahala. June 20, 8:00 am, Mass for Oahu Faith Formation Conference, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe. June 20-21, Episcopal Visitation, St. John Apostle & Evangelist Parish, Mililani. […]
Vatican set to announce decision on Medjugorje
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Pope Francis said the Vatican was ready to make an announcement concerning the alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith met recently to discuss the issue and “we’ve reached the point of making a decision and then they will say,” […]
Manaolana sidebar: June 19, 2015
Quote “Now, we must entrust the soul of Baby Francis to the abundant mercy of God so that this beloved child may find finally a home in his kingdom.” | Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence presiding June 10 over a Christian burial service for the unborn child he named “Francis,” fulfilling a commitment he […]
Pope pushes Putin for peace in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vatican June 10, the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine was the principal topic of their conversation and was a concern for many others as well. Putin arrived at the Vatican more than an hour late, beating the 45-minute tardiness he chalked up […]
Hawaii Catholic High School Classes of 2015
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Hawaii welcomes newest priest : ‘From this day forward, the risen Christ will make himself sacramentally present in Nick Brown’
Diocesan vicar general Father Gary Secor greets Father Brown with the fraternal “kiss of peace.” (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz) For more than seven minutes the priests lined up to lay their hands gently, silently, purposefully, for a second or two, on Nicholas Brown’s head, as Bishop Larry Silva had done moments before […]
To everything a season: Summer begets priest assignments
Summer will be a season of change, as a slew of new priest assignments will bring shifts in clergy staffing to about a third of Hawaii’s 66 parishes, mostly beginning July 1. Bishop Larry Silva has appointed new pastors or administrators for 13 parishes. In addition, two Kauai parishes and one on Oahu will also […]
THIRD IN A SERIES | Religious education and Catholic schools: Sharing responsibilities; family, church, school
Questions about implementing the proper order of the sacraments of initiation are already being posed to our diocesan offices. At the heart of many of these queries is a care and concern about our desire to understand and successfully support parents, clergy, catechists, teachers and the entire parish community in each of their various roles […]