Committed to a negotiated settlement over the real possibility of armed conflict, six world powers and Iran have decided to give peace a chance. After 20 months of patience and hard work, the P5+1 Group (the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, plus […]
Archives for July 2015
Scientific evidence shows the destructive nature of pornography
WASHINGTON — The Catholic Church’s strong stance against pornography is based on church teaching that the human body should be respected and every person has a God-given dignity. But the fight against pornography is not unique to religious organizations. “This is not a moral issue. We now have science to back this up,” said Dawn […]
Manaolana | Sidebar, July 31, 2015
Quote “It is a pity. We have never reached this level of violence. We preach, we hope, we weep. In all of the Middle East it is not a normal life.” | Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem, discussing the challenges Christians face in the Middle East at the hands of Islamic State militants. (Catholic […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: What songs may be sung at funerals?
Q: Recently, the funeral of Beau Biden (the vice president’s son) was televised nationally. The hymns consisted mainly of show tunes and songs by popular artists. In our own parish, as well as in hundreds of others, the use of nonliturgical songs would not be permitted. Why are the politically elite given “passes” that ordinary […]
Official notices: July 31, 2015
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] August 9, 5:00 pm, Mass for the 25th Ordination Anniversary of Father Moses Akebule, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Pearl City. August 11, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 6:00 pm, Vocations Discernment Dinner. August 12, 12:00 pm, Hawaii […]
Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: Is the confessional confidential?
YOUCAT*: The secret of the confessional is sacred. It cannot be violated for any reason, however weighty. [2490] Come on, you know you’ve thought about it — will the priest share my confession with his buddies, or worst yet, people who know me? As a teenager, it did cross my mind. My friends and I […]
Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Explicit
I was informed that my recent columns haven’t been explicit ministry “tips.” Previous columns have stated, “My tip today is …” or “My tip for you this week is …” However, the last few did not, which most likely caused the confusion. So I felt it would be best to clarify things. The title of […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion | 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: ‘I am the bread of life’
Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35 The Book of Exodus provides us with the first reading in this weekend’s Liturgy of the Word. As the name implies, this book of the Bible traces the path of the Hebrews as they fled Egypt, under the leadership of Moses, and proceeded across the desolate Sinai […]
The pope’s ‘staycation’: Correspondence, trip preparation fill his days
VATICAN CITY — Returning to the Vatican in the midst of a heat wave after an eight-day, three-country trip to South America, Pope Francis took the kind of vacation he said he prefers: what has become known as a “staycation.” With the exception of a July 21 meeting with a group of mayors from around […]
Heralding back: July 31, 2015
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 30, 1965 1965 Oahu CYO Softball Champions: St. Elizabeth’s Church captured the Championship for 2 straight years. The team are as follows: Front Row. Left to Right: Philip Garcia, Damien Robello, Carlton Robello, Antone Gabriel, Michael Robello, Lemul Moi, Wayne Kama, and Henry Carvalho Jr. Middle […]
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