YOUCAT*: We can and should come to God with all our senses, not just with our intellect. That is why God gives himself to us in earthly signs — especially in bread and wine, the Body and Blood of Christ. [CCC 1084, 1146-1152] It’s important that we have faith. No doubt about that. But, at […]
Archives for August 2015
Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Turning paper into people
Today’s tip: Establish a working relationship with your parish’s (registration) database. It always looks good when parishes have an event and they collect every participant’s contact and personal information (name, number, marital status, profession, etc.). But then what? If these people are never contacted, then the data collected eventually becomes useless. A rule of thumb […]
Manaolana sidebar: Aug. 28, 2015
Quote “The school effort rises and falls with the priest. If he’s engaged, it thrives. If he’s indifferent, the best efforts get undermined.” | Father Peter M.J. Stravinskas, executive director of the Catholic Education Foundation, who led a priests seminar Aug. 18 and 19 in Huntington, N.Y., that focused on Catholic education and offered advice […]
Carolyn Woo | Our Global Family: Examining our aspirations
While reading a United Nations Development Program report on violence in Latin America, I encountered the term “aspirational crimes,” used to explain the tragic acceleration in crimes on and by young people. The term refers to crimes motivated by money and the irresistible desire for consumption. Partly this is to support one’s family in situations […]
Marketing Hawaii Catholic Schools: A new website is a step in diocese’s latest effort to boost enrollment
“Our caring principals, teachers and school staff work hard to provide a quality education and safe learning environment.” “Our programs support our students’ passions and invest in our students’ futures.” “Our students are grounded in their faith and become leaders in the Church and in the community.” These points and others are highlighted at www.catholicschoolshawaii.org, […]
Pope marks Hiroshima anniversary by calling for nuclear weapons ban
A woman sets a floating candle lantern on the river Aug. 6 in Hiroshima, Japan. The lanterns, thousands of which were launched on the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city, bear handmade messages and drawings, conveying each person’s prayers for peace and comfort for the victims of the violence. In the background […]
Faith, hope and love: Separate paths, same journey
From left, Sister Patty Chang, CSJ, Sister Irene Barboza, SSCC, and Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP, at St. Anthony Retreat Center posing in a golf cart used to navigate the large property located in Kalihi Valley. (Photo courtesy of Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP) In this year designated to celebrate the consecrated life, three […]
Sister Cheryl Wint makes final profession as a Sister of St. Francis
Sister Roberta Smith, general minister of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, congratulates Sister Cheryl Wint at her profession of final vows Aug. 2 in St. Augustine Church, Waikiki. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) The spirit of St. Marianne continues anew. On a gorgeous morning in Waikiki Aug. 2 in […]
Pope Francis delivers his own advice for families based on love, responsibility, loyalty, acceptance, solidarity
Pope Francis blesses the rings of a couple as he arrives to lead a meeting with young people in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 12. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis knows the family is made up of real people living in the real world, which is why he often gives down-to-earth advice. The […]
Sister Janet Rose, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity: Walking humbly with God
You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8) The Lord is the grounding point of my life. From driving a tractor on a dairy farm where I grew up, to […]