An Israeli border police officer stands near Catholic tourists from Indonesia as they carry a cross Oct. 18 on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old City, near a site of several recent stabbings. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill) Praying for peace in Jerusalem: Caught in the middle, Christians fear the police, the Israelis, the Muslims JERUSALEM […]
Archives for October 2015
Peaceful activists: One diocesan office is the hub of efforts to protect life from conception to a natural death
When the Hawaii Catholic Herald caught up with Deacon Walter Yoshimitsu and Paulette Vernay of the diocesan Respect Life Office on Oct. 14, they had just made it to their offices at St. Stephen Diocesan Center after a morning vigil at Honolulu’s Planned Parenthood clinic.
Pope calls for ‘synodal’ church that listens, learns, shares mission
VATICAN CITY — Marking the 50th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis outlined his vision for a church that is “synodal” at every level, with everyone listening to one another, learning from one another and taking responsibility for proclaiming the Gospel.
New guidelines for lectors offer liturgical principles, practical advice
Speak clearly, with reverence. Understand what you are reading. Prepare. The diocesan Office of Worship has issued an 11-page guide on how to be a good lector, listing both liturgical principles and practical advice such as this.
Bishop reconfirms liturgical norms regarding ‘sacred gestures’
Bishop Larry Silva issued on July 20 a “General Decree on the Use of Hula in the Liturgy,” a brief 125-word document that “reiterates” that the rules on the liturgical use of Pacific Island and Asian “sacred gesture” issued in 1999 by Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo “remain in effect as particular law for the Diocese of Honolulu.”
Mary Adamski: The song of the rich young man
The whole congregation swayed and lip-synched as the choir sang “Kanaka Wai Wai” at the Oct. 11 Sunday Mass at my parish. One of the most mellow, lovely Hawaiian hymns; even those not fluent know the words of the chorus, “E hawi, e hawi lilo. I kou mau waiwai,” and so on. But did we […]
Manaolana | 10 ways to support her when she’s unexpectedly expecting
Your support might be the only support she receives. You can make a difference in her life. Will you? I had been brought up to believe that life is always a gift, but it certainly didn’t feel like one when I gazed in shock at a positive pregnancy test. As a mom who had my […]
Needed: vocation reminders: God does call people to the religious life. Here’s how to hear it
The local Serra Club, whose sole mission is to promote vocations through prayer, awareness affirmation and support, gathers Oct. 13 at the Hale Koa Hotel for its annual priest appreciation dinner. (Photo courtesy of Father William Shannon) As a diocesan vocation “director,” there isn’t very much that I actually “direct.” My real title should […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Ulu, the Chuukese and one ohana
“Praised be you, my Lord, through our Sister Mother Earth, who sustains us and who produces various fruit.” (St. Francis of Assisi: “Canticle of Creatures”) This summer on the Big Island, Chuukese women from St. Joseph Parish in Hilo and Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa drove up the Hamakua Coast in two vans singing and […]
Father Kenneth Doyle | Can’t priests absolve sin of abortion?
Can’t priests absolve sin of abortion? Q: I’m curious about the fact that to mark the Year of Mercy Pope Francis will allow all priests to absolve from the sin of abortion. Why isn’t that true already? If I had committed such a sin, then went to confession and found that the priest couldn’t forgive […]
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