Archives for November 2015

Diocese in full compliance with Charter

11/19/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Kristin Leandro Special to the Herald Following a three-day site audit last month by a Mainland auditing firm, the Diocese of Honolulu has been found in full compliance with the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.” In June 2002, four months after the crisis of child sexual abuse by […]

Official notices: Nov. 20, 2015

11/19/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

November 20-21, National Catholic Youth Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.
November 24, Priests’ Day, St. Patrick’s Seminary & University, Menlo Park, California.
November 26, 9:00 am, Thanksgiving Day Mass, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu.
November 28, 10:00 am, Mass for West Hawaii Vicariate Island Treasures Celebration, St. Michael Parish, Kona.

Memorial Mass for Maryknoll Sister Sandy Galazin

11/19/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

The memorial Mass for Maryknoll Sister Sandy Galazin will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Nov. 28 at Sacred Heart Church, Punahou, followed by a reception and the opportunity to share remembrances of Sister Sandy’s ministry. In Hawaii she served as an educator, a social justice and peace activist and an advocate for clergy through Catholic […]

Obituary: Sister Mary LaStant, BVM | 1926-2015

11/19/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Lifelong educator taught at Holy Cross, Kalaheo Sister Mary LaStant, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary who taught in a Catholic school on Kauai 60 years ago, died Nov. 2 at her congregation’s Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. She was 89 and a religious sister for 68 years. She was buried at […]

Manaolana | LIsa Gomes: How should we treat the environment?

11/19/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

LISA’S CATECHISM CORNER YOUCAT*: We fulfill God’s commission with regard to creation when we care for the earth, with its biological laws, its variety of species, its natural beauty and its dwindling resources, as a living space, and preserve it, so that future generations also can live well on earth. [2415] I was sitting in […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Living in mercy

11/19/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

IN LITTLE WAYS December eighth begins a Year of Mercy, in which the church proclaims to the world that God’s mercy is infinite and eternal. I fear, though, that our understanding of mercy is incomplete. We think of it as a single act, like a judge giving probation instead of jail time. However, the divine […]

Photo: Graveyard Mass

11/19/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Father Marvin Samiano of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace celebrates a memorial Mass for the dead Oct. 7 at the Honolulu Catholic Cemetery on King Street. The Mass, held under a tent, was part of a morning of service and fellowship as young adults from the West Honolulu vicariate gathered to clean […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus is King over all

11/19/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

This weekend the church concludes its year. In the preceding 12 months, as we have gathered on the weekends, the church has taught us about Jesus. It has taught us the Gospel of Jesus. Now it ends the process by joyfully proclaiming Christ as king.

Father Kenneth Doyle: How do I explain Eucharist to a child?

11/19/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: At Mass recently, after listening intently to the words of consecration, our 4-year-old granddaughter whispered to my wife, “Is wine really blood?” How would you answer her question? Also, would your answer be different for a 7-year-old, a teenager or an adult taking RCIA classes? (Florence, South Carolina) A: First of all, […]

Heralding back: Nov. 20, 2015

11/19/2015 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Nov. 19, 1965 Thanksgiving Day in Japan is Kansha Bi. Though the name is different, the custom of giving thanks is the same the world over. Sister Martin Jerome of Maryknoll and her kimonoed friends join the rest of the country in saying “arigato,” thank you, for […]