FOR THE JOURNEY Like many families, during the holidays we try to focus on thankfulness by asking each guest at a festive meal to express that for which they are most thankful. Surprising how tongue-tied a roomful of noisy siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins suddenly becomes when given this task. Sometimes, one kid comes up […]
Archives for November 2015
Prayers at the Advent wreath
FIRST SUNDAY On the first Sunday of Advent, the family gathers to bless the wreath. The Leader, usually the father, sprinkles the wreath with holy water. Leader: Our help is in the name of the Lord. All: Who made heaven and earth. Leader: Let us pray. O God, all things are made holy by your […]
Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Social media role model
MAKANA’S HELPFUL HINTS Today’s Tip: Be a social media role model. Help young adults learn to face temptation and delete it. Each generation is defined by a unique set of characteristics. However, no matter the characteristics, every young adult goes through the same set of “developmental tasks,” cultivating (1) personal identity, (2) relationships, (3) meaning […]
HC Harold’s Quiz: Nov. 20, 2015
We are nearing the end of 2015, quizzicals. There is always much to be grateful for, but this seems to be an especially special year. As we approach Advent, may we remember our many blessings. Here’s an early gift for you – my latest quiz! 1) Saints The Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, counts among its […]
Syrian priest says imprisonment was his cross
When a man dressed head-to-toe in black entered the room where Father Jacques Mourad was being held by the Islamic State, the Syriac Catholic priest thought his time to become a martyr had come.
Talk story: Office for Social Ministry
November is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month in the U.S., a good time to reflect on these words of Pope Francis, and how they relate to the Nov. 21-22 special collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, and speak to the ongoing initiative in our diocese called “One Ohana: Food and Housing for All.”
Manaolana | Sidebar: Nov. 20, 2015
Quote “I would never dare to give permission for this because it is not in my authority.” | Pope Francis to a Lutheran woman married to a Catholic man who asked him what she and her husband could do to receive Communion together. The pope said he could not issue a general rule on shared […]
It’s all about love
“We’ve always seen it as a ministry.” Ed Coda sits in a conference room at the Honolulu office of his family-run financial planning business. He and his wife Betty on Oct. 26 are taking time out of their day job to reflect on the other major work they’ve undertaken for the last three decades — teaching Natural Family Planning.
Pope blesses St. Marianne statue in D.C.
Pope Francis paused on the second day of his Sept. 22-27 whirlwind trip to the United States to gaze on a bronze likeness of Molokai’s St. Marianne Cope embracing an orphaned Kalaupapa girl, bless it, and place his hand on the child’s head.
Miracles, Francis-style
The second time he passed by, we locked eyes for about a millisecond and it was one of the most exhilarating moments of my life.