VATICAN CITY — The pope is human. Pope Francis demonstrated that in Mexico, as he does wherever he goes, and most people find it attractive most of the time.
Archives for February 2016
Faith, hope and tenacity
Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of faith. The tenacious boys varsity basketball team from St. Joseph School in Hilo demonstrated that this month as they capped off their season with a thrilling run that led to an unexpected shot at a state title.
Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi
When Pope Francis named Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi a cardinal a year ago, the Tongan church leader didn’t see it coming. “There was no warning at all,” he said.
God bless you, Edwin Lelepali
KALAUPAPA – “God bless.” Whether he was signing a handwritten letter, wrapping up a conversation or seeing you off at the airport, those two words were how Kalaupapa resident Edwin Lelepali bid farewell. He rarely said goodbye. He left you with “God bless.”
Pope Francis at the border: ‘No more death, no more exploitation’
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Speaking from the symbolic platform of the U.S.-Mexico border, Pope Francis pleaded for the plight of immigrants while warning those refusing to offer safe shelter and passage that their actions and inhospitable attitudes were bringing about dishonor and self-destruction as their hearts hardened and they “lost their sensitivity to pain.”
For Year of Mercy: ‘24 hours’ of penance, adoration and prayer
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace will host “24 Hours for the Lord,” a full-day offering the sacrament of reconciliation, eucharistic adoration and a variety of prayer sessions celebrating the Lenten season during the Jubilee Year of Mercy initiated by Pope Francis.
Building walls to keep immigrants out is ‘not Christian’
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MEXICO — As the plane carrying him back to Rome from Mexico was flying over Texas, Pope Francis insisted building walls to keep immigrants out of one’s country is un-Christian.
Pilgrimage to Eucharistic Congress a cultural, scenic, spiritual delight
By Lee Rivera Special to the Herald Wow! What an amazing pilgrimage! The journey of 26 parishioners from St. Joseph Parish, Waipahu and Sacred Heart Parish, Hawi, to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu, Philippines, began Jan. 22 with a 10-hour plane ride to Manila. We were blessed to have Bishop Larry Silva, who […]
‘Simple, not silly’: Children’s questions become book by Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — Children may say the darnedest things, but when it comes to questions about faith they can make even the most learned parents and priests pause.
Sister Katherine Francis Miller, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary: In all of life … aloha
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Vandana Narayan, SSCC Special to the Herald Before going to Sacred Hearts Academy, Sister Katherine Francis attended public school. Once a week after school, she and her sister Leah would walk about 30 minutes to and from St. Theresa Church for religious instruction. Whenever they went to morning Mass […]
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