By listening to youth, he hears what makes them tick By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis is in Poland July 26-31 to meet with an expected 2 million young people from around the world, he’s there with a firm idea of the dreams, fears and challenges so many of […]
Archives for July 2016
It’s back to the Islands for incoming head of Catholic Charities
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “Full circle” is a notion becoming familiar to Terry Walsh, recently picked to take the reins of Catholic Charities Hawaii when its president and chief executive officer Jerry Rauckhorst retires at the end of this year after 20 years of service. The new job will bring Walsh back to […]
Special liturgy to mark 75th anniversary of the diocese
Bishop Larry Silva will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of Honolulu with a Mass at 10 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. It was on that day in 1941 in the downtown cathedral that Bishop James J. Sweeney was installed as Hawaii’s first diocesan […]
Sister Gioan Linh Nguyen, Daughters of St. Paul: The grace of the moment
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Before one elevated feast day, I remember gathering with the youth and young adults of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace to clean the cathedral. Underneath the pews we found a lot of gum which we were then tasked with scraping […]
For God and country
Priests navigate U.S. armed forces as chaplains By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — At first glance, it’s difficult to distinguish Father Lukasz J. Willenberg as a Catholic priest as he gathers with U.S. Army paratroopers preparing for a training jump at Pope Field near Fayetteville, North Carolina. Instead of wearing the traditional black […]
‘Receive’ (not ‘take’) this ring’ among rite changes
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “The bride and groom now say to each other ‘receive this ring’ instead of ‘take this ring.’” That’s just one of the many changes, big and small, coming this year to the church’s matrimonial rites. The new adaptations to “The Order of Celebrating Matrimony” will be presented in Hawaii […]
Father John Catoir: Finding God in the present moment
Communion with God should be a natural part of your life, like your very own heartbeat. Being aware of the presence of God is automatic, even if you only consciously advert to God a few times a day. The Lord is present, whether you are praying or not. Jean-Pierre de Caussade, a Jesuit spiritual writer, […]
Heralding back: July 29, 2016
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 29, 1966 The Sisters of the Sacred Hearts, the first religious community of nuns to enter Hawaii, have modified their religious habit effective this weekend. The new habit will be without the present cape and the headpiece with veil has been simplified. Also the embroidered emblem […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why didn’t the good thief go to purgatory?
QUESTION CORNER Q: As I understand purgatory, it is a place where a cleansing is done, even if we have received the sacrament of anointing of the sick and/or made a good confession and had our sins absolved before death. My question is this: On the day Jesus was crucified, he told the good thief, […]
Photo: New leadership for Sisters of St. Francis
The Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities elected a new leadership team at their July general chapter gathering in Syracuse, New York. The team members are, pictured from left, Sister Donna Zwigart, general councilor, Sister Jeanne Weisbeck, general councilor, Sister Barbara Jean Donovan, general minister, Sister Pamela Conte, general councilor, Sister Patricia Larkin, […]
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