Trump presidency receives words of hope, prayers for civility from religious, political leaders By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Words of congratulations as well as caution emerged from political and religious leaders as President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20. Pope Francis sent best wishes and prayers to incoming President Trump shortly after he […]
Archives for January 2017
Red Mass: Positive law is ‘reflective of the divine mind’
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The topic was law, appropriate for an audience of law makers, law enforcers and law interpreters. The homilist was Bishop Robert Barron, a high profile Catholic video evangelist and author. The setting was the diocese’s Red Mass, Jan. 17 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, the […]
Bolt of lightning a blessing for Oahu country parish
Story and photos by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Not many people would consider having their home struck by lightning a blessing, but that is how the pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Waikane, Capuchin Franciscan Father Paulo Kosaka describes it. “We were the only church on the island […]
Capitol marchers stand up for the dignity of unborn life
Holding signs promoting the protection of unborn life, a few dozen participants in the 44th annual Rally and March for Life Jan. 20 stood along Beretania Street in front of the State Capitol receiving supportive honks from the rush hour traffic streaming past. Behind them and the landmark St. Damien statue, a string of speakers […]
Movie review: ‘Silence’
A tale of frailty and fidelity By John Mulderig Catholic News Service NEW YORK — Directed and co-written (with Jay Cocks) by Martin Scorsese, “Silence” (Paramount) is a dramatically powerful but theologically complex work best suited to viewers who come to the multiplex prepared to engage with serious issues. Those willing to make such an […]
Obituary: Father Joseph Louis Carroll | 1926-2017
‘Supply priest’ served many Isle parishes By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Joseph Louis Carroll, the Oklahoma-born former military chaplain who served numerous parishes in Hawaii for more than four decades, died Jan. 11 at Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Honolulu. He was 90. His funeral is 6 p.m., Feb. 8, at […]
National Catholic Schools Week: Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2017
The National Catholic Educational Association, since 1974, annually celebrates the many facets of Catholic education in the U.S. with National Catholic Schools Week. This year’s theme for the commemoration is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” On its website, www.ncea.org, the National Catholic Educational Association provides the following daily themes for National Catholic […]
Father Martin Mwanshibula, diocesan priest: ‘I chose you, you are my friend’
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I was looking for a sabbatical, preparing for a sabbatical when two weeks became more than five years. It all began when I took the opportunity to meet with a friend in Hawaii en route to California. While here, I received word […]
A trio of diocesan priests living the religious community life
By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “I wanna make you smile whenever you’re sad. Carry you around when your arthritis is bad. Sure, all I wanna do is grow old with you” the priestly trio sang, practicing the Filipino song “Kung Tayoy Matanda Na” for a wedding renewal. This was nothing out […]
Woman who survived abortion attempt speaks out
By Valerie Schmalz Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — Melissa Ohden was delivered during a saline infusion abortion, a 2-pound, 14-ounce baby suffering jaundice and respiratory distress after undergoing five days of inhaling toxic salt and Pitocin-laced amniotic fluid. An adopted child, she did not learn the facts of her birth until she was 14 […]
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