Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for March 2017

Father Eugene Hemrick: Sirach’s wisdom needed today

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For newly married couples, reading the Old Testament Book of Sirach is perfect for deepening your first love for each other. If children come along, teach them its principles, which contain the perfect seeds for growing their wisdom. And for everyone, not just married couples, it is a must-read. The Book of Sirach is sometimes […]

Richard Doerflinger: A divided church?

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY We sometimes hear that American Catholics are divided: Some advance the church’s teaching on abortion, others promote its teachings on peace and economic justice. And those factions are at war. I seldom saw this among the bishops or their national staff, where I once served. We each had areas of expertise, […]

Photo: Serrans meet the bishop

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Bishop Larry Silva met with the Serra Club of Honolulu March 8 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center to discuss vocations. The Serrans pictured with the bishop, from left, are Deacon Ron Choo, Randall Tom, Lou Carnazzo, Chuck Furr, Vanna Malalis-Omoto, David Belatti, June Brieske, Judy Datzman, Marvin Scharosch, Joe Weldon, Tom Grant, Jim Walsh and […]

Photo: Aloha, now and then

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Richard De Costa welcomes the newest Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary to St. Elizabeth Parish in Aiea last month, Sister Belen Policher, left, and Sister Divina Delostrico, both of the Philippines. The 93-year-old, who has been with the parish “forever,” remembers welcoming the first Dominican Sisters from the Philippines to the parish in […]

Photo: Prayers for America

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A group of faithful Catholics gathered March 11 at the state capitol building in Honolulu to pray the rosary for world peace. The group meets every second Saturday of the month at 12 noon at capitol lawn near the corner of Punchbowl and Beretania streets. They are encouraging other parishioners to join them in the […]

Letters to the Herald: March 24, 2017

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St. Thomas on immigration In response to the article in the Hawaii Catholic Herald by Father Ron Rolheiser, “Welcoming the stranger,” March 10: We as Catholic Christians should not be led by “emotions” or “false guilt.” Prudence is the first of the cardinal virtues. St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the greatest doctors of our church, […]

Pope apologizes for Catholics’ role in genocide

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Meeting Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Pope Francis asked God’s forgiveness for the failures of the Catholic Church during the 1994 Rwanda genocide and for the hatred and violence perpetrated by some priests and religious. “He implored anew God’s forgiveness for the sins and failings of the […]

Bishop James Moynihan dies; championed sainthood cause of Mother Marianne Cope

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Catholic News Service SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Retired Bishop James M. Moynihan of Syracuse, N.Y., a champion for St. Marianne Cope’s cause for sainthood, died March 6. He was 84. He served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse from 1995 to 2009. Mother Marianne, a Franciscan Sister of Syracuse, lived in and ministered […]