Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for June 2017

Father Mario Palanca, military chaplain: The most powerful weapon

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I am a devotee of our blessed Mother. I was born on the feast of Mary, Our Lady of Peace when it was celebrated on Jan. 24. Consequently, I had built a small chapel dedicated to the patronage of Our Lady of […]

Join the global rosary relay in the cathedral

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All are invited to pray the Glorious Mysteries for all priests on Friday, June 23, at 11:30 a.m. in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu as part of a global rosary relay. Deacon Modesto Cordero, director of the Office of Worship, will start off the Hawaii rosary. Each individual bead […]

Theologians ask if Luther split had to be a ‘church-dividing’ event

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Did the split between Martin Luther and the Catholic Church in 1521 have to be what theologians call a “church-dividing” event? That is the question some theologians and historians are asking in 2017, the 500th anniversary of Luther’s posting of his 95 theses on a church door […]

Official notices: June 16, 2017

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] June 17, 8:00 am, Mass for Faith Formation Conference, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. [Msgr. Gary Secor]; 6:00 pm, Mass for Feast Day and Blessing of New Altar, St. Anthony Parish, Kalihi. [Msgr. Gary Secor] June 18, 10:30 am, Mass for Feast of […]

Bill Dodds: Staying prepared for ‘grief pockets’

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YOUR FAMILY Looking back over the past four years, I can’t pinpoint when or where the scale tipped. When my days became more “not-grieving” than grieving. It wasn’t like the changing of the seasons, knowing that by May the harshness of January would be long gone. There was no predictability. No schedule. No deadline. There […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 16, 2017

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Father’s Day is June 18, quizzicals. I’m on a roll with themed quizzes, so here we go with a special set of questions dedicated to “fathers” in our faith. 1) Saints Which of the following saints is considered the patron of parish priests? a) St. John of Capistrano b) St. John Vianney c) St. John […]

Thousands of pilgrims trek to Ugandan shrine to recall 22 martyrs

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By Godfrey Olukya Catholic News Service NAMUGONGO, Uganda — Walking more than 250 miles to keep a religious commitment is the least anyone can expect of Anna Aciro. Aciro, 62, has walked the entire distance from Aru, a village in Congo, to the Uganda Martyrs Basilica and Shrine in Namugongo to honor the memory of […]