Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for September 2020

Effie Caldarola: Interesting and challenging times

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FOR THE JOURNEY My granddaughter Charlotte posed for the traditional first day of kindergarten photo on the front porch of her home in New Jersey, wearing a new sequined-splattered outfit popular with the under-7 set. Then, like millions of American kids, she turned around, walked with her backpack into her own house, sat down at […]

Resting in peace at one’s parish

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Diocese plans to introduce ‘a wonderful program’ that will provide a ‘continuum of spiritual care, allowing multi-generations to be laid to rest together in their chosen place of worship By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A long time ago, Catholics in Hawaii were buried in the graveyard of the parish where they were baptized, their […]

Christianity in Middle East likened to a sinking ship

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By Doreen Abi Raad Catholic News Service BEIRUT — Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai warned that the Christian presence in the Middle East is shrinking and church leaders “are called to face the winds that blow in our homelands.” The assessment by the patriarch of Maronite Catholics during a meeting of the Middle East Council of […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: In the creed, what about women? Can Jews be a baptism sponsor?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My recollection is that the text of the Mass in English was rewritten about 20 years ago — to be a more accurate translation and to eliminate sexist references. I wonder, however, if they missed something: in the Nicene Creed, our parish still prints, “For us men and for our salvation he […]

Robert Pearson, pro-life hero who got his start in Hawaii, dies

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Starting in Hawaii 50 years ago, Robert J. Pearson dedicated his life to helping women with crisis pregnancies through supportive residential homes and a national string of counseling centers, thus saving the lives of an untold number of unborn babies from abortion. He died Aug. 23 in Arkansas surrounded […]

Local Jesuit to lead virtual seminar on ‘Directory for Catechesis’

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Next month, local boy Jesuit Father Phillip Ganir will begin a virtual seminar on the new “Directory for Catechesis,” the official 250-page guidebook for pastors, catechists and others on teaching the Gospel to people of all ages, published by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization. The free seminar will run […]

Official notices: Sept. 18, 2020

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] September 19, 10:00 am, Diocesan Review Board (video conference). September 19-20, Episcopal Visitation, St. Ann, Kaneohe. September 22, 9:00 am, Diocesan Finance Council (video conference); 12:00 pm, Hawaii Catholic Conference (video conference). September 23, 10:00 am, Diocesan Department Heads (video conference). September 24, 10:00 am, […]

Ask Father Doyle: How do I dispose of religious objects? What do I do if I want to go to Mass during the pandemic but my spouse doesn’t?

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QUESTION CORNER Q; What is the proper way to dispose of the medals, rosaries, small crucifixes, etc., that many Catholic organizations mail out unsolicited? (I have enough of everything!) (Atlanta) A: Perhaps surprisingly, church law on disposing of blessed articles of devotion is not very specific. Canon 1171 of the church’s Code of Canon Law […]