A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Congress is heading for a collision on the Hyde amendment, and the stakes could not be higher. This amendment to bills appropriating funds for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, named after prime sponsor Rep. Henry Hyde, has prevented federal funding of almost all abortions since 1977. President Joe […]
Archives for August 2021
Father Kenneth Doyle: Baptism for a child of non-Catholics? What if I forgot to fast before Mass?
Question corner Q: A friend of mine asked me recently to find out if the parish I was raised in would baptize her new baby. My friend is not a Catholic, so I was surprised that she asked me this. The priest at my parish said that he could not baptize the baby because the […]
Berlin archbishop to name minister for gays, calls sidelining ‘painful’
By Catholic News Service BERLIN — Archbishop Heiner Koch said he would appoint a pastoral minister as a contact person for gays, the Berlin Archdiocese announced. The German Catholic news agency KNA reported Archbishop Koch made the pledge when he met with representatives of the Lesbian and Gay Association of Berlin-Brandenburg, with the archbishop saying […]
Only Jesus reveals true Gospel, pope says, not individuals
FIRST GENERAL AUDIENCE AFTER SURGERY By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The true Gospel has been revealed by Jesus Christ, not by individuals or founders of movements, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience. “With the truth of the Gospel, one cannot negotiate. Either you receive the Gospel as it is, […]
Ruling blocking ‘transgender mandate’ called ‘victory for conscience’
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A U.S. District Court judge’s Aug. 9 ruling to block the Biden administration’s mandate that doctors and hospitals perform gender-transition procedures despite their own moral or medical objections is “a victory for common sense, conscience and sound medicine.” That is the view of Luke Goodrich, vice president and senior […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The words of eternal life
21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ephesians 5:21-32; John 6:60-69 The Book of Joshua, the source for this weekend’s first reading, looks at the period in the history of God’s people when Joshua led them. It was after the death of Moses. Even though these connections may seem to be clear, biblical […]
Father Raymund Ellorin, diocesan priest: My extended family is here
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My favorite Scripture passage is the call of Jeremiah found in Jeremiah 1:4-5. The passage states: “The word of the Lord came to me: Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a […]
Heralding back: Aug. 20, 2021
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Aug. 20, 1975 Mililani Town Now Has a New Church More than five hundred enthusiastic parishioners and friends attended the formal blessing of the new St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church in Mililani Town last Sunday afternoon. The new church, the first to be built for Catholics […]
Support canonization cause of Knights founder
The Knights of Columbus have been active in the Diocese of Honolulu since 1959 when Franciscan Father LaSalle E. Lenk, with the permission of Bishop James J. Sweeney, established the first council, Our Lady of Peace Council 5000. Since then, the membership in the Hawaii jurisdiction of the Knights has increased to more than 2,000. […]
Official notices Aug. 20, 2021
Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] August 21, 5:00 pm, Mass and Installation of Monsignor Terrence Watanabe as Pastor of St. Anthony Parish, Wailuku. August 22, 11:00 am, Mass and Installation of Reverend Arnel Soriano, MS, as Pastor of St. Theresa Parish, Kihei. August 24, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council […]