QUESTION CORNER Q: Why can’t a Catholic couple receive the sacrament of marriage at any church? My grandson and his fiancée chose Indianapolis as a midpoint of getting married, to help their family travel distances. They sought the ceremony at several churches but were declined because they were not parishioners. Our family is devastated and […]
Archives for July 2023
Religious help U.S-bound migrants stranded near the Darien Gap
By Manuel Rueda OSV News CAPURGANA, Colombia — Jairo Hurtado entered the Darién jungle with all of his belongings stuffed into a backpack. He wore rubber boots to keep his feet dry on the muddy trails, and carried a machete to slash through the dense vegetation and “protect” himself from criminals who sometimes assault migrants […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 21, 2023
Dear quizzers, I’m going on vacation for a bit so I wanted to give you a joke to make you chuckle a little longer between quizzes. Why should you never lose your rosary? Because you’ll end up searching for decades. 1) Vatican What is the title given to the Vatican official who does “works […]
Photo: Junipero Serra relic
Sacred Hearts Sister Jane Francis Leandro kisses a first-class relic of St. Junipero Serra July 5 during the Diocese of Honolulu’s monthly holy hour for vocations at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The event recognized the saint’s July 1 feast day and the work of Serra International, an organization named after the Franciscan missionary to […]
Pope names 21 cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Prevost
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, who took the helm at the Dicastery for Bishops in April, and French Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States. The pope announced the names after his recitation of the Angelus […]
Vatican offers indulgence for visiting elderly, celebrating grandparents day
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Catholics who celebrate the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly July 23 can receive a plenary indulgence, which is a remission of the temporal punishment due for one’s sins, the Vatican said. In a decree issued July 5, Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, head of the Apostolic […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Are we saints or sinners, wheat or weeds?
16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-43 The Book of Wisdom provides this weekend’s first reading. Wisdom is the name not only of this book of the Old Testament, but of an entire set of writings. Collectively, the purpose is to convey in human language, and for situations in human […]
Heralding back: July 21, 2023
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Aug. 10, 1973 NEW FLAGS—Father Alan A. Nagai, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Wahiawa, smiles his appreciation of the papal flag just presented by Our Lady of Sorrows Council No. 6302 Knights of Columbus. Stephen J. Furin and Armond Charbonneau look on. Both are […]
Paper trail: The chancellor’s role, canonically required for a diocese, is one of archivist, records manager and chief notary
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald “In every curia a chancellor is to be appointed whose principal function, unless particular law establishes otherwise, is to take care that acts of the curia are gathered, arranged, and safeguarded in the archive of the curia.” (Canon Law 482 §1) The role of chancellor might bring to mind […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Prepare for the big day!
EMBRACING FAMILY Are anxieties increasing in your house? Are you feeling stressed about the big day? Do you feel ready and prepared? Well, it’s time to get ready because the new school year is rapidly approaching. Some kids are excited, some are anxious, and some have mixed feelings. Regardless of how they are feeling, preparing […]