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Hawaii Catholic Herald Parish News: Sept. 29, 2023

09/27/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

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Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: AI homilies might sound good, but …

09/27/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

COMMENTARY With all the talk about ChatGPT, and Pope Francis’ ongoing criticism of bad preaching, a dark question crossed my mind: What if the homilies we heard at Mass were composed by artificial intelligence? Would they be better than what the average Catholic hears in the average parish every Sunday, or somehow, even worse? […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Do all divorces require an annulment?

09/27/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: Are there certain divorce situations for Catholics that do not require annulments? I’m thinking about Justice of the Peace marriages, marriages at sea or even marriages conducted by someone who is “ordained” online. How does the church handle these types of divorce situations? (Corydon, Ind.) A: Yes, there are certain situations […]

MINISTRY OF PRESENCE: A stream of deacons and priests descends on Lahaina bringing spiritual comfort

09/13/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Patrick Downes and Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald A smile. A wave. A hug. A bottle of water. An attentive and compassionate ear. A shoulder to cry on. A prayer. A ministry of presence. A steady stream of priests and deacons from across the diocese has been making its way to west Maui to […]

Sacred Hearts School, Lahaina: A resilient community of faith

09/13/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Brian Perry Special to the Herald LAHAINA, Maui — Members of the close-knit community of Sacred Hearts School are coming together, in faith, in the wake of another disaster. First, the COVID-19 pandemic forced families into isolation and homebound students into virtual classes. Then, as they regrouped and opened their doors for a new […]

EPIC aid effort springs into action on Maui

09/13/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald It has been a little more than a month since fires swept through the historic town of Lahaina. More than a hundred are confirmed dead. Thousands have lost their homes. Those left are survivors clinging to hope. Sometimes hope comes in the form of others. That’s the spirit EPIC […]

Bishop Larry Silva : Taking up the prophetic cross

09/13/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva, delivered Sept. 2 and 3 for the Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time, at Christ the King Church, Kahului, and St. Joseph Church, Makawao, on the occasion of the installation of their pastors. Imagine […]

Entire martyred Ulma family beatified in Poland’

09/13/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Paulina Guzik OSV News MARKOWA, Poland — In one of the most significant moments in Polish post-war history, the Ulma family was beatified in Markowa Sept. 10. “I think it will only get me at night, when I come back home, because now I still can’t believe it,” Jerzy Ulma, nephew of Blessed Józef […]

Donations to wildfire relief top $1 million

09/13/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In the first three weeks after the Maui wildfires burned the town of Lahaina to the ground Aug. 8, donations to the Hawaii Catholic Community Foundation’s Maui Wildfire Relief fund surpassed $1 million. As of Sept. 8, 4,455 gifts totaling $1,703,221.23 were given to wildfire relief and to Sacred […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Sept. 15, 2023

09/13/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Aloha mai kakou! Just got back from a pilgrimage to Rome. Guess you could call me a “Roamin’ Catholic”! Enjoy! 1) SEAL OF APPROVAL What is the name of the approved set of texts (also called “books”) which the Catholic Church regards as part of the Bible? a) Didache b) Canon c) Pentateuch […]