By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — How is it that God in heaven can hear the cries of the poor, but so many people watching or standing nearby either cannot or just do not care, Pope Francis asked. People must make “a serious examination of conscience to understand whether we are really […]
50TH ANNIVERSARY: ‘Humanae Vitae’
Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical reaffirmed the church’s moral teaching on the sanctity of life, married love, the procreative and unitive nature of conjugal relations, responsible parenthood and its rejection of artificial contraception By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Fifty years ago, an encyclical was released affirming a long-held teaching of the Catholic Church, […]
He kept diocesan center ‘bright, clean, neat’ for 24 years
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Romeo Alejandro, a maintenance manager for 24 years at St. Stephen Diocesan Center in Kaneohe, will no longer be parking his white truck every day under the huge common mango tree on the Kailua side of the property. He retired on June 29. Alejandro does not look his age […]
A childlike purity of heart every contemplative strives for
By Father Michael Owens Special to the Herald I’ve known the Discalced Carmelite nuns of the Carmel of the Holy Trinity monastery on the grounds of St. Stephen Diocesan Center since I entered the seminary there in 1975. I celebrated my first Mass with them the day after I was ordained. We’ve become so close […]
Talk story: An enlightening visit to the U.S./Mexico border
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Pope Francis has often talked about going to the peripheries and encountering the lives of the people that we meet there. Never in my wildest dreams did I believe that I would be able to do it in such a tangible way here in our country this weekend, to literally go […]
Pope Francis advances sainthood causes of young teens
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued decrees advancing the sainthood causes of four candidates, including two young teenagers who heroically lived the Christian virtues. At a meeting July 5 with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the pope signed a decree recognizing the heroic […]
Hawaii’s candidates for priesthood
Here is a current list of the seminarians for the Diocese of Honolulu, along with their level of studies, their home parish and their summer assignments. John Akau: Entering Pre-Theology II, St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, Calif.; from St. Joseph, Hilo; assigned to St. John Apostle and Evangelist, Mililani, this summer Preston Jay Castro: […]
Sister Dorothea Pamplona, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: God’s own ways
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I never foresaw that when I became a religious that I would be sent to so many places to serve in so many varied capacities. From the Philippines I was missioned to Hawaii and Saipan, returning back to the Philippines. In September, […]
Finally, a conversation about ‘Humanae Vitae’ may be possible
By Charlie Camosy Catholic News Service NEW YORK — Can one imagine a more difficult year for “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”) to be heard than 1968? Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical came out just as the sexual revolution was picking up steam, well on its way to becoming a dominant force in Western culture. Contraception […]
New cardinals see appointment as a mission of service
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Upon hearing the news that Pope Francis was elevating them to the College of Cardinals, many of the 14 new cardinals were shocked to hear the pope had chosen them. After the pope made the announcement May 20, Cardinal-designate Joseph Coutts of Karachi, Pakistan, said […]
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