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Simple Christians: Ordinary Trappist martyrs gave extraordinary witness

11/28/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After Islamic terrorists stormed the Algerian monastery he called home, Trappist Father Christian de Cherge felt compelled to put pen to paper and write down his testament. Father de Cherge, prior of the Monastery of Notre Dame de l’Atlas, said he held no ill will […]

Hawaii Catholic Herald Parish News: Nov. 30, 2018

11/28/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

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Photo: Philippines-bound

11/28/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Members of the student council of St. Joseph School in Waipahu pose with some of the more than 200 backpacks and assorted school supplies students and parents collected for children of the school’s sister parish, Immaculate Heart of Mary in Naguelguel, Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines. The parish serves fishing villages in that region that have recently […]

Edict opens sainthood cause for Mississippi’s Sister Thea

11/28/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Maureen Smith Catholic News Service JACKSON, Miss. — Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz of Jackson read the edict to open the sainthood cause for Sister Thea Bowman at Mass Nov. 18 at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in downtown Jackson. The church was packed with people who loved Sister Bowman and can’t wait […]

People must confront their evil desires, acknowledge their need for God’s mercy

11/28/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — God handed down his commandments not for people to hypocritically follow the letter of the law with a proud and righteous heart, but for people to recognize the truth of their weaknesses and acknowledge their need for help, healing and salvation, Pope Francis said. “Blessed are […]

Heralding back: Nov. 30, 2018

11/28/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Dec. 6, 1968 PROJECT PLAQUE — Council 5000 of the Knights of Columbus has purchased a new plaque to be mounted on the algaroba stump in the courtyard of Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. The stump is that of the first algaroba tree planted in Hawaii and […]

Helping the poor is not a fad, but a duty

11/28/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As the rich get richer, the increasing misery and cries of the poor are ignored every day, Pope Francis said. “We Christians cannot stand with arms folded in indifference” or thrown up in the air in helpless resignation, the pope said in his homily Nov. 18, […]

Christina Capecchi: This side of heaven

11/28/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

TWENTY SOMETHING It all started with a lost birth certificate. The Holy Spirit was at work that day and hasn’t slowed down since. My aunt Jan has always known she was adopted, and the many mysteries surrounding that reality had never haunted her. She raised her daughters near St. Paul, Minn., her husband’s hometown, and […]

Pope names organizing committee for abuse conference in February

11/28/2018 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named U.S. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago to be part of the organizing committee preparing for a meeting of the world’s bishops’ conferences and representatives of religious orders to address the abuse and protection of minors. The Feb. 21-24 Vatican meeting is not […]