THEOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY It has been said that St. John Paul II was our first “media” pope. His international visits attracted scores of media attention. Television footage of millions attending a papal Mass were awe-inspiring. In 1987, the Holy Father delivered a prayer for world peace to over a billion people thanks to satellite […]
Food for the fall break
The Kula Catholic Community has started a new community outreach project with the creation of a children’s food pantry at Holy Ghost Mission. On Oct. 7 and 8 youth ministry members organized and gave out food and snacks for kids on fall break. The idea for the project came from parish teens themselves after the […]
Honor your priests on Priesthood Sunday
The Serra Club of Honolulu is urging lay parish leaders to join parishes throughout the United States in honoring their priests on Sunday, Oct. 28, “Priesthood Sunday.” “We hope every parish does something to express the appreciation of their faith community for the devoted priests who serve them,” said Serra Club of Honolulu president, Jack […]
Relics of Italian mystic, Padre Pio, to visit Maui, Oahu in November
The relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina — Padre Pio — are coming next month to Maui and Oahu. Padre Pio is the well-known 20th century Italian mystic with miraculous healing powers who bore the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus Christ. Six relics, which have been touring the United States since last year, will be […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why are there only four Gospels?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Luke’s Gospel begins, “Several biographies of Christ have already been written.” Why, then, are there only four Gospels in the New Testament, and how were they chosen? (Charlottesville, Virginia) A: First, just a comment on your quote from the opening verse of Luke. The text you offer comes from an edition […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: A month to pray, respect, remember
FAITH AT HOME What surprised me most was not that she had carried her grief quietly for half a century. Not that she could tell me exactly how old her babies would be today. Not that her bright eyes brimmed with tears as she shared her story with a stranger. What shocked me was […]
Serra hosts appreciation lunch for religious
The Serra Club of Honolulu will host its 26th annual appreciation luncheon for consecrated religious brothers and sisters on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Blessed Sacrament Church parish hall in Pauoa Valley. The event begins with fellowship at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at noon. Dress is casual. Serra Club President Jack Kampfer said that […]
Toronto doctors lay out procedures for euthanasia for children
By Michael Swan Catholic News Service TORONTO — In a prestigious medical journal, doctors from Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children have laid out policies and procedures for administering medically assisted death to children, including scenarios where the parents would not be informed until after the child dies. The article appears just three months before the […]
Photo: Preaching Divine Mercy
Father Joseph Aytona, mission director of the Congregation of the Fathers of Mercy in Kentucky, preaches during a Divine Mercy Crusade at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Oct. 10. He and Father Mark Wheelan, a Missionary of Mercy from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity in Texas, led the series of […]
A fire enkindled once again
The arrival of five Carmelite sisters from the Philippines will enable the re-founding of Hawaii’s monastery By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Carmelite Sister Mary Bernard Tescam’s Sept. 10 email to Bishop Larry Silva had good news. “Peace! Your dream for Hawaii Carmel is slowly coming true by the grace of God.” The message from […]
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