Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Jesuit aims to stem decline of faith with catechetical website

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By Maureen Pratt Catholic News Service ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jesuit Father Robert J. Spitzer, former president of Gonzaga University, launched a cutting-edge catechetical website to confront the rising tide of unbelief spurred by an increasingly skeptical, science-saturated society. Developed through Father Spitzer’s Magis Center, based in Garden Grove, Credible Catholic offers 20 downloadable “modules” that […]

For those who mourn, a parish ministry

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Mary, Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala has a ministry that offers consolation and support for those who are mourning the loss of a loved one. “Healing Hearts” ministry provides participants with the opportunity to explore mourning through Scripture, prayer, reflection and faith sharing. If you are coping with the loss of a loved […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Shepherds and secretaries, all are sent

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WITNESS TO JESUS | FIFTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered July 15 at a Mass at Catholic Charities Hawaii marking the 40th anniversary of Hawaii’s Catholic Charismatic Renewal. On several occasions I have met with city and state officials […]

Scrub Bucket Ministries: ‘Live Into Your Call’

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  Scrub Bucket Gospel Ministries will offer “Live Into Your Call,” a morning retreat, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Aug. 25, in St. Anthony Parish Hall, Kailua. The event is open to all men and women at no charge, though a free will offering will be appreciated. For information and reservations, call Pat Tom, 261-8104, 729-2991; or […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: ‘Last rites’ for a comatose person?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My daughter, who was 50 years of age, became deathly ill, spent six weeks in the intensive care unit, then entered hospice to die. When death was imminent, a nurse finally found a priest to administer last rites. (It was a Jewish hospice, and they weren’t used to calling a priest.) By […]

Father Eugene Hemrick: More eloquence please

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THE HUMAN SIDE After making a giant step forward in modern communications, have we also taken two steps backward? Thanks to the internet, people are communicating with each other in wonderful ways. For example, shut-ins once disconnected from society are able to stay connected with friends, and we now have all sorts of libraries at […]

Promoting religious vocations locally and as a board member of Serra International

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald St. Anthony, Kailua, parishioner Chuck Furr was elected to his fourth two-year term on the board of trustees of Serra International, an organization dedicated to the promotion of priestly and religious vocations, at the Serra International convention in Nashville, June 27-July 1. Furr is an active member of Hawaii’s […]

Pray like a saint at day-long Kalihi retreat

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  St. Anthony Retreat Center in verdant Kalihi Valley is offering a one-day retreat, “Praying with the Saints” 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Aug. 25, at Rose Hill in the retreat center at 3351 Kalihi Street in Honolulu. “There are many ways to pray!” states the retreat flyer. “Come discover with Sacred Hearts Sister Marie Lemertand Malulani […]