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Retired Pope Benedict says it was his ‘duty’ to resign from papacy

09/08/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI said in an interview that he felt a “duty” to resign from the papacy because of his declining health and the rigorous demands of papal travel. While his heart was set on completing the Year of Faith, the retired pope told […]

Theme for Catechetical Sunday is ‘The Faith Prayed’

09/08/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

The diocese will celebrate Catechetical Sunday this year on Sept. 18. The theme is “Prayer: The Faith Prayed.” Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity to reflect on the role each person — the parent, in particular — plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. It […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: If we are humble

09/08/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-32 This weekend’s first reading is from the Book of Exodus. This book roughly chronicles the passage of the Hebrew people from Egypt, where they had been slaves. Moses guided them, but essentially, in Hebrew eyes, God guided them, since Moses could not […]

Philippines priest to be incardinated into Honolulu diocese

09/08/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Father Edmundo Barut, administrator of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach, will officially become a priest for the Diocese of Honolulu when he is incardinated by Bishop Larry Silva at the 5 p.m. Sunday Mass, Sept. 11, at his parish. His incardination into the Diocese of Honolulu means he will now answer […]

Sister Jovita Agustin, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Sister Amazing Grace

09/08/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Once, I remember as I made my rounds at St. Francis Hospital West, a patient getting ready for surgery said to me, “Sister, you don’t have to pray over me, I am an atheist.” I replied, “That’s all right.” We then started […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Sept. 9, 2016

09/08/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Happy 75th birthday to the Diocese of Honolulu! It is quite the celebratory occasion, quiz friends. How well do you know our beloved diocese? Let’s see you take on this quiz, sprinkled with questions honoring the Islands. 1) Saints True or false: St. Teresa of Kolkata was present at the beatification of St. Marianne of […]

Seminarians abroad: Study in Rome promotes cultural sensitivity

09/08/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Learning to walk in the shoes of a “foreigner” is not on the formal syllabus of the Pontifical North American College, but it happens. The students at the U.S. bishops’ seminary in Rome know they have a place to eat, sleep, pray and study, but […]

Catholic missionaries stay in South Sudan after attack on foreigners

09/08/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Bronwen Dachs Catholic News Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa — While most expatriate aid workers left South Sudan after a brutal attack on foreigners in the capital, a group of Catholic missionaries chose to stay. “We stayed because we are committed to the ordinary people who are suffering so much,” La Sallian Christian Brother […]

Letter to the Herald: Sept. 9, 2016

09/08/2016 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Iconic photo The Hawaii Catholic Herald front page cover of Aug.26 is truly an iconic photo of Mother Teresa. The wrinkles on her face have come out from not drinking water. This photo, taken at the Damien beatification in Belgium, is the result of dehydration in her choosing to experience in a prayerful way […]