For many years, teenagers have walked in the March for Life, the annual pro-life demonstration in Washington that recently marked its 42nd anniversary. The event aims to bring awareness to the laws surrounding legalized abortion, hoping to change them. It attracts people of all ages from all over the country, united in one common […]
Year two of revived Bishop’s Circle sees boost in donations
The second year of the Bishop’s Circle, a special diocesan fundraising campaign, has seen a more than 40 percent increase in donations compared to this time last year thanks to a larger mailing list and an increase in the size of contributions from some previous donors. The diocese has received about $200,000 as of Jan. […]
Bishop’s breakfast raises $35,000 for school
Ah, the life of a bishop. Bishop Larry Silva went to breakfast three times on Sunday, Jan. 25, all in the name of Catholic education. St. John Vianney Parish in Kailua hosted its fifth annual “Breakfast with the Bishop” after three Masses that day to raise money for its school. The event included entertainment by […]
A real retreat for those too busy to make one
Do you desire a deeper love relationship with God? Do you want to improve your prayer life? Are you looking for an opportunity to reflect on your life and where you are going? Do questions keep rising in your heart about how God has been at work in your life or what direction God may […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Feb 13, 2015
Quote “It’s always been a wonderful time for fraternity among the seminarians. It’s the best the seminary tournament I’ve seen anywhere in the country.” | Father Robert Barron, rector of Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Ill., which hosted the annual Father Pat O’Malley Invitational basketball tournament that draws teams from seminaries around the country. Twelve teams […]
Youth, Young Adult office hosting leadership days
The diocesan Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry is hosting, this month and next, four full-day Island Leadership Retreats on four islands for people who work with youth and young adults. The goal of the retreats is to identify personal strengths that can enhance one’s ministry. Retreatants will reflect on their unique God-given talents […]
Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Dessert and desert
I find it helpful to know where words originate. Today I’d like to look at two words. The first, dessert, comes from the old French word desservir, “to clean the table.” It literally means “un-serve” (des -“un” and server -“serve”) signifying the end of a meal. The second, desert, originates from the Latin word deserere, […]
Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: What are sacramentals?
YOUCAT* Sacramentals are sacred signs or sacred actions in which a blessing is conferred. [1667-1672, 1677-1678] “You Catholics do some strange things — use candles to bless your throat, ashes on your forehead, waving palm branches …” Heard that before? What’s up with that? Candles, ashes, palm branches, holy water. These are just a few […]
The late Thomas Merton, who last month marked the centennial of his birth, is still inspiring people to get closer to God
WASHINGTON — When Trappist Father Thomas Merton addressed persistent racism in his writing during the 1960s, his message seemingly reached into the future. Appealing to society to recognize that all people are children of God, Father Merton questioned practices that prevented African-Americans from achieving full equality and called for the end of discrimination in all […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: What’s the Biblical basis for purgatory?
Q: So far as I know, the other Christian religions do not provide for a purgatory — only the Catholic Church — and I’m wondering where purgatory is mentioned either in the Bible or in Christ’s teachings. (I would like to be able to defend my faith with some clear references.) (Chesapeake, Virginia) A: Speaking […]
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