The Newman Center at the University of Hawaii-Manoa will sponsor a scriptural contemplative prayer gathering on the last Saturday of every even-numbered month. The next gathering is 9-10:30 a.m., Aug. 30 at the Newman Center. Organizers describe the gatherings as opportunities to “pray together and share, keeping it simple to connect with God.” For more […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: For every evil, there’s a lot of good
Recently, as I walked to the first tee on the golf course, I heard a friend yell, “Father Gene, I desperately need to talk with you!” He wanted to know my take on the horrific events happening around the world recently. My first thought was to tell him that we are experiencing the age-old problem […]
Heralding back: Aug. 29, 2014
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Aug. 28, 1964 The Most Reverend James J. Sweeney, Bishop of Honolulu, posed with this year’s graduating class from St. Francis School of Nursing at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. The graduating nurses are front row (left to right): Grace Tomiko Hiraki, Carmen Ann Felipe, […]
Kathleen T. Choi: But why?
Why do I have to go to church? Because God said to. The 10 Commandments include, “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.” The Catholic catechism says, “On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass.” Jesus worshiped on the Sabbath. Why can’t I just pray […]
Office for Social Ministry: Collaborations, connections
Aloha, The Gospels for the Sundays before and after Tropical Storm Iselle hit Hawaii were about Jesus multiplying loaves and fishes for the hungry crowd and then calming the storm, saying, “Be not afraid.” These readings illustrate how faith can help us face whatever challenges arise and how we can collaborate in God’s miraculous actions. […]
Christians beginning to die in hot, crowded camps, witnesses say
Children flee violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar, Iraq, Aug. 10. Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 Yezidi ethnic minorities, an Iraqi human rights minister said. (CNS photo | Rodi Said, Reuters) MANCHESTER, England — Iraqi Christians driven from their homes by Islamic State fighters are beginning to […]
The ‘mana’ of St. Marianne: Saint’s remains welcomed home
Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities sing a hymn to St. Francis as others look on after the enshrinement of St. Marianne’s remains at the cathedral. A small relic of the saint was placed on top of the tapa-and-lei-covered zinc box that holds the saint’s remains. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) […]
Obituary: Sister Florence Remata, OSF | 1939-2014
Educator was head of Hawaii-Southwest Sisters of St. Francis Sister Florence Remata, the minister of the Hawaii-Southwest Region of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, fulfilled one of her favorite quotations, “All things are passing; God alone suffices,” when she passed into eternity on Aug. 3, at Queen’s Medical Center after a […]
Cancer ministries: The church reaches out to those affected by the devastating disease
Cancer survivors Ann Jones of Holy Trinity Church and Iwie Tamashiro of the diocesan Office for Social Ministry will be on hand at an Aug. 23 event at St. Stephen Diocesan Center to provide information on starting cancer support ministries at local parishes. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Cancer survivors, caregivers and those […]
‘Stop these crimes’: Pope Francis appeals for peace in Iraq
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis condemned the actions of Islamic State militants in Iraq, saying that persecuting Christians and other minorities “seriously offends God and seriously offends humanity.” “One cannot generate hatred in God’s name,” he said Aug. 10. “One cannot make war in God’s name!” After reciting the Angelus, Pope Francis asked tens of […]
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