QUESTION CORNER A few weeks back, I responded to a man who wrote that he was bothered when he saw a family deliberately avoid the Communion line of a lay extraordinary minister of holy Communion in order to receive the host instead from a priest. I noted that it’s the same Eucharist no matter who […]
Father John Catoir: Evolving church part of tradition
We have to also keep in mind that we have seen that the church can develop and change with time. The Second Vatican Council taught us that this change is only possible in our traditions, not in the church’s solemn dogmas.
Lisa’s catechism corner: What is envy, and how can you fight it?
Church teaching explained to you YOUCAT*: “Envy is sadness and annoyance at the sight of another’s well-being and the desire to acquire unjustly what others have. Anyone who wishes other people ill commits a serious sin. Envy decreases when we try to rejoice more and more in the accomplishments and gifts of others, when we […]
Vatican opens homeless shelter for men
By Nicole Pellicano Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican opened the “Gift of Mercy,” a shelter for homeless men, just a few hundred yards away from St. Peter’s Square. Housed in a Jesuit-owned building, the shelter was created by and is run with funds from the papal almoner, who has taken a variety […]
Heralding back: Nov. 6, 2015
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Nov. 5, 1965 Brother J.J. Kennedy, F.S.C.H., coordinator of the Damien Memorial High School Carnival which will be held this weekend, November 4, 5, and 6 on the school grounds at 1401 Houghtailing Street shows Mrs. Margaret Ohara the huge layout for games, activities, food booths, plant […]
Bishop Silva’s Arlington lecture, ‘Who am I to judge? …’
The bishop’s lecture is titled “Who Am I to Judge? Divine Mercy and Diabolical Deception.” Bishop Silva explained that the talk is based on the homily he gave on Divine Mercy Sunday earlier this year.
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Helping hands for struggling veterans
Again this year, the Office for Social Ministry is running an event for veterans who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
Hospice to honor deceased in ceremony of roses
St. Francis Hospice Bereavement Services is inviting the public to honor the memories of St. Francis Hospice patients and others at an inter-faith service, 7 p.m., Nov. 7, at the University of Hawaii’s Newman Center in Manoa. The event, “A Rose for Remembrance,” will remember the deceased by dedicating roses in their memory. Participants may […]
Official notices: Nov. 6, 2015
November 6, 9:00 am, Augustine Educational Foundation Board, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 10:30 am, Augustine Educational Foundation Members Meeting, Chancery.
November 6-8, 65th Annual Diocesan Congress Filipino Catholic Convention, Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Hilo.
November 7, 7:00 am, Memorial Mass for Diocesan Congress Filipino Catholic Convention, Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Hilo.
Synod report urges moral discernment in remarriage cases
While not specifically mentioning the controversial proposal of a path toward full reconciliation and Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried, members of the Synod of Bishops on the family handed Pope Francis a report emphasizing an obligation to recognize that not all Catholics in such a situation bear the same amount of blame.
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