A prominent leader in Marriage Encounter, family ministry Don Chu, who with his wife June was a prominent leader in the Catholic Marriage Encounter movement and headed the diocesan family life ministry office in the 1980s, died July 10 at Kahala Nui’s Hiolani Care Center in Honolulu. He was 81. His funeral services are July […]
Minors at border should be considered ‘refugees’
WASHINGTON From the head of the U.S. agency in charge of the welfare of more than 50,000 Central American children who have been apprehended at the Mexican border, to the Honduran cardinal who heads the international Catholic relief agency, Caritas, the message was clear, those minors are as much refugees as the people fleeing upheaval […]
Chapter on abuse is not closed while people still suffer, says archbishop
ROME The crisis of child abuse by clergy is not a thing of the past — it will linger until the church humbly and courageously reaches out to all people still suffering in silence, said Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin. “To some it might seem less than prudent to think that the church would go […]
Father John Catoir: When pride is good
We all know that pride is a deadly sin, but can it also be a virtue? I’d say yes. There’s a good side to pride. The question a spiritual director might ask to see which side of this you’re on is this: “Are you too proud or are you not proud enough?” I’d like to […]
Photo | Beatitudes: Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted
Palestinians surround the body of a 10-year-old girl, whom hospital officials said was killed in an Israeli airstrike, during her funeral at a mosque in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, July 11. A Catholic priest in Gaza said Israeli missile attacks are wide-ranging and that there is no safe zone. (CNS photo/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Reuters)
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
God provides, in spite of the weeds Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Romans 8:26-27 Matthew 13:24-43 The Book of Wisdom, which provides this weekend’s first reading, is the name not only of this book of the Old Testament, but of an entire genre of writings. Collectively, their purpose is to convey in human language, and for human […]
Annual charismatic conference to feature Father Dave Pivonka
The Hawaii Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services 36th annual Hawaii Regional Charismatic Conference, Aug. 8-10 at the Catholic Charities Hawaii campus in Makiki, will feature praise and worship, fellowship and inspiring presenters, including the popular Franciscan author, teacher and speaker Father Dave Pivonka. The Mass celebrants are Father Gary Secor on Saturday morning and Bishop Larry […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: ‘Are statues religious idols?’
Q. In the Book of Revelation (9:20), I read this: “The rest of the human race, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, to give up the worship of demons and idols made from gold, silver, bronze and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.” […]
Vatican questions accuracy of latest papal interview
VATICAN CITY The Vatican said the latest published interview with Pope Francis, in which he says fighting sex abuse and the mafia will be priorities of his pontificate, should not be considered a record of his exact words. According to the article, published July 13 in the Rome daily La Repubblica, the pope also spoke […]
St. Michael parishioner queen of FCC fundraiser pageant
The Oahu Council of Filipino Catholic Clubs will celebrate its annual fundraising campaign, coronation and pageant on Aug. 16 at St. Michael Church in Waialua. This year’s Queen of Charity is Jacqueline Buted Medrano of St. Michael Parish. The event begins with a procession at 4:30 p.m. and Mass at 5 p.m. followed by dinner […]
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