Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Official notices: June 19, 2015

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] June 19, 10:00 am, Funeral Mass for Deacon Andy Gerakas, Star of the Sea Church, Waialae-Kahala. June 20, 8:00 am, Mass for Oahu Faith Formation Conference, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe. June 20-21, Episcopal Visitation, St. John Apostle & Evangelist Parish, Mililani. […]

Vatican set to announce decision on Medjugorje

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Pope Francis said the Vatican was ready to make an announcement concerning the alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith met recently to discuss the issue and “we’ve reached the point of making a decision and then they will say,” […]

Manaolana sidebar: June 19, 2015

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Quote “Now, we must entrust the soul of Baby Francis to the abundant mercy of God so that this beloved child may find finally a home in his kingdom.” | Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence presiding June 10 over a Christian burial service for the unborn child he named “Francis,” fulfilling a commitment he […]

Hawaii welcomes newest priest : ‘From this day forward, the risen Christ will make himself sacramentally present in Nick Brown’

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Diocesan vicar general Father Gary Secor greets Father Brown with the fraternal “kiss of peace.” (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz)   For more than seven minutes the priests lined up to lay their hands gently, silently, purposefully, for a second or two, on Nicholas Brown’s head, as Bishop Larry Silva had done moments before […]

THIRD IN A SERIES | Religious education and Catholic schools: Sharing responsibilities; family, church, school

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Questions about implementing the proper order of the sacraments of initiation are already being posed to our diocesan offices. At the heart of many of these queries is a care and concern about our desire to understand and successfully support parents, clergy, catechists, teachers and the entire parish community in each of their various roles […]

DEACON ANDREW GERAKAS | 1928-2015: A life of generous service, shaped by love of the Eucharist

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Deacon Andrew Jude Gerakas, whose devotion to daily Eucharist compelled him to leave the Greek Orthodox Church to become a Roman Catholic, and then one of Hawaii’s first permanent deacons, died on May 18 in Honolulu. He was 87 and a deacon at Star of the Sea Parish in Waialae-Kahala for 34 years. Gerakas served […]

Pope Francis lists abortion, unsafe workplaces, terrorism, war among ‘attacks on life’

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VATICAN CITY — Abortion, abandoning migrants at sea, unsafe working conditions, malnutrition, terrorism and euthanasia are all “attacks on life,” said Pope Francis. In an audience with members of the Italian Science & Life Association May 30, the pope said “life is a gift” and urged more reflection on how people are treated throughout all […]