Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Manaolana | Sidebar: June 5, 2015

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Quote “I think really that the church needs to do a reality check, a reality check right across the board, to look at the things it’s doing well, to look at the areas where we really have to start and say, ‘Look, have we drifted away completely from young people?’” | Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of […]

Heralding back: June 5, 2015

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — June 4, 1965 The Diocese of Honolulu will gain a new priest on June 12 when the Most Reverend James J. Sweeney, Bishop of Honolulu, ordains Rev. Mr. Patrick H. Freitas. At the same time two other Islanders will be ordained by Bishop Sweeney and will serve […]

Official notices:: June 5, 2015

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Bishop’s calendar [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] June 6, 5:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, St. Rita Parish, Nanakuli. [Fr. Gary Secor] June 7, 10:30 am, Mass for Feast of Corpus Christi at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi, followed by Eucharistic Procession to the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu, […]

Report: Papal encyclical named after St. Francis prayer of praise

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment will be titled “Laudato Sii” (Praised Be), a line from St. Francis of Assisi’s “Canticle of Creatures,” and will be released June 16, said the head of the Vatican publishing house. Salesian Father Giuseppe Costa, speaking at an event in Naples May 30, told reporters that […]

Mary Adamski: Ceasefire Sunday

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“This is a weapon free zone.” That was the sign on entry door of the assisted living apartments we visited recently. It echoed the instructions on the doors of restaurants, supermarkets and malls: “No handguns or other weapons permitted” or “All weapons prohibited on these premises.” Our friends and family in Wisconsin don’t even blink […]

Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: What is necessary for a Christian marriage?

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YOUCAT*: A sacramental marriage has three necessary elements: (a) free consent, (b) the affirmation of a lifelong, exclusive union, and (c) openness to children. The most profound thing about a Christian marriage, however, is the couple’s knowledge: “We are a living image of the love between Christ and the Church.” [1644-1654, 1664] I was recently […]