Pope Francis attends the morning session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — After several days of animated debate over its official midterm report, the Synod of Bishops on the family agreed on a final document more clearly grounded in traditional […]
Pope Francis | Closing talk, Synod of Bishops: Be open to the God of surprises
Here are extended excerpts from Vatican Radio’s translation of Pope Francis’ final address to the Synod Fathers, Oct. 18. Dear Eminences, Beatitudes, Excellencies, Brothers and Sisters, With a heart full of appreciation and gratitude I want to thank, along with you, the Lord who has accompanied and guided us in the past days, with the […]
Maui’s Catholic radio station catchable on other islands
The darkest area has the strongest signal where the car radio would easily lock onto the station when scanning. On Oahu, the medium dark section represents a very listenable area. The lightest represents a signal with noticeable drop-outs, but which might be acceptable in a good spot with a stationary radio. Joan Opitz of […]
Pope beatifies Blessed Paul VI, ‘great helmsman’ of Vatican II
A tapestry of Blessed Paul VI hangs from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica during his beatification Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 19. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — Beatifying Blessed Paul VI at the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the family, Pope Francis praised the late […]
A conference inspired by the sacred rhythms of prayer and worship
Some call Marianist BILAC a mini-Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. Others consider it a weekend retreat, while others see it as a “shot in the arm.” In a way, this nearly 40-year-old conference is all of these things. This year’s event, Nov. 6-8 at The St. Louis-Chaminade campus in Honolulu, carries on that reputation. In […]
Heralding back: Oct. 24, 2014
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Oct. 23, 1964 Eighth annual Herald poster contest begins – The above picture, taken last year, shows some of the 400 posters which competed for prizes at the annual Hawaii Catholic Herald poster contest. 25 years ago — Oct. 27, 1989 Bishop writes to Gorbachev on Ukrainian […]
Sister Rose Annette Ahuna, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Through saintly parents
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING My mother is from Kohala and my father is from Kona. I spent 17 years at St. Joseph, Hilo, going to school there until the eighth grade. The Hawaiian culture that I grew up in really enriched my background and parallels the Franciscan spirit that I embraced when I became a religious […]
Photo: Public prayers for America
Local followers of the group “America Needs Fatima” hosted dozens of “rosary rallies” around the state Oct. 11, including a gathering at the state capitol in Honolulu. America Needs Fatima is a national organization that promotes the message of conversion shared by the Blessed Virgin Mary to three children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. Each […]
Stephen Kent: Rendering God superfluous
The U.S. Air Force no longer requires “so help me God” to be part of the oath taken upon the enlistment of airmen or the commissioning of officers. A toll-taker on the Garden State Parkway is suing the state of New Jersey because she claims a supervisor told her to stop saying “God bless you” […]
Photo: Seminarian deacon in final year
Hawaii seminarian and transitional deacon Nick Brown assists at an all-seminary Mass Oct. 1 at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in suburban Milwaukee, where he is finishing his last year of study before his ordination to the priesthood. Sacred Heart is North America’s largest seminary specializing in the formation of men over 30, […]
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