Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Office for Social Ministry: Collaborations, connections

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Aloha, The Gospels for the Sundays before and after Tropical Storm Iselle hit Hawaii were about Jesus multiplying loaves and fishes for the hungry crowd and then calming the storm, saying, “Be not afraid.” These readings illustrate how faith can help us face whatever challenges arise and how we can collaborate in God’s miraculous actions. […]

Christians beginning to die in hot, crowded camps, witnesses say

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Children flee violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar, Iraq, Aug. 10. Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 Yezidi ethnic minorities, an Iraqi human rights minister said. (CNS photo | Rodi Said, Reuters)   MANCHESTER, England — Iraqi Christians driven from their homes by Islamic State fighters are beginning to […]

The ‘mana’ of St. Marianne: Saint’s remains welcomed home

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Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities sing a hymn to St. Francis as others look on after the enshrinement of St. Marianne’s remains at the cathedral. A small relic of the saint was placed on top of the tapa-and-lei-covered zinc box that holds the saint’s remains. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   […]

Obituary: Sister Florence Remata, OSF | 1939-2014

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Educator was head of Hawaii-Southwest Sisters of St. Francis Sister Florence Remata, the minister of the Hawaii-Southwest Region of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, fulfilled one of her favorite quotations, “All things are passing; God alone suffices,” when she passed into eternity on Aug. 3, at Queen’s Medical Center after a […]

Cancer ministries: The church reaches out to those affected by the devastating disease

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Cancer survivors Ann Jones of Holy Trinity Church and Iwie Tamashiro of the diocesan Office for Social Ministry will be on hand at an Aug. 23 event at St. Stephen Diocesan Center to provide information on starting cancer support ministries at local parishes. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   Cancer survivors, caregivers and those […]

‘Stop these crimes’: Pope Francis appeals for peace in Iraq

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis condemned the actions of Islamic State militants in Iraq, saying that persecuting Christians and other minorities “seriously offends God and seriously offends humanity.” “One cannot generate hatred in God’s name,” he said Aug. 10. “One cannot make war in God’s name!” After reciting the Angelus, Pope Francis asked tens of […]

With Grateful Hearts Campaign collects more than $33 million

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The Hawaii Catholic Community Foundation, which manages the money collected through the Diocese of Honolulu’s With Grateful Hearts capital campaign, reported that, as of June 30, it has received more than $33 million of the more than $50 million originally pledged. All parishes were required to participate in the With Grateful Hearts campaign. The first […]

Catholic refugees in Lebanon recall horror of militant attacks

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Emil, a Catholic Iraqi refugee, hides his face at the Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center in Beirut Aug. 8. The resident of Mosul, Iraq, fled his hometown with family members after receiving threats from Islamic State militants. (CNS photo/Dalia Khamissy)   BEIRUT — The memory of that brutal June evening in his home near Mosul, Iraq, […]

Viriditas: Sister Theresa Chow, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities

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‘Marianne, Damien, take care of this’ Several years ago, the Bishop Museum was sponsoring a talk on the future of Kalaupapa. Many of the sisters went because we wanted to know what Steve Prokop, the superintendent of Kalaupapa National Park, envisioned. He looked at us directly and said that it would be good if there […]

Manaolana | Pope Francis’ 10 secrets to happiness

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Pope Francis holds hands with youths during a meeting with altar servers in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Aug. 5. The pilgrimage to Rome, sponsored by the German bishops’ conference, included tens of thousands of Germans ages 13 to 27, plus altar servers from Austria, Switzerland, Lithuania and northern Italy. (CNS photo | Stefano […]