One of the priests I most admired in the years after my ordination was Msgr. John Tracy Ellis. As a longtime professor at The Catholic University of America, he was known to many as the “dean of American Catholic historians.” During the early 1960s when I was studying at Catholic University for my doctorate in […]
Analysis: Most of the new clergy sex abuse lawsuits are for alleged incidents 40, 50, 60 years old
When the Hawaii state legislature passed a law in 2012 that removed for two years the statute of limitations in cases of sexual abuse of a minor, no one knew exactly what to expect. Would there be a flood of lawsuits? A barrage of accusations? The law did not expressly target the Catholic Church, but […]
Mary Adamski: The greatest of these is charity
Expect another “ta-DAH” announcement any day from city hall about yet another solution to the homeless problem. Oops, do I mean homeless issue? Has problem become politically incorrect? I don’t expect another of those city government lightning strikes to replace tents with flower planters, or haul the last pitiful possessions of people away as trash; […]
150 years ago: Faithful celebrate sesquicentennial of St. Damien’s arrival
On March 19, 1864, Belgian seminarian Damiaan (Jozef) de Veuster first stepped foot in Honolulu and began a legacy of humble service in the Islands. He would be ordained a priest here two months later on May 21 in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. His later ministry to the Hansen’s disease patients in […]
Pope Francis: Priests, be merciful; Catholics, ‘pester your priests’
VATICAN CITY — Always be merciful, just like Jesus, who came to forgive, not condemn, Pope Francis told new priests. “Always have in front of your eyes the example of the Good Shepherd, who didn’t come to be served, but to serve and to look for and save those who were lost,” he said in […]
Pope Francis’ homily: A Martian walks into church and asks to be baptized …
VATICAN CITY — Christians must recognize that they do not lead or guide the church, but that the Holy Spirit does and the Holy Spirit can be unpredictable, Pope Francis said. “If, for example, an expedition of Martians arrived tomorrow,” and one said he wanted to be baptized, “What would happen?” the pope asked May […]
Pope Francis to seminarians: Don’t be princes; don’t give long, boring homilies
ADVICE TO SEMINARIANS Don’t be businessmen or princes; don’t give long, boring homilies VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis told seminarians not to become “orphan priests,” who are motherless without Mary; “businessman priests,” who are after money; or “prince priests,” who are aloof from the people. He also warned them not to give “boring homilies,” saying […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: My ex-husband remarried. May I?
Q I am divorced and, even though both my ex-husband and I are Catholic, we were married not in the Catholic Church but by a justice of the peace. Recently, my ex-husband remarried, and the ceremony was performed by a Catholic priest. I am wondering whether my ex-husband applied to the Catholic Church for a […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 23, 2014
We’re moseying into the warm summer already, quizzicians. Savor the last few weeks of spring, and enjoy the remaining days of the Easter season. Here’s my latest quiz to quench your thirst for Catholic trivia. 1) Saints Which of the following saints, whose feast day is May 25, is a Doctor of the Church? a) […]
Catholic Charities renames building for community advocate, supporter Peter Ng
Peter P.J. Ng, seated, with family and friends at the dedication of the Catholic Charities Ulu Center named in his honor May 18. (Photo courtesy of Catholic Charities Hawaii) Catholic Charities Hawaii has named its Ulu Center, a meeting and counseling facility on its upper Makiki campus, after one of Hawaii’s outstanding community advocates […]
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