Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Cause opens for beatification of 20th century ‘Damien’

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By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service MANCHESTER, England — The Vatican has allowed the bishops of Zimbabwe to open the sainthood cause of a British missionary murdered after he refused to abandon his ministry to people with Hansen’s disease during the country’s civil war. The cause for the beatification of John Bradburne, a lay member […]

Pilgrims find healing, renewal in the waters of Alberta’s Lac Ste. Anne

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By Kyle Greenham Catholic News Service LAC STE. ANNE, Alberta — As she battled the aching pains of stage 4 intestinal cancer, Evelyn Mercredi slowly lifted herself from her walker and stepped into the waters of Lac Ste. Anne expecting — and receiving — healing. “I’ve been suffering so much, it was so hard just […]

Pontiff calls for quick action to prevent further migrant deaths

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By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Days after rescue workers recovered the bodies of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis urged the international community to “act quickly” to prevent future tragedies. “I have learned with sorrow the news of the dramatic shipwreck that happened in recent days in the Mediterranean waters […]

Carolyn Woo: When expectations yield to love

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OUR GLOBAL FAMILY This summer marks the special occasions of David’s and my 40th anniversary and the marriage of our older son Ryan to Sarah, our new daughter. In one of the prewedding festivities, I asked the men gathered, married from 10 to 50 years, what advice they have for the groom-to-be. They responded with […]

Father Eugene Hemrick: The blessing of reality checks

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THE HUMAN SIDE “I have observed Satan falling like lightning from the sky” (Lk 10:18). Jesus instructed the Twelve: “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves” (Mt 10:16). Avoiding being like Satan, who was dispelled from heaven because of pride, and […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: What did Mary do during Jesus’ ministry?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I am wondering what Mary did and where she lived during the three years of Jesus’ ministry. Did she travel with the “women who ministered to him”? (Wichita, Kansas) A: In the Gospels, once the public ministry of Jesus has begun, Mary is mentioned in only a few scenes. We can assume […]

Pope Benedict visits hill town outside Rome for walk, dinner

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI visited the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo in his first visit to the papal summer residence in four years. In a statement released July 26, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed the retired pope’s visit after a local newspaper, Castelli Notizie, reported […]

Chicago woman’s healing leads to canonization of Cardinal Newman

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By Joyce Duriga Catholic News Service CHICAGO — A few prayers to Blessed John Henry Newman became a “constant dialogue” and then a desperate response to an emergency for Melissa Villalobos of Chicago. Her healing, which saved her life and the life of her unborn child, was accepted as the miracle needed for the 19th-century […]

‘They want to kill you’

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The Iraqi monks had just finished hiding manuscripts when the Islamic State militants showed up By Doreen Abi Raad Catholic News Service BEIRUT — The first time a band of Islamic State militants “visited” the monks, they presented the monks with a kind of suggestion, in a nonthreatening manner: “Why don’t you become a Muslim?” […]