Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

THIRD IN A SERIES | Religious education and Catholic schools: Sharing responsibilities; family, church, school

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Questions about implementing the proper order of the sacraments of initiation are already being posed to our diocesan offices. At the heart of many of these queries is a care and concern about our desire to understand and successfully support parents, clergy, catechists, teachers and the entire parish community in each of their various roles […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 5, 2015

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We’ll soon be back to Ordinary Time, quizzicians. Summer is also upon us. Chill out, relax and learn more about your faith while you’re at it! More Catholic trivia is here at your fingertips. 1) Saints The feast of St. John Francis Regis is celebrated June 16. Which of the following is NOT true about […]

Second in a series :History and evolution of the sacraments of initiation

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People are naturally creatures of habit. They sit in the same place each week at Mass. They eat the same food every Thanksgiving. Annually they look forward to Advent leading to Christmas and Lent culminating in Easter. The current practice in the Diocese of Honolulu is to confirm adolescents who were baptized as infants several […]

Father Michael G. Scully, Society of Jesus: Contemplative and active

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Before coming to Hawaii, I taught in schools included Jesuit High in Sacramento, Bellarmine Preparatory School in San Jose and Loyola High in Los Angeles. During that time I spent a year teaching at a seminary in East Africa. When I was teaching I, like most Jesuits who are not assigned to parishes, would go […]

Heralding back: May 22, 2015

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — May 21, 1965 The “Canbera V” will be one of twenty groups performing at the Waikiki Shell May 29, in conjunction with the two-day Catholic Youth Convention. This evening they will participate with a number of other performing groups previewing the variety show. The three hour ‘preview’ […]