YOUCAT*: Baptism is the way out of the kingdom of death into life, the gateway to the church, and the beginning of a lasting communion with God. [1213-1216, 1276-1278] Most of us don’t remember our baptisms because we were babies. And, we hear a lot about baptism, especially when someone we know has a new […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: One body
In 1996, the U.S. bishops put together a pastoral plan for ministry to young adults entitled “Sons and Daughters of the Light.” Since then, dioceses have been making young adult ministry a ministry staple, but everyone has gone about it differently. Some have focused on trying to establish ministries in parishes and others have created […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: ‘On earth as it is in heaven’
YOUCAT*: When we pray for the universal accomplishment of God’s will, we pray that on earth and in our own heart it may become as it already is in heaven. [2822-2827, 2860] This week’s Catechism Corner is inspired by my friend, Dann. Every time we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we say, “Thy will be done, […]
Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: Waiting for a baby: on Advent and adoption
For years folks told Mike and Maria Slavik that their blue colonial-style house looked like a Christmas card. Maria would be out mowing the lawn in the middle of July and someone would stop to say he loved the way it was decorated for the holidays. So they decided to make it into a card, […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Dec. 6, 2013
Quote “You create the conditions for a change to happen, for people to make the change they want … I don’t make the change. I just create the conditions as best I can.” | Comboni Father Giovanni Esti, who arrived in Egypt in 2007 to create a social development center for young people in Cairo […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Nov. 22, 2013
Quote “Let us put ourselves in the hands of God, like a child puts himself in his daddy’s hands. That is a hand that is sure.” | Pope Francis, in his homily Nov. 12 during his morning Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae. The pope said God never uses his hands for violence “even when […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Almost there…
Raise your hand if you have shopped on Black Friday. What’s the longest you ever waited in line? If you spent hours in line, then it was probably because you purchased something that you REALLY wanted. Something you judged was worth waiting for. Next Sunday, we enter the season of Advent, the season of waiting […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: Is it enough to pray when you feel like it?
YOUCAT*: No. Someone who prays only when he feels like it does not take God seriously and will leave off praying. Prayer thrives on faithfulness [2650] “Pray without ceasing.” (1Thessalonians 5:17) How many of you read that Scripture verse and think to yourself: “Yeah, right. How can we pray all the time?” Well, we can. […]
Manaolana | Mahalo nui!
Food. Family. Friends. Life. These things may be at the top of your gratitude list this year as Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, approaches. But what about the many blessings of being part of a unique Island Catholic community? From rich liturgies to spiritual camaraderie to God’s beautiful works of nature, Hawaii Catholics have dozens of […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: Freedom…isn’t evil an option?
YOUCAT: Evil is only apparently worth striving for, and deciding in favor of evil only apparently makes us free. Evil does not make us happy but rather deprives us of what is truly good; it chains us to something futile and in the end destroys our freedom entirely. [1730-1733, 1743-1744] In the last issue, I […]
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