“Go and make disciples of all nations” was the theme of this year’s World Youth Day. It is from Jesus’ commissioning of the Eleven (no Judas at this point) in Matthew 28:19. Jesus continues, “baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Aug. 30, 2013
Quote “Everybody in our church, as well as Catholics in China, we all hope and pray that the pope could come visit our nation. … If Pope Francis comes to China, the farmers in our parish would love to greet him and give him a basket of our delicious apples.” |Sister Ma Wang-ge, one of […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: We have Baptism. Why do we need Confession?
YOUCAT*: Baptism does snatch us from the power of sin and death and brings us into the new life of the children of God, but it does not free us from human weakness and the inclination to sin. That is why we need a place where we can be reconciled with God again and again. […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Adiante! (Go forth!)
It is good to be back from World Youth Day! There is so much to share from my experience in Rio de Janeiro, so I will use the next couple of columns to share some of the experience with you here. In his homily for the World Youth Day Mass, Pope Francis offered us three […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Aug. 16, 2013
Quote “T-shirts, hats, scarves, balls, flowers, bandanas, photographs, letters, drawings, rosaries – and even a bishop’s ring.” | Alberto Gasbarri, chief organizer of papal trips, describing the gifts thrown by pilgrims into the popemobile during Pope Francis’ trip to Rio de Janeiro last month for World Youth Day. The haul was divided between the Archdiocese […]
Manaolana | World Youth Day: Dispatches from Rio by Hawaii delegation
Some of the Hawaii pilgrims to World Youth Day in Brazil sent back blogs from the road for the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Here are some excerpts from their posts: Rio #WYD13, here we come! July 20: We’re checked in and ready to board the first leg of our journey. Stop #1: […]
Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: ‘The vocation of love’: lessons from Mom’s retirement
Moving into a senior home can be the ultimate indignity. With the hefty monthly bill comes a hundred little losses — of the car keys, of the backyard, of all the familiar nooks and crannies: ticks on the pantry wall tracking the kids’ upward ascent; the Christmas-tree corner; the candy drawer; the cat’s favorite window […]
Manaolana | Bishop Silva is among two dozen from Hawaii headed for World Youth Day in Brazil
Joshua Kapika of St. Michael Church in Waialua holds up the special shirt that Hawaii pilgrims will be wearing to World Youth Day events in Brazil, July 23-28. By the time you read this, about two dozen pilgrims from Hawaii will be on their way to one of the biggest Catholic events of the […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: July 19, 2013
Quote “We are making human connections.” | Goran Bubalo, who directs a Catholic Relief Services peace-building project in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, that provides former prisoners from the 1992-95 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina with space to meet and share their pasts. Bubalo said the project, which also arranges public speaking opportunities for the survivors, has involved more than […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Rebuilt: Growing close to Jesus
I am reading “Rebuilt” by Father Michael White and Tom Corcoran. The book tells of how their parish was “rebuilt” from being a self-serving community into a place of growth and discipleship. It focuses on changing the consumerist culture. In chapter 5, the authors describe the parish when they arrived. “It was clear the purpose […]
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