Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Manaolana | Number and rate of abortion is down, according to National Right to Life Committee

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Both the number of abortions and the rate of abortion is dropping, according to figures released in the third annual “State of Abortion in America” report issued by the National Right to Life Committee. The number of abortions, which had peaked at about 1.6 million in 1989, […]

Manaolana | Sidebar Jan. 15, 2016

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Quote “What is love? There are times we think of soap opera love. No, that does not look like love. Or love may seem like enthusiasm for a person and then it is extinguished.” | Pope Francis, in his homily during morning Mass Jan. 8 in the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (Catholic News Service) In the […]

Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Bridges

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MAKANA’S HELPFUL HINTS Today’s tip: Create mentoring opportunities: Connect older and younger adults in mentoring relationships like those found in professions and ask young adults to be mentors for high school youth. Reinforce the leadership role that each Christian is asked to undertake. Happy New Year and welcome to Ordinary Time! Although this isn’t the […]

Manaolana | The PC paradox

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Vatican newspaper says political correctness that ridicules faith is itself a caricature By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A world that carefully adheres to the dictates of being “politically correct” yet refuses to respect people’s faith in God is a “sad paradox,” the Vatican newspaper said. The Jan. 6 article, headlined “The […]

Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: Tackling the new year one heroic minute at a time

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TWENTY SOMETHING Oprah Winfrey has joined Weight Watchers, which means she is not only a card-carrying, point-counting member of the weight-loss club, she is also a part owner. That’s how you do it when you’re Oprah: You go big (“you get a car, you get a car, you get a car”) or you don’t bother. […]

Manaolana | By Christina Capecchi: 13 sons, no daughters, no reality TV show

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TWENTY SOMETHING The wedding that Tyler Schwandt and his fiancée are planning could’ve been broadcast on national TV. But he’s perfectly content with a quieter, more intimate wedding Mass. The 23-year-old Catholic from Rockford, Mich., has the distinction of being the firstborn of 13 boys, the family whose improbable boy streak went viral with the […]

Manaolana | Sidebar: Dec. 4, 2015

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Quote “I’ve witnessed the most amazing thing in my life — 24,000 kids kneeling and staring at the Eucharist. … This will change my life.” | Andrew Hawes, a 15-year-old from the Archdiocese of Louisville, Ky., who attended this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis. The Nov. 19-21 event drew thousands of young Catholics […]

Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Don’t forget the pauses

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MAKANA’S HELPFUL HINTS Today’s tip: Advent is all about doing the pauses correctly! The correct pauses can totally transform your perspective and make the message unmistakably clear! With many things in the world today, speed is increasing, causing people to want things quicker and therefore react quicker. But I want you to consider this. Athletes […]