The recently created Diocesan Marriage and Family Life Ministry Task Force is presenting “Ministry with Families Leadership Formation,” a course by Steve and Kathy Bierne of the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers, via Zoom, 9-11 a.m., over six consecutive Saturdays, Jan. 8-Feb. 12. This training is an experiential learning process designed for […]
Ministry to families must meet their real needs, pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church cannot claim to safeguard marriage and family life if it simply repeats its traditional teaching without supporting, encouraging and caring for real families, especially when they struggle to live up to that teaching, Pope Francis said. “It’s not enough to repeat the value […]
Mary Duddy: Family prayer
THE MARRIED LIFE “The family that prays together, stays together.” Let’s take this wisdom to heart. When our children were little we had family prayer every night after dinner. It usually involved a Bible story, appropriate for children, maybe a song, some thank you prayers and some petitions. Children’s prayers are so without guile. Children […]
Catholic parenting workshops take the nag, nag out of childrearing
By Sarah and David Herrmann Special to the Herald OK, Catholic parents, do any of these describe you? You feel like you need to be a perfect Catholic parent. You’re constantly on guard to protect your children from difficult experiences. You’re tired of nagging your kids to do their chores. You miss the fun of […]
Love, marriage & family
The diocese is gathering a plethora of programs to help strengthen home life in Hawaii Here’s a snapshot of the groups that fall under the Marriage and Family Ministries program that Bishop Larry Silva called together about 10 years ago. Compiled by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Marriage and Family Ministries Program Introduced to […]
Faith in the ohana: more family retreats
Story and photo by Jayne Mondoy Special to the Herald The “family retreat” continues to roll across the state. These are days of spiritual reflection, coordinated by the diocesan Office of Religious Education, that the whole ohana can attend. Parents who attended the Maui family retreat Sept. 9 at St. Anthony Parish, Wailuku, commented: “I […]
30 Maui families come together for retreat
Organizers were hoping for 10 families. They got more than 30. Maui’s first Family Life Retreat Sept. 9 at St. Anthony Parish in Wailuku, was an unqualified success. The day-long, multi-age event had the participants examining four themes: affirmation, communication, forgiveness and commitment. Each theme was introduced by a short puppet skit. The participants then […]