By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald Being present with someone who is ill — sitting at his or her bedside — can make all the difference between spiraling sickness and spiritual health for patients and their families. Called the ministry of presence, this indispensable form of spiritual care is an essential component of hospital ministry. […]
Priests designated essential workers in ministry to the dying
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Priests, in adherence to their duty to deliver sacraments to the dying, have been designated essential workers in Hawaii during this time of the coronavirus. This means they are permitted to hear the confessions of patients, to anoint them and to give them holy Communion, under the restrictions of […]