Prayers to end abortion Members of Hui Maluaha, the Damien Memorial Students for Life group, and others pray and hold signs in front of the offices of Planned Parenthood Honolulu March 6 as part of the 40 Days for Life, an international multi-denominational campaign of prayer and fasting aimed at ending abortion. (Photo courtesy of […]
‘40 Days for Life’ spring campaign underway
Deacon Gary Streff of the diocesan Respect Life office is inviting Hawaii Catholics to join him and thousands of others around the world in the 40 Days for Life 2021 campaign, which began Feb. 17 and continues through March 28. Participation includes prayer and fasting alone or with family and friends, and joining public prayer […]
Island viewpoint: Waimea pastor leads parish in pro-life prayers and advocacy
By Mary Erickson Special to the Herald On the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the National Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, and in solidarity with the vigil Mass and adoration and the virtual March for Life in Honolulu, Father Anthony Pangan, pastor of Annunciation Church in Waimea on the […]
Annual March for Life goes big and virtual this year
Bishop Larry Silva asks pastors to commemorate the event with Mass and adoration the evening before By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s 2021 March for Life, now taking shape in a virtual environment with in-person components, may end up having greater participation than in recent years, despite, or maybe because of, the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Damien Memorial’s Hui Maluha spreads the Gospel of life
By Christian Raquepo Special to the Herald “‘We are sorrowful, yet we are always rejoicing’ (2 Corinthians 6:10). Life is joyful, and defending life is a mission that should be carried out with joy. We seek to foster, in ourselves and others, a ‘joyful sorrow,’ that is, a spirit that is always mourning because of […]
Bishop appoints deacon, wife as respect life co-directors
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva appointed on Sept. 8 Deacon Gerald (Gary) E. and Valerie Y. Streff as co-directors of the Respect for Life Ministry in the Diocese of Honolulu taking over from Paulette Vernay who retired in mid-July. Deacon Streff continues his current diaconal ministry at St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea. […]
40 Days for Life campaign: The power of public prayer
By Alfred Hagen Special to the Herald The ecumenical spring “40 Days for Life” campaign of 2020 begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26, and ends on Palm Sunday, April 5. Begun in 2004, the 40 Days for Life campaign now is observed in more than 500 cities in 64 nations. Since its start, 40 Days […]
Marching for life, from Washington, D.C., to Kauai, to Waimanalo
From Washington, D.C., … Island family joins indigenous peoples to advocate for the unborn By Dallas Carter Special to the Herald My entire ohana and I were blessed to be able to travel to Washington, D.C., for this year’s Jan. 24 March for Life. For my children, it was a powerful witness of the importance […]
Protecting life from birth to death
Paulette Vernay talks about building up Respect Life programs in the diocese and her goal to have a pro-life coordinator in every Hawaii parish By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Paulette Vernay, the Diocese of Honolulu’s Respect Life director, has been in the role for a year now. However, her diocesan work has involved pro-life […]
Scenes from the March for Life 2020
Here are photos from the annual March for Life 2020, Jan. 16, at the Hawaii State Capitol
