Oahu’s March for Life, the annual demonstration against the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nation-wide, will again take place this year at the Hawaii State Capitol, 2-8 p.m., Jan. 22. Bishop Larry Silva will offer the opening prayer and give a talk. Helen Latorre, secretary/treasurer of Aloha Life Advocates […]
Maui March for Life to feature physician speaker
The executive director of the American Association of Prolife Obstetricians and Gynecologists will be the guest speaker at a three-day event, Jan. 24-26, marking the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Decision that legalized abortion in America. The Annual Maui March for Life and Prayer Service is being organized by […]
Life symposium: Speaking on behalf of life
The second annual Life Symposium, “Na Mo‘olelo Ola: Living Stories,” took place on Aug. 17 at the KROC Center in Kapolei. The gathering focused on life topics including suicide, human trafficking, death and dying, and homelessness. Speakers included, clockwise from top left, Benedictine Sister Celeste Cabral, Sacred Hearts Father Herman Gomes and Kuakini Medical Center’s […]
Day symposium to address suicide, human trafficking, other life issues
The second annual Life Symposium, “Na Mo‘olelo Ola: Living Stories,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Aug. 17, at the KROC Center in Kapolei will feature speakers on difficult life topics including suicide, human trafficking, death and dying, and homelessness. The event will address these issues through the lens of Scripture, church teaching, and personal testimonies. The day […]
Defending, cherishing, choosing life
Catholics and others came out to publicly express their opposition to abortion and their respect for life from conception to natural death Jan. 22 at the annual Hawaii March for Life at the Hawaii State Capitol in remembrance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion. Above, a woman holds her sign […]
Pro-life marchers want their message to transcend politics
By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a sea of printed signs and huge student groups in colorful toboggan caps at the March for Life rally, Ed York was an outlier. He’d made the two-hour drive to the National Mall Jan. 19 from his home in Martinsburg, West Virginia, not with a […]
Island parishes join 40 Days for Life with prayer, rosary, public displays
Hawaii Catholic Herald Island parishes participated in the fall 40 Days for Life, a national community-based prolife campaign which ran from Sept. 27 to Nov. 5, with prayer, recitation of the rosary, holding of signs outside their churches and other activities. Another campaign is scheduled for the spring. On Kauai, parishioners read the 40 Days […]
October is pro-life month
Make a difference through prayer, pastoral care, public policy, education Hawaii Catholic Herald Oct. 1 was “Respect Life Sunday,” kicking off the month Catholics have dedicated to draw attention to issues that affect human persons from conception to natural death. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops this year chose the theme “Be Not Afraid” for […]
Diocese joining 40 Days for Life campaign
The diocesan Respect Life Office launches its 40 Days for Life fall campaign, Sept. 27-Nov. 5, by inviting Hawaii parishioners to be beacons of hope to save mothers and their unborn children from abortion, to be witnesses and voices in defense of the vulnerable in their communities. 40 Days for Life is a faith-based effort […]
Photo: Witnesses to life
The diocesan Respect Life Office encouraged Island Catholics to participate in a statewide rally Oct. 25 as part of the annual “40 Days for Life” campaign. That evening on Oahu, about 50 people gathered in front of the Planned Parenthood clinic in Honolulu with signs, prayers and spoken testimonies. October is Respect Life month, and […]