Witness to Jesus | Feast of Our Lady of Peace Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered July 9 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu, marking the opening of the bicentennial of the Catholic faith in Hawaii. Arrivals are never the beginning of a journey. As we prepare to celebrate the momentous […]
2020 Red Mass speaker: Millennials have the grit to reshape the world
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald He was the first Red Mass speaker to begin his talk by taking a selfie with the congregation. Typical “millennial.” Which was the point. Kainoa Fukumoto, 35, the founder and president of EPIC Ministry, a community of young Catholic adults in the Diocese of Honolulu, was the guest speaker […]
Against our human nature: Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would forever alter the doctor-patient relationship in Hawaii
Analysis By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In a letter to Catholics last year, Bishop Larry Silva pointed out the striking irony of a law that would permit what has been genteelly called “death with dignity.” “Proponents speak of the autonomy of the individual to make his or her own choice about when to die,” […]