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Lent is time to notice God’s work, receive God’s mercy, pope says
Cardinal Jozef Tomko places ashes on the head of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome Feb. 14. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — Lent is a time for...
View ArticleThe Rite of Election
“And now, my dear catechumens, I address you. Your own godparents and teachers and this entire community have spoken in your favor. The Church in the name of Christ accepts their judgment and calls you...
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Ash Wednesday, 2018
The marking of ashes on the foreheads of Catholic faithful signals the start of the penitential season of Lent, which this year began on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, and culminates with the Easter Triduum,...
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Engaging for a day in the culture of parish stewardship
Mike DiCosola of Diocesan and Trinity Publications gives a workshop on parish communications. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz) By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald About 175 parishioners from 40...
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Pretty face, bright eyes: The third in her family sent to Kalaupapa,...
Elizabeth Kahihikolo poses near a window box of flowers she planted several years ago at her home in Kalaupapa. (Photo courtesy of Valerie Monson) By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald KALAUPAPA —...
View ArticleAgainst our human nature: Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would forever...
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...
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Wonder and wit: Pope Francis’ unique turns of phrase
Pope Francis holds a baby as he visits the neonatal unit at San Giovanni Hospital in Rome in this Sept. 16, 2016, file photo. The visit was part of the pope’s Friday works of mercy. (CNS...
View ArticlePope Francis: Five years — Papal quotes: a sampler
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In his formal documents, many speeches and unscripted morning homilies the past five years, Pope Francis has given the church plenty of “food for...
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Francis, the pope of the peripheries, celebrates his fifth anniversary
Pope Francis greets an elderly woman as he meets with people of the Banado Norte neighborhood in Asuncion, Paraguay, in this July 12, 2015, file photo. The pope has shown special concern for the aged,...
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Father Frankie C. de los Reyes, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament: The...
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One year, I noticed a lot of caterpillars crawling about on a tree outside. Unfortunately, I also saw a...
View ArticleIt takes more than one ‘Our Father,’ pope says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Praying for God’s intercession takes courage, dogged persistence and patience, said Pope Francis. “If I want the Lord to listen to what I am asking...
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Talk story: Images of God in your midst
Joseph Andrise, 29, a teacher from Notre Dame de Lamerci de Robillard school in Haiti, with her first grade students. (Photo by Oscar Leiva/Silverlight for Catholic Relief Services) OFFICE FOR SOCIAL...
View ArticleI want to be a Catholic because …
I want to be a Catholic because … … I was called. We are all called by God at different stages of our lives but it’s a matter of listening and not just hearing it. I listened to the call when I chose...
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Why I want to become a Catholic
By Tatum Vayavananda Special to the Herald My faith journey started about 12 years ago at a U.S. Marine Corps boot camp when a Holy Bible was given to me as part of my standard issue. Though I read it...
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Bishop Larry Silva | 2018 Easter message: Transformed and led into fullness...
Opioid addiction has become a public health hazard. Many states are considering legalizing recreational marijuana. The teen suicide rate is appalling, and while we lament this fact, we seek ways for...
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Bishop’s Circle annual appeal two thirds of way to goal
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald With three more months to go on the 2017-2018 Bishop’s Circle appeal, the annual diocesan large-donor campaign is two-thirds of the way to its $350,000 goal. As...
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Pope Francis: Easter shows the power of love, which renews the world
Pope Francis baptizes John Ogah, accompanied by his sponsor, Capt. Nunzio Carbone, during the Easter vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 31. Ogah, a Nigerian immigrant in Rome, stopped a...
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Father Patrick Kelly: Why Sister Jean and Father Rob matter
Father Rob Hagan, 53, chaplain of Villanova University’s basketball team and Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, chaplain of Loyola University Chicago’s basketball team, are pictured in a combination...
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Bishop Larry Silva: Ironies, contradictions and lies
REGARDING HB-2739: ‘OUR CARE, OUR CHOICE ACT’ Etymology, the study of the roots of words, has always fascinated me. Take the word “autonomy,” which derives from the Greek “auto,” meaning “self” and...
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Scenes from Holy Week 2018
Bishop Silva blesses the Easter fire at the Easter Vigil celebration March 31 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. (HCH photo) Bishop Silva baptizes a catechumen during the Easter Vigil March 31 at the...
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