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HCH PHOTO At the ordination Mass of Father William “Pila” Tulua, some of the Diocese of Honolulu’s seminarians pose with Bishop Larry Silva and vocations director Father Rheo Ofalsa, who is to the left of the bishop. Training future priests is expensive Annual collection needs more support to cover Hawaii seminarian education

By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald

Any parent who has saved or paid for a child’s higher education knows that learning doesn’t come cheap. That remains the case for the Diocese of Ho- nolulu to support its seminarians through the coursework and degrees that will make them Hawaii’s future priests. It costs roughly $40,000 a year per seminar- ian during their four years of post-graduate the- ology study, according to Father Rheo Ofalsa, the diocese’s vocations director. (By compari- son, tuition, room and board for the University of Notre Dame is more than $60,000 a year). The diocesan Vocations Office Those seminarians who enter formation at printed up special appeal envelopes the undergraduate college level are responsible for the July 21-22 special collec- for paying for their own bachelor’s degree tu- tion for the education of Hawaii’s ition, though the diocese can loan the funds. seminarians. Mount Angel Seminary costs $34,528 a year for

Continued on page 3 2 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 13, 2018 Hawaii Catholic Herald Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu Founded in 1936 Published every other Friday PUBLISHER Bishop Larry Silva (808) 585-3356 Bishop’s page [email protected] EDITOR Patrick Downes (808) 585-3317 [email protected] ASSOCIATE EDITOR Anna Weaver (808) 585-3320 Bishop [email protected] ADVERTISING Larry Silva Shaina Caporoz WITNESS TO JESUS | TENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (808) 585-3328 [email protected] CIRCULATION Donna Aquino (808) 585-3321 Enduring suffering, awaiting joy [email protected] HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD Here is the text of the Bishop Larry Silva’s The woman with the hemorrhage had (ISSN-10453636) Periodical postage homily for the Thirteenth Sunday of suffered for 12 years, not only a physical paid at Honolulu, Hawaii. 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Bishop’s calendar „„ July 15, 11:00 am, 40th Anniversary Mass for the Hawaii Char- MAIL TO Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s ismatic Conference, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Ching Campus. Donna Aquino „„ July 17, 9:00 am, Mass for Maryknoll School Class of 1953, St. Hawaii Catholic Herald delegate] 1184 Bishop Street Pius X Church, Manoa; 1:00 pm, Foundation for Maryknoll School Honolulu, HI 96813 „„ July 14, Pilgrimage to Kalaupapa, Molokai; 5:00 pm, Hawaii Members meeting, Maryknoll School, Makiki. QUESTIONS? Family Forum 20th Anniversary Gala, Dole Cannery Pomaikai „„ July 22-26, National Convention of Permanent Deacons, New Call Donna, 585-3321 Ballrooms, Honolulu. Orleans, Louisiana JULY 13, 2018 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 3 Annual collection supports educational costs of Diocese of Honolulu seminarians Academic steps toward ordination Confused about what educational steps divinity in sacred theology at St. Patrick diocesan finance officer. Continued from page 1 seminarians take to reach the priesthood Seminary or, for older seminarians, Sacred But the appeal doesn’t fully cover tuition, room and board. here in Hawaii? Here are the typical paths. Heart Seminary at Hales Corner, Wiscon- Those entering the seminary who tuition expenses or other costs like sin. Diocese covers cost. seminarian books, medical insurance, a already have a college degree have to No college degree? „„ Between second and third year of mas- take two years of pre-theology (philoso- $400 monthly stipend, one round trip ter’s program, seminarians spend a “pas- „„ Get a bachelor’s degree in philosophy phy), the cost of which the diocese cov- flight a year to and from school, and the toral year” working at a parish in Hawaii. ers. general expenses of operating the voca- from Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon. With nine seminarians currently in tions office. Pay your own way with possible loan from After third year of theology their pre-theology or theology studies, Those costs have to come out of oth- the Diocese of Honolulu. master’s program: that’s about $360,000 a year in tuition er areas of the diocesan budget. For the alone the diocese pays. 2018-2019 fiscal year, the diocese will Already have a college degree? „„ Ordained to transitional diaconate. Di- tap into a With Grateful Hearts voca- ocese covers most costs of ordination Mass To help cover those costs, the Voca- „„ Take two years of pre-theology (philos- tions endowment that was just recently and celebration. tions Office holds an annual Seminarian ophy) coursework at St. Patrick Seminary fully funded. And parish assessments Education Fund appeal, which aims to in California. Diocese covers cost. offset the cost of seminarian tuition. help as well. But there’s still a deficit, After graduating with master’s degree in fourth year: This year’s seminarian second collec- Sakamoto and Father Ofalsa said. After completing your philosophy tion takes place July 21-22. The appeal So the appeal is essential and even „„ Ordained to priesthood. Diocese covers amassed $135,000 in 2017-2018. further generosity toward it would help degree or pre-theology studies: most costs of ordination Mass and celebra- “That’s really the generosity of our cover more seminarian costs, Father „„ Spend four years earning a master of tion. parishioners,” said Lisa Sakamoto, the Ofalsa added. Yearly seminarian retreat: Soaking in the solitude of Kalaupapa For the past two summers, Diocese them to get to know the bishop on a more of Honolulu vocations director Father personal level. Rheo Ofalsa and Bishop Larry Silva Father Ofalsa said that being in Kalau- have trav-eled with diocesan seminarians papa, surrounded by the history of the to the Ka-laupapa peninsula for a five- Hansen’s disease settlement there, the day retreat. seminarians are reminded that while lep- The trip includes Mass, prayer time and rosy is no longer a health problem in most recreation. It also allows the seminarians of the world, there are people who remain to deepen their spiritual formation and isolated. That might be because of mental their knowledge of Bishop Silva and the health issues, HIV/AIDS, prison, poverty diocese, said Father Ofalsa. or something else. Not only does Kalaupapa lack most cell “I want our men to be able to go out phone coverage, there’s not much “to do” and enter into that isolation and bring there, the vocations director said. And people back,” he said. that’s the point. “I want our men to have that kind of “I want guys to learn how to be bored experience, to understand that when they with one another,” Father Ofalsa said. “It’s are diocesan priests, that’s their mission,” like family. Not needing to be entertained Father Ofalsa said. but they can spend time with one another. “Not just to be comfortable in the rec- Let conversations and events happen very tories in their parishes. But to truly go organically.” out and enter into the isolation of people Throughout the retreat, June 25-29, who might be living in a community but the seminarians sat by the beach and had Photo courtesy of diocesan Vocations Office without communion. People that might be casual talks with Bishop Silva on different Seminarians on retreat in Kalaupapa, June 25-29, chat with Bishop Larry Silva in a pavilion. alone in a group of people.” topics relating to priesthood. That allows Hawaii’s candidates for priesthood Here is a current list of the seminarians for Kauai, this summer assigned to St. Ann, Kaneohe, this summer Michael, Kona; assigned to Resurrection of the Diocese of Honolulu, along with their „„ Kevin Clark: Entering Theology I, St. „„ Kurt Meyer: Entering Pre-Theology II, the Lord, Waipio, Oahu, this summer level of studies, their home parish and their Patrick Seminary; from St. Rita, Nanakuli; St. Patrick Seminary; from St. Philomena, „„ Ese’ese Tui: Entering pastoral year at St. summer assignments. assigned to St. Elizabeth, Aiea, this summer Salt Lake; assigned to St. Theresa, Kihei, this Michael Church, Kailua-Kona; from Our Lady summer of Perpetual Help, Ewa Beach; assigned „„ Deacon Romple Emwalu: Entering „„ Dario Rinaldi: Entering Theology III, St. to Pali Momi Hospital, Aiea, for Clinical „„ John Akau: Entering Pre-Theology II, St. Theology IV, St. Patrick Seminary; from Patrick Seminary; from St. Joseph Church, Pastoral Education this summer, while living Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, Calif.; from St. St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church, Makawao, Maui; assigned to Queen’s in residence at Our Lady of Good Counsel, Joseph, Hilo; assigned to St. John Apostle Mililani; assigned to St. Michael Church, Medical Center, Honolulu, for Clinical Pearl City and Evangelist, Mililani, this summer Kailua-Kona this summer Pastoral Education this summer, while living „„ Vincent Vu: Entering Theology IV, St. „„ Preston Jay Castro: Entering Theology „„ James Alexander Held: Entering Pre- in residence at the chancery Patrick Seminary; from St. Theresa Co- I, St. Patrick Seminary; from St. Joseph, Theology II, St. Patrick Seminary; from „„ Arrion Rosales-Llantos: Entering Cathedral, Honolulu; assigned to the same Waipahu; assigned to St. Catherine, Kapaa, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace; Theology I, St. Patrick Seminary; from St. this summer

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COMMENTARY ON THE PASSING OF A CARMELITE A childlike purity of heart every contemplative strives for

By Father Michael Owens These poems were written for Special to the Herald Sister Marie Tang, who died on June 30, by fellow Carmelites ’ve known the Discalced Carmelite nuns of the Carmel of the Holy Trinity monas- tery on the grounds of St. Stephen Dioc- esan Center since I entered the seminary Hands Ithere in 1975. I celebrated my first Mass Dedicated to Sister Marie Tang with them the day after I was ordained. We’ve become so close that I think of them of the Child Jesus as family. They are my big sisters and I am their little brother. For about 10 years I was They touch in life blessed to minister to their spiritual needs. quiet as she was, Of the original seven Carmelites, I knew as if listening to hidden requests. Sister Mary Angel Wong and Sister Marie They tend to others Tang, who died June 30, the least. They be- lieved their English wasn’t good enough to as she did, communicate with visitors, even though this without needing notice. wasn’t true. We didn’t speak much when we They hold one another warm, worked together, but we got to know each as were her fingers other through our actions. HCH file photo when she left for home. The late Msgr. Daniel Dever, another St. Carmel of the Holy Trinity monastery on the grounds of St. Stephen Diocesan Center. Stephen resident, used to call Sister Marie In Heaven, no bells or horns — “the smallest Carmelite in the world,” imitat- astery also missed them greatly. Time and with Him, the former members and friends only supple hands ing the great reformer of Carmel, St. Teresa again, plans to bring them back fell through. of Carmel, and all her deceased relatives. giving love to one another of Jesus (Avila) who called her co-founder of This must have been upsetting for them, She never has to leave home again! as in Carmel we the Discalced Carmelite Friars her half-friar. but they accepted it as God’s will. Unfortu- One of the most important aspects of the Both were physically small, but both were nately, Sister Teresita died at the care facility, Carmelite reformation begun by St. Teresa love Our Lord, spiritual giants! but happily the day came when Sister Marie and St. John of the Cross was the mandate whose wounded hands Sister Marie was humble and hidden, but could return. It was one of the happiest days that Carmel communities be small so that was a backbone of the community. It’s appro- give us Life always. for the Carmelites. the members would become family and cre- priate she was given the title “of the Child Home and family are so important. Re- ate a home, just like the Child Jesus expe- Jesus,” because she possessed and shared the member the Lord’s parable about those who rienced in his hidden years, at home with childlike purity of heart that every contem- built their houses on sand and those who Mary and Joseph in Egypt and Nazareth. plative strives for. She was innocent like a Hidden Light built on rock? I believe the words, “home In the infirmary at Hawaii’s Carmel, I child, filled with trust and faith. She gave her Written July 4, 2018 all to God and Carmel. and family” could easily be substituted for couldn’t help noticing markings on the wall “house.” “If the Lord does not build the ‘home probably caused by furniture being moved Unfortunately, she had to spend some of Small and Simple her later years in a care facility along with and family,’ in vain do the builders labor.” around. They looked like shafts of wheat. Sister Teresita Tam. Neither ever complained When we who are from the Islands return With Sister Marie lying there on the bed, I Hidden and unknown to most about being there. In fact it was the complete from a trip to the Mainland, we get very ex- couldn’t help but think of another Gospel Tucked away in the thicket cited when we hear the pilot announce that passage, “Unless a grain of wheat dies and opposite. They resonated joy! of love. Once I went to visit them. They weren’t in we will soon be landing. That excitement falls it bears no fruit, but if it does it pro- the same room, so I saw Sister Teresita first. creates an energy that spreads through- duces fruit abundantly.” When I reached the doorway, I felt someone out the cabin, refreshing everyone after the After she died, Sister Marie’s body was She built her nest in Solitude tugging at my sleeve. I turned around and long flight. When the doors open and the wrapped in a sheet. It was hard to believe with the Spirit’s breath tradewinds gently brush us, we know we are that she was there in the folds of the sheet. saw a teenager smiling and laughing at me. she lived in obscurity I couldn’t figure out what was going on. The home where we belong. Instead it looked as I’ve imagined Christ beneath the Mantle of Our person, still laughing, said, “Oh Father, you As I spent some time with Sister Marie tomb did after his resurrection. In my heart, forget! It’s me!” At that point I realized it was before her death and afterward, it dawned I heard the words spoken by the angels to Lady of Mt. Carmel. Sister Marie. I could claim I didn’t recognize on me that she had left her family home in the women when they discovered the empty China to enter Carmel, which then became tomb that first Easter morning, “Why do you her because she wasn’t wearing her habit, but With constant trust she that wouldn’t be true. She was glowing, over- her home and family. She must have been seek the living among the dead. He is not flowing with joy. I felt like Peter at the Trans- very special at the Carmel in Hong Kong to here. Go and tell the others that he is risen dwells in the bosom figuration. That day was the closest I have ever be chosen to establish another Carmel in as he said!” of our come to seeing someone with a halo! Maybe Hawaii, which she again made her home May each of us, like Sister Marie, be Father that’s why her favorite color was yellow. and family. She did the same at the care transformed into little children, filled with while under His gaze offering Although the two sisters never com- center and then once again when she hap- faith and trust, radiating the joy of God’s plained, it was easy to see that they missed pily returned to Carmel. Finally, she left this love, who is creating a home for all — for her loving the monastery. The Carmelites at the mon- world at the call of her Beloved, to be home we are family! FIAT. Heralding back NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 25 years ago — July 16, 1993 Aloha, Denver! Amidst the explosion of youthful enthusiasm greeting Pope John Paul II in Denver’s Mile High Stadium Aug. 12 will be a colorful splash of aloha spirit. More than 130 Hawaii youth, young adults and chaperones from 16 parishes and military chapels will be among the estimated 150,000 who will gather at the stadium and other Denver locations Aug. 11-15 for World Youth Day 1993. … Among those groups from around the world invited to perform in Denver at a Youth Day music festival will be Kauai’s “Isaiah,” a contemporary Christian music group of singers and musicians from St. Catherine’s Youth Ministry in Kapaa. 10 years ago — July 11, 2008 Sainthood for Damien: Much to do while waiting for a date All that’s left to do is to set the date. And a thousand other things. Blessed Damien will become Saint Damien, probably next year. Pope Benedict XVI approved his canonization on July 3 with the validation of a miraculous healing at- tributed to the 19th century Belgian priest’s intercession, 199 years after his death. … 50 years ago — July 12, 1968 Bishop Silva does not want Blessed Damien’s canonization simply to be recognition CYO Summer Fun Youngsters Enjoy Use of Y’s Pool of a great man, but rather a “great opportunity” to follow his example. “I really had been hoping and praying for Father Damien’s canonization, not just as Getting the Word – A group of CYO Summer Fun students listen attentively to Miss an honor for him, but as an opportunity for each of us to reflect on how the Lord calls Dawn Longham, CYO swimming instructor, as she gives them pointers on water safety. each one of us to reach out to those in need and to express our faith in very concrete The swimming classes are being held at the Armed Forces “Y” pool.” ways,” he said. JULY 13, 2018 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 5

SISTER MARIE TANG OF THE CHILD JESUS | 1924-2018 Quiet, joyful Carmelite was one of Hawaii’s original seven By Patrick Downes big crosses in Carmel, but certain- Hawaii Catholic Herald ly he will send you small crosses. Say yes to them.” “A time to mourn …” “We could see,” said Sister Sister Elizabeth DeJesus, read- Agnella, “she always kept this in- ing from the famous passage from struction in her mind and heart.” Ecclesiastes at the funeral Mass Darlene Tvrdy, group leader of fellow Carmelite Sister Marie of the Secular Order of Discalced Tang, followed that line with an Carmelites Hawaii, who with her emotional pause, before continu- husband Joseph would visit Sister ing, “… and a time to dance.” Marie when she lived for a few Remembered for her quiet years in a care home in Kaneohe, unselfconscious joy, Sister Marie recalled how she “smiled and held Tang of the Child Jesus died June her Chinese breviary close to her.” 30 at her Carmelite convent on “Her smile was even bigger the grounds of St. Stephen Dioc- when she returned home to the esan Center. She was 94 and a monastery and was able to live Carmelite for more than 70 years. the rest of her life with her fellow About 50 people took a pause sisters, especially Sister Agnella,” from their week the morning of Tvrdy said. July 5 to go to the Carmelite mon- Steve and Deni Smith, friends astery to bid goodbye to the next of the Carmelites who have at- to the last of seven Chinese Car- tended Mass at the monastery melite nuns who came to Hawaii for 16 years, also remembered nearly 45 years ago. Sister Marie as “always smiling, Bishop Larry Silva celebrated a bit shy, but so pleased to take the funeral Mass as the body of our hand as we greeted her after Sister Marie lay without a cas- Mass.” ket on a bed of roses in the sis- “Sister Marie was very devot- ters’ chapel alcove and visitors ed to her Carmelite Sisters,” the crowded into the adjoining public couple said by email, to the point chapel and lanai. The bishop was where she chose to remain with joined in the sanctuary by four Sister Teresita at the Kaneohe priests and three deacons. care home until Sister Teresita The bishop, in his homily, said died, even though she had be- Sister Marie reminded him of the come healthy enough to return to expression “Daddy’s little girl.” her monastery. She was special and favored as HCH photo | Patrick Downes Sister Marie Tang of the Child “Abba’s little daughter,” he said. Red roses decorate a photo of Carmelite Sister Marie Tang of the Child Jesus at her funeral, July 5, at Jesus was born in Shan Tao, “He chose her for a more hid- Carmel of the Holy Trinity convent on the grounds of St. Stephen Diocesan Center. China, on Jan. 17, 1924, the el- den kind of life, hidden from the dest daughter of Yi-lue Tang and public spotlight,” Bishop Silva Gao-xiji Tang. She had one older said. melites, described the late Sister on eyes, ginger, onions, winter ing for the novices. brother, two younger brothers “Sister Marie was chosen by Marie in an email to the Hawaii melon and nut trees. Sister Marie once used the op- and six younger sisters. She en- God to take on her shoulders the Catholic Herald. She and Sister Mary Angel eration of their honey comb ma- tered Carmel of Hong Kong on yoke of Jesus Christ” in the physi- Wong took care of the fish raised chine to teach a novice a spiritual May 25, 1947, Pentecost Sunday cal form of the Carmelite’s full Smallest in the world in the convent pools and worked lesson. While it takes the strength and made her vows on Dec. 8, monastic scapular. “Small in stature, Sister Marie together in the kitchen. of two sisters to get the machine 1958. For the sake of others, she was often teased by our beloved “She was a good and very car- to rotate, soon momentum takes She was one of the seven origi- prayed prayers of thanksgiving, Msgr. Daniel Dever, who would ing nurse, especially to the late over and the mechanism is spin- nal members of Hawaii’s Monas- repentance and petition, the bish- say, ‘Sister Marie is the smallest Mother Mary Agnes Tse,” Sister ning on its own. tery of the Holy Trinity, who ar- op said. Carmelite in the world!’” Sister Agnella said. “When we are willing to take rived in the Islands from Hong “She took up the burdens of Agnella said. “But she had a mag- In a Carmelite monastery, an effort and surrender ourselves to Kong on Oct. 25, 1973, at the others with a lowly and gentle nanimous heart.” “angel” is a sister who attends to the Holy Spirit,” she said, “he will invitation of Bishop John J. Scan- heart,” he said. Sister Marie motivated her a novice’s external needs, helps take the lead and our actions will lan. “She always stayed close to her community to develop the con- her learn the Divine Office, and be moved by him.” Sister Marie’s body was cre- Abba, her heavenly Father,” he vent grounds. With the help of observes how she is taking the Sister Marie also shared with mated soon after her funeral said. “She adored her Abba and the late groundskeeper Robert Carmelite life. Never officially an her sisters a bit of wisdom given Mass. Her urn will remain in the came to know him infinitely.” Murakami, the sisters planted ba- “angel,” Sister Marie was like a her by her spiritual director on nuns’ side of Carmelite monastery Sister Agnella Iu, the last of nanas, papayas, oranges, limes, second angel, always reminding, the day she entered Hong Kong chapel with those of the sisters the original seven Chinese Car- tangerines, starfruit, lychee, drag- consoling, protecting and provid- Carmel: “God may not give you who preceded her in death. Of the group that arrived in 1973 from Hong Kong, one sister remains The death of Sister Marie Tang In 1985, a donor paid for the of the Child Jesus leaves only one construction of a chapel that could of the original seven sisters, Sister accommodate about 30 visitors for Agnella Iu, plus two local vocations Mass. who joined the community in recent As a cloistered, contemplative or- years, Sister Elizabeth DeJesus and der, the sisters purposefully removed Sister Therese Wilson. themselves from the outside world. Bishop John J. Scanlan invited Their main apostolate is prayer. the Carmelite group to Hawaii from “We came here to pray for all peo- Hong Kong in 1973. The other five ple, especially for those in Hawaii,” sisters were Mother Mary Agnes Tse, said the late Sister Agnes Marie sev- Sister Mary Angel Wong, Sister Mary eral years ago when she was prioress. Caroline Chow, Sister Teresita Tam “We also especially pray for priests. and Sister Agnes Marie Wong. As we cannot work outside, we sup- The Carmelites moved into a con- port everyone with our prayers. Our vent vacated by the Marist Missionary life of prayer and contemplation is Sisters who had withdrawn from ser- our apostolate.” vice at St. Stephen Seminary after it Of Hawaii’s original Carmelites, closed its high school in 1970. Over Mother Mary Agnes Tse died in 1999, time, with the help of volunteers, the Sister Mary Angel Wong in 2004 and sisters developed the surrounding Mother Agnes Marie Wong and Sister HCH file photo two acres of land with terraced pools Mary Caroline Chow both died on Hawaii’s original Chinese Carmelites pose with Bishop John J. Scanlan, who invited them to Hawaii in 1973. in which they raised fish for food and Oct. 13, 2014, just 10 hours apart. From left, Sister Agnella Iu, Sister Mary Caroline Chow, Mother Mary Agnes Tse, Sister Agnes Marie Wong, to sell. They also grew fruit trees and Sister Teresita Tam, who lived to be Sister Teresita Tam, Sister Mary Angel Wong and Sister Marie Tang. All have died except for Sister Agnella. tended bee hives for honey. 95, died in 2015. 6 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 13, 2018 Pregnancy center free speech ruling seen as good news for Hawaii case By Patrick Downes the content of the clinic’s speech clude contraception and abortion. traception and pregnancy-relat- According to their websites, all Hawaii Catholic Herald “by compelling petitioners to Failure to provide this informa- ed services for eligible women. offer pregnancy tests and coun- speak a particular message.” It tion would incur a fine of $500 To apply online for medical in- seling. Most advertise adoption The U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 said that the law went further for a first offense and $1,000 for surance coverage, that will cover information, childbirth classes, ruling June 26 that a California than being a mere “regulation of each subsequent offense. the full range of family planning abstinence education, and post- law that placed requirements on professional conduct that inci- Gov. David Ige signed SB 501 and prenatal care services, go abortion recovery counseling. crisis pregnancy centers that op- dentally burdens speech.” into law a year ago July 11. The to mybenefits.hawaii.gov. Only Some offer ultrasound exams. pose abortion violated the First The California law in question next day, an Oahu pro-life preg- ultrasounds performed by quali- Some centers explicitly say Amendment has pleased a Ha- is the Reproductive FACT Act, nancy resource center and a fied healthcare professionals they do not offer abortions or waii lawyer fighting a similar which says pregnancy centers national network of pregnancy and read by advanced clinicians abortion referrals, while offer- Hawaii law. must post notices in their facili- resource centers filed a federal should be considered medically ing information about “abortion “Everybody in the country ties about where low-cost abor- lawsuit to halt the enforcement of accurate.” methods and risks.” ought to be celebrating” the tion services are available. the law. The lawsuit, Calvary Chapel Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan court’s decision, attorney James Last year, the Hawaii State Attorneys for Alliance Defend- Pearl Harbor v. 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JULY 13, 2018 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 7 Talk story OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY An enlightening visit to the U.S./Mexico border “Pope Francis has often talked room, some refused to leave the The Family Case Management We just need to make the decision desire is not to exploit a country about going to the peripheries and arms of their parents, even while Program was developed in Janu- that we can do it,” Archbishop Go- and take everything they can, but encountering the lives of the people being offered their first hot meal in ary 2016 as a way for families who mez said. to provide for their children, and that we meet there. Never in my days or weeks. cross the border to be closely su- Immigration is “not just a mat- keep their children safe, then la- wildest dreams did I believe that Each of the bishops later pulled pervised by social workers while ter of politics. It’s a matter of hu- bels melt away.” I would be able to do it in such a up chairs to chat with immigrants they wait for their cases to be de- manity,” he said. For more about this “Talk story” tangible way here in our country scattered throughout the room. cided. The Trump administration Bishop Bambera said talking visit of U.S. bishops to the bor- this weekend, to literally go to the Three men from Honduras told abruptly shuttered the program with immigrant families reshapes der, see the USCCB website www. peripheries to encounter individuals Bishop Joseph Bambera why they last year, replacing it with deten- perceptions about illegal immigra- usccb.org/about/public-affairs/ whom so many people just seem to made the perilous, three-week tion. tion, and challenges political pre- backgrounders/migration-issues- discard and say don’t deserve our journey with their children. “The The bishops said that changing conceptions. backgrounder.cfm. time and attention, but they are maras make it impossible to live,” how the United States deals with “When you have the opportuni- like everyone of us just wanting said Pedro Marquez, referring to immigrants is both necessary and ty to sit down with a family, labels Mahalo, basic treasures of life and love and the very violent Honduran street feasible. “It is possible to address melt away,” he said. “When you Your friends at the care for their families.” (Bishop gangs. Sitting between him and the needs of immigration reform. talk to somebody whose deepest Office for Social Ministry Joseph Bambera of Scranton, Pa., a the bishop was his 11-year-old member of a July 1-2 delegation of daughter, Yamilet. “They tax us to U.S. bishops to Mexico Border) live in our own house, tax us to have a business, and if we don’t Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of pay, we get killed,” said Marquez. Houston Galveston, president of Bishop Flores later reflected on the U.S. Conference of Catholic the gravity of situations that moti- Bishops, led a delegation of five vate Central Americans to flee to other American bishops, on a July the United States. “Many people 1-2 fact-finding “talk story” visit to would much prefer to stay home if the U.S.-Mexico Border. Here are they didn’t feel that their children’s some of the highlights reported by lives were at stake.” Catholic News Service. Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Bishop Daniel E. Flores of the Gomez spoke about the Mass the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, bishops celebrated in Spanish with where the visit began, set the tone. 250 children at a nearby U.S gov- “The bishops are visiting here so ernment detention facility called they can stop, look, talk to people Casa Padre, a former Walmart. and understand the suffering of “It was, as you can imagine, many who are amongst us. It’s part very challenging to see the chil- of the purpose of Christian life to dren by themselves,” Archbishop talk to people and hear their suf- Gomez said. “Obviously, when Live Every Moment fering.” there are children at Mass, they In nearby McCallen, Texas, the are (usually) with their parents bishops visited Catholic Chari- and families … but it was special ties Humanitarian Respite Center, to be with them and give them a short term hospitality center some hope.” Make a Difference launched in 2014 in response to Bishop Bambera said the boys the surge of primarily Central listened intently during Mass and American immigrants crossing the seemed to show a particular pi- in the Lives of Seniors! border to escape widespread vio- ety not usually seen in children lence in their home countries. The that age. “I saw a few boys wiping director of the center, Sister Nor- tears,” he said. Join the St. Francis Healthcare System Team! ma Pimentel, who has received ac- At a July 2 press conference at colades from Pope Francis, put the the Basilica of Our Lady of San visiting bishops to work alongside Juan del Valle, a national shrine on Personal Care Attendants her regular volunteers. the Brownsville border, the bish- Cardinal DiNardo and his fel- ops stressed the “urgent” need to Travel to clients’ homes within a designated low bishops served chicken soup do something to help the children. region of the island to provide personal care and tortillas to children who had “The children who are sepa- just arrived with their parents rated from their parents need to and bathing services as part of the plan of from the U.S. Immigration and be reunited. That’s already begun care for seniors. Use your own vehicle. Custom Enforcement (ICE) Cen- and it’s certainly not finished and ter. The scene inside the cramped there may be complications, but it Mileage to clients homes reimbursed. High respite center is one of organized must be done and it’s urgent,” said school diploma, minimum two years experience in caregiving, preferably for chaos. Some children play with toy Cardinal DiNardo. cars. Others lay on mats, exhaust- “We have some concerns about elders over 60, CPR certification, valid driver’s license, personal vehicle with ed from the weeks-long journey family detention,” the cardinal auto insurance coverage and good driving record, based on current driver’s from Honduras or El Salvador and said. “In the past there was an al- their days spent at ICE detainment ternative to detention — family abstract. centers. case management programs.” He Adult men tried to sleep in said case-management programs Program Assistants chairs, while young women looked were a “cost-effective alternative” for outlets to charge their ICE-is- to family detention, and that Cath- Help with therapeutic activities in our adult day sued GPS ankle bracelet monitors. olic-run charities would be glad to care programs. 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CNS photo/Chaz Muth (808) 547-6500 stfrancishawaii.org Bishop Joseph C. Bambera of Scranton, Pa., talks to an immigrant woman, recently released from U.S. custody, July 1, at a Catholic Charities-run re- spite center in McAllen, Texas. 8 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 13, 2018 Kailua scout one of six to receive national Catholic scholarship A local Boy Scout and high school senior has received an elite national Catholic scouting award. Ryan Garcia, who is an Eagle Scout and a member of Troop 311 at St. John Vianney Parish in Kailua, received one of six Em- mett J. Doerr Memorial Distin- guished Scout Scholarships for 2018. The $2,000 college award goes to outstanding Eagle or Ven- turing Silver awardees who have excelled in service, leadership scholastics and character. In 2015, Garcia participated in the St. George Trek, an out-

door backpacking trip in New Photo courtesy of Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministries Mexico that combines outdoor Ryan Garcia, St. John Vianney Parish exploration, physical challenges, and spiritual growth. A priest and a seminarian mentor male The Doerr award honors Em- scouts and a religious sister men- mett J. Doerr, a longtime Catho- tors female scouts. lic Scout and member of the In a 2016 Hawaii Catholic National Catholic Committee on Herald guest column promot- Scouting who was the first re- Photo courtesy of Joycelyn Cabal ing the St. George Trek, Garcia cipient of the Brother Barnabas wrote, “I had the honor to hike Founders Award. Shelter blessing the outdoors with scouts from The Doerr award was first giv- Father Paul Li, vicar of the east Hawaii Island vicariate, says a prayer in the new pavilion all around the country and made en out in 2003 and had over 100 of Sacred Heart Shelter, the 20-unit complex of mini-houses erected on Catholic Church some of the best long-lasting applicants this year. In 2012, an- land, on June 30, the day of the shelter’s blessing and dedication. The shelter, for elderly friendships I have experienced. other Diocese of Honolulu scout, and family evacuees of the ongoing Kilauea eruption on the Big Island, is a project of We went shotgun shooting, spar- Justin Isami Bicoy Hata, also re- HOPE Services Hawaii, an affiliate agency of the Diocese of Honolulu. Dozens of com- ring, rock climbing, and even ceived the award. panies and hundreds of volunteers contributed to the building of the 120-square-foot mule racing. We bonded, sharing Garcia is attending high school structures. the joys and the difficulties of the as a homeschooler and will go to rugged landscapes.” Texas A&M in the fall.

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50TH ANNIVERSARY ‘Humanae Vitae’ Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical reaffirmed the church’s moral teaching on the sanctity of life, married love, the procreative and unitive nature of conjugal relations, responsible parenthood and its rejection of artificial contraception

By Dennis Sadowski “Perhaps the most surprising Catholic News Service thing about the encyclical ... is how reports of its imminent death WASHINGTON — Fifty years were continually exaggerated,” ago, an encyclical was released wrote Helen Alvare recently for affirming a long-held teaching Catholic News Service’s Faith of the Catholic Church, yet it be- Alive! religious education series. came one of the most controver- The law professor and pro-life sial encyclicals in recent church advocate attributes this to the history. flaws of the birth control revolu- Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical tion and to a deeper appreciation “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human of the “Humanae Vitae” message. Life”), subtitled “On the Regu- “Over time, as the sexual revo- lation of Birth,” reaffirmed the lution played out and contracep- church’s moral teaching on the tion failed to live up to its bill- sanctity of life, married love, the ing, fair observers began to note procreative and unitive nature a positive or prophetic thing or of conjugal relations, responsible two about ‘Humanae Vitae,’ along parenthood and its rejection of ar- with its surprisingly accurate read tificial contraception. of human nature,” she wrote. Blessed Paul in “Humanae Vi- Janet Smith, who holds the Fa- tae” said that the only licit means ther Michael J. McGivney chair of of regulating birth is natural fam- life ethics at Sacred Heart Major ily planning. In the document, he Seminary in Detroit, told CNS the asked scientists to improve natu- encyclical’s opening line — stat- ral family planning methods “pro- ing that “the most serious duty viding a sufficiently secure basis of transmitting human life” stems for a regulation of birth founded from the call of marriage — is the on the observance of natural basis for church teaching on the rhythms.” family. At the time of its release, it was The difficulty facing the church greeted with protests and peti- is that young people generally tions. But the 50th anniversary view sex as a pleasurable experi- has been marked by conferences, ence shared among consenting lectures and academic discussions partners, she said. However, in as theologians, clergy, family life talks around the country Smith ministers and university profes- has encountered young people sors have explored what its teach- who “see the meaninglessness of ings mean for the 21st-century casual sex,” creating an opening church. to explore the message of “Huma- Blessed Paul issued “Humanae nae Vitae.” Vitae” as artificial contraception, “It’s a growing movement of particularly the birth control pill, young people who are interested began to become commonplace. in being 100 percent Catholic,” In the United States, the Food and she said. Drug Administration approved Alvare echoes this assessment: the use of Enovid — the pill — in CNS photo/L’Osservatore “’Humanae Vitae’ took sex seri- May 1960 after tests on nearly teaching on marriage proposed olic theology Romano ously, far more seriously than the 900 women through more than with constant firmness by the because of his Above, Blessed contemporary world, for all of its 10,000 fertility cycles showed no teaching authority of the church.” dissent from Paul VI in an talk about sex.” undated portrait. significant side effects. Opposition to the encyclical certain church In April, Philadelphia Arch- Left, the cover of Initially, many thought the erupted throughout the church teachings a 50th anniver- bishop Charles J. Chaput told a pope might support the use of ar- after the document’s release. and he was sary edition of Catholic University of America tificial contraception, especially Some clergy in the U.S. and Eu- eventually re- “Humanae Vitae” symposium commemorating the after a majority of members on rope openly voiced disagreement moved from with related encyclical’s anniversary that it is a papal commission studying the and thousands of lifelong Catho- his position at papal texts and time for the church’s teaching on issue approved a draft document lics left the church. Catholic Uni- published by marriage, abortion, human sexu- in 1966 endorsing the principle of Among the most prominent versity. the U.S. Confer- ality and artificial contraception freedom for Catholic couples to opponents were 87 teaching theo- Father Cur- ence of Catholic to be embraced as God’s will for decide for themselves about the logians from American seminaries ran, currently Bishops. the faithful. means of regulating births. and Catholic universities. They the Elizabeth He explained that the teach- The document proposed that responded with their own state- Scurlock uni- ing is rooted in the same respect artificial birth control was not ment, arguing that because the versity professor of human values Curran said the existing “gap be- for human dignity that guides its intrinsically evil and said under encyclical was not an infallible at Southern Methodist University tween the teaching of the church work for social justice and care specific circumstances, Catholic teaching, married couples in good in Dallas, said that while “Hu- and the practice of the faithful” for poor people. couples could use contraceptives conscience could use artificial manae Vitae” upholds traditional is not a good situation because it “’Humanae Vitae’ revealed in good conscience. It was sup- contraception and remain faithful church teaching, for decades the has led to widespread loss of cred- deep wounds in the church about ported by 64 of the 69 commis- Catholics. use of artificial contraception ibility for church teaching. our understanding of the human sion members who voted on it, Father Charles E. Curran, then among Catholic couples has been “In a sense it (the encyclical) person, the nature of sexuality including nine of its 16 episcopal an associate professor of theol- similar to that of non-Catholic is even more important today es- and marriage as God created it. members. ogy at The Catholic University of couples without church conse- pecially because if the Catholic We still seek the cure for those The document was intended America, was one of the most vis- quences. Church cannot engage on con- wounds. But thanks to the witness for the pope only, but it was ible U.S. leaders of the group who traception it is never going to en- of St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict, leaked to the press, which height- opposed the teaching. Loss of church credibility gage in any other sexual issue or Pope Francis and many other ened expectations of a major An attempt by Catholic Univer- “From my prejudiced per- any other issue, such as the role faithful shepherds, the church has change in church teaching. sity officials in spring 1967 to dis- spective, the present situation of women in the church,” Father continued to preach the truth of Blessed Paul rejected the ma- miss Father Curran for his stance proves that the Catholic Church Curran said. Jesus Christ about who we are jority’s recommendations and, that Catholics could dissent from accepts dissent,” Father Curran For defenders of “Humanae and what God desires for us,” the instead, decided to uphold tradi- the church’s noninfallible teach- said recently. “It’s not infallible Vitae,” however, the enduring rel- archbishop said. tional church teaching on artifi- ing that contraception was mor- teaching,” he said of “Humanae evance of the encyclical is a testa- “People willing to open their cial contraception. The text of the ally wrong resulted in a student Vitae.” “Everybody knows that ment to the truth of its message. eyes and their hearts to the truth document thanked the commis- strike. The priest was reinstated contraception (practice) is about While it is not infallible teaching, will see the hope that Catholic sion experts but added that the quickly, ending the strike. the same for Catholics and non- it is still the official doctrine of teaching represents and the pow- pope thought its proposed solu- In 1986, the Vatican declared Catholics.” the church, requiring assent by all er that comes when that truth tions “departed from the moral Father Curran unfit to teach Cath- Despite the outcome, Father Catholics unless it is modified. makes us free,” he added. JULY 13, 2018 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD COMMENTARY 11

CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn In this 2013 file photo, a family is seen on their family farm in St. Leo, Kan. Finally, a conversation about ‘Humanae Vitae’ may be possible By Charlie Camosy actually read the text, and even a new cultural moment has ar- sexually-transmitted infections, In 2008 and 2009, the U.S. had Catholic News Service fewer could allow themselves to rived. Blessed Paul warned that not fewer. For evidence-based replacement-rate fertility, but be genuinely challenged by its the separation of sex from pro- approaches, contraception no since then, we’ve fallen to about NEW YORK — Can one imagine arguments. It fit neatly in the creation and committed rela- longer appears to be the solution 0.3 kids below replacement level. a more difficult year for “Huma- revolution’s cultural narrative: tionships would have disastrous to our epidemic of STIs, sexually „„ The move from procreation nae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”) to an out-of-touch celibate hierar- effects, and there is now strong transmitted infections. to reproduction has accepted the be heard than 1968? chy using power to enforce a su- evidence to show that he predict- „„ More and more progressive logic of consumer culture. Given Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical perstitious and harmful view of ed better than he knew. and even secular women are the perceived need for a cultur- came out just as the sexual revo- sex onto people who, given their Consider these cultural trends: starting to react negatively to the ally determined income and life- lution was picking up steam, well better education and actual ex- „„ The #MeToo movement has health problems created by the style, the market decides if and on its way to becoming a domi- perience, simply knew better. demonstrated that our sexual cul- large doses of hormones in the when one should have a child. nant force in Western culture. This consensus against “Hu- ture is fundamentally broken and pill and long-acting contracep- Child-bearing is therefore often Contraception was part of a manae Vitae” would come to be often violent. Far from liberating, tion. Dubbed by some the “Pro- delayed until it is much more basic right to privacy and on a strictly enforced. Though many “hookup culture” is a particular Kale, Anti-Hormone” movement, dangerous for both mother and path from normalization to cel- Catholics have the “Charles Cur- instance of what Pope Francis many women with the means to child. In vitro fertilization, at ebration. Playboy and other por- ran affair” at the center of their calls the “use and throwaway” do so are avoiding the pill’s sub- least as practiced by the uber- nographic magazines and films narrative in this regard, his case culture. People are dehuman- stantial side effects by using ver- profitable fertility industry in the were on the ascendant. Casual would prove to be the excep- ized and mutually used as mere sions of natural family planning. Unites States, is another example sexual encounters, along with tion. (The Catholic University objects of desire in a sexual mar- In a related story, some secular of the use and throwaway cul- no fault divorce, were becoming of America’s board of trustees ketplace — a marketplace now social justice advocates are chal- ture — with thousands and thou- much more prevalent. Sex manu- denied the tenure of Father Cur- widely expanded and facilitated lenging the growing movement sands of embryos discarded as als and erotic novels were on ran, after the professor publicly by smartphone applications. (pushed in part by pharma com- so much trash. This practice also the living room bookshelves of disagreed with the encyclical’s „„ Pornography dominates the panies who stand to profit) to has created a situation in which respectable people. Movies and teaching.) internet and the script for West- put poor people of color on long- women are used for their eggs music pushed the revolution at In recent decades the consen- ern sexual encounters. But it has acting contraception with high and uteruses — a marketplace every turn. sus against “Human Vitae” has done so in ways which normalize levels of hormones. which abuses poor women such This revolution, it should be been so strong that theologians hookups, violence against wom- „„ Most countries who had a that countries like India have said, made a lot of people quite and even Catholic priests can en, and even sex between fam- sexual revolution now have a banned commercial surrogacy. a lot of money. But it was por- feel quite safe in their dissent. ily members. As a result, even fertility crisis. A culture needs to These cultural trends are so trayed in cultural circles of power The occasional finger-wagging or liberal countries like the United have 2.1 children per woman to different from where they were (media, academia, government, bad book review from the insti- Kingdom and Iceland have re- replace its population, but every 50 years ago that “Humanae Vi- etc.), not as the latest iteration of tutional church serves to do little cently tried to ban porn. Lurking European country is well below tae” many finally get a genuine consumer culture, but as part of a beyond increasing the promi- right behind porn in separating this threshold: Germany is 1.47; hearing. The obvious surrender broader social justice movement. nence of the thinker and increas- sex from genuine relationships Great Britain, 1.8; Italy, 1.37; Po- of our sexual culture to consum- A movement which pushed back ing their book sales. are sex robots. Many are already land, 1.32; and so on. Tax incen- erist market forces, particularly against the outdated and oppres- But those who’ve been sympa- worried that, given current as- tives to have more children aren’t after #MeToo, has led many dif- sive views of the past. thetic to the document have, for sumptions and practices, there working. The problem was so ferent kinds of people to look for The replacement culture was their most part, been forced to will be little to stop them from bad in Russia they came up with alternatives. liberating. The natural direction keep their mouths shut and their radically disconnecting sex from a “Day of Conception” in which If 1968 was one of the worst of social progress. Only back- pens dry — at least if they want unification with another person. everyone is given the afternoon years possible for “Humanae Vi- ward-thinking, religious dogma- to remain respectable in cultural „„ Hookup culture is impossible off of work to go home and have tae” to be heard, then 2018 may tists rejected it. Smart and open- circles of power. The narrative to imagine without widespread sex. Japans’ fertility crisis has be one of the best. Let the con- minded people embraced it. that only backward-thinking access to contraception as an en- resulted in trillions in lost GDP versation begin. Swimming against this power- dogmatists could take it seriously abling technology. And the risk- and a population decline of 1 ful cultural tide, in the short run became the received wisdom. ier sex created by this culture, million people, all within just the Camosy is an associate professor in at least, “Humanae Vitae” never But now, on the verge of the perhaps counterintuitively for past five years. This is happen- the theology department at Jesuit- had a chance. Few of its critics document’s 50th anniversary, some, has actually led to more ing in the United States as well. run Fordham University. 12 WORLD HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 13, 2018 Pope Francis advances sainthood causes of young teens By Junno Arocho Esteves matically changed when doctors placed the Eucharist “at the cen- Catholic News Service discovered a tumor that gradually ter of his life and called it ‘my paralyzed her. Throughout her highway to heaven.’” VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is- illness, she offered her sufferings Before his death in 2006, Acu- sued decrees advancing the saint- for the church and the pope and tis offered his sufferings for Pope hood causes of four candidates, would often pray, “Jesus, I want Benedict XVI and for the church. including two young teenagers The other decrees signed by who heroically lived the Christian the pope recognized the heroic virtues. Alexia Gonzalez virtues of: At a meeting July 5 with Cardi- „„ Pietro Di Vitale, an Italian lay- nal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Barros and Carlo man and a member of the Third Congregation for Saints’ Causes, Acutis heroically lived Order of St. Francis. He was born the pope signed a decree recog- in Sicily in 1916 and died in 1940. nizing the heroic virtues of Alexia the Christian virtues „„ Giorgio La Pira, the former Gonzalez Barros, who offered her mayor of Florence and a member sufferings from a malignant tu- of the Third Order of St. Dominic. mor for the church. to feel better, I want to be healed; He was an advocate for peace Gonzalez was born in Madrid but if you do not want that, I want during the Cold War and despite in 1971. Her parents were mem- what you want.” his stature in the international bers of Opus Dei and passed on She died Dec. 5, 1985, at the community, he lived in a small their faith to their five children. age of 14. cell in the Basilica of St. Mark in She made her first Communion Pope Francis also recognized Florence. He died in 1977. in Rome and the following day at- the heroic virtues of Carlo Acutis, Recognizing the heroic virtues tended the weekly general audi- a young teen who used his com- of a person is one of the first for- ence May 9, 1979. puter skills to catalogue eucha- mal steps toward canonization, She ran up to St. John Paul ristic miracles around the world or sainthood. In most cases, a

II as he greeted pilgrims and re- before his death at the age of 15 miracle attributed to that person’s CNS photo/courtesy Sainthood Cause of Carlo Acutis ceived a blessing and a kiss from due to leukemia. intercession is needed for beatifi- Carlo Acutis, who was born in 1991 in London and died in 2006 in Monza, the pope. According to the website of cation, the next step toward saint- Italy, has been declared venerable. The Vatican issued the decree advancing Several years later, her life dra- his canonization process, Acutis hood. his sainthood cause July 5.

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Retired Bene- dict XVI and Pope Francis visit with new cardinals at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery after a consis- tory at which Pope Francis created 14 new cardinals at the Vatican June 28. CNS photo/Vatican Media New cardinals see appointment as a mission of service By Junno Arocho Esteves dinals often reflect his care and Catholic News Service concern for areas around the world where people suffer due to VATICAN CITY — Upon hearing persecution, conflict and exploi- the news that Pope Francis was tation. elevating them to the College of For Cardinal Pedro Barreto of Cardinals, many of the 14 new Huancayo, Peru, a Jesuit like the cardinals were shocked to hear pope, the news of his appoint- the pope had chosen them. ment was “unexpected” and “un- After the pope made the an- deserved.” nouncement May 20, Cardinal- He said he also believes his designate Joseph Coutts of Kara- elevation wasn’t just a personal chi, Pakistan, said he was incred- choice made by Pope Francis but ulous when a parish priest ran to rather a desire to be closer to the his residence to congratulate him people of Peru. on his appointment. Pope Francis’ “recent visit to “I couldn’t believe it. I said, Peru was very important because ‘I’m not going to believe it. If in very difficult moments, Peru you’re getting it just from so- united around Pope Francis with cial media, sometimes there are a religiosity that surprised us all rumors,’” Cardinal Coutts told more than what we thought his Catholic News Service June 26. presence could do. Pope Francis It wasn’t until he logged on to is in Peru’s heart, and Peru is in the Vatican website that Cardinal the hearts of Pope Francis and Coutts finally believed the news. the Catholic Church,” Cardinal Arriving in Rome before he Barreto told CNS. was given his red hat, Cardinal Cardinal Aquilino Bocos Me- Coutts said he came early to have rino, the 80-year-old former su- a two-day retreat to prepare him- perior general of the Claretian CNS photo/Paul Haring self this new responsibility. New Cardinal Joseph Coutts of Karachi, Pakistan, greets fellow cardinals during a consistory at which Pope Francis religious order and a prolific “It’s nice to talk about the el- created 14 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican June 28. writer and speaker on the theol- evation, but for me it’s not just ogy of religious life, told journal- an elevation; it’s a widening of ists June 26 that his appointment what I already have to do and Doctrine of the Faith. to the Sovereign Military Order people of his country, Iraq. was not a recognition for him but how much more I have to do,” he Cardinal Ladaria beamed of Malta, a major fraternal and His appointment, he said, is “a support for consecrated life.” told CNS. brightly as Cardinal Bertone em- charitable organization that is a support for Christians and for “I am nothing more than a Cardinal Coutts is the second braced him and wished him well. undergoing reorganization after Iraq so they know that they “are small example; behind me there cardinal from Pakistan in the Nearby, Cardinal Konrad Kra- tensions within its leadership. not forgotten, that the holy uni- is a community, there are prov- church’s history. The first, Cardi- jewski, the papal almoner, smiled The new cardinal was also versal church thinks about them, inces, there’s an entire congrega- nal Joseph Cordeiro of Karachi, and opened his arms wide as he congratulated by fellow Sardin- that they should have patience tion, there are other institutes,” died in 1994. greeted well-wishers. A group ians who donned traditional and hope.” he said. After the consistory ceremony, of nuns and laypeople gathered outfits. The sounds of folk music “It is true that Iraq will be Although he will join the ranks the new cardinals greeted well- near him and applauded the new from Sardinia filled the halls of present in this celebration, but it of several Spanish cardinals in wishers at the Paul VI audience cardinal’s elevation. the Apostolic Palace as one wom- also strongly expresses the pope’s the Catholic Church, Cardinal hall as well as the apostolic pal- Cardinal Angelo Becciu, sub- an played an accordion while presence in this country through Bocos told journalists his new ace. Several notable figures from stitute secretary of state and others sang traditional hymns these persecuted Christians. role as a non-elector cardinal the church hierarchy arrived at prefect-designate of the Congre- from Cardinal Becciu’s home- Therefore, it is a great support for was not as big of a responsibility the palace to congratulate the gation for Saints’ Causes, was land.Among the new cardinals Iraq as a country. More than 400 as many his fellow cardinals had. new cardinals. Cardinal Tarcisio greeted by Fra’ Giacomo della named by the pope was Cardinal Iraqis have come for this celebra- “Mine is just a decoration,” Bertone, the former Vatican sec- Torre, the newly elected grand Louis Raphael I Sako, the Chal- tion, so it is a marvel for them and Cardinal Bocos said. retary of state, made his way to master of the Knights of Malta. dean Catholic patriarch, who a consolation after all this suffer- Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer, pre- Cardinal Becciu also serves told CNS his elevation has given ing,” Cardinal Sako told CNS. Contributing to this story were Rob- fect of the Congregation for the as Pope Francis’ special delegate him a new impulse to serve the Pope Francis’ choices for car- ert Duncan and Carol Glatz in Rome. 14 WORLD HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 13, 2018 Learn from the past to bring peace to Middle East, pope says By Junno Arocho Esteves dialogue, which “was a sign that Catholic News Service encounter and unity are always found without fear of differenc- VATICAN CITY — As war contin- es.” ues to threaten the land of Jesus’ Peace, he said, can only be cul- birth and to undermine the exis- tivated and nurtured through lis- tence of Christian communities tening and engaging in dialogue there, the international commu- and not by “truces guaranteed by nity must learn from the errors walls and tests of strength.” of the past and do more to bring Pope Francis denounced arms lasting peace to the Middle East, dealers who have taken advan- Pope Francis said. tage of the conflicts by selling “Do not forget the previous weaponry and called for an end century; do not forget the les- to the “personal profit of a few sons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; on the skin of many.” do not let the land of the East, “Enough with the occupation where the Word of peace arose, of lands that tear people apart. be transformed into a dark ex- Enough with the prevalence of panse of silence,” the pope said half-truths over people’s hopes. after a private meeting with the Enough with using the Middle heads of Christian churches and East for profits that are foreign communities in the Middle East. to the Middle East,” he said. Pope Francis traveled July 7 Before ending the meeting to the southern Italian Adriatic with the release of two white port city of Bari to host a day of doves, Pope Francis once again reflection and ecumenical prayer called for peace in Jerusalem for peace in the Middle East. whose “status quo demands to be Arriving by helicopter in the CNS photo/Paul Haring respected.” early morning, the pope stood in Pope Francis and leaders of other Christian churches meet for dialogue in the Basilica of St. Nicholas in Bari, Italy, The Vatican supports a “two- front of the Basilica of St. Nicho- July 7. The pope is meeting Christian leaders for an ecumenical day of prayer for peace in the Middle East. state solution” for the Holy Land las and greeted the patriarchs with independence, recognition and other representatives of the relics of St. Nicholas, who is Christian leaders and thanking Middle East,” the pope said. and secure borders for both Is- Christian churches. venerated by both Catholics and them for joining him in prayer While asking “the Lord of rael and Palestine. Among them was Ecumeni- Orthodox. for the Middle East, which he de- heaven for that peace which the Despite warnings from Middle cal Patriarch Bartholomew of After remaining several min- scribed as a source of “ever fresh powerful of our world have not Eastern and European leaders, Constantinople, Coptic Orthodox utes in prayer and lighting a streams of spirituality and mo- yet been able to find,” the pope President Donald Trump went Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria candle on the altar, the pope and nasticism.” also prayed for peace in Jeru- ahead with his decision to rec- and Greek Orthodox Patriarch church leaders boarded a bus However, he added, the light salem, “the holy city beloved ognize Jerusalem as the capital Theodoros II of Alexandria and that took them to the seaside site of the region has been dimmed of God and wounded by men of Israel, overturning the United all Africa. of the ecumenical prayer service. by the “dark clouds of war, vio- for which the Lord continues to States’ long-standing policy and Metropolitan Hilarion of Volo- Thousands of men, women lence and destruction,” which weep.” further complicating peace nego- kolamsk, head of external rela- and children cheered and waved threaten to cast out Christians After the prayer service, the tiations. tions for the Russian Orthodox as the group made its way to the “amid the complicit silence of pope and the Christian leaders “Only a negotiated solution Church, represented Russian stage overlooking the Adriatic many.” returned to the basilica for a pri- between Israelis and Palestin- Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Mos- Sea. Behind the pope’s chair was “There is also the danger that vate meeting that lasted over two ians, firmly wanted and desired cow. a large statue of Christ crucified the presence of our brothers and hours. by the community of nations, can Flanked by the church lead- with the words “May peace be sisters in the faith will disappear, In a speech delivered to the bring a stable and lasting peace ers, the pope entered the basilica upon you” etched above it. disfiguring the very face of the faithful outside the basilica, and guarantee the co-existence and walked down to the crypt, The pope began the service region. For a Middle East with- the pope said members of the of two states for two peoples,” where he bowed deeply before by welcoming the patriarchs and out Christians would not be the group were encouraged by their Pope Francis said. Catholics, Anglicans complete work on church authority, communion By Carol Glatz difficulties.” proper to the parish priest and by Pope Francis’ apostolic ex- knowledged tensions within the Catholic News Service The document explores the re- the bishop.” (99) hortation on the family, “Amoris Anglican Communion, the Roman spective structures of the Catholic „„ On the need for more open Laetitia,” asking communities to Catholic Church might fruitfully VATICAN CITY — The Anglican- Church and the Anglican Com- conversation, the quality of con- devise more practical and effec- learn from the Anglican practice Roman Catholic International munion and identifies the chal- versation at parochial and dioce- tive initiatives that respect both of provincial diversity and the as- Commission published its first lenges and difficulties each tra- san levels of the Catholic Church the church’s teaching and local sociated recognition that on some document in 13 years on how dition faces at the local, regional “could be enriched by learning problems and needs. (120) matters different parts of the both institutions can learn from and worldwide levels. It then asks from Anglican experience of open „„ Regional or national synodal Communion can appropriately each other in the exercise of ec- what each tradition holds that and sometimes painful debate bodies involving laity, religious, make different discernments in- clesial authority locally, region- might be transformative or ben- while the church is in process and clergy could be established fluenced by cultural and contex- ally and globally. eficial and learned from the other of coming to a common mind.” periodically for discernment and tual appropriateness.” (148) The document, “Walking To- tradition so as to better support (101) discussion to inform the bishops „„ The Anglican tradition’s way gether on the Way: Learning the mission of the church. „„ Regarding ministry, “while the as the authoritative teachers of of cherishing the role of the lo- to Be the Church — Local, Re- “This task requires frank as- commission recognizes that some the faith. Also, laity, religious and cal and regional church and the gional, Universal,” is the first to sessment, repentance, and the decisions regarding ministry clergy could be given a delibera- Catholic Church’s high priority on come out of the third phase of courage to look at ourselves hon- made by provinces of the Angli- tive vote in Catholic provincial/ the need for ecclesial unity and the Anglican-Roman Catholic In- estly and learn from the other,” can Communion are not open to regional councils on matters such coherence “are valued as gifts of ternational Commission, known the agreed statement said. the Roman Catholic community, as worship, pastoral outreach or grace and providence” but are as ARCIC III, which began meet- While the Vatican and the others potentially are, e.g. a fe- community self-discipline. (122) also affected by sin, “as can be ing in 2011. The Pontifical Coun- Anglican Communion office au- male diaconate; a fuller imple- „„ “Pope Francis has noted a seen when the concern for au- cil for Promoting Christian Unity thorized publication of the new mentation of licensed lay pastoral tendency of bishops to defer too tonomy becomes one of outright made the document public on its document for study and discus- assistants; the priestly ordination readily to Rome rather than to ex- independence and when the con- website July 2. sion, the Roman Catholic Church of mature married men — viri ercise their own proper authority. cern for ecclesial unity and coher- The latest agreed statement on and the Anglican Communion do probati; and the authorization The decision-making authority ence becomes excessive central- how structures of authority sup- not consider it an official state- of lay people to preach. ... There exercised by Rome — particularly ized power.” (155) port and promote ecclesial com- ment until the Vatican and the is reason to suggest an enlarged in relation to episcopal appoint- „„ “The discernment of proper munion is considered a key ele- Anglicans’ Lambeth Conference role for authorized lay ministry, ments, and its power to censure teaching, sound governance, and ment in understanding how dis- officially approve it. including the canonical opening — can render both individual appropriate pastoral care requires cussion and debates are handled Some of the highlights from of the ministry of lector to wom- bishops and episcopal conferenc- a healthy and open conversation and decisions about ethics and the document include (with the en.” (102) es reticent and constrained in ex- in the church. In the judgement “right” moral teachings are made, numbered paragraphs in paren- „„ As for strengthening the role ercising their proper authority in of the commission, the Roman which will be the topic of the next theses): of regional structures of church service of the Word and ministry Catholic Church can learn from document by ARCIC III. „„ Concerning involvement of life, the teaching role of Catho- to the people.” (143) the culture of open and frank de- The statement also represents the laity in Catholic Church gov- lic bishops’ conferences could be „„ The Catholic instinct for unity bate that exists at all levels of the a new methodology of “recep- ernance, the church “could learn strengthened by way of “what “can tend to assume that the en- Anglican Communion” and it can tive ecumenical learning,” which, from the mandatory roles accord- might be called a ‘pastoral magis- tire church always needs to move articulate more clearly the au- it says, seeks “to learn how the ed to the laity in Anglican paro- terium,’ the pastoral development as one on all things, with the con- thority of episcopal conferences. experience and structures of the chial and diocesan structures, of teaching that is formulated in a sequence that even legitimate cul- The Synod of Bishops could also other tradition might help them in ways that would neverthe- more abstract manner at the uni- tural and regional differences are “be granted a deliberative role.” address their own questions and less preserve the executive roles versal level;” it is a role suggested suppressed. While there are ac- (157) JULY 13, 2018 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD WORLD 15 ‘Sterile hypocrisy’ behind mistreatment of migrants, pope says By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY — Hearts that are closed to welcoming mi- grants and refugees are similar to those of the Pharisees, who often would preach sacrifice and following God’s law without ex- ercising mercy to those in need, Pope Francis said. Jesus’ rebuke of the Pharisees’ “insidious murmuring” is “a fin- ger pointed at the sterile hypoc- risy of those who do not want to ‘dirty their hands,’ like the priest or the Levite in the parable of the good Samaritan,” the pope said in his homily July 6 during a Mass commemorating the fifth anniversary of his visit to the southern Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. “This is a temptation power- fully present in our own day. It takes the form of closing our hearts to those who have the right — just as we do — to se- curity and dignified living con- CNS photo/Vatican Media handout via Reuters ditions. It builds walls, real or Pope Francis greets a man as he celebrates a Mass for migrants in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican July 6. The pontiff celebrated the Mass to commemorate virtual, rather than bridges,” he the fifth anniversary of his visit to the southern Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. said. According to the Vatican, an to me.’” “He needs our eyes to see the with the need for an equitable poor man beaten by bandits.” estimated 200 migrants, refugees Sadly, he said, “the response needs of our brothers and sis- distribution of responsibilities, He also encouraged those and rescue volunteers attended to this appeal, even if at times ters. He needs our hands to offer an honest and sincere assess- who have been rescued to be the Mass, which was celebrated generous, has not been enough, them help. He needs our voice to ment of the alternatives and a “witnesses of hope in a world in- at the altar of St. Peter’s Basilica. and we continue to grieve thou- protest the injustices committed prudent management.” creasingly concerned about the Pope Francis greeted each person sands of deaths.” thanks to the silence, often com- Speaking in Spanish to rep- present, with little vision for the present after the Mass ended. The pope said that Jesus’ in- plicit, of so many,” he said. resentatives of rescue teams sta- future and averse to sharing.” In his homily, the pope re- vitation to those “who labor” Solidarity and mercy, the pope tioned in the Mediterranean Sea, “With respect for the culture called his visit to Lampedusa and to find rest in him is a promise continued, are the only compo- Pope Francis thanked them “for and laws of the country that re- repeated “that timeless appeal to of freedom for all who are op- nents of a reasonable response to embodying in our day the par- ceives you, may you work out human responsibility, ‘Where is pressed. However, “he needs us the migration crisis that is “less able of the good Samaritan, who together the path of integration,” your brother? His blood cries out to fulfill his promise.” concerned with calculations than stopped to save the life of the Pope Francis said.

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CNS photo/Fernando Bizerra Jr., EPA CNS photo/Orestis Panagiotou, EPA The World Day of the Poor — to be marked each year on the 33rd Sunday of ordinary time — will be celebrated Nov. 18. Clockwise from top left, a boy rides his bike in the streets of Tacloban, Philippines, in this 2014 file photo. Women and children sit next to a river bank in Kibera near Nairobi, Kenya, May 25. Volunteers help home- less people wash their clothes in portable washing machines in Athens, Greece, June 3. Girls play in the Tribo neighborhood near Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 16.

Pope Francis’ World Day of Poor message Listen to those in need

By Carol Glatz ferent and impassive?” the pope and assist in beginning anew to put up.” “in God’s hands in order to make Catholic News Service asked in his message. live life with dignity. God’s an- There is a real “phobia of the manifest his presence and salva- To become aware of people’s swer is also an appeal in order poor,” who are seen not only as tion.” VATICAN CITY — How is it that suffering and know how best to that those who believe in him destitute, but also as carriers of Archbishop Rino Fisichella, God in heaven can hear the cries respond with love, people must can do the same,” he added. “insecurity and instability,” to be president of Pontifical Council for of the poor, but so many people learn to be silent and listen, the The World Day of the Poor is rejected and kept afar. Promoting New Evangelization, watching or standing nearby ei- pope said. meant to be a small contribution But this tendency to create a told reporters the pope hopes the ther cannot or just do not care, “If we speak too much our- that the whole church can make distance means people distance day will remind everyone in the Pope Francis asked. selves, we will be unable to hear so the poor may know their cries themselves from Jesus himself, church to turn their gaze to the People must make “a serious them,” he said. have not gone unheard, the pope “who does not reject the poor, poor, truly listen to their needs examination of conscience to un- That is often what happens said in his message. but calls them to him and con- and respond directly with love in derstand whether we are really when otherwise important and “It is like a drop of water in soles them,” he said. a way that aims to restore their capable of listening to the poor,” needed initiatives are carried out the desert of poverty; and yet it Even though members of the dignity. the pope said in a message for more as a way to please oneself can be a sign of sharing for those Catholic Church who offer their Local churches, associations the World Day of the Poor. “than to really acknowledge the who are in need, that they might care and assistance are motivated and institutions are again asked The recently established com- cry of the poor,” he said. experience the active presence of by their faith and the desire to to creative initiatives that fos- memoration and the period of “We are so entrapped in a cul- a brother or a sister,” he said. share the Good News with others, ter moments of real encounter, reflection and action preceding ture which forces us to look in he said bishops, priests, religious friendship, solidarity and con- it are meant to give Christians a the mirror” and unduly “pamper Call for personal involvement and lay Catholics should recog- crete assistance. chance to follow Christ’s exam- ourselves,” he said. Such people This encounter is a call for nize that “in the immense world The archbishop said the pope ple and concretely share a mo- come to believe their act of al- personal involvement, not del- of poverty, our capacity for action will celebrate Mass in St. Pe- ment of love, hope and respect truism is enough without having egation to others, he said. And is limited, weak and insufficient.” ter’s Basilica Nov. 18 with the together with those in need in to feel any empathy or the need it is not cold, distant giving, but The church should cooperate poor and volunteers, and he will one’s community, the pope said to sacrifice or “endanger” them- an act that requires “loving at- with others so joint efforts can have lunch afterward with about in the message dated June 13, selves directly. tentiveness” just like God offers reach their objectives more effec- 3,000 people in the Vatican’s Paul the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, Nobody seeks poverty or its everyone. tively, he said. VI audience hall. Other volunteer patron saint of the poor. The Vati- many forms, which include mar- So many people in need are The church should give free- groups and schools were also set can released the message to the ginalization, persecution and in- seeking the meaning of their ex- ly with an attitude of humility, to offer free meals in an atmo- public June 14. justice, the pope said. istence and a response to their “without seeking the limelight,” sphere of “celebration and shar- The World Day of the Poor — Poverty “is caused by selfish- questions about “why they have he said. ing,” he added. to be marked each year on the ness, pride, greed and injustice. fallen so far and how they can es- “In serving the poor, the last Medical tents and mobile 33rd Sunday of ordinary time These are evils as old as human- cape! They are waiting for some- thing we need is a battle for first clinics will again be set up in — will be celebrated Nov. 18 this ity, but also sins in which the in- one to come up and say, ‘Take place,” he said. The poor don’t the square adjoining St. Peter’s year and will focus on a verse nocents are caught up, leading to heart; rise, he is calling you,’” the need heroes, but a love which Square Nov. 12-18, with extend- from Psalm 34, “This poor one consequences on the social level, pope said. knows how to remain hidden ed evening hours until midnight cried out and the Lord heard.” which are dramatic,” he said. Unfortunately, people are of- from worldly recognition, he for some services, he said. Any- “We can ask ourselves, how is “God’s answer to the poor is ten repelled by, not drawn to the said. one in need can find general and it this cry, which reaches all the always an intervention of salva- poor, he said. The cries of the “The true protagonists are the specialist care, including cardi- way to God, is unable to pene- tion in order to heal the wounds poor are often met with rebuke Lord and the poor,” and those ology, dermatology, gynecology trate our ears and leaves us indif- of body and soul, restore justice and they are told, “to shut up and who serve are mere instruments and ophthalmology. JULY 13, 2018 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD FEATURES 17 Msgr. Owen F. Campion 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Prophets and Catechesis Father Kenneth messengers Doyle QUESTION CORNER Amos 7:12-15; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:7-13

he Book of Amos is the source of this week- end’s first reading. Amos is one of the rela- tively few prophets of whom something is Why no prayers for Trump-Kim summit? known. Many prophets reveal some details go on play dates with this friend Tabout themselves, but not many give more than a How do we change those Catholic Church lead- and hang out with her, but we draw few details. ers who have political bias and anger toward the line on sleepovers with this By contrast, it is known that Amos was from our president? Mr. Trump needed our prayers family. Tekoa, a small village about 10 miles south of Jeru- We were truthful with our daugh- salem in Judea. He herded sheep and he tended fig and support for his dialogue with North Korean ter and told her that we don’t want trees. He obviously was intelligent and he knew the Q her to start seeing that family’s way traditions of his ancestors. President Kim Jong Un. But neither at the Sunday Mass I at- of life as natural and proper. While He wrote during the reign of King Uzziah of Ju- tended nor in our diocesan paper was there any mention of we are tolerant of other people’s dah, or between the years of 783 and 742 BC. It was praying for the success of this important effort to denucle- sexual orientation, we do not ap- a time of prosperity and national security. prove of gay marriage. Was it wrong Even so, as often has been the case in history, the arize Korea and to bring peace to the region. I thought we for us to refuse to let her go with poor still were in want. The gap between the rich believed that “blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be them? (Roanoke, Virginia) and the less fortunate was quite evident. Amos saw himself as an authentic prophet. The called children of God.” (Central Ohio) No, what you did was not other “prophets” of his time, he thought, were hired A wrong. On the contrary, I think by the king ultimately to strengthen the king’s rule It surprises me that at the Mass South Korean President Moon Jae-in you handled the situation pretty over the people. Under such arrangements, these A you attended on Sunday, June had made a “courageous commit- well. I would agree that it’s OK for other “prophets” could not be trusted to preach the 10, no mention would have been ment” to ongoing dialogue in order your daughter to “hang out” with undefiled word of God. made in the prayer of the faithful to achieve “a Korean Peninsula free that friend; in fact, it’s probably This weekend’s reading reports a clash between about the critical summit scheduled of nuclear weapons,” and Pope healthy and helpful for the girl to Amos and a priest in the Jerusalem temple. Amos two days later in Singapore. Francis urged Catholics to pray the see that a heterosexual union like reasserts his role, insisting that he was called by God In the Masses at our own parish rosary for peace during the month your own is the norm. to be a prophet. that weekend, one of the petitions of May. But I, too, would draw the line at The Epistle to the Ephesians provides the second was, “For the upcoming meeting I feel certain that most diocesan an overnight. You were right to ex- reading. In the first century, the city of Ephesus was between President Trump and Kim newspapers covered one or both of plain honestly to your daughter the a major commercial center in the Roman Empire, Jong Un, that it may help to bring those papal pleas. reason for your disapproval; now being an important port on the Mediterranean Sea. peace and stability to the Korean a purist, I suppose, would say that (Shifts in the soil, and collections of sediment along Peninsula.” I think that most Catho- Where to draw the line? you should have been just as frank the coast, have left the ruins of Ephesus, in present- lic parishes probably did something We are a Catholic family and in speaking with the gay couple, but day Turkey, a distance from the seashore.) similar. Q have sent all of our children I know how awkward that might Ephesus also was a center for the vices and fast Pope Francis, in his Angelus to Catholic schools. Our daughter, have been. business usually associated with major ports. address that same Sunday to the who is now in high school, has a Had you wanted to do so, you In addition, it was one of the most popular reli- pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s friend in her class who lives with might have found helpful the Cat- gious shrines in the empire. Its great temple, dedi- Square, asked the crowd to pray two women, one of whom is her echism of the Catholic Church (Nos. cated to Diana, goddess of the moon, was an archi- the Hail Mary in order that the talks adoptive mother. The women are in 2357-59), which offers a Scriptural tectural marvel of the ancient world. in Singapore might “contribute to a homosexual partnership. basis for disapproving of homosexu- Pilgrims came from everywhere in the empire the development of a positive path Recently that family was going to al activity. to venerate the goddess. Accommodating these that assures a future of peace for the beach on an overnight trip, and pilgrims was itself a big business in Ephesus. The the Korean Peninsula and the whole my daughter was invited to go with Questions may be sent to Father Ken- epistle sought to reinforce the Christian commit- world.” them. My husband and I refused neth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@gmail. ment of the followers of Christ in the city. This read- Earlier, on April 29, the pontiff (and said that she was busy that com and 30 Columbia Circle Dr., Al- ing served this purpose by reminding the Christian told pilgrims that Kim Jong Un and weekend). We do let our daughter bany, New York 12203. Ephesians that Jesus died for them, and that in faith they are one with the Lord. St. Mark’s Gospel furnishes the last reading. In this reading, Jesus summons the “Twelve,” the Apostles whom the Lord called by name. Jesus sends The Beatitudes them out into the highways and byways. He tells Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. them not to burden themselves with supplies or pro- visions. God will supply. They obediently went out into the countryside, preaching what Jesus had taught them. They pos- sessed the Lord’s power. They drove devils away. They anointed the sick, using that ancient gesture of healing and strengthening mentioned elsewhere in the Bible, and they cured the sick. Reflection The reading from the Epistle to the Ephesians is key to understanding this weekend’s Liturgy of the Word. Originally it was written for a group of believ- ers surrounded on all sides by paganism, hostility and sin. The epistle reassured them, and this weekend through the readings it reassures us. We have been redeemed. Our knowledge of Christ is neither acci- dental nor coincidental. God has chosen us individu- ally. Christ is with us. Still, we need nourishment and guidance as we continue to live on earth. God did not abandon the Chosen People in ancient times. He sent prophets to them. This divine concern endures. God sent messen- gers in the persons of the Twelve. Today’s messen- gers are the bishops in the church who bring us the words of the Gospels even now. Through the Apostles and their successors, God heals us in Christ. Healed and renewed, we move CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn forward to eternal life. We will never die. A placard with the word “Ohana” is seen in Washington during a national day of action called “Keep Families Together” June 30. 18 FEATURES HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 13, 2018 Effie Caldarola FOR THE JOURNEY Making a difference any years ago, the Irish poet W.B. Yeats wrote, “Things fall apart; the center can- not hold.” Some Americans feel those words are Meerily prescient right now. Things are falling apart. The crisis created at our border bids us to take action, and political action is good. But no matter what our political stripe, we’re called first to be Je- sus’ disciples. Jesus is the center. To find that center, we need to find silence and prayer. In an increasingly secular society, we forget that action should stem from contemplation. Meanwhile, racial and ethnic profiling come to us from the top and seep down. The administration parades victims before us, people who have been hurt by undocumented individuals. While I have deep sympathy for those beset by any violent crime, there is no more reason to suspect the majority of Spiritualife Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash those fleeing violence in Central America than there is to suspect the majority of those whose ancestors arrived on the Mayflower. Father Ron We as Catholics are obliged to speak up against bigotry, against the dehumanization of others. Mak- Rolheiser ing good legislation for border security is one thing; calling into question the humanity of those who are different from us is sinful. Most of those fleeing violence are, as Jeb Bush The Mary of Scripture pointed out during his presidential bid, doing so out of love. The United Nations reports that El Salvador and Honduras currently have the highest homicide rates in the world. People are literally running for and the Mary of devotions their lives. As the rhetoric heats up, people who work at the here’s an axiom that says: Roman Catholics tend the Gospels, the evangelists have White House are being kicked out of restaurants. been very careful to point out that to adore Mary while Protestants and Evangelicals Entertainers make lewd jokes and hurl obscenities at Mary was the first person to hear the the president. What’s happening to us? word of God and keep it. What hap- tend to ignore Mary. Neither is ideal. Mary, the St. Teresa of Kolkata put it this way: “If we have pens here is that Jesus singles out no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we Mother of Jesus, has, in effect, two histories with- his mother first of all for her faith, belong to one another.” Tin Christian tradition. We have the Mary of Scripture and not for her biology. In the Synoptic Our world is in the largest refugee crisis since Gospels, Mary is the paradigm for World War II, with over 68 million people world- we have the Mary of devotions, and both offer something discipleship. She’s the first to hear wide forcibly displaced, according to the United Na- special for our Christian journey. the word of God and keep it. tions. Countries across the globe face serious issues John’s Gospel gives her a differ- The Mary of devotions is the Guadalupe is popular, Christianity is on their borders. more well-known, though mostly seen to be a native religion. ent role. Here she’s not the para- digm of discipleship (a role John A singer I know recently traveled to Italy where within Roman Catholic circles. This But piety and devotions also run she sang with her choral group at a Mass at St. Pe- is the Mary invoked in the rosary, the risk of theological sloppiness gives to the beloved disciple and to Mary Magdala) but is presented as ter’s Basilica. It was a thrilling moment for Anne. the Mary of popular shrines, the and unhealthy sentimentality. That’s But her strongest memory? The group sang at a Sorrowful Mother of our litanies, the case too with the Mary of devo- Eve, the mother of humanity, and the mother of each of us. Interest- refugee facility run in part by the Catholic Church. the Mother with the soft heart tions. We’ve tended to elevate Mary Anne was struck by the through whom we can get the ear of to divine status (which is simply ingly, John never gives us Mary’s facility’s attractiveness, joy, God, the Mary of purity and chastity, wrong) and we have far too often name. In his Gospel she is always We as Catholics cleanliness. It was neither the Mother who understands hu- encrusted her in so much piety that referred to as “the Mother of Jesus.” a detention center nor a man suffering, the Mother who can she, the Mary of devotions, cannot And in this role she does two things: are obliged to warehouse. soften the hearts of murderers, and possibly be the same person who First, she gives voice to human “It made me proud of the Mother we can always turn to. wrote the Magnificat. The Mary of finitude, as she does at the wedding speak up against And this Mary is pre-eminently devotions is often so enshrined in feast of Cana when she tells her my church,” she said. “It the Mother of the poor. Karl Rahner piety, over-simplicity, and asexuality son (who is always divine in John’s bigotry, against the sends a tremendous mes- once pointed out that when you that she needs to be protected from Gospel) that “they have no wine.” In sage to the world on how look at all the apparitions of Mary human complexity. Still, the Mary of John’s Gospel, this is not just a con- dehumanization the church views refugees.” that have been officially approved devotions offers us a lot vis-à-vis our versation between Mary and Jesus; Then Anne reiterated a by the church you will notice that spiritual journey. but also a conversation between the of others basic premise of our faith, she has always appeared to a poor Much more ignored is the Mary Mother of Humanity and God. Sec- one we proclaim as pro-life person — a child, an illiterate peas- of Scripture and the role the various ondly, as Eve, as universal mother, people. The facility, she said, affirmed “the dignity of ant, a group of children, someone Gospels assign to her. and as our mother, she stands in the human person.” without social standing. She’s never In the Synoptic Gospels, Mary helplessness under human pain and To find out how the U.S. church is addressing the appeared to a theologian in his is presented as a model of disciple- within human pain when she stands issue, visit justiceforimmigrants.org, which provides study, to a pope, or to a millionaire ship. More simply, she’s shown to us under the cross. In this, she shows education, resources and suggestions for action. banker. She’s always been the per- as the one person who gets it right herself as universal mother but also Closer to home, my friend Larry recently drove son to whom the poor look. Marian from the beginning. But that isn’t as an example of how injustice must 15 hours to help a Mexican man, who is applying devotion is a mysticism of the poor. immediately evident. On the surface, be handled, namely, by standing for asylum in the U.S, attend a court appearance in We see this, for example, very the opposite sometimes seems to be within it in a way that does not rep- another state. Had he missed the court date, called powerfully in the effect Our Lady the case. For example, on a couple licate its hatred and violence so as on very short notice, the man’s appeal might have of Guadalupe has had on much of of occasions as Jesus is speaking to to give it back in kind. been dismissed. Latin America. In all of the Ameri- a crowd he is interrupted and told Mary offers us a wonderful ex- Larry went “over and above” the call of duty. cas, most of the indigenous peoples that his mother and his family are ample, not to be adored or ignored. But then, so did the Samaritan, who stopped by the are now Christian. However, in outside wanting to speak to him. His roadside to help a stranger while others passed him North America, while most of the response: “Who are my mother and Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, b y. indigenous peoples are Christian, who are my brothers and sisters? It’s teacher and award-winning author, is Father Pedro Arrupe, leader of the Jesuits in the Christianity itself is not seen as a those who hear the word of God and president of the Oblate School of Theol- late 20th century, said, “The church should, above native religion, but rather as a reli- keep it.” In saying this, Jesus isn’t ogy in San Antonio, Texas. He can be all, be the church of the oppressed, the refugees, gion brought to the native peoples distancing his mother from himself contacted through his website www. those persecuted for their faith, those relegated by from elsewhere. In Latin America, and his message. Quite the opposite. ronrolheiser.com or on Facebook www. the rich and powerful to the margins of society.” in every place where Our Lady of Before this incident is recorded in facebook.com/ronrolheiser. That’s the church where we’ll find the center. JULY 13, 2018 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD FEATURES 19

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never foresaw that when I became a religious that I would be sent to so many places to serve in so many The Supreme Court as battleground varied capacities. From the Philippines I was mis- sioned to Hawaii and Saipan, returning back to the n its June 26 decision on freedom of speech, the U.S. who more consistently disagrees IPhilippines. In September, I will be leaving our moth- with the Roe v. Wade abortion deci- erhouse for parish work in Tuscany, Italy. At this age of Supreme Court ruled against a California law that sion? my life, being assigned to another mission is exciting. forced pro-life pregnancy aid centers to tell pregnant In the unlikely event that Roe As Pope Francis encourages us all to spread the joy of were reversed completely and all at the Gospel, I feel it is my vocation as a Dominican sis- women how to get an abortion. once, the people and their elected ter to spread the Good News. IThis “forced speech” policy, mak- for abortion clinics. The law had representatives would again be al- The most difficult experience of being missioned ing Americans facilitate what they required abortionists to have admit- lowed — not required, but allowed occurred during my first assignment in Hawaii. I was recognize as the unjust taking of ting privileges at a local hospital, in — to pass laws showing greater only a temporary professed religious then, like a baby human life, was too extreme for the case their clients had complications, respect for the lives of unborn chil- needing to learn many things. I remember when we court’s perennial swing vote, Justice and to comply with safety regula- dren. In the ensuing debate, every- had visitors at the convent and it was my cooking day, Anthony Kennedy. “Governments tions that already apply to other one would have a voice — including I used to cry. But there was angel sister whom I would must not be allowed to force per- ambulatory surgical clinics. Whoopi and her friends, who have ask to help me, and she would prepare such delicious sons to express a message contrary In that case, the majority, includ- bigger megaphones than most of us. meals. to their deepest convictions,” he ing Kennedy, said these eminently More likely, especially under the The culture and the way of speaking the English wrote. sensible regulations were invalid be- cautious tutelage of Chief Justice language were new to me. It was hard to teach in the The scary thing is that four of the cause they would reduce easy access John Roberts, is a reasoned and classroom. But after the first year, initial challenges nine justices, led by Justice Stephen to abortion. Abortion was treated gradual path away from Roe, begin- Breyer, embraced what Kennedy not only as something the law can- were overcome, and by the third year, I felt at home. ning with its greatest excesses. called a form of authoritarianism. not prohibit, but as a positive good I really loved teaching in the first and second grades. The first steps might include: They argued that since the law can whose availability government must Preparing children for their First Holy Communion upholding clinic regulations that was my greatest joy. It was such a privilege to see the require abortionists to tell women take care to ensure — even at a po- protect women’s lives, even if they children grow in their love and encounter with Jesus. It about the availability of prenatal tential risk to women’s lives. inconvenience the abortion indus- was fun also to accompany the children to their sports care and adoption, “evenhanded- Now the often-unpredictable try; allowing laws supported by games, to support and cheer them on. Watching the stu- ness” demands that pro-life doctors Kennedy has announced his retire- the great majority of Americans to dents grow from their first days of learning to read and can be forced to tell them how to ment. And the prospect that Presi- write into professionals years later, is priceless. have their children destroyed. dent Donald Trump may appoint forbid elective abortions after the After 11 years in Hawaii (1975-1986), I did not On the one hand, a caring pro- someone less protective of the abor- fifth month of pregnancy, like laws want to leave. I really liked the people, especially those fessional who addresses the health tion industry has unleashed some already approved by several states on Kauai where I served the majority of my mission. I needs of mother and child, mor- wild charges. and the U.S. House of Representa- even made my final religious profession at Holy Cross ally committed to protecting both On the TV program “The View,” tives; allowing broader leeway for Church in Kalaheo. But God had God’s plans and 11 of from harm. On the other hand, an Whoopi Goldberg and others de- public programs that support and my companions and I needed to leave the country due abortionist who wants to make sure cried the government’s interest in encourage live birth over abortion. to a visa problem. abortion is the only thing a pregnant their, let us say, female body parts. To me this sounds like a good In Saipan, I looked forward to Sundays after teach- woman ever hears about. According In Time magazine, feminist author idea. Those who see it as a night- ing during the week, because after the Mass, we would to the four dissenters, the court’s Jill Filipovic warned against a future mare scenario should calm down go around the island and visit the sick and homebound. abortion jurisprudence requires us of “unsafe” abortions (although un- and explain why they think so. In the Philippines I served as a teacher, school adminis- to treat these as identical cases. safe abortions are what the court is trator and formator of young religious. One year, I had In the court’s latest decision on protecting now) and extreme bans Doerflinger worked for 36 years in the 26 postulants under my direction providing classes for abortion itself, in 2016, five justices on birth control. Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the them from the morning to the evening. I told Mother led by Breyer invalidated a Texas But what would happen if the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He General, “I want to quit.” But, she kept saying that she law establishing safety regulations Supreme Court gets a fifth justice writes from Washington state. could not find a replacement for me and to “Wait a while.” Each while was followed by another until sev- eral years passed. In everything I always said, “Lord, I am trying my best.” It is not my work, but his; not my mission, but Letter to the Herald God’s. Now, I have three students who became Do- minican seminarians and one student who became a Setting right the wrong story” article from the Office of So- ing children from their parents. Dominican sister. cial Ministry and humbly suggest John Priolo As I go forth to my new mission in Tuscany, three “Bravo Zulu” — “Well Done” in that the USCCB’s “Prayer for Mi- Pearl City of my companion religious were my former novices, Navy lingo — for the way you ad- grant Children” be added as one of one of whom will be my superior in the convent. It is a dressed the federal administration’s the prayers which are said prior to Letters are welcome. Letters should per- humbling experience. God has his own ways. We con- separating children from parents at the start of each Mass. tain to a story or issue in the Hawaii tinue to try our best to serve the people. our southern border, in the June 29 In the words of Union Civil War Catholic Herald, be courteous, and Hawaii Catholic Herald. The two general and U.S. senator Carl Sch- not exceed 250 words. Letters must Sister Dorothea Pamplona is a Dominican Sister of the Most articles from the Catholic News Ser- urz, “My country, right or wrong, if be signed and include an address and Holy Rosary of the Philippines, 49 years professed. From vice provided appropriate supple- right to be kept right; and if wrong phone number for verification. Letters 1975-1986, she served at Holy Cross School in Kalaheo, Kau- mental information while the letter to be set right.” may be edited for length and clarity. ai, St. Elizabeth School in Aiea and at St. Catherine School in from Lawrence Chun was superb in The voice of the Roman Catholic Send them to Letters to the Herald, Kapaa. She resides at the Dominican Sisters Motherhouse in capturing the essence of the issue. Church in Hawaii is vitally important 1184 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI Molo, Iloilo City, in the Philippines. I especially appreciated the “Talk in setting right the wrong of separat- 96813 or to [email protected]. 20 FEATURES HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 13, 2018 Saints Henry 973-1024 Diversions July 13 Crosiers form its first permanent diaconate class? Henry succeeded his a) 1959 father as duke of Bavaria Hawaii Catholic b) 1967 in 975, was elected king c) 1968 of Germany in 1002, and was Harold’s Quiz d) 1978 crowned holy Roman emperor by the pope in 1014. 6) Current events His chief concerns were consolidation the power of You know, quiztakers, I’m always try- c) Marists the German monarchy and reforming and reorga- ing to stump you. But maybe you’ve got d) Marianists At the end of June, Supreme Court Justice nizing the church. He founded the see of Bamberg, a Catholic trivia question you’d like to Anthony Kennedy announced he planned to retire on July 31. Kennedy was one of which became an educational and cultural center. challenge me with. Local Catholic ques- 3) Liturgy Both he and his wife, St. Cunegund, were zealous how many Catholics on the Supreme Court tions get bonus points. Send your best What is a manutergium? (Hint: it received at the time he made his announcement? supporters of Benedictine monasticism. He was efforts to [email protected] and we a mention in the June 29 issue about a revered for his piety and asceticism, and during the might run yours in a future edition of the recent priest’s first Mass.) a) 3 b) 8 Middle Ages was regarded as the ideal Christian quiz. a) The bottle that holds holy Chrism oil c) 5 leader. b) A hand cloth used to wipe a priest’s d) 4 ©2018 Catholic News Service 1) Scripture hands of oil during his ordination July 22’s first reading includes these words: c) The lap cloth laid across a bishop’s “Behold, the days are coming, says the knees during ordination 7) Devotionals LORD, when I will raise up a righteous d) The Latin name of the song sung What is the shoot to David.” This comes from what Old during the moment of ordination name of this Testament book of the Bible that might medal, the im- remind you of some famous song lyrics? 4) July age of which was given by a) Song of Songs In July, the Catholic Church celebrates the Mary to St. Cath- Joe Heller b) Genesis month of what? erine Labouré? c) Lamentations a) The Sacred Heart a) Immaculate Heart Medal d) Jeremiah b) The Most Precious Blood b) Mary Untier of Knots Medal c) The Immaculate Heart of Mary c) Miraculous Medal 2) Catholic Hawaii d) The Holy Eucharist What religious order has both a convent d) Perpetual Help Medal and a monastery in Kaimuki? 5) More Catholic Hawaii Answers: 1) d, 2) a, 3) b, 4) b, 5) d, 6) c, 7) c a) Sacred Hearts In what year did the Diocese of Honolulu b) Maryknoll

aka Ant-Man (Paul Rudd, who have to do battle both with a petty Movie review also co-wrote the script) is anxious gangster (Walton Goggins) out to to focus on serving his time and profit from Pym’s technological Ant-Man and the Wasp raising his young daughter, Cassie breakthroughs and a victim (Han- (Disney) (Abby Ryder Fortson). Instead nah John-Kamen) of Pym’s past his predecessor as size-shifting misdeeds. Much stylized violence, There’s plenty of humor and Ant-Man, Hank Pym (Michael acceptability of divorce, a couple action in this fast-paced sci-fi Douglas), and Pym’s daughter, of uses each of profane, crude and adventure. What’s lacking is any (CNS/Joe Heller) Hope (Evangeline Lilly), aka the crass language, several milder exposition or guidance for those Wasp, draw him into their quest to oaths, occasional wordplay. not already familiar with the rescue Hope’s mother, Janet (Mi- The Catholic News Service clas- characters and their relationships chelle Pfeiffer), the original Wasp, sification is A-III — adults. The Mo- from 2015’s “Ant-Man” and 2016’s from her decades-long captivity tion Picture Association of America “Captain America: Civil War.” in the Quantum Realm, a kind of rating is PG-13 — parents cau- Scripture search® Approaching the end of a sen- subatomic limbo. tioned. Some material may be in- PAT KASTEN tence of house arrest, Scott Lang To achieve this, the trio will appropriate for children under 13. Gospel for July 15, 2018 Amos 7:12-15 and Mark 6:7-13 Catholic crossword Following is a word search based on the First Reading and the Gospel for the Fifteenth Sunday ACROSS 27 Own person 52 Summer bever- 28 Certain sin age in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: about the life of proph- 1 Time covered in 54 Fast and ___ ets. The words can be found in all directions in the the first creation 32 Samson killed story Philistines with 58 Latin 101 verb puzzle. the jawbone of 5 Telly watchers 59 Perplex this animal 10 Citi Field players 61 ___ Coeur AMOS FLEE EARN 33 Delay 14 Designer Piccone 65 H.S. course 34 Shades PROPHESY BETHEL NO PROPHET 15 Commandment 66 Blessing before 36 Religious off- mount meals SYCAMORES ISRAEL TWO BY TWO shoots 16 Land measure 69 Laugh loudly UNCLEAN SPIRITS JOURNEY 40 Highly excited 17 Prepare to be 70 Barbarous person 42 Chilly NO MONEY TUNIC A HOUSE shot 71 Eject 44 “___ Mary” STAY THERE LEAVE SHAKE 18 Sun-dried brick 72 Arab ruler 45 Ket go 73 Late Catholic THE DUST AGAINST PREACHED 19 A queen of Jordan 47 Unit of weight in senator and gemstones 20 Sum namesakes 49 Fascist leader? THEY WERE SENT 22 John XXIII’s 74 Is inclined surname 50 “…there is noth- 75 Clarets ing ___ under the 24 Catholic I L Y T E H P O R P O N sun” (Eccl 1:9) Surrealist painter DOWN J S E W D E H C A E R P Answer to previous puzzle 1 Peter did this O P R T S N I A G A Y R after he denied Jesus (Mk 14:72) Joseph 31 Monarchy in the 54 Top monk S S H A K E F P E E E O 2 A Rachael Ray 11 Eleve’s place Himalayas 55 Light brown E T T N E Y L R V L N P favorite 12 Cave-dwelling 35 Shopping fun 56 “…the ___ of the 3 Direction from dwarf 37 Jesus turned Spirit, which is R H U N C L E A N L O H Bethlehem to the 13 Letter cross-line water into wine the word of God” Jordan 21 The ___ Supper here (Eph 6:17) O E N A N H E N J A M E 4 Mixes dough 23 Luck 38 Heading for 57 Impertinence M D I A T L D H R P O S 5 US young men’s 25 Daniel was in this overtime 60 Genesis event org. animal’s den 39 ___ gin fizz 62 “…thy kingdom A U C Y N A N A T U N Y 6 Free 26 Grecian architec- 41 Apostle to the ___” C S A H O U S E L E O J 7 “Are you ___ tural style ___ 63 Sudden assault out?” 28 Patron saint of 43 Edible roots 64 Transgresses Y T W O B Y T W O W B J 8 Banned Norway 46 Distribute cards 67 Religious instruc- S P I R I T S O M A K J 9 Yellowish brown 29 Wise Men 48 Throw tion, formerly pigment 30 Composer 51 Gizmo (abbr.) © 2018 Tri-C-A Publications www.tri-c-a-publications.com 10 Elder son of Stravinsky 53 “___ My God to 68 Aliens, briefly Thee”