BISHOP LARRY SILVA HAWAII HAWAII WORLD Homily for Third Sunday Upcoming ordination of It’s confirmation season; Pope in Egypt: ‘No act of of Easter: Where is Alfred Guerrero latest in Bishop Silva celebrating violence can be perpetrated God in all of this? string of local vocations 24 of 39 ceremonies in the name of God’ Page 2 Pages 3 Page 5 Pages 7

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CNS file photo Jacinta and Francisco Marto are pictured with their cousin Lucia dos Santos (right) in a file photo taken around the time of the 1917 apparitions of Mary at Fatima, Portugal. Pope Francis has approved the recognition of a miracle attributed to the intercession of two of the shepherd children, thus paving the way for their canonization. 2 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • MAY 5, 2017

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The work stands on a pedestal in the MAY 5, 2017 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 3 Living ‘the call of the Lord’ Priestly ordination a childhood dream for Kalihi native Deacon Alfred Omar Guerrero

By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu will gain a new priest May 19, when Bishop Larry Silva is scheduled to HCH file photo The statue of St. Damien at the ordain Deacon Alfred Omar Guer- Honolulu state capitol. rero in a special 6 p.m. liturgy at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Deacon Guerrero, 28, will re- Liturgies and ceive the sacrament of Holy Or- ders at his home co-cathedral fellowship to mark parish, culminating for the young Kalihi native eight years of semi- ‘St. Damien Day’ nary study and formation, and a May 10 is the feast day of St. lifelong dream. Damien de Veuster, an obliga- He will become the latest lo- tory memorial to be celebrated cal boy ordained to the diocesan in the Diocese of Honolulu. priesthood in a refreshing “mini- Island parishes and the boom” of Island vocations. Congregation of the Sacred Kauai-born Father EJ Resinto, Hearts of Jesus and Mary — parochial vicar at Our Lady of St. Damien’s religious order — Perpetual Help Church in Ewa have organized upcoming litur- Beach, was ordained last July. Fa- Photo by Abel Sanchez of Golden Images Photo by Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz gies and activities to honor the ther Nicholas Brown, pastor of Deacon Alfred Omar Guerrero in a headshot taken last month at St. Patrick Deacon Guerrero at the Good Friday Molokai saint. Immaculate Conception Church Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California. The Kalihi native is antici- liturgy at the Co-Cathedral of St. Bishop Larry Silva is sched- in Ewa, was ordained in 2015. Fa- pating priestly ordination for the Diocese of Honolulu on May 19. Theresa, April 14. uled to celebrate Mass on May ther Brown, like Deacon Guerrero, 10 for St. Damien’s feast at 6 grew up in Kalihi a parishioner of p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of the co-cathedral. infant. At around age 8 or 9, he be- Guerrero said “it was hard to run ing me to, and for the sake of Our Lady of Peace. In 2011, Father Anthony Rapo- gan serving as an altar boy at the away from the call of the Lord to my salvation, but it is more than The bishop is also slated to zo of Kauai was ordained for the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. He serve him.” that. This ordination means that join in a public prayer service at diocesan priesthood. He is now had been innocently receiving Eu- “Throughout my years of grow- the Diocese of Honolulu will have 9 a.m. that day at the state capi- pastor of St. Catherine Church in charist there, but at the time had ing up, the understanding of the another priest to bring the sacra- tol. Sacred Hearts sisters, broth- Kapaa. not yet been brought to full com- call to the priesthood and what ments and to be radically available ers and priests will gather at the Deacon Guerrero corresponded munion in the Catholic faith. the ordained priesthood meant to be a shepherd of souls.” famous statue of St. Damien in with the Hawaii Catholic Herald On his way to the park one day, constantly changed,” he said. “I Father EJ Resinto, a good friend downtown Honolulu for reflec- by email April 28 amid wrapping a young Deacon Guerrero encoun- had the opportunity to see and of Deacon Guerrero, said he ad- tion and a lei presentation. up his final busy few weeks at St. tered kids playing at Our Lady of experience the different facets of mires the priesthood candidate’s Sacred Hearts Sister Helene Patrick Seminary and University the Mount Church in Kalihi Valley. priestly life.” “zealous and charismatic spirit.” Wood said students from Sa- in Menlo Park, California. He just They invited him to their “Youth Since entering the seminary, he He said Deacon Guerrero would cred Hearts Academy and other returned to the mainland after a Night,” which later led to Deacon has done pastoral work on all the be for the Diocese of Honolulu “a schools run by the religious or- brief Hawaii visit, which included Guerrero becoming more involved major Hawaiian Islands. He has gem of a priest.” der — St. Patrick School, Kaimu- a canonical retreat at the Benedic- in the parish. It was there he of- also been involved in administer- “Deacon Alfred is a great litur- ki; St. Ann School, Kaneohe; St. tine Monastery in Waialua during ficially received his Sacraments of ing sacraments as a deacon in par- gist,” Father Resinto said. Michael School, Waialua — will Holy Week, and preaching his very Initiation as a Catholic in 2001. ishes abroad. Diocesan vocations director participate in the state capitol first Easter Sunday homily at the After graduating from high “The most favorite thing about Father Rheo Ofalsa offered the service. Parishioners from Our co-cathedral. school, Deacon Guerrero went priestly formation has been meet- following advice for Deacon Guer- Lady of Sorrows parish in Wa- Anticipating his seminary grad- to the Co-Cathedral of St. The- ing new people and going to new rero to continue reflecting on his hiawa, which is administered by uation, moving out of St. Patrick, resa seeking a spiritual director. places where I thought I would ordination promises. the order, and members of the prepping for his ordination liturgy The rector at the time instead of- never be,” Deacon Guerrero said. “When you’re lying prostrate Sacred Hearts Secular Branch and subsequent celebrations, and fered him a “church experience,” “The most challenging part of on the ground during the Litany are expected to attend as well. making time for “lots and lots of which included volunteer office priestly formation so far was say- of the Saints, don’t be too quick to Christian Brother Daniel prayers,” Deacon Guerrero reflect- work and assisting in liturgies as ing goodbye to the people you get up and dust yourself off,” Fa- Casey, principal of Damien Me- ed on his priesthood journey. a master of ceremonies. Deacon meet and minister to.” ther Ofalsa said. “You’ve just laid morial School, said students “I feel thankful,” he said. “I am Guerrero eventually became the A few weeks away from ordina- your life down for God and his from Damien’s student govern- also elated by the fact that ordina- co-cathedral’s lay pastoral associ- tion, Deacon Guerrero is excited church. When you rise from the ment and Kalaupapa Immersion tion is here.” ate at age 18. about becoming a witness to Je- ground, do so with humility, fear, group will also be at the May 10 A deep love of liturgy and of sus for Island Catholics. His first and trembling.” service, offering prayers for leg- Vocation story giving to God’s people was what priestly assignment will be as pa- Understanding the profound islators and Hawaii’s homeless. Deacon Guerrero is the son of fostered in Deacon Guerrero a rochial vicar of Our Lady of Good graces of his vocation, Deacon Sacred Hearts Father Chris- the late Calixto and Zenaida Tere- priestly vocation since childhood. Counsel Church in Pearl City be- Guerrero encourages other men to topher Kaitapu, pastor of St. sa Guerrero, and has one younger “I was just so attracted to the ginning July. consider the priesthood. Damien Church in Kaunakakai, sister. He is a 2006 alum of Far- celebration of the Eucharist,” he Deacon Guerrero said he now “Don’t disregard the feeling of Molokai, reports that the parish rington High School. Before enter- said. “I couldn’t wait to serve at ponders the question, “how much being called to be a priest even will host a Mass at 6 p.m. on ing seminary in 2009, he worked Mass every week.” of this ordination is for me?” when the world says it’s a fool- May 10 for “Damien Day,” fol- at McDonald’s as a teen, and later Although he discerned other “I have come to gain a lot of ish decision,” he said. “You never lowed by a potluck celebration. had a brief stint as an airport trans- career paths, such as becoming trust and love for Christ and the know how it will be like unless you Sacred Hearts Father Pat portation security officer. a forensic pathologist and doing church,” Deacon Guerrero said. try.” Killilea, pastor of St. Francis He was baptized Anglican as an crime scene investigations, Deacon Priesthood “is what God is call- Church in Kalaupapa, Molokai, said a St. Damien celebration is planned for May 6 at St. Philo- Pray for the mission that unfolds before her. Disney’s Moana is a film for chil- mena Church in Kalawao. A In a certain scene, after the dren, but it nevertheless touches 10:30 a.m. liturgy will be pre- temporary rupture in the friendship upon the truth that every authen- vocations sided by Sacred Hearts Father between Moana and Maui follow- tic calling or vocation within the Diocesan vocations director Father Rheo Bill Petrie, and members of the Ofalsa shared a reflection for the World ing their failed attempt to restore Church has an essential missionary Day of Prayer for Vocations on May 7: the heart of Te Fiti, Moana begins character. Within his message for Order of St. Lazarus will serve to doubt her identity (as the one this year’s World Day of Prayer for a luau dinner at McVeigh Hall. When we speak about vocation, called by the ocean). In doubting Vocations, his holiness, Pope Francis St. Damien’s feast day, May we can’t ignore the aspect of mis- that calling, Moana then surrenders speaks of this: “I would like to reflect 10, marks the day when the sion. On this theme of mission and the “symbol” of her mission (the on the missionary dimension of our Sacred Hearts priest arrived on vocation, I can’t help but recall the heart of Te Fiti) back to the ocean. Christian calling. Those who are Molokai in 1873 to aid Hansen’s recent Disney movie, “Moana.” Deep It’s then that the spirit of Moana’s drawn by God’s voice and deter- disease patients in Kalaupapa. vocational themes are imbued grandmother (reminiscent of our mined to follow Jesus soon discover St. Damien was canonized in throughout the film, explored belief in our communion with the within themselves an irrepressible 2009. through the growing self-awareness saints) gently reminds Moana of desire to bring the Good News to Visit the Molokai Catho- of the different characters. Moana, her identity, and invites Moana to their brothers and sisters through lic Community website for in particular, develops in her under- consider the same. Moana reflects, proclamation and the service of “Damien Day” resources: standing of her own identity, which and discovers that the calling had charity. All Christians are called to http://www.damienchurch- is expressed throughout the film in always been within her. be missionaries of the Gospel!” molokai.org 4 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • MAY 5, 2017 Island priests to converge this month CAREGIVERREFERRALS! at Turtle Bay for annual convocation YOUARE IN CHARGE! By Patrick Downes working in other areas are “high- graduate theology programs in Hawaii Catholic Herald ly encouraged” to attend, accord- evangelization and a professor 377-5264 ing the Father Manuel Hewe, of theology at Sacred Heart Ma- Most of Hawaii’s priests will director of the diocesan Office of jor Seminary in the Archdiocese “AMERICA’S PERSONAL CHOICE!” ª disappear from their parishes for Clergy, which is coordinating the of Detroit. Pope Benedict XVI ap- five days in May to convene on gathering. pointed Martin as a consultor to Oahu’s north shore for their an- Father Hewe said about 120 the Pontifical Council for the New nual week of rejuvenation and priests are expected. Evangelization. He was also a fraternity. It’s the Priests Convo- While the priests are gone from theological expert for the Synod cation 2017, May 15-19, at the their parishes, communion ser- on the New Evangelization in Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku. vices led by deacons or lay people Rome in 2012. The priests check in Monday take the place of daily Mass, or Father Kemberling is pastor of at 2 p.m. Each day they will pray Mass is arranged to be celebrated St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Den- together, celebrate Mass together, by priests not attending. ver, a board member of Colorado dine together and socialize and The Office of Clergy has lined Family Action and Divine Mercy listen to guest speakers talk about up two Mainland speakers, theo- Hospice, and president of the Col- parish ministry and stewardship. logian Ralph Martin from Ann Ar- orado Chapter of the Patrons of The convocation ends at bor, Michigan, and Father Andrew the Arts of the Vatican Museum. 12:30 p.m. on Friday. That eve- Kemberling, an advocate of stew- He is a member of the Inter- ning the priests will gather at ardship from Denver. national Catholic Stewardship the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Martin is the president of Re- Council and well known as a in Honolulu for the priestly ordi- newal Ministries, an organization promoter of stewardship in the ACRY FORHELP nation at 6 p.m. of Alfred Omar of Catholic renewal and evangeli- United States. He co-wrote the Guerrero. zation that sponsors “The Choices book “Making Stewardship a Way Membersand /ordonations for the The convocation is manda- We Face” weekly Catholic televi- of Life: A Complete Guide for tory for Hawaii’s active diocesan sion and radio program. Renewal Catholic Parishes” and has helped priests and religious order priests Ministries also does mission work many parishes and church leaders ST. VINCENT DEPAULSOCIETY working in parishes. Retired in more than 30 countries. understand and embrace the con- To serve, to be served,pleasecall 456-7837 priests and religious order priests He is also the director of cept of stewardship. To donate —pleasemailtoaddressbelow. (100% directed to servingthe poor) Catholic Charities names new vice president-philanthropy SVDP Honolulu District Council Catholic Charities Hawaii opment and volunteer training. ecutive officer Terry Walsh called St. John Vianney named Mary Leong Saunders While she was head of Fam- Saunders’ experience and “pas- 920 Keolu Drive as its new vice president-phi- ily Promise, the organization sion for community service” a T. VINCE f S N lanthropy, in saw 460 families gain long-term “great fit” for his organization. Kailua, Hawaii 96734 o T Y d T e charge of fund housing, partnering with Catho- “Her background and car- E P

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YOUR HOME LIC #PCO-601 MAY 5, 2017 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 5 It’s confirmation season; Bishop celebrating 24 of 39 ceremonies By Patrick Downes lowing year, the bishop will con- above in groups two and three. firm second graders in groups ter some of the confirmations for Hawaii Catholic Herald firm children at their first Holy In 2019, the bishop will con- one and two. The priests from the bishop. Communion Mass. firm the second graders in group parishes in group three will con- The one parish not affected by Bishop Larry Silva is celebrat- In 2018, priests in group one one. The priests in group two firm those in grades two-12 on these changes is the Cathedral ing 27 out of 44 parish Confirma- parishes will confirm those in parishes will confirm those in Pentecost, May 31. Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. It tion ceremonies in the diocese grades two-12 on Pentecost, May grades two-12 on Pentecost, In 2021, the bishop will con- already has been administering this year. Vicar general Msgr. 20. That year, the bishop will June 9. firm all second graders. The vicar the sacraments in their original Gary Secor will celebrate 17. confirm those in ninth grade and In 2020, the bishop will con- general will continue to adminis- order for about 20 years. Most confirmations are ad- ministered during the season of Easter — this year from Easter Sunday, April 15, until Pentecost Sunday, June 4. Some of the cer- Diocese of Honolulu 2017 confirmation schedule emonies will occur after that. April 23 May 27 Next year will be the last year „„ 10:30 a.m., Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace [Bishop Silva] „„ 10 a.m., Holy Rosary, Paia [Bishop Silva] „ in which confirmations will be „ 6 p.m., St. John Apostle and Evangelist, Mililani [Msgr. Secor] May 28 April 30 administered as a regular prac- „„ 9 a.m., St. Mary, Hana [Bishop Silva] „„ 9:30 a.m., St. George, Waimanalo [Bishop Silva] „„ 10:30 a.m., Mary, Star of the Sea, Waialae-Kahala [Msgr. Secor] tice to high school students. „„ 11 a.m., St. John Vianney, Kailua [Msgr. Secor] „„ 4 p.m., Holy Trinity, Kuliouou [Msgr. Secor] Last year the diocese intro- „„ 5 p.m., Our Lady of Sorrows, Wahiawa [Bishop Silva] June 3 duced a five-year process which „„ 5 p.m., Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pearl City [Msgr. Secor] „„ 10 a.m., St. Joseph, Waipahu [Msgr. Secor] will restore the reception of the May 6 „„ noon, St. John the Baptist [Bishop Silva] three sacraments of initiation „„ 5 p.m., Sacred Heart, Punahou/St. Pius X, Manoa [Bishop Silva] „„ 5 p.m., Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Ewa Beach [Bishop Silva] — Baptism, Confirmation, Holy „„ 5 p.m., Immaculate Conception, Ewa [Msgr. Secor] „„ 5 p.m., St. Michael, Waialua [Msgr. Secor] Communion — to their “origi- May 7 June 4 nal” order. After the process is „„ 3 p.m., Vietnamese Community (Co-Cathedral) [Bishop Silva] „„ 8:30 a.m., Holy Ghost Mission, Kula [Bishop Silva] „„ 5 p.m., St. Elizabeth, Aiea [Msgr. Secor] „„ 8:30 a.m., Holy Family, Honolulu [Msgr. Secor] completed in 2020, confirmation „„ 6-9 p.m., Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa [Bishop Silva] at all parishes in Hawaii will be „„ noon, Hispanic Community, Christ the King, Wailuku [Bishop Silva] May 11 June 7 received in the second grade, „„ 6 p.m., Ascension Mission, Puako [Bishop Silva] with first Holy Communion. „„ 5 p.m., St. Augustine, Waikiki [Msgr. Secor] May 12 June 10 Baptism will still be regularly „„ 6 p.m., St. Joseph, Hilo [Bishop Silva] given to infants. First Penance, „„ noon, Sts. Peter and Paul, Honolulu [Bishop Silva] May 13 „„ 5 p.m., St. Rita, Nanakuli [Bishop Silva] though not a sacrament of initia- „„ 6 p.m., St. Ann, Kaneohe [Msgr. Secor] June 11 May 14 tion, will continue to be admin- „„ 10 a.m., Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Waikane [Msgr. Secor] „„ 8:30 a.m., Our Lady of the Mount, Kalihi [Bishop Silva] istered in the second grade, be- July 8 fore Confirmation and first Holy „„ 9 a.m., Newman Center, Manoa [Msgr. Secor] May 20 „„ 7:30 a.m., Sacred Hearts, Lanai [Bishop Silva] Communion. „„ 6 p.m., St. Joachim Mission, Punaluu [Msgr. Secor] Each Hawaii parish was given „„ noon, St. Philomena, Salt Lake [Msgr. Secor] „„ 5 p.m., Holy Cross, Kalaheo/St. Theresa, Kekaha [Bishop Silva] July 16 the option of making the transi- May 21 „„ 10 a.m., Christ the King, Kahului [Bishop Silva] tion to the original order in 2018 „„ 7 a.m., Immaculate Conception, Lihue [Bishop Silva] Aug. 5 (group one), 2019 (group two) „„ 9:30 a.m., St. Raphael, Koloa [Bishop Silva] „„ noon, St. Anthony, Wailuku [Bishop Silva] or 2020 (group three). „„ 11 a.m., St. Patrick, Kaimuki [Msgr. Secor] Sept. 9 In its transition year, on Pen- „„ 5 p.m., St. Catherine, Kapaa [Bishop Silva] „„ 5 p.m., St. Joseph, Makawao [Bishop Silva] tecost, the priests of each parish May 26 Sept. 19 group will confirm all children in „„ 6:30 p.m., St. Theresa, Kihei [Bishop Silva] „„ 6 p.m., Latin Rite, Blessed Sacrament, Pauoa [Bishop Silva] grades two through 12. The fol- 6 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • MAY 5, 2017

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Capuchin Father Gordon Combs retires to New York Capuchin Franciscan Father The Yonkers, N.Y., native, af- Gordon Combs retired to his ter his ordination in 1964, served order’s headquarters, Sacred for 12 years at the Capuchin Ja- Hearts Monas- pan Mission in Okinawa in par- tery in Yonkers, ish and teaching ministry for 12 N.Y., on April 20 years. He then worked for 13 after serving 28 years to the Capuchin’s Guam years in Hawaii. mission where he also served as He turned 80 on a parish priest and as a teacher. Holy Saturday, He was assigned to Hawaii in April 15. 1989. Here Father Combs served Father Combs in parish, teaching and health Father Gordon had been semi- care ministry and as spiritual as- Combs, retired in resi- sistant for the Secular Franciscan OFMcap dence at Honolu- Order. Love working with elders? lu Cathedral Ba- Father Combs’ new address silica of Our Lady of Peace where is Sacred Heart Monastery, 110 he assisted celebrating Mass and Shonnard Place, Yonkers, N.Y. We have just the providing the sacraments. 10703. right job for you! Maui-born Marianist marks 60 years of priesthood Maui-born Marianist Father thedral in Honolulu and Our Lady Francis T. Nakagawa this year cel- of Good Counsel in Pearl City. Seeking a Program Assistant ebrates his 60 anniversary of ordi- Father Nakagawa was also nation. He lives chaplain for Honolulu’s Japanese for Franciscan Adult Day Center at the Cupertino Catholic Community and served in beautiful Manoa Valley Marianist Com- as liaison and host to religious munity in Cu- peace delegations from Japan. pertino, Calif, Father Nakagawa, 89, grew where he retired up in Wailuku, Maui, one of nine Every day, you’ll have opportunities to provide in June 2015. children. His encounters with the Father Nak- Marianists at St. Anthony High support and care by leading agawa worked School encouraged him to join therapeutic and recreational activities Father Francis as a teacher and the order. He made his first pro- T. 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Put your excellent people skills, verbal communication skills, and organizational skills to great use Former Honolulu bishop turns 75, retirement age . High school graduate Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo, Bishop of Scranton when Pope Honolulu’s fourth diocesan bish- John Paul II named him in 1993 . Two years of experience in an adult day care center, op who has served as the Bishop to be administrator of the Dio- community health agency or nursing home preferred. of Richmond, cese of Honolulu immediately Va., for the last upon the retirement of his prede- 13 years, turned cessor Bishop Joseph A. Ferrario. To see the complete job description for this and 75 on April 15, He served as administrator for other available positions or to apply online, the age at which a year before the pope appointed all bishops are him as the fourth Bishop of Ho- visit the St. Francis Healthcare System website today! asked to submit nolulu. Bishop DiLorenzo was Questions? 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MAY 5, 2017 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD WORLD 7 Pope Francis in Egypt ‘No act of violence can be perpetrated in the name of God’ By Carol Glatz all believers, are called to offer our Catholic News Service specific contribution” as brothers and sisters living all under the one CAIRO — Calling his visit to Egypt and same sun of a merciful God. a journey of “unity and fraternity,” The pope and Sheik el-Tayeb Pope Francis launched a power- embraced after the sheik gave his ful call to the nation’s religious introductory address, which em- leaders to expose violence mas- phasized that only false notions querading as holy and condemn of religion, including Islam, lead religiously inspired hatred as an to violence. The grand imam ex- idolatrous caricature of God. pressed gratitude for the pope’s “Peace alone, therefore, is holy, remarks in which he rejected the and no act of violence can be per- association of Islam with terror. petrated in the name of God, for The sheik began his speech by it would profane his name,” the requesting the audience stand for pope told Muslim and Christian a minute’s silence to commemo- leaders at an international peace rate the victims of terrorism in conference April 28. Ecumenical Egypt and globally, regardless of Patriarch Bartholomew of Con- their religions. stantinople was in attendance. “We should not hold religion Pope Francis also warned of accountable for the crimes of any attempts to fight violence with small group of followers,” he said. violence, saying “every unilateral “For example, Islam is not a reli- action that does not promote con- gion of terrorism” just because a structive and shared processes is, small group of fanatics “ignorant- in reality, a gift to the proponents ly” misinterpret texts of the Quran of radicalism and violence.” CNS photo/Paul Haring to support their hatred. The pope began a two-day visit Pope Francis embraces Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar University, at a conference on international The security surrounding the to Cairo by speaking at a gather- peace in Cairo April 28. The pope was making a two-day visit to Egypt. pope’s arrival seemed typical of ing organized by Egypt’s al-Azhar many papal trips even though University, Sunni Islam’s highest plause several times. and is based more on the ‘absolu- said. “What is needed today are the country was also in the midst institute of learning. Those who belong to a differ- tizing’ of selfishness than on au- peacemakers, not fomenters of of a government-declared three- He told reporters on the pa- ent culture or religion “should not thentic openness to the absolute.” conflict; firefighters, not arson- month state of emergency follow- pal flight from Rome that the trip be seen or treated as enemies, but “We have an obligation to de- ists; preachers of reconciliation ing the bombing of two Coptic was significant for the fact that he rather welcomed as fellow-travel- nounce violations of human dig- and not instigators of destruc- Orthodox churches on Palm Sun- was invited by the grand imam of ers,” he said. nity and human rights, to expose tion.” day. The attacks, for which Islamic al-Azhar, Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb; Religion needs to take its sa- attempts to justify every form of State claimed responsibility, left Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah cred and essential place in the hatred in the name of religion Root causes of terrorism 44 people dead and 70 more in- el-Sissi; Coptic Orthodox Pope world as a reminder of the “great and to condemn these attempts The pope again appealed for jured. Tawadros II; and Coptic Catholic questions about the meaning of as idolatrous caricatures of God.” people to address the root causes Egypt Prime Minister Sherif Is- Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak of life” and humanity’s ultimate call- God is holy, the pope said, and “he of terrorism, like poverty and ex- mail and other Egyptian officials Alexandria. ing. “We are not meant to spend is the God of peace.” ploitation, and stopping the flow warmly greeted Pope Francis on Having these four leaders in- all of our energies on the uncer- He asked everyone at the al- of weapons and money to those the airport red carpet after the vite him for the trip shows it is “a tain and shifting affairs of this Azhar conference to say “once who provoke violence. pope disembarked from the plane. trip of unity and fraternity” that world, but to journey toward the more, a firm and clear ‘No!’ to “Only by bringing into the light They walked together, chat- will be “quite, quite intense” over absolute,” he said. every form of violence, vengeance of day the murky maneuverings ting animatedly, to the VIP hall the next two days, he said. He emphasized that religion “is and hatred carried out in the that feed the cancer of war can its of Cairo International Airport, Greeted with a standing ova- not a problem, but a part of the name of religion or in the name real causes be prevented,” he said. then the pontiff was whisked off tion and a few scattered shouts of solution” because it helps people of God.” Education and a wisdom that is to the presidential palace to meet “viva il papa” (long live the pope), lift their hearts toward God “in or- Not only are faith and violence, open, curious and humble are key, el-Sissi at the start of his brief 27- the pope later greeted conference der to learn how to build the city belief and hatred incompatible, he said, saying properly formed hour visit. participants saying, “Peace be of man.” he said, faith that is not “born of young people can grow tall like Pope Francis repeated his calls with you” in Arabic. Egypt is the land where God sincere heart and authentic love strong trees turning “the polluted for strengthening peace in his He gave a 23-minute talk high- gave Moses the Ten Command- toward the merciful God” is noth- air of hatred into the oxygen of speech to hundreds of officials lighting Egypt’s great and “glori- ments, which include “Thou shalt ing more than a social construct fraternity.” representing government, the ous history” as a land of civiliza- not kill,” the pope said. God “ex- “that does not liberate man, but He called on all of Egypt to diplomatic corps, civil society and tion, wisdom and faith in God. horts us to reject the way of vio- crushes him.” continue its legacy of being a land culture. Small olive branches symbolizing lence as the necessary condition Christians, too, must treat ev- of civilization and covenant so “No civilized society can be peace were among the greenery for every earthly covenant.” eryone as brother and sister if it can contribute to peace for its built without repudiating every adorning the podium. “Violence is the negation of they are to truly pray to God, the own people and the whole Middle ideology of evil, violence and Religious leaders have a duty every authentic religious expres- father of all humanity, the pope East. extremism that presumes to sup- to respect everyone’s religious sion,” he said. “As religious lead- said. The challenge of turning to- press others and to annihilate di- identity and have “the courage to ers, we are called, therefore, to “It is of little or no use to raise day’s “incivility of conflict” into a versity by manipulating and pro- accept differences,” he said in the unmask the violence that mas- our voices and run about to find “civility of encounter” demands faning the sacred name of God,” talk that was interrupted by ap- querades as purported sanctity weapons for our protection,” he that “we, Christians, Muslims and he said. U.S., North Korea need diplomatic solution to escalating tensions By Carol Glatz The situation in North Korea, he added, can) secretary of state about a request be- Catholic News Service has been heated for a long time, “but now ing made.” it seems it has heated up too much, no?” But he added, “I receive every head of ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM “I always call (for) resolving problems state who asks for an audience.” CAIRO — A diplomatic solution must be through the diplomatic path, negotiations” A journalist with German media asked found to the escalating tension between because the future of humanity depends on the pope about the controversy he sparked North Korea and the United States, Pope it, he said. April 22 for saying some refugee camps are Francis told journalists. Pope Francis said his contention that like concentration camps. “The path (to take) is the path of nego- the Third World War already is underway “For us Germans obviously that is a very, tiation, the path of a diplomatic solution,” and is being fought “piecemeal” also can very serious term. People say it was a slip he said when asked about U.S. President be seen in places where there are internal of the tongue. What did you want to say?”

Donald Trump’s decision to send Navy war- CNS photo/Paul Haring conflicts like in the Middle East, Yemen and the reporter asked. ships to the region in response to North Ko- Pope Francis speaks to journalists aboard his parts of Africa. “No, it was not a slip of the tongue,” rea’s continued missile tests and threats to flight from Cairo to Rome April 29. “Let’s stop. Let’s look for a diplomatic Pope Francis said, adding that there are launch nuclear strikes against South Korea, solution,” he said. “And there, I believe that some refugee camps in the world — but Japan and the United States. the United Nations has a duty to regain its definitely not in Germany — that “are real “What do you say to these leaders who them like I have called on the leaders of leadership (role) a bit because it has been concentration camps.” hold responsibility for the future of human- different places,” he said. watered down.” When centers are built to lock people ity,” the pope was asked, during a Q-and-A There are many facilitators and me- When asked if he would want to meet up, where there is nothing to do and they with journalists on the flight to Rome April diators around the world who are “always with President Trump when the U.S. lead- can’t leave, that “is a lager,” he said, refer- 29 after a 27-hour trip to Cairo. ready to help” with negotiations, the pope er is in Italy in late May, the pope said, “I ring to the German term for a concentra- “I will call on them. I’m going to call on said. have not been informed yet by the (Vati- tion camp. 8 WORLD HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • MAY 5, 2017 ‘Sister Listeners’ help Rwandans move beyond horrors of genocide By Melanie Lidman Catholic News Service

KIGALI, Rwanda — The Benebiki- ra Sisters, the oldest indigenous congregation in Rwanda, have sisters who are teachers, nurses, pharmacists, formators and ad- ministrators. But they also have religious with a unique title: Sis- ter Listeners. “The genocide created many problems; some people don’t want to live because of what happened,” said Sister Marie Ve- nantie Nyirabaganwa, superior of the southern province of the Benebikira Sisters and the wom- en’s head of the Association des Superieurs Majeurs du Rwanda, the national umbrella group for women and men religious. The 1994 Rwandan genocide, CNS photo/Melanie Lidman, Global Sisters when up to a million people were Benebikira Sisters greet each other under the shade of an avocado tree killed during 100 days of fighting at their motherhouse in Save, Rwanda. The Benebikira Sisters, the oldest and in the chaos before and af- indigenous congregation in Rwanda, have sisters who are teachers, nurses, terward, lurks under the surface pharmacists, formators, administrators -- and listeners. of every interaction, even though 23 years have passed since the to remember. talize during the genocide. killers laid down their machetes. “There are many problems in Six Benebikira Sisters are ded-

CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano The country has successfully Rwanda, and many people have icated to listening full time. Some Retired Pope Benedict XVI raises a glass of beer with Bavarian Prime Minis- emerged from some of the physi- mental problems because of the of the sisters run group therapy ter Horst Seehofer during the German pontiff’s 90th birthday celebration cal devastation after the geno- genocide,” Sister Nyirabaganwa sessions, others do individual April 17 at the Vatican. Also pictured is Archbishop Georg Ganswein, prefect cide, and the economy is grow- said. “Those who killed have counseling as needed. They have of the papal household, in rear. The pope’s birthday was the previous day. ing at impressive rates. But the their own problems, and those different backgrounds, including country is perched in a delicate who lost people due to the geno- pastoral work or counseling, and balance, as the people try to cide have their own problems.” go for continuing education on a honor the memory of those killed “Especially mothers who lost regular basis, Sister Nyirabagan- Pope Benedict, 90, celebrates while firmly looking toward the all of their children and hus- wa said. future. bands, or the young ones who The role of listener is less for- This balancing act comes into lost all the members of their fam- mal than therapist but fits better birthday with beer, pretzels focus each year April 7, the an- ily,” Sister Nyirabaganwa added. with Rwandan culture, she said. By Carol Glatz Ratzinger, the retired pope’s niversary of the day the geno- “Many people just need someone “The sisters in charge of listening cide started. It marks the begin- to listen. Some have HIV,” be- are helping them spiritually. We Catholic News Service 93-year-old brother; Archbishop Georg Ganswein, the retired ning of a three-month period cause rape by HIV-positive men help them to resolve and get an- when the country turns inward was one of the tools used to bru- swers to their problems.” VATICAN CITY — A bit of Bavar- pope’s personal secretary; Birgit ia, including German beer and Wansing, a longtime adminis- pretzels, came to the Vatican to trative assistant; and the conse- help celebrate retired Pope Bene- crated laywomen from Memores dict XVI’s 90th birthday. Domini, who assist him. “Thank you for bringing Ba- A German delegation was Bishop granted early retirement to return to missions varia here,” he told his guests, present, led by the minister By Cindy Wooden from the pope saying he would As a missionary, he had served commenting on the beauty of president of Bavaria, Horst See- Catholic News Service think and pray about it. A few at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in gathering together under a blue hofer, and including a group of weeks later, Pope Francis phoned Toronto from 1979 to 1989 and Roman sky with white clouds — men dressed in the traditional VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and “asked me if I was still ready in the Diocese of Garzon, Colom- colors that “recall the white and uniforms of the “Schutzen” with accepted the early retirement re- to leave. My answer was yes,” the bia, from 1989 to 1997. blue flag of Bavaria” and how their dark green wool hats dec- quest of Italian Bishop Gianfran- bishop said. Throughout his years as “it’s always the same sky” no orated with feathers, pins and co Todisco, who begged to be After meetings with Cardi- bishop, he said, he continued to matter where one finds oneself springs of greenery. allowed to return to missionary nal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the make overseas trips to visit Ital- in the world. Pope Benedict said his heart work or to be sent “to the far- Congregation for Bishops, and ian missionaries. “Although I’d The Bavarian-born pope’s was filled with gratitude “for thest, most disadvantaged” dio- with the Vatican nuncio to Italy, a return to Melfi recharged by the birthday fell on Easter Sunday, the 90 years the good Lord has cese. date was chosen to announce the joyful witness of so many broth- April 16, so a small informal given me. There have been try- The Vatican announced Bish- bishop’s resignation. ers and sisters who, despite the party was held April 17 outside ing and difficult times, but he al- op Todisco’s resignation April 21 In his letter to the diocese, the passing of the years, continued his residence, the Mater Eccle- ways guided me and pulled me as bishop of Melfi-Rapolla-Veno- bishop said he was ordained to to remain in the trenches, within siae Monastery in the Vatican through.” sa in southern Italy. The bishop the priesthood as an Ardorini Mis- me there was an increasing un- gardens. Pope Francis visited his He thanked God for his beau- is 71, and the normal retirement sionary and that was the life to rest to return to the missions, predecessor April 12, before the tiful homeland “that you now age is 75. which he felt called. He accepted even as a simple priest.” start of the Easter Triduum, to of- bring to me,” and which is “open In a letter to the people of his the call to become bishop of the The Italian newspaper La Re- fer him birthday greetings. to the world, lively and happy” diocese, Bishop Todisco said he Italian diocese in 2002 “because I pubblica reported April 21 that Special guests at the Bavar- because it is rooted so deeply in had made his request in early always saw the will of God in the the bishop already had a plane ian party included: Msgr. Georg the Christian faith. November and received a letter decisions of my superiors.” ticket to Honduras.

Vatican says it would welcome visit by President Trump By Catholic News Service of G-7 leaders and representatives of the But Woodrow Wilson was the first sit- European Union. ting U.S. president to meet a pope at the VATICAN CITY — If U.S. President Don- Sean Spicer, White House spokesman, Vatican. He met with Pope Benedict XV ald Trump requests a meeting with Pope told reporters April 19, “We will be reach- in 1919 while on a European tour after Francis in May, the Vatican will try to ing out to the Vatican to see if a meeting, World War I. make it work, a top Vatican official said. an audience with the pope can be accom- The visits are a mix of policy discussions “Pope Francis always is willing to wel- modated. We’ll have further details on and protocol, very civil and even warm af-

CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters come heads of state who ask,” Archbishop that. Obviously, we would be honored to fairs where, however, serious policy dif- U.S. President Donald Trump is seen at the Angelo Becciu, Vatican substitute secre- have an audience with his holiness.” ferences are raised. Depending on the White House in Washington, April 19. If U.S. tary of state, told the Italian news agency Every U.S. president since Dwight D. president, his party and policies, the diver- President Donald Trump requests a meeting ANSA April 19. Eisenhower has visited the Vatican to gences run from issues related to the sa- with Pope Francis in May, the Vatican will try Trump is scheduled to be in Taormina, meet the pope. Eisenhower met St. John credness of the unborn to the obligation to to make it work, a top Vatican official said. in southern Italy, May 26-27 for a summit XXIII at the Vatican in December 1959. care for creation and to welcome refugees. MAY 5, 2017 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD NATION 9 Georgetown, Jesuits apologize for roles in sale of slaves By Catholic News Service nounced plans for the liturgy and tory has shown us that the ves- a renaming ceremony for two tiges of slavery are a continuum WASHINGTON — Georgetown buildings on campus previously that began with the kidnapping of University and the Society of named for priests who sold wom- our people from our motherland Jesus’ Maryland province apolo- en, children and men into slavery to keeping them in bondage with gized April 18 for their roles in for financial gain in 1838. the brutality of American chattel the 1838 sale of 272 enslaved Jesuit Father Thomas Mulledy, slavery, Jim Crow, segregation … individuals for the university’s as Georgetown president, autho- the school-to-prison pipeline and benefit. rized the transaction, and Jesuit the over-incarceration of people More than 100 descendants Father William McSherry also was of color.” attended a morning “Liturgy of involved in the 1838 sale and in Other events included oppor- Remembrance, Contrition and other slave sales. tunities for members of the de- Hope” that the university created Mulledy Hall was renamed scendant community to connect in partnership with descendants, after Isaac Hawkins, the first en- with one another and with Jesuits the Archdiocese of Washington slaved person listed in the sale through a private vigil the eve- and the Society of Jesus in the documents. McSherry Hall is now ning of April 17, a descendant-on- United States. named after Anne Marie Becraft, ly dinner April 18 and tours of the “Today the Society of Jesus, a teacher and free woman of color Maryland plantation where their

who helped to establish George- who established one of the first CNS photo/Georgetown University ancestors were enslaved. town University and whose lead- schools for black girls in the Dis- Jessica Tilson, descendant of the Hawkins, Hill, Scott, Butler and Diggs family DeGioia and other university ers enslaved and mercilessly sold trict of Columbia. She later joined lines, delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony of the Isaac Hawkins and officials have met with some de- your ancestors, stands before the Oblate Sisters of Providence. Anne Marie Becraft halls April 18 at Georgetown University in Washington. scendants of the slaves on various you to say that we have greatly Sandra Green Thomas, a de- occasions and they have had ac- sinned,” said Jesuit Father Timo- scendant of the slaves and presi- cess to historical materials regard- thy Kesicki, president of the Jesuit dent of the GU272 Descendants President John J. DeGioia of province, and DeGioia met with ing the sale of their relatives. Conference of Canada and the Association, spoke at length at the Georgetown also spoke during descendants in the afternoon. Some of the families sold in- United States, during the liturgy. liturgy about the 272 enslaved the liturgy, saying that “slavery Karran Harper Royal, another cluded adults and children the Je- “We pray with you today because people, her ancestors and her remains the original evil of our descendant, thanked Georgetown suits had baptized. On March 12, we have greatly sinned and be- Catholic faith. republic.” for its steps toward acknowledg- The New York Times published a cause we are profoundly sorry.” “The ability to transcend the The university “was complicit ing its ties with slavery, particu- photo, the only known image, that The event took place the day realities of this life in this coun- in” that evil, “a sin that tore apart larly the students who took their an archivist in Thibodaux, Loui- after the District of Columbia try has been a necessary tool in families,” he said. “Through great concerns about the university’s siana, found of one of the slaves marked Emancipation Day, which the survival kit of my people,” violence, (it) denied and rejected history to the administration in sold by the Jesuits. His name was celebrates the emancipation of she said. “For the 272, I believe the dignity and humanity of our 2015. Frank Campbell and the story ac- slaves in Washington April 16, that their Catholic faith enabled fellow sisters and brothers. We “The actions of Georgetown companying the photo said the 1862. This year, the local holiday them to transcend. No matter lay this truth bare — in sorrowful students have placed all of us on slave was sold out of St. Inigoes was moved to April 17 because how incongruous their existence apology and communal reckon- a journey together toward hon- plantation in Maryland, named the actual day fell on Easter Sun- was with the gospel of God’s love ing.” oring our enslaved ancestors by after St. Ignatius. He had kept ties day. and protection, they clung to their Jesuit Father Robert Hussey, working toward healing and rec- to the Catholic Church after gain- In early April, Georgetown an- faith.” provincial of his order’s Maryland onciliation,” she said. “Our his- ing his freedom, the story said. Catholic chaplain accompanies sad circus workers on final tour By Tanya Connor Catholic News Service

WORCESTER, Mass. — The congregation, numbering about 50, gathered for their last Easter Mass together on the DCU Cen- ter’s arena floor. The chaplain, Father George “Jerry” Hogan, borrowed one of their colorful boxes to use as an altar. The altar cloths and his cha- suble sported circus images. Cos- tume designers had sewn pieces of old elephant blankets together to make his stole. The backdrop suggested the

reason for such an unusual litur- CNS photo/Tanya Connor, The Catholic Free Press gical environment: The Ringling CNS photo/Carrie McClish, Catholic Voice Father Jerry Hogan, circus chaplain, Krista Lucchesi stands outside the new Mercy Brown Bag food truck April 4 at Oakland’s Mercy Retirement and Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus smiles after blessing people with Care Center in Califorina. had come to town to offer shows holy water at Easter Mass for circus on Good Friday, Holy Saturday workers April 16 at the DCU Center and Easter Sunday. arena in Worcester, Mass. Oakland food truck helps stem senior hunger But it isn’t all “fun and games” for performers and other circus By Carrie McClish of amazing for all of us,” she told cult choices about buying food, workers, some of whom attended where they were performing. Catholic News Service The Catholic Voice, newspaper of medication or shelter in order to the Mass before the Easter shows. His cellphone “went wild” at his the Oakland Diocese. survive. While “they’ve always performed winter home in Sarasota, Florida, OAKLAND, Calif. — A new shiny Staff and volunteers cheered “Healthy food is usually the during Holy Week,” they are now where he ministers at St. Martha truck is bringing food to senior the truck as it arrived April 2 af- first thing they will give up,” Luc- going through the paschal mystery Parish, the national circus church, citizens in Oakland’s Fruitvale ter a cross-country trip from St. chesi said. themselves, Father Hogan told The as shocked circus workers called neighborhood and nearby com- Louis, where it was built. Nicole That’s where the Mercy Brown Catholic Free Press, newspaper of him with the news they received: munities. St. Lawrence, Mercy Brown Bag’s Bag Program comes in. The pro- the Diocese of Worcester. “We’re closing.” The 145th edition A year in the making, the assistant director, brought the gram delivers food to 5,000 se- The Ringling circus was near- of “The Greatest Show on Earth” Mercy Brown Bag Program has truck west on a mission to help niors at 17 sites and through 45 ing the end of its 145-year run and would be its last. expanded, with the truck visiting stem the tide of senior hunger in social service providers. Most of the workers, including frontline Over the years, the priest of several locales and offering as- Alameda County. the food that the program dis- performers, were in a quandary the Boston Archdiocese has dealt sistance to seniors faced with the Most recipients enrolled in the tributes comes from the Alameda about their future. They learned with five circus tragedies, three of high cost of rent and medication. Mercy Brown Bag Program have County Community Food Bank. Jan. 14 that the circus was closing. which included fatalities, he said, Krista Lucchesi, director of the an average yearly income of less Each registered person can Father Hogan, who has been but this was different. program that is part of the servic- than $12,000 in a county where take home up to 20 pounds of national circus chaplain for 24 “First of all, you’ve got to deal es of the Mercy Retirement and the annual median income is groceries. Much of the food from years, appointed by the U.S. Con- with your own feeling, because Care Center, couldn’t stop smil- $82,000. Average rent for a one- a variety of food groups can be ference of Catholic Bishops, re- you become numb,” he said. Then ing as she looked at the vehicle bedroom apartment is about considered senior-appropriate: called the anguish of the workers you have to look past that to what parked behind the residential $1,663 a month, Lucchesi said. low in sodium and easy to chew. when they learned of the show’s God is calling you to do. It’s more care facility. In such a costly environment, Fresh produce makes up the fate just hours after he celebrated than hearing; it’s listening, being Having the truck “now is kind many seniors must make diffi- majority of the food delivered. Mass for them in Orlando, Florida, physically present.” 10 WORLD HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • MAY 5, 2017

CNS photo/EPA Portuguese shepherd children Lucia dos Santos, center, and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, are seen in a file photo taken around the time of the 1917 apparitions of Mary at Fatima. Pope to canonize visionaries May 13 CNS photo/Paulo Cunha, EPA By Junno Arocho Esteves her illness Feb. 20, 1920, at the A statue of Mary is carried through the crowd in 2013 at the Marian shrine of Fatima in central Portugal. Catholic News Service age of 9. Francisco and Jacinta’s cause VATICAN CITY — Pope Fran- for canonization was stalled cis will declare the sainthood for decades due to a debate on of Blessed Jacinta Marto and whether non-martyred children Blessed Francisco Marto, two of have the capacity to understand the shepherd children who saw heroic virtues at a young age. Mary in Fatima, Portugal, during However, in 1979, St. John Paul his visit to the site of the appari- II allowed their cause to proceed; tions May 13. he declared them venerable in The date was announced April 1989 and beatified them in 2000. 20 during an “ordinary pub- The children’s cousin entered lic consistory,” a meeting of the the Carmelites. Sister Lucia died pope, cardinals and promoters in 2005 at the age of 97. The dioc- of sainthood causes that formally esan phase of her sainthood cause Fatima at 100 ends the sainthood process. The story of Mary’s appearance to three Portuguese children continues to attract worldwide attention Cardinal Angelo Amato, pre- Francisco and Jacinta’s By Junno Arocho Esteves fect of the Congregation for Catholic News Service Saints’ Causes, addressing the as- canonization cause was sembly noted that of the future stalled for decades due VATICAN CITY — While conver- saints considered at the consis- sion and prayer are at the heart tory, five were children or young to a debate on whether of Mary’s messages at Fatima, teenagers. Portugal, the miracles and un- “In our time, where young they had the capacity to explained phenomenon that ac- people often become objects of understand heroic virtues companied the events 100 years exploitation and commerce, these ago continue to intrigue believ- young people excel as witnesses at a young age. ers and nonbelievers alike. of truth and freedom, messengers The apparitions of Mary at of peace (and) of a new humanity Fatima in 1917 were not the concluded in February and now is reconciled in love,” the cardinal first supernatural events report- under study at the Vatican. said. ed there. The other canonizations set to At the same consistory, the Two years before Mary ap- take place Oct. 15 include: pope set Oct. 15 as the date for peared to the three shepherd „„ The “Martyrs of Natal,” Bra- the canonizations of two priests children — Lucia dos Santos zil, including: Blessed Andre de and two groups of martyrs, in- and her cousins, Jacinta and Soveral, a Jesuit priest; Blessed cluding Blessed Cristobal, Blessed Francisco Marto — they saw a Ambrosio Francisco Ferro, a di- Antonio and Blessed Juan — also strange sight while praying the ocesan priest; Blessed Mateus known as the “Child Martyrs of rosary in the field, according Moreira, a layman; and 27 oth- Tlaxcala” — who were among the to the memoirs of Sister Lucia, ers. They were killed in 1645 in a first native converts in Mexico. who had become a Carmelite wave of anti-Catholic persecution CNS photo/Paulo Carrico, EPA They were killed between 1527 nun. carried out by Dutch Calvinists. Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three children who saw Our Lady of Fatima in 1917 and who and 1529 for refusing to renounce “We had hardly begun when, „„ Blessed Faustino Miguez, a lived in the Carmelite convent of St. Teresa in Coimbra, Portugal, until her death in 2005 at 97, the faith and return to their peo- there before our eyes, we saw Spanish priest and a member of is pictured in this 2000 file photo. ple’s ancient traditions. a figure poised in the air above the Piarist Fathers born in 1831. Pope Francis will preside over the trees; it looked like a stat- He started an advanced school for the canonization ceremony of the ue made of snow, rendered al- more heavenly visits until May for the next six months, and she girls at a time when such educa- Fatima visionaries during his visit most transparent by the rays of 13, 1917. While the children asked them to pray the rosary tion was limited almost exclusive- to Fatima May 12-13. the sun,” she wrote, describing tended their sheep and played, every day “in order to obtain The pilgrimage will mark the ly to boys. what they saw in 1915. they were startled by two flash- peace for the world” and the 100th anniversary of the Marian While he taught a variety of The next year, Francisco and es of lightning. end of World War I. subjects and wrote numerous apparitions, which began May 13, Jacinta received permission to As they made their way down „„ June 13, 1917. The lady said 1917, when 9-year-old Francisco textbooks, he also honed an in- tend their family’s flocks and a slope, the children saw a “lady she would take Francisco and and 7-year-old Jacinta, along terest in botany, which led him to Lucia decided to join her cous- all dressed in white” standing Jacinta to heaven soon while with their cousin Lucia dos San- find a cure for a professor so ill ins in a field owned by their on a small tree. It was the first Lucia would remain on earth tos, reported seeing the Virgin that he was thought to be beyond families. of six apparitions of Mary, who for “some time longer” to estab- Mary. The apparitions continued hope. People then came to him It was 1916 when the myste- gave a particular message or lish devotion to the Immaculate once a month until Oct. 13, 1917, from all parts of the country seek- rious figure appeared again, this revelation each time: Heart. ing relief from their sicknesses. and later were declared worthy of time approaching close enough „„ May 13, 1917. When asked „„ July 13, 1917. The lady said belief by the Catholic Church. „„ Blessed Angelo da Acri, an Ital- “to distinguish its features.” by the children who she was and she would reveal her identity in A year after the apparitions, ian Capuchin priest who was born “Do not be afraid! I am the where she came from, the lady October and “perform a miracle both of the Marto children be- Luca Antonio Falcone. A famed Angel of Peace. Pray with me,” said she was “from heaven” and for all to see and believe.” After came ill during an influenza epi- preacher, he was known for his Sister Lucia recalled the angel that she would reveal her iden- telling the children to make sac- demic that plagued Europe. Fran- defense of the poor. He died in saying. tity later. She asked the children rifices for sinners, she revealed cisco died April 4, 1919, at the age 1739 and was beatified by Pope The three told no one about to come back to the Cova da Iria three secrets; two of the secrets of 10, while Jacinta succumbed to Leo XII in 1825. the angel’s visit and received no on the 13th day of the month were not shared publicly until MAY 5, 2017 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD WORLD 11 How the church determines a true apparition By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY — When it comes to Marian apparitions, the Catholic Church takes a prudent approach that focuses more on the message than the miracle. Supernatural phenomena, like the alleged miracle of the sun in Fatima, Portugal, nearly 100 years ago, are not the primary factors in determining an apparition is worthy of belief. In that particular case, the bishop of Leiria — where Fatima is located — deemed the apparitions, but not the miracle of the sun, were worthy of belief. His ruling came in 1930, more than a dozen years after Mary’s final apparition to Lucia dos Santos and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto. More than 1,500 visions of Mary have been reported around the world, CNS photo/Paulo Cunha, EPA but in the past century, fewer than 20 A statue of Mary is carried through the crowd in 2013 at the Marian shrine of Fatima in central Portugal. cases have received church approval as worthy of belief. The Vatican’s “Norms regarding the manner of proceedings in the discern- ment of presumed apparitions or rev- elations” were approved by Pope Paul VI in 1978. An official English transla- tion was released in 2011. Like with Fatima, responsibility for determining an apparition’s veracity lies with the local bishop, according to the norms established by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The process is never brief, with some cases taking hundreds of years. Fatima at 100 Visionaries and witnesses must be The story of Mary’s appearance to three Portuguese children continues to attract worldwide attention questioned and the fruits of the appa- that the money given by pil- ritions, such as conversions, miracles grims be used to build a chapel and healings, must be examined. on the site of the apparitions. According to the norms, the local „„ Sept. 13, 1917. The lady bishop should set up a commission of asked them to continue to pray experts, including theologians, canon- the rosary “to obtain the end ists, psychologists and doctors to help of the war,” and she said that Jesus, St. Joseph, Our Lady of Sorrows and Our Lady of Car- More than 1,500 visions of mel would appear during the miracle in October. Mary have been reported „„ Oct. 13, 1917. Despite the around the world pouring rain, tens of thousands of people went to the Cova da Iria to witness the long-awaited him determine the facts, the mental, miracle. moral and spiritual wholesomeness The lady identified herself as and seriousness of the visionary, and “Our Lady of the Rosary” and whether the messages and testimony said the war would end and the are free from theological and doctrinal soldiers would return home. error. After asking that people cease A bishop can come to one of three to offend God, she opened her conclusions: He can determine the hands, which reflected a light apparition to be true and worthy of toward the sun. CNS photo/Paulo Carrico, EPA CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano belief; he can say it is not true, which Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three children who saw Our Lady of Fatima in 1917 and who St. John Paul II is assisted by aides after being shot in St. Peter’s Square May 13, 1981, while Sister Lucia recalled crying leaves open the possibility for an ap- lived in the Carmelite convent of St. Teresa in Coimbra, Portugal, until her death in 2005 at 97, greeting pilgrims on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. St. John Paul credited his miraculous out, “Look at the sun!” As the peal; or he can say that at the moment, is pictured in this 2000 file photo. survival to Our Lady of Fatima, to whom he had an ardent devotion. crowds looked on, the sun ap- he doesn’t know and needs more help. peared to “dance,” spinning and In the last scenario, the investiga- changing colors. The children tion is brought to the country’s bish- 1941 and the third secret, writ- out” if people continued offend- tion, was that it referred to the also saw the promised figures of ops’ conference. If that body cannot ten down by Sister Lucia and ing God. persecution of Christians in the Jesus, St. Joseph and Mary. come to a conclusion, the matter is sent to the Vatican, was not re- The children were told that 20th century and, specifically, to Amazement at the “danc- turned over to the pope, who del- leased until 2000. calamity would be prevented if the 1981 assassination attempt ing sun” turned to panic when egates the doctrinal congregation to Russia was consecrated to the on the life of St. John Paul II. the sun seemed to hurl toward step in and give advice or appoint oth- Vision of hell Immaculate Heart. Although Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, earth. Fearing the end of the ers to investigate. The first secret involved a Sister Lucia confirmed that the the future Pope Benedict XVI, world, some people screamed Still, the Catholic Church does not vision of hell in which the chil- consecration was done properly was prefect of the Congregation and ran, some tried to hide and require the faithful to believe in appa- dren saw “a sea of fire” with de- by Pope Pius XII in 1942 and by for the Doctrine of Faith at the others remained on their knees, ritions, even those recognized by the mons and human souls shriek- St. John Paul II in 1984, some time of the third secret’s publi- praying for mercy. Then the sun church. ing “in pain and despair.” In her Fatima devotees continue to ar- cation in 2000. Presenting the returned to its place. Church recognition of a private rev- memoir, Sister Lucia said people gue that it was not. secret and the interpretation to Thirteen years after Mary’s elation, in essence, is just the church’s nearby, who had begun gather- The third and final secret, the press, he said the vision’s final apparition at Fatima, the way of saying the message is not con- ing around the children on the published 83 years after the purpose was not to show an “ir- bishop of Leiria declared the trary to the faith or morality, it is licit 13th of the month, heard her Fatima apparitions, was a vision revocably fixed future” but to visions of the three shepherd to make the message public “and the “cry out” during the frightening of a “bishop dressed in white” “mobilize the forces of change children “worthy of belief” and faithful are authorized to give to it revelation. shot down amid the rubble of a in the right direction.” allowed the veneration of Our their prudent adhesion,” now-retired The second secret was that ruined city. The official Vatican „„ Aug. 13, 1917. The lady Lady of Fatima. However, the Pope Benedict XVI said in his 2010 ap- while World War I would come interpretation, discussed with again said she would perform bishop did not recognize the ostolic exhortation, “Verbum Domini” to end, a “worse one will break Sister Lucia before its publica- a miracle in October and asked “dancing sun” as miraculous. (“The Word of the Lord”). 12 A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD | MAY 5, 2017

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1 HONOLULU cisco for a FIRST Robotics Regional at St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Sacred Hearts Academy Lower a first for the school. The team also School visited Golden Gate Park and bridge, Forty-six fifth graders, accompa- California Academy of Science, nied by teachers Susan Phillips and Fisherman’s Warf, Lawrence Berke- Angela Sanborn and 14 parent ley National Laboratory, University chaperones, excitedly embarked of California at Berkeley, Stanford on the annual class learning trip University, the Bay Bridge, Intel Mu- March 8-10. At Camp Mokuleia seum, Apple headquarters and much on the North Shore, the students’ more. The regional was attended by adventures focused on increasing 41 schools including Hawaii’s Sacred their awareness of the island envi- Hearts Academy. Most teams were ronment, promoting teamwork and from the Bay Area but two teams problem-solving skills and enhancing 1 2 came from as far away as Turkey. self-esteem and confidence. The stu- Both Hawaii teams did reasonably dents explored the problem of opala, well. … A few months ago, we or rubbish, harmful to native flora placed second in the state at VEX and fauna. In groups, the students Robotics regional in the Big Island. collected and picked through debris, Congratulations to Team 4270 the identifying items which could be Crusaders! Our robotics team won ingested by the locale’s albatrosses. second in the alliance portion of the The camp’s location, free of the First Robotics competition and third bright lights of the city, also gave the place individually among 37 entries group an amazing nighttime canvas in the Hawaii regional at the Stan to stargaze. And, using the stars like Sheriff Center. We qualified to com- a compass, they learned basic celes- pete in the world championship tour- tial navigation techniques used by nament in Houston. This is only the ancient Hawaiians. The highlight of first year that the 171-year-old school the trip was tackling the high ropes has had a robotics team. Congratula- course, suspended up in the tree 3 4 tions to Mr. Travis Takashima, engi- line. While daunting, the fifth grad- neering and robotics teacher, for in- ers were encouraged by their peers spiring and challenging young minds on the ground, with many facing in STEM education! … Pictured is their fears to successfully navigate Marianist Father Pat McDaid sharing to the course’s finish line! Pictured is with the lower school students dur- Brielle Aguila carefully making her ing a Holy Week Mass some of his way across the course. (Reported by favorite parts of Holy Week and the Hayley Matson-Mathes) upcoming Easter Season. (Reported by Michael Paekukui) 2 HONOLULU Sacred Hearts Academy High 7 WAIALUA School St. Michael School Ninety-two juniors and four adult On April 21, our school had its first chaperones got their hands dirty Bingo Night. It was a great night of literally while participating in a day 5 6 fun, food and fellowship. The eighth of service-learning with Papahana grade even had the chance to hold Kuaola at its 63-acre site in Heeia a bake sale to help raise money for on March 10. Working in groups, their end of the year activities. The the Academy volunteers cleared the fun was a great way to end a work mountainside of invasive weeds and week. Bingo Night was such a suc- rooting trees, stomped down the cess that the people said we should sticky mud in the loi and prepared do it more often. Now there’s some- the patches for planting taro, or kalo. thing to look forward too! (Reported Papahana Kualoa is a non-profit by Ms. Sandra Franks) organization providing educational programs focused on sustaining Ha- 8 AIEA waiian culture and the environment St. Elizabeth School through various programs rooted in caring for the aina. Pictured are the Students do community service by juniors navigating the perimeter of donating desserts to the Institute the loi, stomping the knee-deep mud 7 8 for Human Services every fourth to prepare it for planting. (Reported Wednesday of the month. This puts by Hayley Matson-Mathes) into practice our “Student Learning Expectations of Catholic Values and Global Awareness.” The Spirit of giv- 3 HONOLULU ing is alive at St. Elizabeth School! Holy Family Catholic Academy (Reported by Sharon Nagasawa) Shades of purple was the attire of the day for students and teachers in rec- 9 KAPAA ognition of military children every- where who play an important role in St. Catherine School the Armed Forces community across So many wonderful things are hap- our nation and abroad. The Purple pening here beginning in preschool Up! For Military Kids worldwide where a successful pancake break- initiative was celebrated on April 21 fast fundraiser on Sunday, March 26, to applaud our military families and is about to create an improved play their children for the daily sacrifices 9 10 yard with a fun playground structure. they make and the challenges they Preschoolers will be smiling ear to overcome for our nation. Purple ear (as always)! … On the weekend Easter Break April 16-23. This is We thank God for his wonderful Gilbert of Kairos Energy Capital, the of March 31, we were honored by a symbolizes the combined colors of the school’s seventh choir trip since blessings and goodness! (Reported by grade school will offset approximate- all branches of the military — Army visit from Bishop Larry Silva. It be- 1995. The students are Justin Be- Corazon Aczon) ly 6.4 percent of the campus load, gan with Mass on Friday, after which green, Coast Guard blue, Air Force nigno, Alyvea Ancheta, Aylah Barba, while the high school system will blue, Marine red, and Navy blue. the bishop visited every class. On Tyler Mamuad, Kyrsten Dacua, Jez- offset about 19.3 percent of its load. Our school’s supportive tribute to 5 HONOLULU Saturday he dined with parish min- siree Duong, AJ Agsalud, Aiden Or- Further engineering studies are being thank military kids for their strength Maryknoll School istry representatives and spoke to us den, Sigrid Benigno, Saralyn Solina, conducted to determine whether oth- about our parish future. On Sunday, and perseverance is a distinctive Furthering its going green efforts, Kendall Ramelb, Lilzen Dacua and er types of energy storage would be he celebrated the 9:30 a.m. Mass component of this month’s celebra- our school installed Dylan Ancheta. The students per- photovoltaic cost-effective for a future phase. Ma- as students took on many liturgical tions in honor of the military child. panels on its high school and grade formed renditions in choir, ukulele, halo to HECO, CC solar, and Kairos ministry roles. After Mass, there was Pictured are kindergarten students in school buildings. The PV project is bell choir, directed by faculty/music Energy Capital for partnering with time for all parishioners to talk with Mrs. Sunada’s and Mrs. Eickmeyer’s part of a statewide effort of the director Mrs. Corazon Aczon, and Dio- us and allowing Maryknoll School their bishop. … On Holy Thursday, classroom who happily lent their to use the collective hula taught by Ms. Giselle Agsalud, cese of Honolulu to continue toward our commitment April 13, eighth graders washed support to their military classmates. bargaining power of its churches, at the Ontario Science Center and in creating sustainable energy and kindergarteners’ feet in memory (Reported by Christina Malins; photo schools and other facilities to save Toronto Medieval Times. Some of the a better environmental future. (Re- of the Last Supper of Jesus. After by Catherine Kerch) money while promoting the use of places visited included St. Paul Ba- ported by Lindsey Carlos) the service we bid a heartwarming silica, Casa Loma, Eaton Center, To- renewable, environmentally friendly goodbye to Mrs. Celina Haigh, our 4 HONOLULU ronto Zoo, CN Tower, Rogers Center, energy. The systems are being paid HONOLULU principal for the last 10 years, where St. Anthony School Royal Ontario Museum, Fort York, for by a third-party investor, CC 6 students and staff showed their ap- Our school choir members and their St. Catharine Welland Canal, and the solar, under a 20-year power pur- Saint Louis School preciation with gifts, cards, hugs and families traveled to Canada during magnificent Niagara Falls (pictured). chase agreement. According to Larry Our robotics team visited San Fran- tears. She will be missed but we all MAY 5, 2017 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD SCHOOL.NEWS 13 look forward to the future under the Rasmussen, five students celebrated leadership of our new principal Mrs. their new beginning into the Catho- Britt Cocumelli, who is no stranger lic Church through the sacraments to us. She has been a valued kinder- of Baptism, First Communion and garten teacher here for the past five Confirmation. Congratulations to years. … Our art program, under the Heather Smith (fourth grade), Chae- leadership of Mrs. Andrea Corbo, eon Lim and Katie Sah (third grade), has been on fire. First, there was the and Caitlin Jaimes and Sung Joon Kauai Museum Exhibition where Lim (second grade). And finally, students’ artwork (awarded with students participated in the parish ribbons and certificates) has been sponsored Easter egg hunt. Eggs are on display at the Kauai Piikoi Build- also symbolic of new beginnings. ing. Then, five fifth graders, Emma 11 12 With more than 4,000 eggs, students McCartney, Martian Binonwangan, enjoyed the hunt on Easter morning Nico Cocumelli, Kate Brown and and again on Monday morning, as Liliwai Keohiolalo, will take part in they scoured the field looking for the Young Artist of Hawaii Exhibi- those remaining eggs still waiting to tion 2017 awards ceremony May 6 be found. (Reported by Roselyn Vi- on Oahu. Their artwork will be on cente McMahon) display from May 6 until April, 2018, at the HCC, Pa Kamalii Courtyard on 18 PEARL CITY the third floor. (Reported by Andrea Our Lady of Good Counsel Corbo and Patricia Doherty) School 10 KAILUA Five students represented our school at this year’s Hawaii State Science St. John Vianney School and Engineering Fair April 10-12 For the past several years our school at the Hawaii Convention Center. has held a Purple Up Day when all 13 14 Through the first semester, students students of military families are of grades six through eight worked encouraged to wear purple and be under the guidance of their upbeat honored. On April 19 at the morning and encouraging science teacher, assembly, the school celebrated its Mrs. Sylvia Tsuda, to conduct scientif- military children and their families. ic research, prepare a display board Many of their parents attended that explaining the research, and pres- morning. The celebration included ent their findings at the school level Chloe Masaitis (8) reading a beauti- where selected projects advanced to ful poem, the school choir directed district fairs. Thomas Rivera (Grade by Mrs. Golding performing songs, 8), Saunders Alaimalo and Sakura and several Boy Scouts raising the Morita (Grade 6), and partners Cait- flag. The school office has a banner lyn Evangelista and Chloe Toledo with pictures of all military children (Grade 8) received recognition at in the school and the public is invited the district level and were given the to stop by and see them! … The EDITOR’S opportunity to compete for cash, school’s annual Country Fair is May 15 CHOICE 16 scholarships and other awards at the 5, 5-9 p.m. featuring live entertain- State Science Fair. Thomas R. won ment by IMUA, food for purchase, a the first place “Grand Award” in the country store, prizes, and games for junior category of “Energy: Chemi- the entire family. Admission is free. cal.” Sakura M. also achieved the first For more information, call 261-4651. place “Grand Award” in the junior (Reported by Earl Walker) category of “Robotics and Intelli- gent Machines,” plus five additional 11 MAKAWAO awards: American Public Works As- sociation, Mae Nishioka Pioneer Jr. St. Joseph Early Learning Engineering Award, Office of Naval Center Research — U.S. Navy/U.S. Marines, On April 4, our school joined other Perron Innovation Awards, and the Maui preschool centers to participate Broadcom MASTERS. Sakura is one in a free Uncle Wayne and the Howl- of five students selected to represent ing Dog Band concert in front of the Hawaii at the International Science Maui County Building. The event was and Engineering Fair held in May. sponsored by the Hawaii Association The school is bursting with pride for for the Education of Young Children its science department and students in conjunction with Hooikaika Part- who have displayed outstanding nership and Friends of the Children’s 17 18 19 problem-solving and effective com- Justice Center of Maui. It was in munication to be successful! (Report- celebration of April — Month of ed by Chantelle Luarca) the Young Child and National Child 13 WAIPAHU Foundation presented “large check” of families, friends and guests. Oh, Abuse Prevention Month. Mayor Al- to the school for its playground reno- how these little children captured the 19 HONOLULU len Arakawa issued a proclamation St. Joseph School vation project. The pageant began hearts of their audience. In return, in honor of these events. (Reported by On April 21, our school came togeth- with our May Day Court followed by families, schoolmates and friends Chaminade University Helen Souza) er for our annual fun run. This year’s each age division performing musi- were so amazed and grateful with This Easter Vigil at Mystical Rose theme was Color Run. Thank you cal selections. Some of the songs the children’s remarkable perfor- Oratory, four Chaminade students 12 HILO to our PTG who worked so hard to included “Hokulea and Me,” “Mr. mance, and the efforts they put on to and six parishioners committed coordinate this fun event. Also, thank Sun,” “Malama Honu,” and “How Far make a difference. (Reported by Leti- themselves to the faith and were St. Joseph Jr./Sr. High School you to all our families and friends I Will Go” from the movie “Moana.” cia Melo; photo by Patricia White) received into full communion in the Spanish teacher Senora Ridolf is tak- who helped to support our Color Run Following the program, everyone church. Students Anthony Lamor- ing a hands-on approach to educat- this year. Together we raised over enjoyed a buffet lunch prepared by KANEOHE ena, Darynka Gomez-Cervantes, Ma- ing her students about Latin Ameri- $19,000! Pictured are our colorful our kitchen staff. Musical entertain- St. Ann Model Schools rio Armendariz and Jared Hernden can culture. Instead of reading from junior high students. (Reported by ment was provided by Augie Reye The school’s first Hoolaulea to raise have been studying the Catholic faith a text book or watching a video, her Keala Kia) and Jeannette Trevias and a special funds for the school and earlier since last September. As the students students took part in a salsa dance appearance of “Moana and Maui,” learning center will be celebrated on went through the Rite of Christian workshop as an immersion approach 14 HONOLULU from Storybook Hawaii. (Reported by campus on May 6, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. It Initiation of Adults, they prepared on April 12 in the school gym. Ridolf themselves to receive the sacraments St. Theresa School Lisa Foster) hopes to provide more exposure for feels that an important aspect of the school to boost enrollment. The of initiation (baptism, confirmation this experience was to break precon- The preschool and kindergarten 16 EWA BEACH festive event will feature Miss Amer- and Eucharist). The night was the ceived ideas we usually make about students made a special visit to the culmination of an eight-month faith Our Lady of Perpetual Help ica 2017 Savvy Shields, comedian a culture. For example, the students Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Frank De Lima, the Paul Dunlap Trio, journey. The Easter Vigil Mass on were surprised to see that the dance Harbor. Students participated in many School Kaylee Shimizu, magician Kaulana, April 15 was deeply moving for the instructors were in their 20s. They engaging, age-appropriate activities “And I Will Soar With You,” “Your St. Louis School’s Hui o Na Opio, 24/7 students, filled with symbols of light were expecting to see older salsa in- focused on aviation history in Hawaii. Spirit Leads Me On,” and “In the Dance Force and Walt Keale. The day and hope. Friends and supporters structors. Senora Ridolf says that our They worked in small groups, visited Power of Your Love.” Indeed, with will also feature extreme rides, fun were on hand to witness the sacra- job, as language teachers, is to help many areas of the museum and even one heart and one voice, the grades games, food and tons of crafts. Come ments of initiation. “I felt a bit of our students leave behind precon- had the opportunity to dress up in kindergarten, one and two were one, come all. (Reported by Mandy sadness because my parents weren’t ceived ideas and to break the cultural kid-sized pilot gear and board an ac- very spirited and soaring high as they Thronas-Brown) here to celebrate this special moment bias that divides us. The greater tual jet! This is sure to be one of their sang beautifully the song “The Power in my life and spiritual journey, but responsibility of teaching a culture to most memorable field trips! (Reported of Your Love.” Their natural, expres- 17 HONOLULU I’m glad I have great friends that our young students is to help them by Magdalena Collins) sive voices reverberated throughout came to support me,” said Gomez- develop a respectful and compassion- the evening’s Third Quarter Awards Star of the Sea School Cervantes. “After the confirmation, I ate vision for all human beings. Part 15 HONOLULU Ceremony and PTSA meeting, March In preparation for the joyous celebra- felt much closer to God and related of the mission of St. Joseph School 23, in the parish church. As part of tion of Easter, students learned about more to the people of the church. is to have our students nurtured in a Star of the Sea Early Learning the curriculum, the students ren- prayer and pretzels and how they go I felt like a new person, a worthy faith community blessed with many Center dered various Chinese songs that together. The pretzel being symbolic person closer to God.” Lamorena cultures, gifts, and talents. The les- Pictured are students enjoying Easter they learned in class and conveyed of prayer and penance is a small reflected that he, too, had changed. son our students learned through with a visit from the Easter Bunny. the meaning of the Chinese songs but powerful instrument in bringing “I felt renewed because I had gone the salsa dance workshop brought (Reported by Mariam Joseph) … Stu- through their vigorous movements. families to God. Students enjoyed through a process that has helped me awareness and opened up their dents celebrated their annual May Moved by the grace of the Lord and making their pretzels and then eat- become a stronger and new person hearts to the Latin American culture. Day pageant on April 28. This year’s the power of his love, the students ing them too! Then, during Easter in the eyes of God and to others,” he (Reported by Fayth Paekukui; photo theme was “Hokulea.” Before the enjoyed the feeling of singing with vigil, after months of preparation said. (Reported by Chaminade Com- by Senore Ridolf) performance, the Clarence T.C. Ching confidence in front of a large crowd under the guidance of Mrs. Deanna munications) 14 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • MAY 5, 2017 Isle church leaders bring attention to diocese in national news stories By Patrick Downes on a local value that could benefit Catholic newspaper, Hawaii’s to ordained ministry at a much try,” Walsh said. Hawaii Catholic Herald the rest of the country. Deacon John Coughlin was one younger age that previously expe- The article noted that “HUD “There is what we call the of four national deacon leaders rienced in the United States.” in 2016 counted 7,921 people as A number of Catholic leaders ‘Aloha spirit,’ a gentler spirit,” he interviewed for the article “Called Terry Walsh, president and homeless in Hawaii, whose popu- in Hawaii have been getting some said. “The Aloha Spirit — a spirit to the service” by Oregon writer chief executive office of Catho- lation totals 1.4 million.” attention lately beyond our shores that accepts people, that includes Paul Senz. lic Charities Hawaii, was inter- “It’s going beyond the chroni- in national news stories. people of other races, of other cul- Coughlin is co-director with viewed for the March 31 Catho- cally homeless,” Walsh is quoted Bishop Larry Silva was inter- tures — is a gift that perhaps we his wife Kathleen of Honolulu’s lic News Service story “Catholic saying. “It affects children. It af- viewed in a 1,100 word piece can use to inspire others to not diaconate formation program. Charities leaders push priorities fects seniors. It affects families.” by Jesuit Jim McDermott about take yourself so seriously. And to “One place where the perma- with Congress on ‘Hill Day’” by Hawaii was also featured in Catholics in Hawaii published realize when all is said and done, nent diaconate is thriving is the Dennis Sadowski. stories about efforts across the April 6 on the website of America we all live on an island, and we Diocese of Honolulu,” the story Walsh talked about what he country to legalize physician as- magazine, a Jesuit journal. need to get along with each other.” said. called Hawaii’s “senior tsunami” sisted suicide. Deacon Walter The article, entitled “Aloha in- Find the story at http:// Noting the younger age of dea- in which the elderly population is Yoshimitsu and Eva Andrade, novation: the Catholic Church in www.americamagazine.org/ con candidates in Hawaii, Cough- multiplying at five times the rate director and communications di- Hawaii,” touched on homeless- faith/2017/04/06/aloha-innova- lin is quoted as saying, “Young of the rest of the country, putting rector respectively of the Hawaii ness, the clergy shortage, the high tion-catholic-church-hawaii. men have had the benefit of many a stress on the affordable housing Catholic Conference were quoted cost of living and Catholic partici- In the 2017 “Spring Vocations” years of role modeling by perma- market. in these stories explaining the pation in politics. section of the April 2-8 Our Sun- nent deacons. 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Ching Foundation, The campaign. and publish. CF MAY 5, 2017 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 15 Talk story BILAC changes its name, keeps its spirit OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY All’s ready for the iconic event to be called the An encounter a click away Hawaii Islands Liturgy “In the complex and often signment was to write a letter and Arts Conference dramatic situations of today’s to, and a prayer for, the person world, may the Risen Lord guide featured in the story. They also After 40 years as the Big Island the steps of all those who work for wrote reflections on the focus of Liturgy and Arts Conference, BI- justice and peace.” (Pope Francis Catholic social teaching for that LAC is now the Hawaii Islands Easter Message 2017) week. For the kids in our class- Liturgy and Arts Conference. rooms, an “encounter” was just a Although BILAC moved to This past Lent, Catholic Re- click away. Oahu several years ago, now lief Services Rice Bowl provid- We were thrilled to see a large seems the right time to update ed a path for Catholics in the jump in the number of classes the name to Marianist HILAC. United States to engage in what accepting the app challenge this HILAC, now sponsored by the Pope Francis calls “a culture year and the notable increase in Marianists’ Saint Louis School, of encounter.” Weekly “stories class scores and percentages. Chaminade University and Mari- of hope” presented opportuni- This year two schools stood anist Center of Hawaii, is a pro- ties for Catholics to reach out out above the rest with the high- gram that emphasizes the mutual and foster dialogue and friend- est percentages of submitted enrichment of the indigenous ship in their Lenten practice of entries from week one through Hawaiian/host culture and the prayer, fasting and almsgiving. week five. traditions of Catholic Christian- We saw ourselves in the faces of At St. Anthony School in Ka- ity. To that end, local and Main- our neighbors, especially in those lihi, Sister Jennifer Dayday’s land artists and presenters come who are neglected and ignored eighth graders scored 100 per- Photo courtesy of Marianist HILAC together to form community as by society. We are called to culti- cent (the first to do so) and Mainland presenters David Haas and Lori True sing at an earlier BILAC in the vate a spirit of global solidarity to Joanne Calaycay’s seventh grad- they present concerts, lectures Mystical Rose Oratory on the Chaminade University campus. and workshops about the liturgi- encounter God’s love anew. ers scored 99.33 percent. cal arts and the history and cul- Many holy men and women At Holy Family Catholic Acad- ture of the Hawaiian Islands. regular artist at the Los Angeles ished studies in law, will bring who have come before us jour- emy, Michelle Izon’s sixth grade The 2017 HILAC program will Religious Education Congress as his expertise to shed light on neyed to the margins of society religion class scored 97.88 per- feature both familiar and new are some other newer presenters peace and justice issues for na- so that every member of our hu- cent, her eighth grade religion faces from here and across the such as Anna Betancourt, Fran- tive Hawaiians. Father Alapaki man family might know the love class scored 94.89 percent and Pacific. Returning artists from ciscan Brother Rufino Zaragoza Kim, chaplain for HILAC, will of God. This season, Catholics her seventh grade religion class the Mainland include Lori True and Pedro Rubalcava. model the incorporation of litur- across the U.S. read the story of scored 93.33 percent. and Tony Alonso. In addition to The latter two will also be co- gical inculturation. breadfruit planted by Micaela This is our third year using her beautiful liturgical composi- lecturers for the Mackey Marian- Serving with Lori True as co- and other Chuukese women on the Rice Bowl app challenge with tions and recordings, True serves ist Lecture Series which is held ordinating team members are Hawaii Island. Catholics also our Catholic schools. Congratula- as a coordinating team member during the conference. They will local composer Joe Camacho came to know our two saints, tions one and all for a job well and prepares the beautiful prayer use their experience of working and Marianist Brother Dennis Damien and Marianne, who self- done! To view a complete list of services and liturgies for which with multi-cultural communities Schmitz from the Marianist Cen- lessly cared for men, women and participating classes and scores, the program is well known. as a jumping off point for their ter of Hawaii. All three members children with leprosy, banished go to http://catholichawaii.org/ Alonso, a prolific record- reflections and lecture. stress that HILAC is not just for to live out their days in Kalaupa- catholic-living/charity- justice/ ing artist and composer of the Mary Louise Bringle, theo- the choir and musicians. It has pa on the island of Molokai. food-security-sustainable-de- next generation, crisscrosses logian and lyricist, will also be something for everyone. It’s a This Lent, 32 classes from 11 velopment-global-solidarity/rb- the country doing concerts and a keynoter. In addition to these richly rewarding time of prayer, Catholic schools on Oahu, Kauai app/. workshops while working on the and other Mainland presenters, learning, fun and laughter. and Hawaii Island said “yes” to We are one ohana embraced thesis for his doctorate in theol- several local experts will be on This year’s program begins a challenge. Throughout the by Akua. May we continue to ogy. Through his help, a number hand. with a free concert on Thursday season, 615 sixth, seventh and encounter the risen Christ with of newer faces to Hawaii will be Former Miss Aloha Hula and evening, Nov. 2, and continues eighth grade students took a expressions of care and compas- joining the program this year. commentator as well as par- on Nov. 3 and 4 with keynotes, journey around the globe to en- sion in solidarity with our vulner- A good friend and colleague ticipant in the Merrie Monarch workshops and concerts. counter others through their sto- able brothers and sisters who are of Alonso is Chris DeSilva who Festival, kumu hula Maelia Lo- For more information go to ries of hope. The students’ week- struggling to overcome poverty works in campus ministry at benstein-Carter ably will show the conference’s web page at ly challenge was to use the CRS and work for justice and peace. Loyola Marymount University in how hula ties in with our deep- www.marianisthilac.com or con- Rice Bowl app on their smart Mahalo! Los Angeles. DeSilva has several est beliefs as Catholic Christians. tact Brother Dennis Schmitz at phones or other devices to view Your friends at the Office for CDs to his credit. He is also a Makana Paris, who recently fin- 232-6691. a video or read a story. Their as- Social Ministry. CCH_HawaiiCatholicHerald.qxp_Layout 1 9/21/16 3:05 PM Page 1

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CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz A woman holds her baby as Sister Brigid Ancilla, a member of the Sisters of Life, looks on during the annual Mother’s Day celebration May 8, Motherhood 2016, at the religious community’s retreat house in Stamford, Conn. A vocation that grows, changes, remembers By Effie Caldarola for independence, for “their going.” It’s grows within a vocation, motherhood mother of adult children may have a Catholic News Service both the glory as well as the loss that ac- casts us into a vocation where the “other” tongue sometimes scarred from biting, but companies the vocation of motherhood. changes dramatically and where the con- her prayers for her children never end. n 1916, Padraig Pearse was executed A major part of the decision to em- trol we initially feel gradually deserts us. Our vocation as we grow older is to by the British for his role in the Irish bark on any vocation is the commitment Every mother and every child can pray, to be supportive, to rejoice in our Easter uprising. to serve the world through our calling. identify at least a bit with Solomon’s children and grandchildren, to credit our- Pearse was more of a scholar and It’s why someone chooses to be a priest, statement: “From the beginning, we (par- selves for success and forgive ourselves Ia poet than he was a warrior. But like a sister or embarks on a marriage. Our ents) ... long for what may be life’s most for expectations never met. We did the many in the fledging rebellion against the response to this call is a response to God, profound compliment: their choosing to best we could. Mothers must not be “end- British, he had a romantic view of Irish and therefore a chance to make the world live according to our own system of val- lessly sad” if a child sometimes chooses a martyrdom. a better place. ues. Though many of us take pride in how different value than our own. One of his best-loved poems was about And so it is with motherhood. Although different we are from our parents, we are In Pearse’s poem, he imagines his moth- his mother, and as we celebrate Mother’s most people will tell you that children endlessly sad at how different our chil- er saying, “I will speak their names in my Day, the words that he attributes to her have greatly enriched their lives, we don’t dren are from us.” own heart / In the long nights; / The little about his own approaching death might have children for our own sake. The days And therein lies another conundrum of names that were familiar once ...” touch every mother’s heart: “Lord, thou have passed when we need them to bring this vocation: There comes a time when It’s what the vocation of motherhood art hard on mothers: / We suffer in their in the harvest. And we may hope they are we step back and acknowledge that, even produces: a heart that always remembers coming and their going.” a bright spot in our old age, but we don’t as our relationship blossoms, our work is the little names, that always — no matter Pearse was prescient in suspecting that have children for that purpose. largely done. Certainly, we remain sup- how old our children are — speaks their he would die young, leaving a mother be- Instead, motherhood extends and en- portive and present, and if we’re lucky, names in prayer in the long nights. hind in sorrow. A mother who had given larges the love that is revealed in the vo- involved with grandchildren. birth to him in pain would be doubly cation of marriage. Love desires life. But as our children mature, our voca- Caldarola is a freelance writer and a columnist burdened by the pain of his death. Any In his fascinating book, “Far From the tion demands a certain detachment. The for Catholic News Service. mother who has experienced a child’s Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search death knows this terrible reality. for Identity,” Andrew Solomon explores But mothers also experience “their go- how love works through the differences ing” in other, less heartbreaking but still between parents and children. His book profound ways. From the moment a child focuses on children that are very differ- Witnesses of tenderness, dedication, strength begins to grow in the womb — or we hear ent from their parents, including the child Mothers “ought to be listened to “Mothers,” he said, “are the strongest that an adoption is imminent — we know prodigy, the deaf child, the child with more,” said Pope Francis in a catechesis antidote to the spread of self-centered that change is afoot, that someone who Down syndrome, the gay child. on the family at a general audience Jan. individualism” and a “society without is entering our life is beginning the inevi- And yet, in many ways he describes 7, 2015. mothers would be a dehumanized soci- table journey away from us. what every mother knows — every child, “Despite being highly lauded from a ety, for mothers are always, even in the The child of our heart will eventually no matter how she resembles you, is her symbolic point of view — many poems, worst moments, witnesses of tenderness, grow up. Any mom who has cried in the own person. many beautiful things said poetically of dedication and moral strength.” car after leaving her child at the first day “Parenthood,” Solomon tells us, her — the mother is rarely listened to Mothers often are the ones who pass of kindergarten or bid farewell to a child “abruptly catapults us into a permanent or helped in daily life, rarely considered on the faith, the pope said, and teach in a dorm room at a college far away relationship with a stranger.” central to society in her role,” the pope children their first prayers and first acts of knows this pain of separation and change. Permanence is one of the markers of continued. devotion. The conundrum of a mother’s voca- vocation — the vocation to religious life, Pope Francis spoke of his own mother “Dearest mothers, thank you, thank tion — for surely this lifelong and deeply a marriage, a decision to have children — and how much she loved and worked you for what you are in your family and heartfelt commitment can only be called they’re all meant to be “until death do us for him and his siblings: “She gave us so for what you give to the church and the a vocation — is that, even as we hold our part” commitments. much.” world.” children to our hearts, we prepare them And although everyone changes and MAY 5, 2017 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD FEATURES 17 Msgr. Owen F. Campion FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Catechesis The Lord is my Father Kenneth Doyle shepherd QUESTION CORNER Acts 2:14a, 36-41; 1 Peter 2:20b-25; John 10:1-10

eadings from the Acts of the Apostles fre- quently occur during the Easter season. They Priest, monsignor: What’s the difference? clearly show not just life in general in the first Christian community but quite expressly Could you explain for me the difference (if any) Since 1969, when the Vatican Rreveal the special place among the early Christians published new liturgical norms and of the Apostles, and that Peter was the head of the between “priest” and “monsignor”? Under what the three-year cycle of readings, this Apostles. circumstances is a priest given the title of “monsi- particular Sunday is now called “the Inevitably, Peter speaks in behalf of all the Apos- gnor”? (Burke, Virginia) Fifth Sunday of Lent,” and the Gos- tles. Such is the case in this weekend’s first reading. Q pel readings used in antiquity have Peter preaches. His sermon goes to the heart of the been restored. (This year, 2017, the Gospel message. Jesus is Lord, the Savior. He came ”Monsignor” is a title bestowed Francis always asked people to call Gospel passage tells of Jesus raising among humans as human but also as God’s own A on a priest who has distin- him “Father.” And notably, while Lazarus from the dead.) Son. He died. He rose. He reconciled humankind guished himself by exceptional ser- he served as archbishop of Buenos The purpose of the change, as I with Almighty God. vice to the church. It is a title grant- Aires (1998-2013), not once did he understand it, was to be able to de- Humans have an option. They can accept Jesus as ed by the pope — typically, upon the petition the Holy See to have one of vote the first five weeks of Lent, as it Lord. They can follow the Gospel. Or they can reject recommendation of the priest’s dioc- his priests named a monsignor. was in the church’s early history, to Jesus. esan bishop. It is a purely honorary the preparation of catechumens for What happened to Passion The author of Acts, traditionally believed also title and has no effect on the priest’s entrance into the church at Easter. duties or ministerial assignment. Sunday? to have been the author of Luke’s Gospel, dates the One vestige of the former cal- Nearly 50 years ago, the Priests’ sermon. It was preached on Pentecost, a Jewish When I was growing up, we endar remains: Beginning on the Senate in my own diocese passed a holiday. Jewish holidays celebrated God in relation celebrated Passion Sunday and Fifth Sunday of Lent, the practice of resolution asking that our bishop no Q with humans, in particular with the Hebrew people. the statues in church were covered covering crosses and images in the longer name any priests as monsi- The holidays therefore celebrated the Covenant and with purple cloths. (As I remem- gnors. As I recall our discussion, we church is permitted. (Note that it is God’s constant and uninterrupted mercy. In this ber, that symbolized Jesus’ hiding felt that it was a medieval and inap- “permitted,” not mandated; discre- case, the Jews recalled their special status as the himself from the view of those who propriate title (it derives from the tion is given to the local pastor.) people whom God protected and through whom would soon crucify him.) Then, a Italian words meaning “my Lord”) Images (statues of saints, for God was revaealed. week later, it was Palm Sunday, and example) are uncovered after the and that its bestowal could cause we received the blessed palms. The First Epistle of Peter provides the second hard feelings — not so much with start of the Easter Vigil; crosses are reading. Jesus died on the cross to bring, forever The following weekend, we cel- unveiled on Good Friday, when the priests who were passed over, but ebrated Easter. But for several years and without qualification, God and humanity to- among parishioners whose own pas- faithful are invited to venerate the gether. Individual persons affirm this reconciliation now, our parish has marked Passion cross. tor had not been so honored. Sunday and Palm Sunday on the for themselves by freely accepting Jesus as Lord and So it was with some satisfaction I have never heard the explana- by living as the Lord’s true disciples, as children of same day, one week before Easter tion you propose for veiling the that I noticed, in January 2014, — and the statues are no longer God. that Pope Francis had instructed the cross — namely, that Jesus is “hid- St. John’s Gospel, the last reading, presents a covered. ing” from those who would crucify bishops of the world that diocesan So my question is this: When did theme that was among the Lord’s favorites, and that priests would no longer be awarded him. The reason most commonly always has been beloved by Christians, namely the these two Sundays become one, offered is that the veils represent a the title before reaching the age of and why? (Indiana) theme of the Good Shepherd. 65. No reasons were published for sort of “fasting” from the sacred de- Today in this country, the imagery may not be as the pope’s decision, but Pope Francis You are correct that, up until piction of what ultimately led to the immediately telling as in a rural society. Sheep-herd- has often cautioned priests against A 1969, the church celebrated glory of our salvation. ing is not a common livelihood in America, but at careerism and personal ambition. “Passion Sunday” two weeks before the time of Jesus in the Holy Land, everyone would He seems to have long felt un- Easter. A passion narrative was read Questions may be sent to Father Ken- have been familiar with shepherds and sheep. comfortable about ecclesiastical as the Gospel passage for that day, neth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@gmail. The nature of sheep is important. They are docile titles; when he was a bishop and and the church began to turn its fo- com and 30 Columbia Circle Dr. Albany, and quiet, vulnerable to predators such as wolves. later a cardinal in Argentina, Pope cus to the sufferings of Jesus. New York 12203. They need their shepherds. Also, young sheep, or lamb, were the preferred animals for sacrifice in the temple because lambs were gentle and innocent. The meat of lambs was ritually prepared for Pass- over. The corporal works of mercy Sheep may wander. The shepherd does not tie Clothe the naked them to himself. He leads them, but they can turn away from him. The Gospel’s message is clear. All humans are apt to stray, to be in danger, as sheep without a shep- herd to guide and protect them. Jesus is the Good Shepherd, leading us to pas- tures rich with nutrition, protecting us from the predators that prowl in search of us, predators that literally kill us by succeeding in tempting us to sin. Reflection Several weeks have passed since Easter, but the church still rejoices in the Risen Lord. He lives! Giv- ing us the words once preached by Peter, it calls us to repent, to turn away from sin, and to turn to the only source of life, the Lord Jesus. Preparing us for this message, the church frankly reminds us who and what we are. We are as vulner- able as sheep. Predators lurk on every side, waiting to assail us. The devil is the most vicious and crafty of these predators. The devil draws us to death, since sin is death. Jesus is our Good Shepherd. He leads us to the nourishment we need for spiritual health. He guides us to the eternal fields of heaven. The essence of this weekend’s message is clear and simple. We need the Lord. Otherwise, we shall die. We can follow the Lord or we can go our own CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters way just as sheep may wander, but if we turn from A woman checks on her clothing April 21 at the Pope Francis laundry facility in Rome, a new laundromat opened April 10 by Jesus, we walk into peril. the Papal Almoner’s Office for the city’s homeless. 18 FEATURES HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • MAY 5, 2017

Father Eugene Hemrick Science isn’t always glamorous ome consider it miraculous, some fear it and still others wish it never existed. The “it” is science that can create awesome wonders and produce fearful Sresults. Thanks to science, our lifespan is longer, crip- pling pain has been reduced and we are better protected against deadly diseases. On the other hand, science has created the possibility of Ar- mageddon through its discovery of the atom and the development of weapons of destruction. When we put aside the pros and cons of sci- ence, we learn being a scientist sometimes isn’t as glamorous as it looks. One of its dark sides is Spiritualife 500 years CNS photo/Crosiers Martin Luther, a German monk, is depicted in this painting at a church in Helsingor, Denmark. The issue of papal authority the validity of its findings not always being ac- was one point that led Luther to break from the Catholic Church 500 years ago. cepted. This is especially true regarding the role that air pollution plays in climate change. Are scientists exaggerating its damaging effects, or Father Ron are they correct about the need for immediate action to correct impending danger? Rolheiser Throughout the centuries, scientists have frequently come under fire. Galileo is a prime example of a man condemned for his findings — findings centuries later admitted to be right. Five hundred years of misunderstanding President James Garfield didn’t die from his assassin’s bullet, but due to infection resulting he heart has its reasons, says the same essential faith, the same on how to understand the pres- from doctors’ skepticism of antiseptics. Presi- Pascal, and sometimes those essential beliefs, the same basic ence of Christ in the Eucharist, on dent Garfield’s statue in front of the U.S. Capitol reasons have a long history. moral codes, the same Scriptures, the number of sacraments, on the is testimony to the harm of being foolishly skep- Recently I signed a card the same belief in afterlife, and place of sacramentals and devotions tical of scientific discovery. Tfor a friend, a devout Baptist, who the same fundamental tenet that within discipleship, and on how Why is there resistance to science when was raised to have a suspicion of intimacy with Jesus Christ is the Scripture and tradition interplay evidence seems to back it up? One reason is Roman Catholics. It’s something he aim of our faith. As well, not insig- with each other. In terms of moral because it calls for changes some consider in- still struggles with; but, don’t we all! nificantly, today we also share the issues, the issues that divide us are convenient. It may require lifestyle changes or History eventually infects our DNA. same prejudices and biases against also the “red button” issues within costs that some feel are un- Who of us is entirely free from sus- us, whether these come from fun- our society as a whole: abortion, necessary. picion of what’s religiously different damentalists within other religions gay marriage, birth control, and the Galileo is While conducting so- from us? And what’s the cure? Per- or whether these come from over- place of social justice within dis- ciological studies, my sonal contact, friendship and theo- zealous, over-secularized, post- cipleship. But, even on these, there’s a prime colleagues and I were criti- logical dialogue with those of other Christians within our own society. more commonality than difference cized for the “disruptions” denominations and other faiths does To someone looking at us from among the churches. example our findings were causing. help open our minds and hearts, the outside we, all the different To discredit us, they stated: but the fruit of centuries of bitter Christian denominations, look like oreover, today, the differences of a man “Your unsettling findings misunderstanding doesn’t disappear a monolith, one faith, one church, M on how we understand many create self-fulfilling prophe- so easily, especially when it’s institu- a single religion, our differences far of the ecclesial and moral issues that condemned cies.” We had identified tionally entrenched and nurtured as overshadowed by our commonality. divide us are more temperamental changes needed to ensure a prophetic protection of God and Sadly we tend not to see ourselves than denominational, that is, they for his the future welfare of the truth. And so in regards to Chris- like this from within, where our tend to be more a question of one’s priesthood and, in return, tians of other denominations there differences, more often than not theology than of one’s denomina- findings we received backlash. remains in most of us an emotional based upon a misunderstanding, tional affiliation. Granted, classical It was perhaps Shake- dis-ease, an inability to see the other are seen to dwarf our common dis- denominational theology still plays speare who said, “Knowl- fully as one of our own. cipleship. in, but the divisions today regard- edge maketh a bloody entrance.” We might add And so in signing this card for Yet, the Epistle to the Ephesians ing how we see certain ecclesial and that blood is at the heart of life and without it my separated Christian friend, I tells us that, as Christians, we share moral issues, be that ordination, gay there is death, the very death scientists are try- wrote: “To a fellow Christian, a one Lord, one faith, one baptism, marriage, abortion or social justice, ing to prevent with climate change. brother in the Body of Christ, a and one God who is Father of all are less a tension between Roman No doubt arguments around climate change good friend, from whom I’m sepa- of us. At its most essential level, Catholics and Protestants (and will continue, and the cries of the crowd will rated by 500 years of misunder- that’s true of all of us as Christians, Evangelicals) than they are between get louder. Backlash, skepticism and thoughtless standing.” despite our denominational differ- those who lean temperamentally prejudice will clash with outcries of disbelief Five hundred years of misun- ences. We are one at our core. and theologically in one direction over the blindness of supposedly intelligent derstanding, of separation, of sus- rather than the other. It’s perhaps people protecting their self-interests. picion, of defensiveness, that’s not ranted, there are some real too simplistic to draw this up in The clashes go with the territory of science. something that’s easily overcome, G differences among us, mostly terms of liberal versus conservative, What doesn’t go with the territory is becoming especially when at its core there sit though in terms of how we under- but this much at least is true, the matter-of-fact. The truth of the matter must be issues about God, truth and reli- stand certain aspects of the church fault-line on these issues today is pursued at all costs, even to putting one’s life on gion. Granted, there has been much and certain issues within morality, becoming less and less denomina- the line. positive progress made in the past rather than on how we understand tional. 50 years and many of the original, the deeper truths about the nature The earliest Christian Creed had more-blatant misunderstandings of God, the divinity of Christ, the but a single line: Jesus is Lord! All have been overcome. But the ef- gift of God’s Word, the gift of the Christians still agree on that and fects of the historical break with Eucharist, and the inalienable dig- so we remain brothers and sisters, Christianity and the reaction to it nity and destiny of all human be- separated only by 500 years of mis- are present today and are still seen ings. Within the hierarchy of truth understanding. everywhere, from high church of- this essential core is what’s most fices, to debates within the acade- important, and on this essential core Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, my of theology, to suspicions inside we essentially agree. That’s the real teacher and award-winning author, is the popular mind. basis of our common discipleship. president of the Oblate School of Theol- Ecclesially, the issues that divide ogy in San Antonio, Texas. He can be ad how we’ve focused so much us focus mostly on church authority, contacted through his website www. Son our differences, when at on ordination to ministry, on wheth- ronrolheiser.com or on Facebook www. : the center, at the heart, we share er to emphasize word or sacrament, facebook.com/ronrolheiser. MAY 5, 2017 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD FEATURES 19 Richard Doerflinger A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Death without dignity in D.C. ecent partisan impasses in promote suicide assistance instead. urban poor population. One-third of Congress raise the question: That is invidious discrimination by the district’s residents get their cover- Can the two parties agree on those in power. As columnist Debra age through Medicaid. anything? Saunders has written, it is “death African-Americans disproportion- ROne issue they should agree on with a note from Big Brother.” ately suffer from serious illness and may come up this spring, as appro- Second, as two decades of experi- inadequate health care. Black men priations bills for the next fiscal year ence in Oregon show, such laws don’t are more likely to die from prostate are debated. work as supporters claim. They do cancer, and black women from breast The Council of the District of not take the lives solely of people cancer, than their white counter- Columbia and the mayor have ap- who are imminently dying. parts. Black men have higher rates of proved a law allowing physician-as- People who decide not to take AIDS, diabetes and other conditions sisted suicide. Under Article I of our the lethal dose have lived for years; that can trigger suicide assistance. Constitution, Congress has legislative some who do take their lives were They fare badly in having depression authority over the district and can diagnosed, and given those pills, in diagnosed and treated. And black block that law. Here are three non- previous years. More than 96 percent Americans have been subjected in partisan reasons why it should do so. of them never get a psychological the past to appalling experiments by First, a constitutional value held evaluation, and people with depres- doctors and the government, from dear by liberals and conservatives sion and dementia have received the the Tuskegee syphilis experiment Father Herman H.M. alike is equal protection. Everyone deadly prescription. to involuntary sterilization of poor should have the same basic rights, Half the people taking their lives black women. Leong, diocesan priest and “discrimination” is the ultimate in Oregon say they are doing so A final irony is that few practic- VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING fighting word. because they’ve become a “burden” ing doctors in the U.S. — perhaps 5 Laws like the district’s are discrim- — a message the law promotes, by percent — are African-American. To inatory: Most people are protected implying that the common good is put it bluntly, Washington will be the from those who want to end their served by their deaths. In this cli- place where poor black Americans go I am lives by “assisting” their suicides, but mate, even acts clearly violating the to white doctors to die. If that doesn’t one class of people gets the opposite law, such as direct killing by medical send chills up the spine of any pro- treatment. All it takes is a guess by professionals, have occurred without gressive, I don’t know what will. a branch two doctors that the patient might prosecution. Catholics oppose assisted suicide have less than six months to live. Third, Washington, D.C., is the because it demeans human life. But Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP This is not about freedom. Many worst place of all for this experiment this issue should be easy for anyone Hawaii Catholic Herald people, for many reasons, are tempt- with people’s lives. who cares for equality and the rights ed to suicide. They feel they are Oregon is overwhelmingly white of the poor. If you believe that black rowing up in Honolulu, my family used acting freely and they may welcome and middle-class, with African-Amer- lives matter, you will want your to go to Mass at St. Augustine Church in “assistance” in meeting their goal. icans making up about 2 percent of member of Congress to help stop the Waikiki. I remember when I was in the Their suffering seems worse to them, the population — and even there, district’s law. eighth grade, that a priest had asked me if and longer-lasting, than the pain of 70 percent of those getting suicide GI wanted to become a priest. I was only 12 years old terminal illness. “assistance” have no or only govern- Doerflinger worked for 36 years in the then, how did I know what I wanted to do? Eventu- Government’s response is suicide mental health insurance. Washington Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the ally though, the Scripture caught up with me: “It prevention. But for one group, it will is half African-American, with a large U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. was not you who chose me, but I who chose you.” (John 15:16) I was ordained for the Diocese of Oakland in 1991 and served in various parishes: St. Augustine Parish, Pleasanton; Christ the King Parish, Pleas- Effie ant Hill; St. Joan of Arc Parish, San Ramon; St. Caldarola Bonaventure Parish, Concord; Church of the Good FOR THE JOURNEY Shepherd, Pittsburg; Immaculate Heart of Mary Par- ish, Brentwood and St. Barnabas Parish, Alameda. After 15 years of parish life, I went to the Catholic University of America and got my degree in canon law. At present, I work with the Tribunal of the Dio- Mystagogy calls all Christians cese of Oakland as an ecclesiastical judge and still go out to the parishes to help out. t the conclusion of the Mass 40 days. The Easter season lasts 50, wonderful way to encounter Christ, Last year I celebrated my 25th anniversary of I attended on Easter while and we should spend it rejoicing. but mystagogy goes far beyond the ordination. When I reflect on the years of ministry, I visiting in New Jersey, the In the church, the period between practicalities of service. really do see that God has been there to sustain and pastor repeated what ap- Easter and Pentecost is a glorious Mystagogy calls all Christians, support me. The Scripture that I like most comes Apeared to be his annual Easter joke. time. Sometimes it is referred to as a new and old, into an encounter with from John 15:5: “I am the vine, you are the branch- Many people applauded when he time of “mystagogy” — a fancy word the risen Lord. We renewed our bap- es. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear asked if they wanted to hear it, and with roots in the Greek language — tismal promises on Easter Sunday, much fruit, because without me you can do noth- many smiled knowingly, already in that basically means we Christians rejecting Satan and his empty prom- ing.” Nothing I do is my work; it is not my personal on the punchline. are being initiated into mystery. ises, professing belief in Jesus. work. It is the work of Christ. I have to remember So, the Easter Bunny is cross- We’ve moved from the human Now, during this happy season, that I am just a branch. St. John XXIII said suppos- ing the street on Easter Sunday, sorrow and pain of the Lenten jour- we deepen our relationship with edly in a prayer, “Lord, it is your church. I’m going distracted by his day’s enormous du- ney into the overpowering mystery Christ. Like Mary of Magdala, who to bed.” ties, when a car fails to stop, hits the of the resurrection. We should be encountered Jesus in the garden but In another Gospel story, the disciples basically bunny and kills him. basking in Easter hope. initially failed to recognize him, we asked Jesus, “What is in it for us if we follow you?” What? The congregation lis- That word “mystagogy” is most begin to search for the Lord to whom And Jesus answered, “I give you my word, there is tened appreciatively while my jaw often associated with the entrance we want to cling. We seek God in no one who has given up home, brothers or sisters, dropped. I looked around at all the of new Christians into the church. At the moments of each day and yearn mother or father, children and property for me and kids in their Easter finery, little plaid the Easter Vigil — our premier lit- to hear him call our name, as he did for the gospel who will not receive in this present suspenders and bow ties, floppy urgy of the year — catechumens are Mary’s. age a hundred times as many homes, brothers and flowered hats. baptized, confirmed and receive their When Pentecost arrives, the Spirit sisters, mothers, children, and property — and per- Did they hear what he just said first Eucharist. comes and the church is empowered. secution besides — and in the age to come, everlast- about the Easter Bunny dying? Ap- During the period of mystagogy, We the church are called to rejoice ing life.” (Mk 10:28-30) parently either overstimulated or before Pentecost, they continue to in the wonderful spiritual benefits Everything depends on Jesus, not on me. There nearly comatose from the morning’s attend classes and delve more deeply provided by the Easter season as we have been rough times, bumps along the way. But chocolate overload, no one under 10 into the mystery of Christ, the church await the Spirit. God has always been there. We will always find sup- seemed concerned. and the sacramental life of the And the Easter Bunny? Immedi- port when we place our confidence in Jesus. He is But wait. Why am I talking about church as lived through liturgy. We ately following his untimely demise, the bedrock and the foundation; the vine of which Easter? Isn’t it over and shouldn’t we are a liturgical church. a woman in a car pulls up, grabs a we are the branches. be moving on? Haven’t those Easter At the parish where I formerly can and sprays the bunny all over. He baskets and that fake green grass worked, we would use the period of is immediately revitalized. He comes Father Herman Leong was born in Honolulu and is a been stored away days ago? mystagogy to explain to our newest back to life and begins to bounce priest of the Diocese of Oakland. He was one of the first Before his joke (and yes, there Catholics how they could serve as ac- dramatically back on his mission. graduates of Damien High School. He has been ordained will be a punchline) the pastor had tive Catholics. Those of us who head- The can? Hare spray, of course. 26 years. He is back in Hawaii to help care for his elderly reminded us in his homily of some- ed ministries would explain the tasks Energizes dead hare, adds bounce. mother. thing important. Lent, he said, lasts and needs of our work. Service is a Maybe you had to be there? 20 FEATURES HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • MAY 5, 2017 Saints Blessed Thomas Diversions Pickering which pontiff? c. 1620-1679 a) St. John XXIII Hawaii Catholic b) Blessed Paul VI May 9 c) Pope Benedict XVI Crosiers Harold’s Quiz d) Pope Francis This English Benedictine lay brother was a martyr 6) Church in Hawaii Hey, Heraldistas! In honor of Mother’s d) Sarah of the Popish Plot. He professed vows in France in How many parish churches in the Diocese 1660 and was sent to London in 1665 as procurator Day, May 14, here is a very special quiz dedicated to moms in the Church. Let’s 3) Calendar of Honolulu are named for St. Ann, mother of a small community celebrating liturgies in the of the Blessed Virgin Mary? see how you fare with this bountiful bou- The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of chapel of Queen Catherine of Braganza. Though quet of Catholic trivia questions! God, is celebrated on what date? a) 0 other monks were banished, he was allowed to stay. a) January 1 b) 1 Because of the fictitious plot, in which Titus Oates al- 1) Saints b) May 13 c) 2 leged that King Charles II would be assassinated and St. Monica is the mother of which Doctor of c) August 15 d) 3 the French king would re-establish Catholicism in the Church? d) December 8 England, three Jesuits, Pickering and a layman were a) St. Athanasius 7) Prayer found guilty of conspiracy. ©2017 Catholic News b) St. Augustine 4) Devotions In which prayer can you find the follow- ing line: “O Mother of the Word Incarnate, Service c) St. Ambrose Which Marian title is NOT mentioned in the despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy d) St. Anselm Litany of Loreto? hear and answer me”? a) “Mother most pure” a) Sub Tuum Praesidium 2) Scripture b) “Mother most amiable” b) Memorare Which woman in the Old Testament mar- c) “Mother of peace” c) Hail Mary Schwadron ried a man named Boaz, then bore a son d) “Mother of divine grace” named Obed? d) Angelus a) Ruth 5) Popes Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) a, 4) c, 5) d, 6) c, 7) b b) Esther Regina Maria Sivori was the mother of c) Judith

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