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A team effort From cooking meals to building houses, St. Ann parishioners ride a wave of volunteerism serving the homeless, page 3

Through the Homelessness and Affordable Housing Com- mittee at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe, parish- ioners have got- ten involved in a diverse array of service projects to help the poor in Windward Oahu. 2 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JANUARY 17, 2014 Hawaii Catholic Herald Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu Founded in 1936 Published every other Friday PUBLISHER Bishop Larry Silva (808) 585-3356 [email protected] EDITOR Patrick Downes (808) 585-3317 [email protected] Priests’ Retreat REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Jesuit Father James Kubicki, na- (808) 585-3320 tional director of the Apostle- [email protected] ship of Prayer in Wisconsin, led ADVERTISING the diocese’s annual priests’ Shaina Caporoz retreat Jan. 6-10 at St. Stephen (808) 585-3328 Diocesan Center. 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Parishioners from St. Ann Church in Kaneohe help their home- less neighbors through service projects for Habitat for Humanity, the Institute for Hu- man Services, Family Promise of Hawaii and Volunteers Instilling Pride.

Photos courtesy Dave and Bernie Reeves

A team effort From cooking meals to building houses, St. Ann parishioners ride a wave of volunteerism serving the homeless By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz tries and parishes. Among the The Homelessness and Afford- day at low-income housing units ing with HAHC has given me a Hawaii Catholic Herald priorities noted in the document able Housing Committee at St. in Kaneohe. framework to help my neighbors was addressing Hawaii’s chronic Ann has found innovative ways to Collaborating with local agen- in need.” “‘What have you done for me?’ homelessness problem. handle those challenges. cies and people of other Christian In addition to ongoing vol- the Lord is going to ask. He made The Reeves eagerly availed The Reeves and their fellow faiths is “key to effective action,” unteer activities, the committee it pretty clear that we need to themselves for the cause. committee members communi- said diocesan social ministry di- tries to educate parishioners and serve one another.” “We thought, ‘this is something cate closely with St. Ann pastor, rector Blessed Sacrament Father St. Ann School students about Dave Reeves of St. Ann Church we could probably do,’” Bernie Sacred Hearts Father Herman Bob Stark. the difference their involvement in Kaneohe reflects on the “Gos- said. Gomes. They also share informa- Father Stark said he hopes makes in the community. Repre- pel imperative” that has spurred a She and Dave began their tion and foster service projects more parishes can create similar sentatives from the Institute for wave of generous volunteerism at “ministry” by assessing the home- with existing parish groups and networks like the HAHC has for Human Services and other agen- the parish. He and his wife Bernie lessness situation in Windward ministries, including the Knights homelessness assistance in their cies are often brought in to speak have been the quiet leaders behind Oahu. They visited beach camps, of Columbus, religious education, neighborhoods. at Masses and school assemblies. the St. Ann Homelessness and Af- conducted point-in-time surveys youth and young adults, and Bi- “Fundamental to the effec- fordable Housing Committee, a with nearby social service agen- ble study groups. tiveness of the St. Ann Parish ap- Fruits of their labor group that mobilizes parishioners cies, and interviewed people liv- June Hashimoto of the St. Ann proach is their commitment and The legwork done by the to aid the needy in their commu- ing on their neighborhood streets. outreach program provided the compassion to working with and Reeves and the Homelessness nity. “It became pretty clear that we HAHC with crucial guidance on for the vulnerable as an expres- and Affordable Housing Commit- “If you take what you hear ev- were not equipped” to handle the ways to complement the parish sion of their healing faith in ac- tee has been bearing fruit. Bernie ery Sunday literally, you better do many cases of homelessness that food pantry service. tion,” he said. Reeves said she has heard suc- this stuff,” Dave Reeves said. “I require medical and long-term at- “(Hashimoto) was wonderful cess stories from parishioners who think most people at the very bot- tention, Dave said. for giving us all kinds of sources Recruiting, coordinating have been stopped and thanked by tom of their commitment realize There were, however, orga- and information,” Bernie Reeves Keeping parishioners con- previously homeless clients now that this is what it means to be a nized programs already available said. tinually informed of community living their lives well. Christian and to follow Jesus.” where parishioners could lend a Father Gomes said the HAHC needs is essential to mobiliz- St. Ann as a parish community The Reeves started the Home- hand. In addition to Habitat for has been effectively incorporating ing volunteers, Dave and Bernie has seen a surge in solidarity, too. lessness and Affordable Housing Humanity, the Reeves linked up volunteerism for homelessness Reeves said. Parishioners have been magnani- Committee at St. Ann in 2011. with housing assistance initiatives and affordable housing into par- The couple created the HAHC mous in projects such as the holi- Originally from the Mainland, such as Volunteers Instilling Pride ish life. to be a central “hub” where pa- day “Giving Tree,” which recently Dave and Bernie moved to Wind- and Family Promise of Hawaii. “Our people here at St. Ann are rishioners can inquire about ser- brought in numerous gift card do- ward Oahu in 2000. They later They also reached out to the Insti- so very generous, now they have vice opportunities according to nations and carloads of goods for traveled overseas to the Middle tute for Human Services. the door open to them to reach their interests. Dave and Bernie IHS and St. Ann outreach. East. The Reeves started the Home- out to the poorest among us,” regularly put notices in the parish For their work with Habitat for While working as teachers in lessness and Affordable Housing Father Gomes said. “Our parish- bulletin and send out email blasts Humanity, which included assist- Saudi Arabia, the Reeves got in- Committee, or HAHC, at St. Ann ioners can avail themselves from about upcoming projects related ing in several recently completed volved with Habitat for Humanity, to spread word of these commu- everything to preparing a home- to homelessness and affordable Waimanalo homes, St. Ann parish the ecumenical project that builds nity needs. About a dozen other cooked meal to help in building a housing. and school were honored with the homes for the poor. They gleaned parishioners joined the committee house.” They also recruit volunteers organization’s 2012 “Faith in Ac- organizational experience by start- to coordinate service projects and by talking to congregants during tion Award.” Students collected ing a Habitat group for their Saudi help manage what they hoped Into the community parish hospitality hours. more than $5,000 for Habitat with students and hands-on building would become an extensive par- The HAHC has integrated St. To coordinate activities ef- a Zumbathon fundraiser that year. skills through service trips. ish volunteer network. Ann parish into a broad Wind- ficiently, each member of the The ministry Dave and Bernie The couple moved back to “The mission is to promote ward Oahu network of churches HAHC is put in charge of a par- Reeves started as a modest idea to Kaneohe in 2007. They became awareness,” Bernie Reeves said. and organizations involved in ticular program. Pam Lotko, for serve the community has grown active parishioners and sought vol- ending homelessness. example, handles the volunteers by leaps and bounds in just a few unteer work. Bernie looked to join Creating a parish team St. Ann members collaborate, for St. Ann’s monthly dinners at years. The HAHC has eventu- Habitat for Humanity on Oahu, The diocesan Office for Social for example, in Family Promise the Institute for Human Services. ally come “to run itself,” as Bernie but had difficulty finding the op- Ministry has encouraged parishes of Hawaii with volunteers from Her husband, Jim, managed the Reeves said, simply through the portunity. to create “Homeless Housing Min- St. George Church in Waimanalo VIP project in 2012. Parishioner inspiration and dedication of all “It took a while to know the istry Teams” like the HAHC. These and Kailua Methodist Church. Ethel Ward coordinates meals for those involved. system and how it worked,” she groups are recommended to take The program finds places to host Family Promise. “We said if it’s going to work, said. “We wanted to do something on the following tasks: homeless families with overnight Pam Lotko said the HAHC’s it’s the Holy Spirit,” she added. on Thanksgiving or Christmas, and „„ Mapping the resources of the shelter and meals for a week at a way of delegating responsibilities “And it worked.” we had no idea how to apply.” parish time as they look for permanent prevents its members from be- Parishioners like Ethel Ward ap- „„ Developing affordable housing housing. coming overwhelmed. The team preciate the HAHC giving them a Something we could do strategies for their community The HAHC also worked with meets quarterly for discussions chance to share the Lord’s grace Shortly after Bernie connected „„ Recruiting and coordinating the Hawaii Public Housing Au- and planning. with those who need it the most. with Habitat in Honolulu, the volunteers thority in 2012 for Volunteers “The homeless problem … “Participation in any of my vol- diocese released its “Road Map,” „„ Engaging in education and ad- Instilling Pride, or VIP. Through seems much too difficult for one unteer activities is simply my way which outlined Bishop Larry vocacy related to homelessness this initiative, St. Ann parishio- person to comprehend, much of sharing, radiating (God’s) love,” Silva’s goals for Island minis- and affordable housing. ners held a cleanup and repair less deal with,” she said. “Work- Ward said. 4 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JANUARY 17, 2014 14 men accept candidacy for the permanent diaconate By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Fourteen Hawaii men publicly declared their willingness to be candidates for the permanent diaconate in a special liturgical ceremony 1:30 p.m., Jan. 12, at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. Bishop Larry Silva presided over the Rite of Candidacy for the eighth and newest formation class of deacons for the Diocese of Honolulu. The men range in age from 46 to 63, with the majority in their 50s. They live on Oahu, the Big Island, Kauai and Maui. Seven were born in Hawaii. Their occu- pations include a medical doctor, a heavy equipment mechanic, government workers and a cook. A few are retired. The candidates began their path to ordination in January 2013 as aspirants, and have spent HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz the past year discerning their de- Bishop Larry Silva poses with the new deacon candidates and their wives after their candidacy ceremony Jan. 12 in St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. cision to pursue the diaconate. According to the Vatican’s “Ba- sic Norms for the Formation of The diocese’s new deacon class Permanent Deacons,” in the Rite Glenn (Mike) M. Birthplace: Honolulu Birthplace: Colorado Children: 2 Gerald P. Quintana Occupation: Lead for Candidacy, the deacon aspi- Brown Wife: Pamela Springs, Co. Occupation: Heavy Age: 64 cook rant “manifests his will to offer Age: 59 Children: 3 Wife: Tyra equipment mechanic Birthplace: Honolulu Parish: Christ the himself to God and the church, Birthplace: Wharton, Occupation: Business Children: 3 Parish: Sacred Heart, Occupation: Semi- King, Kahului so that he may exercise sacred W. Va. development Occupation: Waianae retired Gerald (Gary) E. Streff orders.” Wife: Michelle manager, Finance Department of Parish: Our Lady of Children: 2 Factors Defense contractor Alfredo Nebre Jr. Perpetual Help, Ewa Age: 63 The norms continue, “The Age: 55 Birthplace: Holdrege, Occupation: Officer/ Parish: St. John the Parish: St. John the Beach church, accepting this offering, Birthplace: Lihue Neb. chooses and calls him to prepare civilian U.S. Air Force Baptist, Kealakekua Baptist, Kalihi Parish: St. Jude, Wife: Evelyn Christopher S. Wife: Valerie himself to receive a sacred order, Kapolei Andres (Bambi) Rafael A. Mendoza Children: 3 Ribucan Children: 8 and in this way he is rightly num- Emayo Jr. Age: 56 Occupation: Youth Age: 43 Occupation: Retired bered among candidates for the Ricardo M. Burgos Age: 48 Birthplace: Manila service director Birthplace: Wailuku U.S. Air Force diaconate.” Age: 46 Birthplace: Waimea, Wife: Maria Sofia Parish: St. Catherine, Wife: Dawn Parish: St. Jude, As candidates, the men will Birthplace: Ponce, Kauai Children: 3 Kapaa Children: 2 Kapolei enter into formal preparation for Puerto Rico Wife: Clarissa Occupation: Director Occupation: Postal Jonathan R. Ocampo David W. Watson ordination which includes aca- Wife: Danielle Children: 3 of international train- clerk Children: 3 Occupation: ing, Haggai Institute Age: 51 Parish: Holy Rosary, Age: 55 demic study and pastoral work Birthplace: Whitter, Birthplace: until 2017. Occupation: Planning inspector, Parish: St. Theresa, Paia Physician County of Kauai Kihei Calif. Washington, Iowa The wives of married candi- Wife: Miriam Valdyn M. Sakai Wife: Gloria dates will participate in the for- Parish: St. John the Parish: Holy Cross, Baptist, Kalihi Kalaheo Randall P. Naholowaa Occupation: Control Age: 55 Occupation: mation process although church Age: 54 technician Birthplace: Honolulu Accountant law does not allow women to be Craig S. Camello Raymond L. Lamb Birthplace: Honolulu Parish: Immaculate Wife: Aurora Parish: St. Joseph, ordained deacons. Age: 50 Age: 55 Wife: Krystyna Conception, Ewa Children: 2 Hilo Hawaii Catholics mobilize to send relief aid to Haiyan victims By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz sent to Catholic Relief Services, wear pajamas on campus. The Hawaii Catholic Herald or CRS, the international fundraisers earned $5,000 for the humanitarian agency sponsored Philippine Red Cross. Hawaii’s Catholics showed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Maryknoll School staffer their aloha for the victims of Bishops. A Jan. 9 CRS newsletter Christopher Ugale designed an Super Typhoon Haiyan by quickly said the agency aims to raise $50 “Aloha Philippines” T-shirt in mobilizing in the two months since million for short- and long-term support of relief efforts. About the storm hit the Philippines to recovery in the Philippines. 500 shirts were purchased by collect and send basic necessities Catholic Relief Services expects Maryknoll families, alumni and and raise hundreds of thousands the rebuilding effort — especially members of the Manoa-Punahou of dollars in aid. in the areas of Leyte and Samar Catholic community. Haiyan, a Category 5 typhoon, hardest hit by Haiyan — to span Parishes, schools and Hawaii’s hit the Central Philippines Nov. three to five years. According to Filipino Catholic Clubs also 7. More than 6,000 people the Jan. 9 newsletter, the agency collected clothing, food, blankets were killed, and millions were has already provided 40,000 and toiletries for the typhoon left homeless, in the wake of families with temporary shelter, victims. Shipping companies its torrential rain and 200 mph water and sanitation kits, income generously lent their services to winds. assistance and debris cleanup. send to the Philippines hundreds After the disaster, Bishop CRS has set a goal to help of “care boxes” compiled by Larry Silva authorized special 100,000 Filipino families, or Damien Memorial School, St. parish collections to be taken 500,000 typhoon victims, with Photo courtesy of St. Anthony School Joseph School in Waipahu, St. up in the Diocese of Honolulu the donations received from Students at St. Anthony School in Kalihi sort and pack donations collected Anthony School in Kalihi and for typhoon relief. The diocesan parish collections in the U.S. and for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. others. finance office reported Jan. 10 through its website, http://crs. Deanna M.B. Arecchi, principal that $198,256.08 has been netted org/typhoon-haiyan. school groups volunteered their Kaimuki held multiple fundraisers of St. Michael School in Waialua, so far through collections from 41 Hawaii Catholic Schools and said the school plans to do time to collect donations at the for its “Operation Haiyan” Island parishes. The Korean and lay organizations took up their subsequent donation drives to St. Francis Lady Hoops Basketball campaign. “Lancer Care” buttons Vietnamese Catholic communities own creative service projects support the victims with basic also contributed to the total. and donation drives to support Tournament in November. were sold, and lower school necessities as they continue to More parishes are likely to Typhoon Haiyan victims. Cathedral Catholic Academy students collected spare change in rebuild. remit relief collection funds in St. Francis School in Manoa contributed $1,000 to CRS by a drive called “Coins for a Cause.” “We were hoping to stay in the next few weeks, said diocesan garnered more than $2,000 for encouraging its students to each The school also held a “Wake Up touch with the contacts we have controller Marvin Choy. Catholic Relief Services. Students donate a minimum of $2 for a and Help” event Dec. 5, where to continue our relationship, and The money collected through and teachers held a weeklong, “Red Shirt Friday” celebration. students donated $3 to trade in help to provide for them what these special offertories is being “dollar-a-day” fundraiser, and Sacred Hearts Academy in their uniforms for a chance to and when we can,” Arecchi said. JANUARY 17, 2014 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 5

HCH file photo Participants venerate an icon of the cross during the University of Hawaii’s Newman Center’s Good Friday Taize prayer. Taize prayer’s ecumenical character appropriate for Christian unity service By Patrick Downes tally on stools in the center of Hawaii Catholic Herald the chapel and, with the lights dimmed and candles burning, The ecumenical and reconcil- participants come forward about iatory nature of the Taize Prayer a half dozen at a time to kneel around the Cross makes it an ap- around the cross, touching it with propriate ceremony for the 2014 their heads or hands while the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity congregation prays and sings. Jan. 18-25. Besides prayers for Christian Bishop Larry Silva has invit- unity, the ceremony also includes ed nearly 100 Hawaii Christian prayers for persecuted Chris- church leaders to join him in the tians, for the revival of Christian Taize Prayer, an hour of meditative churches, for the abandoned and chants, prayers, petitions, Scrip- persecuted and those who suffer ture reading, periods of silence and injustice. the reverencing of cross, beginning The Newman Center hosts a 7 p.m., Jan. 24, at the University of Taize Prayer around the Cross ev- Hawaii’s Newman Center. ery Good Friday. The diocesan Office of Worship The Week of Prayer for Chris- has extended the invitation to the tian Unity has been observed for public. more than 100 years, working The Taize Prayer originates toward the fulfillment of Jesus’ DAVID and DAVELyn with an international community prayer at the Last Supper “that of more than 100 vowed reli- they all may be one.” gious brothers, half Catholic and Each year, an international half Protestant, who live in Taize, group organized through the France. World Council of Churches and Specializing in Customer Satisfaction #1 The Taize monastery attracts The Pontifical Council for Promot- “Best of the Best” People’s Choice Award thousands of pilgrims, mostly ing Christian Unity prepares text Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year young people, from around the material for the week based on world and also sponsors interna- a theme. This year’s theme, “Has tional ecumenical gatherings. Christ Divided Us?,” is from the “Once a customer, always a friend” Bishop Silva proposed the first chapter of St. Paul’s first let- All types of roofing, repairs, & also Photovoltaic Taize Prayer service to fill in for ter to the Corinthians. Oahu’s annual ecumenical prayer “This year has been especially “No job is too big or too small” for Christian unity which was can- challenging for all of us Chris- celed this year. The site of the an- tians,” the bishop wrote in his nual gathering of church leaders invitation letter, “because of the Call us for a FREE ESTIMATE: 833-1633 traditionally rotates among main- differences among us over recent 96-1217 Waihona St. #2, Pearl City, HI 96782 line Christian churches on Oahu. issues in our community that saw At the prayer around the cross, divisions even between Christian a large icon cross is laid horizon- churches.” Lic. #BC-19703 Since 1980

Cathedral Mass and dinner to LicC-14194 mark St. Marianne’s feast day Bishop Larry Silva will Catholic hospitals when she celebrate Mass for the feast of St. volunteered to come to Hawaii Marianne Cope 6 p.m., Jan. 23, to care for children and adults Overhead Door Co.ofHonolulu at the Cathedral of Our Lady of afflicted with the then-fatal div: Western Overhead Doors Peace. disease of leprosy. After the liturgy, dinner for She never returned to her “WeKnow Garage Doors” Mass attendees will be hosted by Franciscan motherhouse in ServingHawaiiSince 1970 the diocese in the Kamiano Center, Syracuse. She died in 1918 the building just makai of the and was buried in Kalaupapa. cathedral on the Fort Street Mall. Her remains were exhumed in It will be the second feast day 2005 as part of the beatification for the Molokai saint since her process and brought to the canonization by Pope Benedict Syracuse motherhouse where a Eric Carlbom in Rome in 2012. Jan. 23 is her shrine is displayed. President birthday. She was beatified by Cardinal St. Marianne Cope was the Jose Saraiva Martins on May 14, Broken Springs Replaced superior of her New York order 2005, in St. Peter’s Basilica in 832-0555 www.overheaddoorhawaii.com24 hour EmergencyService and chief administrator of two Rome. SECURITYAND QUALITY “GENIE”OPENERS 6 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JANUARY 17, 2014

We’re on OBITUARY the air Bishop Larry Silva Sister Mary Andrew Bomba flips the switch at St. Theresa Parish in Kihei led to religious life by a desire at 1 p.m. Jan. 5 launch- ing Immaculate Heart Radio, KCIK AM 740 to walk in Damien’s footsteps on Maui as the pastor Msgr. Terrence Wata- By Sister Alicia Damien Lau, OSF, nabe and station owner and Sister Marion Kikukawa, OSF Doug Sherman look Special to the Herald on. The broadcasting started with a Hawaiian Inspired by a sermon about chant, an introduction, Father Damien, Texas-born Sister prayers, and an interview Mary Andrew Bomba joined the with the bishop, Msgr. Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse Watanabe and Sherman. and fulfilled her wish to labor Immaculate Heart Radio where the saint of Molokai la- is a non-profit organiza- bored. She died in Honolulu on tion of about 30 listener- Dec. 12 at the age of 92. She was supported radio stations in religious life 66 years. in five western states. About her arrival in Kalaupa- Photo courtesy of Leroy Carrington pa in 1966, she wrote, “Nineteen years after joining the Syracuse Franciscans, I was standing at his [Father Damien’s] grave. I was awestruck as I realized it was Sept. 9, the same date as my de- parture from home [Texas].” Sister Mary Andrew worked Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Put Your Best Foot Forward in Kalaupapa twice for a total of Communities Mary Andrew Bomba 12 years taking care of her fel- low Franciscan sisters and put- in the New Year! ting her cooking skills to use. A for the next nine years. In 1985 talent ed seamstress, she also did she returned to the United States mending for the patients in Ka- and assisted for two years as a Follow in the footsteps of a Saint! laupapa’s Bay View housing and seamstress in Mercy Hospital in hospital. Auburn, N.Y. Born with the name Bernadine Her next assignment, in 1987, on June 3, 1921, in Pleasanton, brought her back to Hawaii Inaugural Saint Marianne Cope Charity Walk Texas, to Polish-German parents, where she assisted at St. Fran- Sister Mary Andrew was raised cis Convent until 1992 when she Saturday, January 18, 2014 on a farm where she helped grow was sent back to Kalaupapa to peanuts and raise livestock. continue her work with the sis- Start time: 7:30 am She also spent time caring for ters and patients for three years. elderly aunts and uncles during Sister Mary Andrew was very Be a part of this two-mile round trip walk that the Great Depression and helped close to her family and made fre- starts at Kakaako Gateway Park. support the family by canning quent visits home to Texas. She Proceeds support St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii’s vegetables, cooking and curing celebrated her 50th anniversary Charity Care Fund to provide financial assistance meat, and sewing. She became as a Sister of Saint Francis at her an excellent seamstress which parish church, delighted to be to individuals and families in need of care. later became her ministry. with so many members of her When she was 12, Bernadine family. Bishop Larry Silva will start the walk at Kakaako Gateway Park, heard a sermon from a visiting In her eulogy, her nephew stopping at the Saint Marianne Cope statue priest about Father Damien and Sandy Locke remarked that, in Kewalo Basin Park. his charitable work among the when her age had made home patients in Kalaupapa. “A desire visits impossible, “our family was born in me to work there made a commitment to bring our also,” she recalled on her 60th mom to Hawaii for yearly visits. Register at the Walk! anniversary as a Sister of Saint Our aunt was a wonderful person Francis. and I’m sure she looked forward Registration time for walk-ins: 7:00 am She prayed a novena to St. to those visits as much as we Registration fee: $35.00 Andrew with the hope that some did.” Team of 10: $1,000; Team of 5: $500 day she would be able to work in “She will always hold a special Kalaupapa. In 1947, at age 27, place in our hearts and memo- All walkers will receive a commemorative T-shirt upon registration. she joined the Sisters of Saint ries,” he said. All participants who finish will receive a goodie bag. Francis in Syracuse, N.Y. When Retiring at Saint Francis Con- she was invested in 1948, she vent in Manoa in 1978, Sister took the name Sister Mary An- Mary Andrew spent the last 34 Forty walkers who finish will be selected drew, reflecting her devotion to years in prayer and sewing. She to participate in the Acura Cookie Toss. St. Andrew, the namesake of her was described as always being parish church in Texas. patient and available to help. Sister Mary Andrew spent her She taught one of the sisters the Questions? early years as a religious sister as “right way to make jams and jel- a school teacher. After her profes- lies.” For more information, sion in 1950, she worked primar- At her 60th jubilee, she said, ily in New Jersey and New York, “The 12 years spent in Kalaupa- call 547-8031 or email [email protected]. teaching at St. Joseph School, pa were the most beautiful and Hoboken; St. John School, New inspiring of my 60 years in reli- Brunswick; St. Peter School, gion.” Utica; St. Mary School Baldwins- Sister Mary Andrew was pre- ville; and Bishop Ludden School ceded in death by her parents, in Syracuse. two brothers, Joseph and Ralph She was assigned to Kalau- Bomba, and her older sister Ag- papa in 1966, serving there nine atha Bomba Jasik. She is sur- years. vived by her younger sister Elea- Her services were then need- nor Bomba Locke and numerous ed at the Franciscan Sisters’ nieces and nephews. pensione (small hotel or board- Her funeral was Dec. 23 at the ing house) in Rome, Italy. Sister St. Francis Chapel in Manoa. She Mary Andrew enjoyed greeting was buried Dec. 24 at Diamond visitors in the heart of the Vatican Head Memorial Park. StFrancisHawaii.org To advertise in the Hawaii Catholic Herald, call Shaina Caporoz at 585-3328 JANUARY 17, 2014 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 7

Bishop to lead St. Francis Healthcare’s inaugural St. Marianne charity walk Bishop Larry Silva will lead Healthcare’s Charity Care Fund the inaugural St. Marianne Cope which provides financial assis- Charity Walk in Kakaako Gateway tance to individuals and families Park, Jan. 18, starting at 7:30 a.m. in need of care. The two-mile stroll, a benefit After Jan. 7, the registration for St. Francis Healthcare System fee is $35. A team of five is $500, of Hawaii, starts and ends at Ka- and a team of 10 is $1,000. Walk- kaako Gateway Park, passing the ers will receive a commemorative St. Marianne statue in Kewalo Ba- T-shirt. All participants who finish sin Park along the way. will receive a goodie bag. Forty Walk sponsors include the di- finishers will be randomly se- ocesan Office of Social Ministry, lected to participate in the Acura Oahu Cemetery and Crematory, Cookie Toss. Acura of Honolulu, D. Otani Pro- For more information or a duce and MaHaLo Deep Sea Wa- registration form, call 547-8031 ter. or email gkaahanui@stfrancisha- The proceeds go to St. Francis waii.org.

Makawao parish offering sessions on Guadalupe St. Joseph Church in began in Luke 1: 38 with her in- Makawao, Maui, is offering two tervention in the suffering and Photo courtesy of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts U.S. Province evangelization sessions on Our devastation of the desperate in Boy Scout troop on the Catholic Mission grounds in Honolulu July 1912 Lady of Guadalupe, “Mary’s sto- Mexico in 1531. There cannot ry at Tepeyac, Mexico,” Jan. 28, be any evangelization without 6:30-8 p.m. and Jan. 29, 10:30 Mary whose mission was to bring a.m.-noon. Christ to the world. Grant will help make Sacred Hearts It’s the continuation of our Those who attend are asked to historic photos accessible to public Blessed Mother’s story which bring a Bible. By Patrick Downes them will be available for on-site the people they served in Hawaii. Hawaii Catholic Herald viewing in the provincial archives The pictures include portraits and which is now in the process of landscapes and photos of churches Posadas fun The Dolores Furtado Martin moving from Kaneohe to a new, and institutions, many of which A boy takes a whack at a piñata Foundation has awarded the U.S. yet to be disclosed location on have long since been abandoned, at a Las Posadas celebration province of the Congregation of Oahu. On-line access to images is demolished or replaced. Dec. 20 at Annunciation Parish the Sacred Hearts a $12,000 grant being planned for the future. “Digital scans of all the images in Waimea on the Big Island. to develop a computerized da- Sacred Hearts archivist Stuart have been completed,” Ching said. The event, which is centered tabase of historic Hawaii images Ching said that he expects the around a reenactment of the “Work is proceeding on research- Mary and Joseph’s search for from the congregation’s archives archives will be in its new facil- ing subjects and inputting images that soon will be available for pub- shelter on Christmas Eve, is ity “within the next couple of and catalog information into the popular with Hispanic cultures. lic viewing. months,” although a definite date computerized database.” About 75 people attended the The collection will include has yet to be determined. Established in 2011, the Sacred festivities. more than 1,600 photos digitally “Renovation work is still con- Hearts U.S. province archives con- scanned from acetate, nitrate, and tinuing,” he said. tains the collective memory of the glass plate negatives in the Sacred Dating to the late 19th and early Fathers and Brothers of the Sacred Hearts province collection. 20th centuries, these images pro- Hearts in Hawaii, Massachusetts, Once on the computerized da- vide a visual record of the Sacred Texas and their missions abroad. tabase, the images and data about Hearts Fathers and Brothers and Its Hawaii holdings include origi- nal letters and objects associated with St. Damien de Veuster, late 19th to early 20th century pho- tographs of the Kalaupapa Settle- ment on Molokai and early Catho- lic mission publications in the Ha- waiian language. The Dolores Furtado Martin Foundation is a private Hawaii- based charitable foundation estab- lished in 2009 and named after a pioneer in the modern Democratic Party in Hawaii. To inquire about collection location and availability, and to Photo courtesy of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts U.S. Province schedule an appointment, please Father Francis Steffen and parishioners in front of the Catholic contact Ching at ssccusarchives@ church in Honokalani, Hana, Maui, circa 1909. gmail.com. Photo courtesy of Lisa Dahm Lilies of the Field Maui CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN STORE

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To the clergy, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese of Honolulu Dear Sisters and Brothers: Aloha and blessings to you in this New Year! tions were not as succinct and “user-friendly” as Pope Francis has called for an Extraordinary many would have liked. The survey was sent out on Synod of Bishops on the topic of “The Pastoral Chal- Oct. 30, 2013, and at our Nov. 11-14 meeting of lenges of the Family in the Context of Evangeliza- the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, tion.” It will be held in Rome in October, 2014, and we bishops were struggling with how best to make representatives of each national conference of bish- effective use of the rather cumbersome survey. I ops throughout the world will send a few represen- decided to post the survey on our diocesan website tatives to participate in the Synod. It is customary and to ask a wide variety of people to submit their for the Holy See’s Office for the Synods of Bishops reflections. Dr. Kristina DeNeve, Ph.D., diocesan Co- to send out a preparatory document (“lineamenta”) ordinator of Adult Faith Formation, offered her ser- and to ask for input and comments from all the vices to receive the responses, collate them, and put bishops of the world. A second draft (“instrumen- them into a digestible form that would help me to tum laboris”) is then prepared in light of the com- prepare my own response. I am very grateful to her ments received, and it is that second document from for doing so! I am also grateful to those who took which the bishops who actually attend the Synod do the time to respond to the questions on this most their major work. important issue for our Church and our community. Pope Francis has determined that he would like I am presenting here the responses that I have the preparations for the 2014 Synod to be a bit dif- made to the questionnaire as the Bishop of Hono- ferent, however. Instead of sending out only the “lin- lulu. They take into account the valuable input I eamenta,” he has asked that questions be prepared received in the survey. If you would like to see Dr. so that bishops could do a wider consultation with DeNeve’s report of the responses to the survey, we their clergy and people. In light of the responses have posted it on the diocesan website www.catholi- received, each bishop is to prepare his own response chawaii.org. and send it to the Holy See. Just as the bishop is to May our efforts bear much fruit not only in our use the input from his diocese to assist him in pre- diocese but throughout the world! paring his submission, the Synod Office of the Holy God bless you and all of your families! See will in turn collate the responses that are re- Sincerely yours in Christ, ceived from the bishops of the world, and that will become the “instrumentum laboris” for those who participate in the Synod. Since this is the first time such a questionnaire Most RRev.ev. Larry Silva has been sent out for wider consultation, the ques- Bishop of Honolulu

Responses to the Preparatory Document for the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on “The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization” By the Most Rev. Clarence (Larry) Silva Bishop of Honolulu

Preliminary remarks I am grateful to our Holy Father Pope Francis for de- the questions were many and complex, and that they vocation of the various groups that work with marriage voting the 2014 Extraordinary Synod of Bishops to “The were not “user-friendly” in lending themselves to broad and family issues (for example, Marriage Encounter, En- Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evan- consultation. While such broad consultation is definitely gaged Encounter, Beginning Experience (for divorced or gelization.” This is a topic that is critically important for appreciated, perhaps in the future the format of ques- widowed persons), Retrouvaille (for troubled marriages), the health and well-being of individuals, families, and our tions could be streamlined, so that even more people Couple for Christ, and others). The good work that each entire society. People have expressed a great appreciation might have the opportunity to participate. Moreover, the group was doing is now enhanced by their collaboration. that the Preparatory Document sought input from a wid- timeline for submission of responses could be extended, During the Year of Faith, I asked representatives of this er audience, and many people in the Diocese of Honolulu since two months — especially those surrounding Advent group to meet with me to discuss what we could do in our did take the time to share their reflections. 308 individu- and Christmas — make it quite challenging. diocese to strengthen marriage and family. These ideas als, including 36 priests and 162 lay people, participated The topic of the synod is one that has concerned me and will become a part of our pastoral plan, which we will be in the survey. I am grateful to them for the assistance they many others for some time. About two years ago I called formulating anew in the first part of 2014. have given me in preparing my own responses on behalf the priests together for a dialogue about how we could Once again, thank you for the consultation. Be assured of the Diocese of Honolulu. work together to pastorally strengthen marriage and the of my prayers and the prayers of the people of the Diocese There was an almost universal concern, however, that family. Our diocesan pastoral council spearheaded a con- of Honolulu that this Synod will bear much good fruit. Responses to questions in the preparatory document 1. The diffusion of the teachings on the family in marriage and family life, and those are not always in minished sense of covenant. I believe there is a growing sacred Scripture and the Church’s magisterium conformity with the teachings of the Church. While they “ego-theism” in which we inadvertently change the first learn much from Engaged Encounter, their reaction is of- a) Describe how the Catholic Church’s teachings on the commandment of the Decalogue from “I am the Lord ten “Why haven’t I heard this before?” We need therefore value of the family contained in the Bible, “Gaudium et your God; you shall not have strange gods before me” to to begin our formation for the vocation of marriage much spes,” “Familiaris consortio” and other documents of the “I am the lord my god; you shall not have strange gods earlier. post-conciliar Magisterium are understood by people today. before me.” Couples often enter into marriage with the What formation is given to our people on the Church’s Working with young married couples and parents can attitude that the experience must be fulfilling for them, teaching on family life? be the key to presenting the teachings of the Church in rather than thinking of what they can give to the other a positive manner, so that they can be guided and sup- person and their children. It is clear that the majority of Catholics are not aware ported in their role as the first teachers of the faith. Even The hyper-sexualization of our culture is also a chal- of the teachings of the Church, and we have been defi- if the parents themselves are not living according to those lenge. For ages young people were taught that virginity cient in teaching them effectively. Partly because of the in- teachings, when they are presented clearly, and they are before marriage was a virtue. Even though there were fluence of the very secularized media, the teachings of the challenged to share them with their children, their love failures in the past, at least the ideal was held up. Such is Church are often ridiculed as behind the times and out for their children can be a strong motivation to conver- of touch with the reality of people’s lives. We must find not at all the case today, when even early adolescents are sion. almost encouraged to explore sexually. ways to understand these teachings in a positive light and Our Catholic school and religious education program I believe we need to find a way to articulate the differ- present them as beneficial to the welfare of each person. curricula need to be reviewed to insure that children and ence between having fun and living joyfully. The former The clergy have a crucial role to play in this catechetical adolescents are being presented with substance and sense can be irresponsible and even self-destructive, while the effort, but there is often more credibility from married in a context of faithful commitment to Christ and his free- couples and families who are trying to live according to ing commandments. latter is life-giving. We need to find ways to demonstrate the teachings of the Church and are finding much joy and to young people that sexuality is a wonderful gift, and it freedom in doing so. b) In those cases where the Church’s teaching is known, is can be lived most joyfully within boundaries established It seems that our formation for marriage is concentrat- it accepted fully or are there difficulties in putting it into by the law written in our hearts, the natural law. The de- ed on pre-nuptial programs such as Engaged Encounter. practice? If so, what are they? mand for immediate gratification is, of course, related to By the time couples come to participate in those pro- The secularization of society is a great difficulty, as this, and penance and self-discipline are important virtues grams, they have already formed their own ideas about well as an exaggerated sense of the individual and a di- that must be taught. JANUARY 17, 2014 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 9 c) How widespread is the Church’s teaching in pastoral matter of non-practicing Catholics, they are encouraged f) What pastoral care has the Church provided in programs at the national, diocesan and parish levels? What to take up the practice of the faith. In the case of declared supporting couples in formation and couples in crisis catechesis is done on the family? non-believers, there is serious discussion about how situations? Teachings are readily available, but pastoral programs differences in religious beliefs and outlooks could be a Many people turn to their priests in times of crisis, and to access them are not very effective. The United States challenge to the marriage, so that the couple is better pre- our priests try to counsel them as much as possible. Some Conference of Catholic Bishops, for example, has many pared to face the consequences of their differences and lay people are also exemplary in supporting couples in resources on its website, but I suspect there are precious decide whether they can work them through or not. crisis. This is probably most often on an informal basis, few who would be motivated at this point to look into the One of the pastoral challenges, of course, is that when and the ministry could be more accessible to many others website of the Episcopal Conference. a couple comes to the Church to request marriage, they if we become more deliberate about providing training, In general, and not just related to the issue of mar- are thinking much more of the wedding ceremony rather resources, and support to those who have the charism of than the life-long commitment they are making. Clergy riage and family, I believe we Catholics have developed accompanying others in their times of crisis. and others encourage them to look beyond the wedding, the attitude that we develop programs that people come no matter how consuming it might be at that point in 4. Pastoral care in certain difficult marital situations to. But very few come. We need to find more motivation their lives, and to reflect deeply on the meaning of mar- to take the treasures we have outside of our classrooms riage, its sacramental nature, commitment, children, and a) Is cohabitation “ad experimentum” a pastoral reality and pulpits so that more people can be inspired by them. the challenges they will face. in your particular Church? Can you approximate a We concentrate on the quality of the program, as we Unfortunately for some couples, their attitude toward percentage? should, but perhaps neglect to consider the effectiveness the Church at that point is as one of the service providers of the delivery system. While such a delivery system must Cohabitation “ad experimentum” is definitely a reality for their story-book wedding, and not as the place where include effective preaching, the preaching must engage here, and the respondents to this survey indicate a range they seal their life-long commitment in the presence of people beyond the doors of the church. from 5 percent to 60 percent of couples. My perception Christ and his beloved Bride, the Church. This is one of is that it is in the higher percentages. Moreover, there is d) To what extent-and what aspects in particular-is this the most frustrating realities the clergy face as they try to also the phenomenon of cohabitation that has become teaching actually known, accepted, rejected and/or criticized evangelize or catechize, but the couple is only interested more permanent. In some cases and cultures, people are in areas outside the Church? What are the cultural factors in the wedding service they provide. There is often a ten- afraid to marry, because they perceive that their friends which hinder the full reception of the Church’s teaching on sion between being kind and welcoming to the couple in who marry end in divorce. There seems to be very little, if the family? the hopes they will embrace the Lord and his Church, and any, shame connected to cohabitation, or even to having Many people do know and accept the teaching and insisting that they are not just customer service repre- children while cohabitating. strive daily to live it faithfully. Many more, however, do sentatives but only truly serve the couple when they call Some parishes have offered “group weddings” for not know what the Church teaches. They learn a cari- them to reflect on more important realities than the wed- those who are cohabitating or only civilly married, cature of the Church’s teachings from the media. Some, ding festivities. to make it easier for them to celebrate the sacrament of course, reject the teachings, sometimes because they 3. The pastoral care of the family in evangelization without having to go through elaborate planning for a think they know them, but actually do not; and some- wedding. Marriage preparation always takes place before- times because they are convinced that they are outmoded a) What experiences have emerged in recent decades hand. These ceremonies are always appreciated by the and outdated. Individualism (“ego-theism”) is certainly regarding marriage preparation? What efforts are there participants and are a witness to others in the parish. to stimulate the task of evangelization of the couple and a factor. Our entertainment is also a huge factor. Movies b) Do unions which are not recognized either religiously or of the family? How can an awareness of the family as the and television shows seem to presume that having sex is a civilly exist? Are reliable statistics available? normal and expected part of dating. There is also the fos- “domestic Church” be promoted? I am not aware of reliable statistics in this matter, but tering of an overly romantic notion of marriage, so that Engaged Encounter weekends are very effective and there is no doubt that such unions are quite prevalent. when the reality of struggle inevitably comes, couples are are generally appreciated by the couples. Unfortunately, not prepared for it. Consumerism also has its influence. they are sometimes “too little, too late,” since the couple c) Are separated couples and those divorced and remarried Rather than courting and marrying as building a life-long, may already be living in a manner inconsistent with the a pastoral reality in your particular Church? Can you committed covenant with a person of the opposite sex, teachings of the Church. There is also a good use of in- approximate a percentage? How do you deal with this there is much co-habitation, “trying on the product to see struments that measure the compatibility of the couple in situation in appropriate pastoral programs? if I like it.” Homosexual activism has also undermined the various areas and afford them the opportunity to discuss This is definitely a pastoral reality. Percentages are Christian notion of true marriage – or it could be said that those areas that may be particularly divergent between hard to pinpoint, but my guess would be at least 25 the deterioration of true marriage has opened the door them. percent of all marriages. Beginning Experience is one for homosexual activism and “same-sex marriage.” Remote marriage preparation must be more explicit program for the newly divorced or widowed, but it is not and accessible to the young, so that they do not start 2. Marriage according to the Natural Law always widely known. Our Judicial Vicar conducts work- learning of the treasured teachings of the Church only shops on the possibilities of convalidation and annul- a) What place does the idea of the natural law have in when they are weeks or months away from the wedding. ments, and these have been very helpful to many couples. the cultural areas of society: in institutions, education, Catholic schools and religious education programs need academic circles and among the people at large? What to be evaluated in their effectiveness, and parents need to d) In all the above cases, how do the baptized live in this anthropological ideas underlie the discussion on the natural be trained in how to promote healthy Christian marriage irregular situation? Are they aware of it? Are they simply basis of the family? in their children. indifferent? Do they feel marginalized or suffer from the Much more needs to be done in formation of parents impossibility of receiving the sacraments? I believe the reality of natural law is far from the to be the animators or “pastors” of their domestic church- Some indeed do feel marginalized, though the parish minds and hearts of people. We need to find ways to ar- es. Here small groups and peer ministry can be most help- tries to welcome them and include them as much as pos- ticulate it more clearly. It is often opposed, however, by ful. sible. Of these, those who seem to feel most marginalized the cultural attitude that every person is his or her own are those who truly believe that their marriages ended law, or that laws come to us from legislators. There is b) How successful have you been in proposing a manner through no fault of their own. Others live as if their situ- much talk about “constitutional rights” but very little un- of praying within the family which can withstand life’s ation were not irregular at all, and few know whether derstanding of what truly constitutes us as human beings complexities and today’s culture? they are married in the Church or not. They continue and as human communities, and that we are all related Formation of parents in how to pray with their fami- to receive the sacraments, whether out of ignorance for because of our common Creator, who has written his law lies is crucial. Many families do pray together, especially the teachings of the Church or simply in disagreement in our hearts. before meals, but much more needs to be done to foster with them. It is because of the great sensitivity of people There is a strong movement, of course, to consider the family prayer. over this matter that I suspect the clergy are reluctant to family as any configuration at all that lives together in a speak much about it. There are also those who misunder- household, trying to share their love. The necessary push c) In the current generational crisis, how have Christian stand the teachings of the Church and believe that the for sexual equality has had the negative effect of almost families been able to fulfill their vocation of transmitting the simple fact of their being divorced, though not remarried, erasing the importance of gender, and the idea of the faith? bars them from the sacraments. Catechesis is definitely family as based upon a man and a woman sharing a com- Some families are very successful by praying with their needed, but it must be most sensitive to people who are mitted life-long love with their children has become one children, explicitly catechizing them, and leading them by sincere and struggling to be faithful despite their past. of many configurations now acceptable to society. good example and mentoring. Many other families floun- der. Pressures of two parents working outside the home, e) What questions do divorced and remarried people pose to b) Is the idea of the natural law in the union between a of sports, meetings, and other distractions can keep fami- the Church concerning the Sacraments of the Eucharist and man and a woman commonly accepted as such by the lies from concentrating on their faith. Here again peer of Reconciliation? Among those persons who find themselves baptized in general? ministry can be most helpful. in these situations, how many ask for these sacraments? In general, it is accepted by the majority, but this is d) In what ways have the local Church and movements on There seemed to be two categories of people here. fast eroding, especially now with the legality of same-sex family spirituality been able to create ways of acting which One is of those who simply ignore the Church’s teachings marriage in Hawaii and in other parts of the country and are exemplary? because they do not agree with them. As one priest put world. We have many movements in the Church that attempt it: “Many simply go to Holy Communion despite the fact c) How is the theory and practice of natural law in the to foster family spirituality: Marriage Encounter, Couples that they are divorced and remarried. They have decided union between man and woman challenged in light of the for Christ, Singles for Christ, Beginning Experience, re- on their own that it doesn’t matter, that it is OK to re- formation of a family? How is it proposed and developed in treats. These are effective, but proportionately, they touch ceive. Many don’t feel marginalized because they just de- civil and Church institutions? very few people. cide to ignore the Church’s teaching, just like they ignore See the answer above in (a). The essential unity of the the requirement of getting married in the Church, of not e) What specific contribution can couples and families make procreative and unitive ends of marriage taught by the using artificial contraceptives, etc. They don’t feel guilty to spreading a credible and holistic idea of the couple and because they don’t believe that they are doing anything church is not widely accepted, and marriage is seen more the Christian family today? as a romantic relationship with someone you love. For wrong.” some even gender does not matter, as long as there is the Couples and families have an essential role as wit- The second category includes people who are more at- feeling of love and the desire for stable companionship. nesses for others. Peer ministry is extremely important. tentive to the Church’s teachings, and who are genuinely Priests have a great influence on people and know much in pain because they are not admitted to the sacraments, d) In cases where non-practicing Catholics or declared non- about marriage from their own upbringing and from their for which they long. They ask why others in the same believers request the celebration of marriage, describe how interaction with married couples and families. However, situation can freely receive the sacraments, while they this pastoral challenge is dealt with? celibate priests often lack the confidence or the credibility cannot. They are usually aware of the annulment process, The clergy and others who prepare couples for mar- that those who are already married can offer. Formation but do not take advantage of it for various reasons. (See riage try to speak about the importance of Sunday wor- of parents could be a key element in strengthening mar- next questions for further reflection on this situation.) ship, the Eucharist, and living a sacramental life. In the riages and families. Continued on next page 10 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JANUARY 17, 2014 f) Could a simplification of canonical practice in recognizing chosen to live in these types of unions? nent for the clergy and lay leaders. a declaration of nullity of the marriage bond provide a I would say very little, since it is an extremely difficult b) Is this moral teaching accepted? What aspects pose the positive contribution to solving the problems of the persons issue. To be true to the teachings of the Lord and not most difficulties in a large majority of couples accepting this involved? If yes, what form would it take? water them down on the one hand, and to be loving to teaching? Some people are hesitant to take advantage of the an- those who disagree with them is difficult in any situation, Generally it is not accepted. The teaching against the nulment process for various reasons: They fear that if the but particularly in this. Some people have chosen to leave use of artificial means of birth control poses the most marriage is annulled, their children will be illegitimate. the Catholic Church when they are in these situations difficulty for people because they have not had the op- They do not want to resurrect traumatic moments and because the Church is so clear in its teaching about the portunity to reflect more deeply on the consequences. memories in their lives. They feel they worked very hard sinfulness of homosexual relations that they feel they are Many see Natural Family Planning as unreliable. There is at the marriage and the other party was responsible for simply not welcome. I have also had a couple of people an attitude that balks against the discipline necessary to the break up. They do not want to go through the huge offer to act in the name of the Church in reaching out to practice Natural Family Planning when it seems so harm- amount of paperwork, interviews, contacting witnesses, those who are in same-sex relationships, but so far they less to live without these restraints. Another difficulty is etc. that the annulment process involves. They think the have been people who do not believe what the Church the prevalent notion in our society against large families. process is too expensive and they cannot afford it. teaches and simply would want a legitimized platform The popular notion is that two or three is enough, and I think the process of annulments could be stream- from which to attempt to change the Church’s teachings. therefore the means to regulate birth, even if artificial, lined, and I am sure that canonists and pastors could It is a very difficult matter indeed. become acceptable to many. come up with some concrete ways to accomplish this. d) In the case of unions of persons of the same sex who have However, we also need to be careful about making it c) What natural methods are promoted by the particular adopted children, what can be done pastorally in light of Churches to help spouses put into practice the teachings of seem that annulments are simply “no fault Catholic di- transmitting the faith? vorces.” In this case the law itself and the process can Humanae vitae? serve as a teacher about our very serious commitment to It is important to welcome everyone, especially chil- Natural Family Planning holds regular classes in the the permanence of a true marital bond. dren, and to teach them about the love of Christ in his diocese, and there are classes as well on the Theology Notwithstanding my prior comment, I might mention beloved Church. Christ’s love, however, is a demanding of the Body (of Pope John Paul II). When people go to here a neuralgic issue I have (along with other bishops love that requires conversion. So the children should be these classes, they usually say, “Why haven’t I heard this with whom I have spoken) with the Apostolic Signatura. accepted into our schools and religious education pro- before?” Nevertheless, we must do much more to dis- Almost every year I receive a letter criticizing my Tribu- grams, but some respectful and honest dialogue must seminate word about the classes and to make them more nal for submitting too many cases for annulment on the take place between the pastor and the parents, so that available, perhaps with some on-line links on the internet. the parents understand that enrolling their child in the grounds of “lack of due discretion,” as described in Canon d) What is your experience on this subject in the practice 1095.2, even though it is a legitimate ground. While I Church’s programs means that the child will be taught what the Church teaches, even if the parents themselves of the Sacrament of Penance and participation at the understand the Signatura’s concern that annulments are Eucharist? not to be handed out on demand, since that would truly do not agree with it. This could cause great conflict in the undermine the permanence of marriage, most priests who child, so the matter needs to be handled sensitively by all Occasionally someone will either confess using artifi- prepare couples for marriage could testify that there is and a decision needs to be made about what is best for cial means of birth control, or admit they are struggling indeed a plethora of couples who marry with lack of due the child. to be faithful to the teachings of the Church, but this does discretion. The priest often senses it, and tries to confront 6. The education of children in irregular marriages not seem to be a topic that is brought up regularly. it, but in the end, the couple has a right to marry, so the a) What is the estimated proportion of children and e) What differences are seen in this regard between the marriage proceeds. I think there is a need for more un- Church’s teaching and civic education? derstanding of the true pastoral situation. adolescents in these cases, as regards children who are born and raised in regularly constituted families? When asked to describe these differences, both priests g) Does a ministry exist to attend to these cases? Describe It is difficult to know the proportion, but it is safe to and lay people who answered the survey reported that this pastoral ministry? Do such programs exist on civic education promotes the use of contraceptives to the national and diocesan levels? How is God’s mercy say that it is a growing number. There are children be- ing raised by a couple of the same sex, children whose avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases when proclaimed to separated couples and those divorced and engaging in sexual intercourse. In other words, in pre- remarried and how does the Church put into practice her mother and father are divorced and who live with one or the other, children who are shuttled between both parents sumes that one cannot restrain oneself from sexual inter- support for them in their journey of faith? and have two homes, and children whose parents are liv- course. The Church, on the other hand, teaches of absti- The Beginning Experience is active in this diocese, and ing together but not married, and children who live with nence outside of marriage and chastity for all. These are it is a great support for those who are recently divorced or one parent and his or her live-in partner. This presents a not at all popular notions in the secular culture, which is widowed. However, we need to do much more to promote real challenge in presenting the norms for marriage and where our people spend most of their time. it and let it be known, since few people are aware of it. family life and the teachings of Christ and the Church, f) How can a more open attitude toward having children be Individual pastors are often very solicitous in reaching out since children will know their parents are not living fostered? How can an increase in births be promoted? to couples who are experiencing difficulties or who have these ideals. Children must always be treated with great Promoting natural family planning and its outlook recently separated or divorced, IF they know the couples. sensitivity and understanding in these situations. While could help. Also engaging parishioners to be “extended Since approximately 75 percent of those who identify conflict cannot always be avoided, it can be managed by family” to all children, so that parents do not feel they are themselves as Catholics do not attend Mass regularly, it is affirming the child in a special way and above all avoid- alone. This can be challenging, however, in these days of difficult for anyone in the Church to know of their situa- ing making the child a pawn in the conflict. fear of abuse of minors and liability concerns. tion and therefore to reach out to them. Perhaps training b) How do parents in these situations approach the Church? lay people to respond to crises experienced by their family What do they ask? Do they request the sacraments only or 8. The relationship between the family and the person members, friends, or co-workers could help in reaching out do they also want catechesis and the general teaching of a) Jesus Christ reveals the mystery and vocation of the to those in need of support and healing. religion? human person. How can the family be a privileged place for 5. On unions of persons of the same sex Parents do approach the Church asking for the sacra- this to happen? a) Is there a law in your country recognizing civil unions ments for the children and sometimes for themselves. It is By family prayer, especially the Eucharist, and family for people of the same-sex and equating it in some way to always difficult but necessary to balance commitment to Scripture reading. The family could also work together in marriage? the Gospel and its teachings with compassion and under- reaching out to the lonely, the sick, and the poor. Focusing standing toward those who do not fully agree. Sometimes more on mission could strengthen families. Two years ago, the State of Hawaii passed a civil union we can only speak the truth in love, then let God do the b) What critical situations in the family today can obstruct law in which heterosexual or homosexual couples could rest. enter a legal relationship that would allow them certain a person’s encounter with Christ? benefits and privileges otherwise only afforded to married c) How do the particular Churches attempt to meet the The secular media and its frequent animus toward couples. On Dec. 2, 2013, same-sex marriage was recog- needs of the parents of these children to provide them with a Christ and especially his Church can be real obstacles. nized in law in the State of Hawaii. Christian education? Commitments to sports and other activities for the chil- b) What is the attitude of the local and particular Churches For the most part, these children would be treated like dren can also take away a family’s attendance at Mass toward both the state as the promoter of civil unions any others and not singled out because of the situation of and religious education. Pornography, especially over the between persons of the same sex and the people involved in their parents. internet, is also an obstruction to a full encounter with this type of union? d) What is the sacramental practice in these cases: Christ. The need for both parents to work, or for multiple preparation, administration of the sacrament and the jobs, can take parents away from critical time with their In the recent move of the governor and the legislature children. to approve same-sex marriage in the law, I was a very vo- accompaniment? cal opponent. A large number of Catholics and other peo- See above, (a), (b), and (c). c) To what extent do the many crises of faith which people ple of faith joined in opposing the law. My point was nev- can experience affect family life? 7. The openness of the married couples to life er against persons with same-sex attraction, but against Many parents and grandparents are heartbroken when the redefinition of marriage. I also expressed the serious a) What knowledge do Christians have today of the their children or grandchildren no longer practice the concern that if same-sex marriage is legally equivalent to teachings of “Humanae vitae” on responsible parenthood? faith in which they so lovingly raised them. marriage between one man and one woman, there would Are they aware of how morally to evaluate the different be far-reaching societal consequences in education, public methods of family planning? Could any insights be 9. Other challenges and proposals services, and “idea policing” that would be the logical suggested in this regard pastorally? What other challenges or proposals related to the topics in consequences of declaring such equality. Unfortunately, I believe most Catholics know parts of the teachings the above questions do you consider urgent and useful to not all Christians or even all Catholics were in agreement. of “Humanae Vitae,” but many reject or ignore them be- treat? They saw marriage as a private affair of love between cause they do not understand the context and the goal of „„ The importance of gender identity and becoming the two people, no matter their genders, which the state rec- “Humanae Vitae.” It is a document that was and is much person God made us to be. ognizes for the sake of benefits. They could not seem to maligned because the secular media and many in the „„ The primacy of prayer and worship in a culture fo- see beyond the individual couple to the profound societal Church do not understand its depth of teaching. In these cused on itself. changes same-sex marriage would bring about. days of education by sound-bite, it is extremely challeng- „„ Migration issues, with split families, whether by choice It is very difficult to convince some people that you do ing to present these teachings. We need to find ways to or by circumstance. not hate them simply because you disagree with them on proclaim that legitimate family planning is good science „„ Changing a culture that is in so many ways opposed to an issue as profoundly important as marriage, so there and good for physical and spiritual well being. There are the teachings of Christ and the Church. have been many rifts in the community over this issue. some who are able to articulate the truths of “Humanae c) What pastoral attention can be given to people who have Vitae” very well, and we need to make them more promi- Dec. 29, 2913 JANUARY 17, 2014 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 11

Photo courtesy of Cameron Datanagan Bishop Larry Silva presided over the convalidation of the marriages of 12 couples June 2, 2013, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Ewa Beach. The ceremony makes valid existing unions of couples previously married “outside the church.” Here the newly-convalidated pose for a photo with the bishop and the priests and deacons of the parish. Secularization, changing views on marriage, family concern Isle Catholics More than 300 Hawaii laity and clergy respond to Vatican questions on family and married life By Kristina M. DeNeve understood by today’s Catholics. Re- ed these Catholics into two categories. natural methods of birth control, 11 out Special to the Herald spondents more or less concluded that There are those who “simply go to Holy of 20 priests responded “yes,” while only most Catholics are not very knowledge- Communion” having “decided on their 10 out of 41 lay people reported “yes.” On Oct. 30, Bishop Larry Silva able about church teachings on mar- own that it doesn’t matter, that it is OK To the question of how an increase opened his mail to find a questionnaire riage and family. to receive.” in births can be promoted, four priests from the Vatican. The survey sought The majority of priest respondents The second group are Catholics who suggested better catechesis on church the opinions of Catholics worldwide worried about modern secularized are more attentive to church teach- teaching, three priests said the church on the topic of family and married life culture drowning out church beliefs. ings and who experience much pain at should become more active in fam- in preparation for an extraordinary As one priest wrote, “The influence of not being admitted to the sacraments. ily and child services, two priests indi- Synod of Bishops, Oct. 5-19, 2014, in secularistic mass media and communi- “They feel rejected by the church and cated that financial support should be Rome. Bishops were asked to distribute cations to people post the greatest chal- in turn reject the church themselves” given to families and two priests sug- the document “as widely as possible to lenge to putting the church’s teaching was the sentiment of one lay person. gested that social justice efforts with deaneries (vicariates) and parishes so into practice. A seven-minute Sunday Eighty percent of the lay people did the world’s poor is most needed. that input from local sources can be re- homily on these teachings is noth- not think that there were pastoral pro- At the end of the survey, a general ceived.” ing compared to how the mass media grams in their parish for these couples. question asking for “other challenges Bishop Silva was one of several and social media control the minds of Some survey participants favored and proposals” drew a wide range of dozen U.S. bishops who put the survey young people today. There is scarcity of streamlining the annulment process, responses. online, inviting Catholics in the diocese Catholic mass media and communica- but not at the expense of undermining Respondents said that the challenges to share their thoughts on the transmis- tion to disseminate the teachings of the church teaching on the permanence of facing today’s Catholic families includ- sion and acceptance of Catholic teach- church.” the marriage bond. Several lay people ed serious financial strain, child abuse, Respondents seemed to agree that even suggested moving the annulment drug use, and a need for the church to Read the full summary of the image of marriage and the configu- process from the chancery to the parish be more vocal about its teaching. survey responses at ration of the family are shifting reali- setting because the pastor is the church Explained one priest: “Economic www.catholichawaii.org. ties. official who best knows the couple. situations require both parents to work One lay person wrote, “Family struc- Regarding same-sex unions, many or one parent to have two or three jobs. tures around the world have differed survey participants referred to the re- We need to look at ways to allow fami- ings in the areas of marriage, family from the beginning of human history. cent controversy and legalization in lies to have more time to enjoy one an- life, divorce, remarriage, cohabitation, Since we have a world with billions of Hawaii of same-sex marriage. It was other.” same-sex unions and contraception. people in it, it is no longer necessary agreed that providing pastoral atten- A diocesan employee wrote, “The In Hawaii, 308 people responded to that the essence of marriage is the bio- tion to people living in same-sex unions most important challenge is to present the 39 queries, which were organized logical ability to procreate. Love and is extremely difficult. 88 percent of all the Church’s teaching on marriage and under nine topics. They included 49 care of partners is the essence of mar- respondents reported that their parish the family with confidence and joy, in- priests and deacons, 97 Catholic church riage.” does not provide pastoral attention to cluding those teachings that are consid- and school staff and 162 lay people The changing views of marriage and people living in this situation. ered ‘difficult.’” “from the pew.” Responses came from family led priests to note the significant In the case of children of same-sex Single voices called for women every island and represented a wide pastoral challenges they face when couples, most agreed that they should priests, voluntary celibacy for priests range of ages. The questions were not couples come to the church requesting have the same sacramental and reli- and the excommunication of Catholic always “user-friendly” or easily com- marriage. They indicated that many gious education opportunities as every public figures who hold positions that prehended; nonetheless respondents couples are more concerned about the other child in the parish. violate church teachings. gave their valuable time to share their wedding ceremony than about the life- Only about 20 percent of the respon- There were also calls for increased unique perspectives. long commitment they are about to dents answered questions on the topic catechesis, the active promotion of A full summary of survey results can make. of “Humanae Vitae,” the encyclical that family life, more engagement between be found at www.catholichawaii.org. expressed the church’s opposition to ar- Relationship with the church pastors and parishioners, more chal- Bishop Silva used the input from the tificial contraception. Of these, only 25 lenging homilies, and the encourage- 300-plus participants to help him craft More than 90 percent of priests and people indicated they agreed with this ment of lay leadership. his own 14-page response, which is the laypeople said that cohabitation out- moral teaching. one being forwarded to Rome. The full side of marriage is a pastoral reality Several lay people indicated a dif- Kristina M. DeNeve, Ph.D., is the Coordina- text of Bishop Silva’s response is on in their parishes, as is the situation of ficulty in not knowing or trusting the tor of Adult Faith Formation for the Dio- pages 8-10. separated, divorced and remarried cou- natural family planning methods which cese of Honolulu. She collated the general The survey began by asking how ples. When it comes to their relation- are acceptable to the church. responses to the Vatican survey, which can well church teaching on the family was ship with the church, one priest divid- When asked if their parish promoted be found at www.catholichawaii.org. 12 JANUARY 17. 2014 A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD JANUARY 17. 2014 13

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The1 PEARL CITY Parish SchoolNews Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Our parish welcomed 2014 with the installation of of- & ficers of the Filipino Min- istry at a Mass on Jan. 4. Our pastor Father Khanh Hoang presided. The officers, new and incumbent, are: Geri Aranay- do, president; Genette Perreira-Jucutan, vice presi- dent; Joyce Valdez, recording 1 2 3 secretary; Carmela Limatoc, corresponding secretary; Villia Ponce, treasurer; and Domi Espinueva, sergeant-at-arms. The Filipino Ministry, with 30 members, undertakes such projects as the annual Misa de Gallo, feeding the homeless at Queen’s Beach, food prepara- tion at Ronald McDonald’s House, the parish Flores de Mayo and the monthly rosary. (Reported by Bernadette V. Cabe) 4 5 6 2 WAHIAWA Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Sacred Hearts Fathers Richard McNally and Yo- hanes Budiyanto gathered with Deacon Ben and Maessie Awana and Dea- con Dino and Sienna Emwalu and the parish staff for their annual Christmas lun- cheon at the Waikele Country Club. (Reported by Janice Van- natta) EDITOR’S 7 8 9 3 KALIHI KAI CHOICE St. Anthony Parish On Dec. 17, the second day of Mental Health America. con Larry Ignacio received their spiritually adopted preg- of Christmas. It is practiced in tance for the event came from our 5 a.m. Misa de Gallo, the In the film, an independent a beautiful cross for his years of nant mothers and their babies Filipino communities around Aiea Methodist Church and main celebrant was none other man slowly discovers that he is service to the diaconate of our during the nine months of the the world. Pictured is Connor other St. Elizabeth parishioners. than Bishop Larry Silva. unable to care for himself. His diocese. (Reported by Lisa Wells; baby’s development. (Reported Faletoi having a private chat (Reported by Bernie Teson) Concelebrating were our pastor niece and her family moved in photo by Faithlyn Derla) by Melissa Crisostomo) with Santa. (Reported by Pat Father Manuel Dela Cruz, with him so that she can care Phillips; photo by Inez Johnson) 11 KEKAHA MS, and our Typhoon Haiyan for him. The household experi- HAWI 8 PAPAIKOU St. Theresa Parish survivor Father Teddy Ga- ences tension when lifestyles Sacred Heart Parish Immaculate Heart of Mary 9 MOLOKAI Dec. 21 had a clear, star-lit quit who is back in Hawaii for and decisions are challenged. On Dec.15, our parish hosted Parish St. Damien Parish night for the Waimea Town a visit. The overall theme for Thank you to Kuulei Ca- the annual Community Ecu- The High School Youth and On Dec. 21, our parishioners Christmas Parade. Our par- the nine-day novena of dawn gasan and our Pro-Life Min- menical Gathering in St. Young Adults Ministry’s joined those of Oahu’s St. ish entered a beautiful float Masses was “Set Our Spirits on istry staff for spearheading Damien Hall. Several churches craft and bake sale Dec. 7-8 was John the Apostle and titled, “Stewards of Christ, Fire.” The daily themes were this event, which was also co- in our community joined in the very successful. The money will Evangelist and Resurrec- Stewards of Creation.” Hang- sponsored by County of Maui Trust, Hope, Obedience, Faith, festivities. Everyone enjoyed a help send a parish delegation to tion of the Lord churches for ing from the sides and back of Department of Housing and Fortitude, Charity, Humility, potluck dinner and songs per- the 2015 Religious Educa- a delightful Christmas Toyland the truck were recycled plastic Human Concerns. (Reported by Compassion and Gratitude, in formed by each church’s mem- tion Congress in Anaheim, distribution for 275 children. bottles, bags, Styrofoam items Audie Pascual) that order. Priests from other bers. Attendees also donated Calif. The ministry sold deli- Molokai is most thankful to and CDs, with maiden hair parishes were on hand to cel- cious baked goods, homemade these Oahu parishes for provid- hanging in between resembling KULA new, unwrapped toys for our ebrate Mass every day and each 5 pretzels, beautiful craft items, ing toys for the annual distri- jelly fish with blue lights inter- Kula Catholic Community Kohala Christmas Angel preached on that day’s theme. program and non-perishable plants and more. … Our annual bution, now in its sixth year. twined. A Nativity scene with The sponsors for Dec.17 were During Advent, parishioners goods for our parish Food parish hall Christmas party, The parish youth ministry Mother Mary (Aliyah Boyd), the Sacred Hearts of Jesus generously donated over 200 Basket. Big mahalo to Uncle Dec. 13, featured a variety of served as layout workers, help- Joseph (Michael Emayo) gifts for our annual Angel and Mary Apostolate, Be- Keao’s Kitchen Crew and main dishes, salads and des- ers for shoppers, gift wrappers and Baby Jesus was surrounded Tree Project. Christmas was reavement Ministry and the the parish council for facili- serts. Members of the Filipino and carry out workers for the by beautiful plants, fruits and made brighter for many of our MBCC who prepared a light tating this event! Also special Catholic Club donated a roast Molokai families who shopped vegetables signifying the beauty Maui Economic Opportu- breakfast after Mass of arroz kudos to everyone that helped pig. Entertainment including for their children up to age the earth offers to us each day, nity Headstart families. Or- caldo, pan de sal and coffee. our parish to have a memorable Christmas caroling, a Filipino 18. Pictured are families who but first and foremost, the life ganizing and delivering the gifts participated. Also, on Dec. 20, that Jesus gives us, along with The altar servers in the picture Christmas week. (Reported by folk dance by Madeline Ca- were youth ministry mem- the two Oahu parishes joined the responsibility of caring for are Conchita Magallanes, Maile Lincoln) balar and Janet Galdones, Isabel Paet, Gloria Ta- bers and their parents. line dancing, a musical rendi- our parish social ministry God’s creation. Some people Pictured is Henrietta Chong bieros, Audrey Ines, Fe MILILANI tion by Xavier Tagaca, and to sponsor a Winter Solstice thought the plastic bags were of the parish social ministry 7 Rodillas, Fanny Fiesta and St. John Apostle and lucky prize drawings. Mario Event for the Molokai’s high clouds surrounding the Nativity Imelda Dela Cruz. About who spearheads this project Cabalar set up the musical school women, who received scene. Parishioners joined our 425 parishioners attended that every year. Her ongoing dedica- Evangelist Parish accompaniment and Tommy eveningwear and makeovers pastor La Salette Father Ar- particular Mass. (Reported by Fe tion to the ministry, our parish, The parish Fil-Am Catholic Figueira was master of cer- for this delightful evening. The nel Soriano and religious ed Rodillas) and our Maui community has Group coordinated the annual emonies. Santa and his elf Oahu parishes provided 150 director, Franciscan Sister brought countless smiles to Misa de Gallo at 5 a.m. on (Justin Takemoto) arrived dresses. We extend much ma- Hannah Johnecheck walk- 4 KAHULUI anyone who has benefited from the nine days before Christmas. with his bag of goodies amid halo to our parish partners and ing alongside the float carrying Christ the King Parish her acts of service. (Reported by The Masses were followed by the singing of Jingle Bells. All benefactors! (Reported by Maria small candles and passing out The parish and the Maui Mary Jean S. Bega) breakfast provided by the Fil- had a good time. … The Advent Sullivan; photo by Judy L. Bit- candies. Our parish thanks County Office on Ag- Am group and other ministries. novena Simbang Gabi, spon- tenbender) everyone who worked the ing presented a film to the 6 WAIMEA Many faithful parishioners at- sored by the Filipino Catholic beautiful float. We all look for- public on elder abuse aware- Annunciation of the Lord tended all nine Masses and en- Club, was celebrated Dec. 17- 10 AIEA ward to the 2014 parade! God’s ness, “Koi, Like the Fish,” by Parish joyed the fellowship and joy of 23 by the three churches of the St. Elizabeth Parish blessings to all for a grace-filled Keali‘iwahine Hokoana on Christmas morning service was Advent. … The Respect Life Hamakua Catholic Community. Our parish’s Good Samaritan 2014! Pictured is the parish Dec. 7, at the church hall. On a the perfect time to acknowledge Ministry’s Spiritual Adop- Masses were celebrated at Im- Ministry hosted a Christmas group with the float before the panel answering questions after two people who have meant so tion of the Unborn Baby maculate Heart of Mary, luncheon on Dec. 21 for home- parade. (Reported by Chantal A. the film were representatives much to the Diocese of Honolu- Shower collected donations Good Shepherd Mission less and needy families in the Duarte; Sister Hannah Johne- from Office on Aging, Legal lu. Father Stephen Macedo and baby items for the Pearl and Saint Anthony, con- community. About 200 men, check) Aid, Adult Protective Ser- acting for Bishop Larry Silva City Pregnancy Problem cluding with a 5 a.m. Mass at women and children enjoyed vices, Maui Police Depart- presented a lovely koa bowl Center. The donations were Immaculate Heart on Dec. 23 a meal, entertainment and ac- 12 MAKAKILO ment, Mediation Services to Carol Ignacio for her 27 presented to the volunteer followed by a potluck breakfast. tivities at Aiea Elementary St. Jude Parish Maui, Dept. of Commerce years working in the Office of staff who counsel the pregnant Simbang Gabi originated in School; Santa and his elf Deacon John Coughlin and Consumer Affairs, Vic- Social Ministry. At the same mothers seeking help and as- the Philippines in honor of the helper also stopped by to hand reads a Christmas story with tim Witness Protection and time, her husband retired Dea- sistance. Parishioners pray for Blessed Mother in anticipation out gifts to the kids. 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TheParish SchoolNews women, new mothers and young children eat well and stay healthy as well as offers families nutrition and health & education, and support for moms who breastfeed. Call the WIC office at 622-6458 to make an appointment. (From the par- ish bulletin)

16 HONOLULU Sacred Hearts Academy EDITOR’S High School 10 11 12 CHOICE Students presented Aloha United Way with a check for $11,060 raised through the se- mester with a record-breaking bake sale, donations from dress-down day and by cel- ebrating Halloween Costumes for a Cause. Lower school students collected Coins for a Cause to increase the contribu- tion. Pictured in front, lower school student council vice- president Aulii Ludington, lower school president Naia Lum, Angelique Racpan, lower school vice principal Re- 13 14 15 mee Tam. In the back, head of school Betty White, Aloha United Way director Kim Gen- naula, Aina Katsikas, high school student council president Angela Wong, Erica Frei- tas, and Director of Student Activities Toni Normand. (Reported by Hayley Matson- Mathes)

17 HONOLULU Sacred Hearts Academy Lower School The students raised $4,700 with a “Wake Up and Help 16 17 18 Haiyan” fundraiser for the vic- tims of Typhoon Haiyan. The Mass for Families on Christ- parish feeding program. More Youth Conference in Indiana put on a splendid meal. I made in the area that encompasses students paid $3 to dress in mas Eve. This has been a tradi- than 250 hungry and homeless in November. … The Society sure to honor them by going for Kewalo, Kapiolani, Ala Moana, pajamas for the day and sold tion here for about seven years persons enjoyed a delicious din- of Mary (Marianists) will seconds. Then the fun began. McCully and Ala Wai districts of “Lancers Care” buttons to raise and the children look forward ner and the children received meet Jan. 18 at the 5 p.m. Mass There was some great singing Honolulu. For the first year and the funds. The check was deliv- to it! After the Gospel reading, gifts from Santa. This year, for a recommitment cer- as well as musical renditions, a half, Masses were celebrated ered over the Christmas holiday Deacon John invited all the 200 special backpacks prepared emony followed by a hosted poetry recitation, legendary at the Pagoda, Hilton and Ilikai to the Manila headquarters of children to sit around the altar by the City Pak Foundation dinner at the rectory. (Reported story telling, hula dancing and Hotels. On Sept. 28, 1969, Bish- the Philippine Red Cross and listen to a story about the were given away by founda- by Miriam Kahalekai) comedy skits. By the time I got op Scanlan dedicated the new by Academy junior kinder- garten teacher Mrs. Sandra birth of Christ. (Reported by tion president Ron Kaplan up to do my best presentation air conditioned church. 2014 is Arnobit. (Reported by Hayley Caren Argenzia) and Maui Mayor Alan Ara- 15 MAKAWAO of Eamon Kelly’s “The Looking the 45th anniversary of the Matson-Mathes) kawa. These waterproof, tear- St. Joseph Parish Glass,” some of the gathering dedication of the present HAIKU 13 resistant backpacks featured a Kicking off the new year, 12 had become well acquainted church. May these commemo- St. Rita Parish 18 PEARL CITY wrist strap to prevent stealing, a youth and their leaders with Mr. Heineken and Miss rations and milestones of our Our Lady of Good Counsel On the first week of Advent the secret pocket for important pa- traveled to the quaint island Corona. So audience participa- parish life fill our hearts with religious education teach- pers and a poncho/tent in case of Lanai to attend the annual tion was flowing freely. It was great joy and gratitude to the School ers introduced the Advent of rain. They also have wheels. Maui vicariate praise and a great celebration for all of us good and gracious God. (From On Dec. 17, our students in wreath to their students. Since Christmas day many were worship rally for youth and who rub shoulders with each the parish bulletin) grades six, seven and Beautiful lessons unfolded each seen around Kihei town. It is young adults at Sacred Hearts other here in Kalaupapa in the eight boarded two buses for week as the children learned good to know people are being Church, Jan. 3-5. The theme course of the year. And yes, Ka- MANOA east Oahu, arriving at Kuliouou how to pray the wreath prayers helped and that these generous was “Do You Dare to Follow?” laupapa has talent. (Reported by St. Francis School Beach Park for a 15-minute walk to the Paiko Lagoon and prepare their hearts to cel- donations are being put to good Guest speakers were Benedic- Father Patrick Killilea, SSCC) We are proud to announce Wildlife Sanctuary, estab- ebrate Christ’s birth. Students use. Pictured are Mayor Ara- tine Sister Celeste Cabral that our school is celebrat- also made mini Christmas ban- lished in 1981. There they liter- kawa with his wife, Ron Kaplan and Dallas Carter. Their KULIOUOU ing its 90th anniversary in ners for the patients of Kula ally got their hands wet with and Father Terry Watanabe. message was one of evangeliza- Holy Trinity Parish 2014. To commemorate this Hospital. Pictured with their a community service project (Reported by Anita Carrington; tion, encouraging the youth to This year we will host Family milestone, we will be having banners are, from left, Jacob arranged by sixth teacher Mrs. photo by Leroy Carrington) bring Jesus to others through Promise one week each quar- an all-class reunion March McKinlay, Lily Janneck, Lei Sylvia Tsuda. Their goal was words and action, continuing to ter instead of two. Guest fami- 28-29 in Las Vegas. For more Ana Bland, Isaiah Fernan- to remove the undesired alien WAILUKU deepen their faith and keep Je- lies arrive around 5:30 p.m. on information, contact Joyce dez and teacher Debbie Fa- algae that are choking out St. Anthony of Padua sus Christ as the center of their borito. When Father Rufino Sunday and leave the following Won at 628-3716. In addition, many native marine species. and 30 parishioners visited Kula Parish lives. The rally also featured Sunday at 8:15 a.m. Our next for all alumni not already on The project gave students a Hospital on Dec. 8, the elevator St. Anthony Schools will host music, Mass, adoration and host week is Jan. 5. We need our mailing list who would like chance to identify many kinds taking Father Rufino and 12 a three-division open house making new friends. We were people to prepare and host din- to receive updates from the of plant and animal sea life, parishioners to the reception Jan. 18, 9-11 a.m. All those blessed with beautiful weather. ners, clean the Makai House school like our exciting Spirit besides collecting almost 140 stalled. Stuck for an hour, they interested can learn about the The ferry ride was rough but and do laundry. If you can help, Magazine, contact Joyce Won. bags of unwanted seaweed. sang songs and prayed for the curriculum and application pro- enjoyable. Thank you for all contact Gloria Zane at gloria. … Also, the school is having an Good job students, teachers and doors to open. When the doors cess of the preschool, grade your prayers and support. (Re- [email protected] or leave open house 1-3 p.m., Jan. 25. ohana! That’s the way to get finally did, they joined the rest school and the junior- ported by Diane Jacinto) a message at the church office. For more information, contact involved and make a difference! bringing Christmas joy to the senior high school and visit Monetary contributions and gift Fayth Paekukui, admissions. Pictured, from left, are seventh residents, caroling and present- their classrooms. For informa- KALAUPAPA cards (Longs, Safeway, Ross, (Reported by Joyce Won) graders Jonah K., Jaydon T. ing a banner to each patient. tion, call 244-4190. … McHale St. Francis Parish Costco) are always appreciated. and Maxwell S. (Reported by The visit brought smiles to the Bermanis, Iverson Berma- I was one of the first to arrive Write checks to Holy Trinity WAIALUA Ginger Kamisugi) faces of the elders and joy to nis and Christian Fillazar at McVeigh Hall almost on the Church with “Family Promise” St. Michael Parish the hearts of all. Afterward, the attended the Maui Vicariate stroke of 6 o’clock. This was on the memo line. (From the WIC (Women, Infant, Chil- 19 KAILUA parishioners enjoyed lunch, fel- praise and worship retreat New Year’s Eve and the one and parish bulletin) dren) is a free health and food St. Anthony School lowship and fun at Keokea Park. on Lanai in early January. They only Edwin Lelepali always program for women, infants The parish and school held its (Reported by Esther Yap) shared their experience at the puts on a great meal here in Ka- HONOLULU and children sponsored by the first rosary for peace can- Life/Youth Group meeting laupapa in the shadow of those Sts. Peter and Paul Parish State Department of Health dlelight procession on Dec. 14 KIHEI Jan. 13. Parish youth modera- great green-clad pali. Lelepali Our parish was established on which opened a clinic office 7. Participants walked around St. Theresa Parish tor Art Fillazar also discussed did not disappoint. He and April 2, 1968, by Bishop John in the St. Michael Outreach the school and church praying It was a very merry Christmas possible participation at the Rev. Kahu Richard Matsu- J. Scanlan to meet the needs Building on Jan. 2, on Thurs- and singing. The Knights of Day at Hale Kau Kau, our 2014 National Catholic shita with Mrs. Matsushita of Catholics living and working days only. WIC helps pregnant Columbus carried a brand 14 TheParish SchoolNews JANUARY 17, 2014 new platform with Mary and & the Christ Child, built by parish- ioners Russell and Debbie Park. The live joyous mys- tery stations were presented almost entirely by the fifth grade students. Teachers Nicole Jones and Zachary Shikada supervised the stu- dents who froze into character for each of the mysteries. (Re- ported by Kristie Carpenter)

20 HONOLULU 19 20 21 Star of the Sea Early Learning Center The preschool girls sang “Jingle Bell Rock” for par- ents and guest at our annual Christmas program. (Re- ported by Shiela Makahanaloa)

21 WAILUKU St. Anthony High School In what has become an annual event, the school’s Action Team and Student Govern- ment threw a Start Christ- mas party for the residents 22 23 24 of Hale Makua Wailuku. Some students decorated the residents’ dining hall, while oth- ers made the ladies beautiful by fixing their hair with tiaras, painting their nails and apply- ing make-up. The gentlemen were crowned with gold and silver. Students supplied snacks and served the residents their favorite treats. The residents sang Christmas carols, played bingo with prizes supplied by the students and enjoyed a spe- cial visit from Santa Claus, 25 26 27 who gave each one a gift. All had a good time! Pictured help- ing resident Ernest Cravalho with bingo is 11th grader Van- essa Coloma. (Reported by Janice Pruett)

22 HONOLULU Maryknoll High School Teacher Ms. Deanne Lee took her Art Through Histo- ry students to the Honolulu Museum of Art to comple- ment their course curriculum. The students selected a work 28 29 30 of art for their formal analysis essay project. Along with their essays, students analyzed the presented the play “Finding and Sweety Paccaro. Bishop Joseph,” while third grad- We wish all a happy 2014, with year, in a unique approach to museum and how the exhibi- Christ in Christmas,” a Larry Silva will attend all ers sang “Here comes the Christmas found in each new practicing the spiritual dimen- tions were designed by way of story of a young boy who was three servings and speak on the ‘Son’!” The middle school day. (Reported by Helen Souza) sion, every school employee the lighting, space and arrange- lavished by his parents with special role of parish schools. demonstrated their knowledge is welcomed into a small faith ment of the art works. The material things but still felt The event is sponsored by pa- of French as they sang in har- 28 WAIPAHU group within the faculty and students particularly admired empty and lonely. He found rishioners, community business- mony “Noel C’est L’amour.” St. Joseph School staff to promote family spirit Hawaii artist Ryan Higa. After true happiness and the meaning es and several Catholic schools. The seventh and eighth The parish and school stepped and formation in faith, char- their visit, the class was lucky of Christmas when he found The pastor Father Thomas grade chimed in with “Oh, up to help our brothers and acteristics important to the to host Mr. Higa on campus. Christ. The play was written Gross and school principal Happy Day” featuring soloists sisters in need — the victims of school’s Marianist tradition. He visited the class and spoke and directed by the principal Caryn DeMello will be there Bernadette Lindsey, Austin typhoon Haiyan in the Philip- Campus minister Mallory about his work, the process of Sister Mariza Mendes, greeting diners. The meal will Smith and Zoe McGinnis. … pines. We asked for donations Green led the groups with creating his art, and what it’s SPC. To all the students, a job be prepared by the school’s The third and fourth grad- of clothes, shoes, slippers, help from business teacher Rob like to be an artist in Hawaii, a very well done! Congratula- professional cafeteria chefs and ers continued in song as they towels, blankets, medical sup- Heintz and school principal particularly unique market. He tions! (Reported by Tess Reyes) served by teachers, parents and went caroling at Mahelona plies and bottled mineral water. Martha Evans. Pictured are even drew one of his famous students. Entertainment will Hospital on Dec. 18 bring- Donations were sorted, folded faculty and staff members, from KALIHI characters from his artwork on 25 be by the school’s hula halau, ing smiles to the faces of the and packed into 367 large box- left, Rediet Gebrezghi, Mi- the white board! (Reported by St. John the Baptist School under the direction of Jack patients. Our school’s Service es. We worked with the LBC chael Amerino, John Cam- Club went room to room Loryn Guiffre and Glenn Me- On Dec. 12, after our school McKeaque, and the student Foundation Philippines for bareri, Brother Norman distributing gifts at Mahelona deiros) Mass, the student council choirs, bands and orchestras, di- free boxes and shipping, and Capinpin, Timothy Los Hospital on Dec. 12, discover- prepared a fun Christmas activ- rected by music teacher Dana with Matson for free contain- Banos, Bret Shimabuku 23 HONOLULU Arbaugh. This year’s proceeds ing there is much joy in giving! ity for all to enjoy. Everyone ers. Other companies contribut- and Kumu Keliíi Puchalski. will go toward a new 21st cen- … The second quarter ended Cathedral Catholic had a great time decorating ed boxes and manpower to de- (Reported by Brother Norman their gingerbread cookie with tury multi-media learning on Dec. 19 with Mass and, later, Academy liver the boxes from the school Capinpin, SM) Our junior high students his or her brothers and sisters center, and tuition assistance. a special visit from Santa and to the LBC Warehouse. Mon- Mrs. Claus. Every student participated in the Hawaii in Christ. The student council For information or to make a etary donations from a second 30 HILO donation, contact St. John Vian- got to sit on Santa’s lap and Baptist Academy Math would like to thank Sister collection at Mass were sent St, Joseph Grade School Fest. They competed in various Mark Berdin, Mrs. Mary ney School at 261-4651. Tickets receive a special gift as they to the Philippines through the Air Force veteran and volun- types of math games while en- Wellein and friends for baking are $20 for adults and $12 for appreciated that the best gift of Missionaries of Our Lady teer reader Richard Dinges joying the opportunity to meet over 200 cookies! (Reported by students 15 and younger and all is Jesus! (Reported by Andrea of La Salette. We are very students from 15 other schools. Ainona Petelo) will be available until Jan. 17. Corbo and Patricia Doherty) grateful to have a community shares the book “Across the Congratulations to all students (Reported by Earl Walker) of caring and compassionate Blue Pacific” by Louise Bor- who stayed after school to KAILUA 27 MAKAWAO disciples who come together as den with third graders. sharpen their math skills for St. John Vianney School 26 KAPAA St. Joseph Early Learning one body in Christ to help those Thousands of elementary and the competition. Special thanks Our fourth Breakfast with St. Catherine School Center people most in need. Pictured intermediate school children to junior high math teacher the Bishop, Jan. 19 in the par- The first St. Catherine Rock Our Christmas program is the third grade class. (Re- across the state, including those Mr. Mawyer who was instru- ish hall, will feature local celeb- and Roll Christmas Show was a hit! The students shared ported by Keala Kia) at our school, heard the true- mental in their success! Bravo rities flipping and serving pan- on Dec. 13 directed by Ma- with their families and parish life story of Lieut. Theodore team CCA! (Reported by Michael cakes. The buffet meal, served dame Andrea Corbo was community the true meaning of 29 HONOLULU Walker, a submariner who Pa‘ekukui) at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon a great success. The children Christmas starting with a Nativ- Saint Louis School died when his submarine struck following the three Masses, is a really got into the music while ity play. The students reenacted “Make time for others.” “Be a mine in the Pacific. “Across 24 HONOLULU fund-raiser for the parish school. never forgetting the reason for the birth of Christ, then sang more humble.” “Make it a habit the Blue Pacific” is based on the St. Anthony School The celebrity cooks include the season, the birth of Jesus! Christmas carols and performed to ask the Lord.” These were author’s uncle and told through We celebrated the last school James Duke Aiona, Ikaika The show began with the pre- finger plays. For a grand finale, some of the resolutions shared the eyes of a child. The pro- day of the year with a Christ- Anderson, Chai Chaowasa- school “angels” singing “We they sang “Happy Birthday by members of our school’s gram was expanded this year to mas program followed by a ree, Frank De Lima, Miss Three Kings.” Eighth graders Jesus.” It was a tearjerker. Pic- faith-sharing groups as they include letter writing to active sumptuous lunch courtesy of Hawaii Crystal Lee, Aaron Anolani Rosa and Tomas tured are the students singing retreated together Jan. 6 on military. (Reported by the school; the school’s PTG. The students Mahi, Father Gary Secor Sanchez starred as “Mary and their final song to baby Jesus. the Kalaepohaku campus. Each photo by J. Malinowski) JANUARY 17, 2014 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 15

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Carmeli and St. Joseph Group are prac- St. Francis Hospice: Seeking volun- effectiveness as hormonal contracep- every second Thursday of the month, Volunteer opportunities are also avail- ticing members of the Catholic Church tion but without the chemical side teers to work with terminally ill patients 10 a.m. Lunch to follow. Register with able to provide transportation and who, under the protection of Our Lady effects. In a study released by the US and their families in the home setting Wesley at 547-8129 or email wtaira@st- childcare assistance for short periods. of Mount Carmel, and inspired by St. Conference of Catholic Bishops, it was and at the Nuuanu and Ewa facilities; francishawaii.org. Every fourth Monday 261-9776. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross, shown that couples using this practice office work, special events, and a variety of the month, 5:30pm at St. Francis make the commitment to the Discalced have less than a 5% divorce rate. The of other areas. 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Catholic News Service boosting the presence of residen- nominations to honor churchmen tial bishops from the global South for their scholarship or other ser- VATICAN CITY and reducing that of Vatican offi- vice to the church. Stressing that their role would cials or prelates from rich Western Among the new so-called hon- be one of service rather than hon- countries. orary cardinals is Cardinal-desig- Koolau Pets,Plants&Ponds or, Pope Francis named 19 new Half of the new cardinal elec- nate Loris Capovilla, who served Mel&Napua Furtado,proprietors cardinals, including six men from tors hail from statistically under- as personal secretary to Blessed his home region of Latin America. represented John XXIII. 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Bienvenidos! pointedly refused many of the countries: „„ trappings of his office, character- German Archbishop Gerhard AuthenticMexican Food he Best Around Korean Archbishop Ivory Coast, •T istically dismissed any element of Muller, prefect of the Congrega- Sun-Thur 11am-9pm •Fri &Sat 11am-6pm Andrew Yeom Burkina tion for the Doctrine of the Faith, pomp in the distinction he had Soo-jung of Seoul 261-0306 decided to bestow. Faso and 66. is among 19 new Haiti. Yet „„ 14 Oneawa St.Kailua, HI 96734 In a letter to the new cardi- Italian Archbishop Beniamino cardinals named by Pope Fran- Stella, prefect of the Congrega- nals, released by the Vatican Jan. Pope Francis Jan. 12. 13, the pope wrote that a red hat cis did not tion for Clergy, 72. substantial- „„ English Archbishop Vincent ROBERT A. BAYSA,D.D.S. “does not signify a promotion, an honor or a decoration; it is simply ly reduce the representation of Nichols of Westminster, 68. a form of service that requires ex- groups with a traditionally strong „„ Nicaraguan Archbishop Leop- panding your vision and enlarg- presence. oldo Brenes Solorzano of Mana- Five of the new electors are gua, 64. Mililani Mauka ing your heart.” Pope Francis instructed the from Latin America, an increase „„ Canadian Archbishop Gerald 95-1099 Ainamakua Drive,Suite One by one-third of the current num- Lacroix of Quebec, 56. Mililani,Hawaii 96789 cardinals-designate to “receive 808-625-6300 T/808-623-6810 F this new designation with a sim- ber from the region. Latin Amer- „„ Ivorian Archbishop Jean-Pierre www.dentalartsllc.com ple and humble heart. And while ica, home to about 40 percent of Kutwa of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 68. [email protected] you should do so with joy and the world’s Catholics, will account „„ Brazilian Archbishop Orani happiness, do it in a way that for about 16 percent of the group Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro, 63. this feeling may be far from any eligible to choose the next pope. „„ Italian Archbishop Gualtiero expression of worldliness, or any The archbishops of Westmin- Bassetti of Perguia-Citta della form of celebration alien to the ster and Quebec are also on the Pieve, 71. evangelical spirit of austerity, so- list of those to receive red hats; „„ Argentine Archbishop Mario briety and poverty.” the latter is only cardinal-desig- Poli of Buenos Aires, 66. The consistory will bring the nate from North America. „„ Korean Archbishop Andrew CAREGIVERREFERRALS! total number of cardinals to 218 Four of the new cardinal elec- Yeom Soo-jung of Seoul, 70. and the number of cardinals un- tors are from Italy, leaving that na- „„ Chilean Archbishop Ricardo YOUARE IN CHARGE! der age 80 to 122. Until they tion’s share practically unchanged Ezzati Andrello of Santiago, 72. reach their 80th birthdays, cardi- at nearly a quarter. However, the „„ Burkina Faso Archbishop 377-5264 nals are eligible to vote in a con- pope passed over the archbishop Philippe Ouedraogo of Ouaga- “AMERICA’S PERSONAL CHOICE!” clave to elect a new pope. of Venice and the archbishop of dougou, 68. ª Two current cardinal electors Turin, both dioceses that tradi- „„ Philippine Archbishop Orlando will turn 80 in March, bringing tionally come with a red hat. Quevedo of Cotabato, 74. Sister Bernadette MarieMeno, the number of electors back to the Four new cardinal electors are „„ Haitian Bishop Chibly Langlois diocesan hermit, limit of 120 set by Pope Paul VI. Vatican officials, three of them of Les Cayes, 55. hasdedicated her lifetosolitude, (Other popes have occasionally in offices that traditionally entail „„ Italian Archbishop Capovilla, To advertise in the prayer andpenance. exceeded that limit for short peri- membership in the college. Such 98. Sheaccepts requests forprayers. Hawaii Catholic Herald, ods of time.) officials will continue to make up „„ Spanish Archbishop Fernando Writetoher at: call Shaina Caporoz Some observers had predicted slightly more than a third of the Sebastian Aguilar, retired, of Pam- [email protected] that Pope Francis, the first pope cardinal electors. plona, 84. at 585-3328 or 1450 Kaupakalua Road,Apt.A Haiku, HI 96708. from Latin America, would use Three of the new cardinals are „„ Saint Lucian Archbishop Kel- his first selections to make ma- already over the age of 80 and, Anyone in need of prayersfor vin Felix, retired, of Castries, who anyintention maywrite to her. jor changes in the composition of therefore, ineligible to vote in will be 81 Feb. 11. JANUARY 17, 2014 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 17 Last of an era Laura Haruko Murakami was a quiet witness to more than six decades of history at St. Stephen Seminary and Diocesan Center

By Patrick Downes cooked for her own family. Jane Hawaii Catholic Herald remembered waiting with her sis- ters every day for their mother to St. Stephen Diocesan Center, walk up the road to their house. the 20-acre compound tucked “My mom was the life of the below the Pali Highway on the family,” Jane said. “I have fond Koolaus’ Kailua-facing slopes, memories.” has been home to many — a mil- The Murakamis gained new lionaire landowner, several bish- neighbors in 1973 when the Car- ops, numerous priests, dozens of melite Sisters moved into the seminarians, missionary sisters, nearby convent left vacant by the contemplative nuns and others. Marist Missionary Sisters who But the person who lived there had provided cooking and domes- the longest, by far, was Laura Ha- tic help for the seminary. ruko Murakami. Laura and Robert helped the Laura resided at St. Stephen Carmelites buy groceries and from around 1946 until 2012. work in their garden. She also She died on Dec. 8, the last sur- helped the sisters with their cook- vivor of a particular era stretch- ing. ing back to the early days of the In 1985, Ida and Alfred Frei- diocese. tas, the retired caretakers of the Laura was the wife of Robert Catholic Youth Organization Murakami, a carpenter’s helper camp in Hauula, moved into the and handyman who in 1946 Staszkows’ old house. The Stasz- answered an advertisement for kows had retired in town. a groundskeeper for the newly Robert died in 1992. The late opened St. Stephen Seminary. Msgr. Daniel Dever, the Catholic The Diocese of Honolulu, just Schools superintendent and long- five years old at the time, had time resident of St. Stephen, bap- bought the secluded mountain- tized him on his deathbed. side estate from Windward Oahu According to Ida Freitas, Rob- rancher Harold Castle to be a ert wanted Laura to become a training ground for its future Catholic too, but had never told priests. her. The huge property needed Laura did want to be baptized, tending and the church hired Jane said, but she wanted to pre- two men to do the work: Ernest pare for it properly, learning her Staszkow for indoor janitorial catechism. She was instructed in chores and Robert Murakami for the faith by Msgr. Dever and Car- the outside. Each came with a melite Sister Agnes Marie Wong wife and, in Murakami’s case, a and was baptized in the Carmelite new family. chapel. Ida was her godmother. Laura, maiden name Takushi, “She was so proud,” Jane said. was born in Waipahu. She met She went to Mass “365 days of the Robert after her family had year.” moved to town and leased some Laura was diagnosed with Al- farm land in Moiliili, where the zheimer’s in 2006. Her decline Murakamis also had a farm. was sad and difficult, Jane said, In those days, an Okinawan particularly for a person who girl marrying a Japanese boy had savored her independence. would almost guarantee the dis- Robert and Laura Murakami in the She was assisted in her house by approval of both families. But early days at a beach park near Hauula. her niece and nephew until 2012 Laura was the headstrong type, (Photo courtesy of the Murakami family) when her worsening condition re- according to her daughter Jane quired that she move into a care Tateishi, and also quite pretty. home. Her father was simply in love. their firstborn Allan, and subse- tors and walk in the construction soil-mate in Father Cullinan, the Around the moment Laura The seminary job came with quently had Norman, the twins area,” she said. seminary assistant rector and sci- died in Honolulu, Jane, who was a house, quite an attraction for Jane and Joan, and finally Mary She said their “playmates” ence teacher who loved to wield in Taiwan at the time, had a vivid a young couple starting a fam- Ann. were some of the priests who a shovel and sickle to tame the dream of her mother enthusiasti- ily. The diocese would have pre- Jane, born in 1949, described made up the seminary faculty, in relentlessly encroaching flora. cally greeting her, leaving Jane ferred hiring a Catholic couple, those early years to the Hawaii particular Sulpician Fathers Wil- Jane said the two worked “hand- with the happy realization that but when none came forward, Catholic Herald, the days be- liam Thielemann and Richard in-hand” around the sizeable she was released from the disease the Murakamis, who were Bud- fore the Pali Highway, when the Cullinan who would take them grounds. and “finally free to do whatever dhist, got the job. seminary access road connected to drive-in movies and on other Laura would always have pu- she wants.” The Murakami and Staszkow to the Old Pali Road somewhere excursions. pus and Schlitz waiting for Father “She is now with God, with homes, small wood-frame struc- near the present Castle junction. Cullinan at their house, Jane said. daddy, with Father Cullinan,” Potted gardenias tures, were the first houses visi- “Father had to pick up the mail “He always came up for dinner.” Jane said. ble on the right to anyone driving and groceries, and mom dropped Providing for a growing family In the 1970s, after the semi- Laura was buried next to her down the seminary access road. us off at school,” she said. on a church salary was difficult, nary program had shrunk to sev- husband in Hawaiian Memorial The Murakamis saw the semi- They went to school down in Jane said, so for a while, Laura eral college students, Laura was Park in Kaneohe on the side clos- nary through its hopeful but Kaneohe — at Benjamin Parker, supplemented her husband’s sal- hired to cook for them six days a est to St. Stephen. Father Gary shaky start, its flourishing in the Kaneohe Intermediate and Castle ary by cleaning homes in Kailua week in a small kitchen in what Secor, presiding at the burial, 1950s and early 1960s, and its High. and Kaneohe. The two also grew was called the college building. saw familiar names on the next decline and closing by the 1980s. Jane remembered the con- potted gardenias to sell at Sears, After that she cooked for the headstone over, names previously Their first two decades there struction of the Pali Highway and the Garden House, Koolau Farm- resident priests in the old Castle unnoticed by the Murakami fam- also saw the growth of their own tunnels in the mid-1950s. “We ers and other retail outlets. house. ily — Ernest and Josephine Stasz- family. They had moved in with used to go up and see the trac- Robert Murakami found a After the priests were fed, she kow.

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QUOTES PHOTO “Let us remember the three key words for living in peace and joy in the family: ‘May I’; ‘Thank you’; and ‘I’m sorry.’ | Pope Francis at his noon blessing at the Vatican Dec. 29, the feast of the Holy Family.

“If they are hungry, mothers, let them eat, no worries, because here they are the main focus.” | Pope Francis, during a Mass in the Sistine

Chapel in which he baptized 32 babies on Pope Francis the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Jan. 12, kisses a child at the end of his gen- assuring mothers that breast-feeding their eral audience in St. babies in public, even during a papal Mass, Peter’s Square at the Vatican Jan. 8. is OK. CNS photo/Paul Haring

V ATICan LETTER With few words on abortion, a new way to be pro-life By Francis X. Rocca der Pope Benedict, Pope Francis surprised spread mentality of profit, the ‘throwaway is lost, other forms of welcome useful to Catholic News Service many when he delivered a homily without culture,’ which has today enslaved the social life will dry up.” any reference to abortion, euthanasia or hearts and minds of so many,” and stating Yet such arguments are especially effec- VATICAN CITY any other specific threat to life. that “every unborn child, though unjustly tive coming from Pope Francis, because his n the morning of Jan. 25, 2013, During his weeklong visit to Brazil the condemned to be aborted, has the face of vehement criticisms of global capitalism, participants in the Washington, following month, the pope said nothing the Lord.” along with his conciliatory attitudes to- D.C., March for Life received an about the country’s moves to liberalize Just as strong were his words in the ward some of the more contentious issues unexpected boost in the form abortion (or its legalization of same-sex apostolic exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium” between the church and contemporary sec- Oof a Twitter message from Pope Benedict marriage), explaining afterward to report- (“The Joy of the Gospel”), published in No- ular culture, have earned him a reputation XVI. ers that the “church has already expressed vember, in which he affirmed the church’s as less of a conservative than either Blessed “I join all those marching for life from itself perfectly on that.” “particular love and concern” for “unborn John Paul or Pope Benedict. afar, and pray that political leaders will Among people used to regarding the children, the most defenseless and inno- “It is not ‘progressive’ to try to resolve protect the unborn and promote a culture pope as the world’s foremost advocate for cent among us,” and quoted Blessed John problems by eliminating a human life,” of life,” the pope wrote on his account, the unborn, his silence was disquieting. Paul II’s statement that “every violation of Pope Francis has written. Nevertheless, @Pontifex. “Some people think that the Holy Father the personal dignity of the human being many now see support for legalized abor- This Jan. 22, when marchers on the should talk more about abortion,” Cardinal cries out in vengeance to God.” tion as a progressive position. The idea Mall again protest the U.S. Supreme Sean P. O’Malley of Boston said in a speech A key element in the pope’s words on of a pope who is at once progressive and Court’s 1973 decision legalizing abortion, to the Knights of Columbus in August. But abortion is the link he makes between pro- pro-life is thus bound to strike them as Pope Francis might very well follow Pope the cardinal added: “I think he speaks of tection of the unborn and the wider cause paradoxical. Benedict’s lead by tweeting his support. If love and mercy to give people the context of social justice. And there is nothing better than a good he does, those words will be among the for the church’s teaching on abortion.” “Defense of unborn life is closely linked paradox for getting someone to question relatively few Pope Francis has devoted to In a widely quoted interview pub- to the defense of each and every other his assumptions, even on a topic as polar- the subject. lished the following month, Pope Francis human right,” Pope Francis wrote in the izing and long-debated as abortion. If any Pope Francis’ decision to talk less than acknowledged that he had “not spoken apostolic exhortation. “It involves the con- public figure today is capable of persuad- his predecessors about abortion has puz- much” about “issues related to abortion, viction that a human being is always sa- ing large numbers of people outside the zled and distressed some supporters of the gay marriage and the use of contraceptive cred and inviolable, in any situation and at pro-life ranks to change, or at least open, pro-life movement. Yet the pope has made methods,” and that he had been “repri- every stage of development. Human beings their minds on the question, it is Pope clear his commitment to the defense of un- manded for that.” are ends in themselves and never a means Francis. born life and, thanks to his colossal popu- “But when we speak about these issues, of resolving other problems. Once this There is another way, at least as impor- larity and gift for communicating across we have to talk about them in a context,” conviction disappears, so do solid and last- tant, in which Pope Francis acts a witness cultural divides, his pontificate could prove the pope said. “The teaching of the church, ing foundations for the defense of human for life: the countless images of him em- a boon to the pro-life cause in enormous for that matter, is clear and I am a son of rights, which would always be subject to bracing, kissing and caressing people with and unprecedented ways. the church, but it is not necessary to talk the passing whims of the powers that be.” crippling or disfiguring injuries or diseases. The pope’s comparative reticence on about these issues all the time.” It is nothing new for a pope to draw No verbal argument could more powerfully abortion became evident to many observ- The day after that interview was pub- such connections, as Pope Francis knows, refute the eugenic mentality behind the ers a few months into his pontificate. At lished, Pope Francis spoke out strongly on since he made a similar point in September culture of abortion than the sight of a pope a June Vatican Mass dedicated to pro-life abortion for the first time since his elec- by quoting Pope Benedict: “If personal and passionately celebrating human lives that causes, an event that had been planned un- tion, denouncing it as a product of a “wide- social sensitivity in welcoming a new life many would insist are not worth keeping. JANUARY 17, 2014 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD FEATURES 19 Msgr. Owen F. Campion 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Catechesis The Lamb Father Kenneth Doyle of God QUESTION CORNER Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:29-34 he Book of Isaiah furnishes this weekend’s For Catholics, why so many rules? first reading from the Scriptures. There is the overtone of relief and joy. There is the promise I follow your column weekly and am fascinated by than 100 nations; Joyce Meyer is of a bright future. It was all because of the a charismatic Christian author and Tfact that, first, after the humiliation and anguish of how often you quote a rule from our catechism, speaker who appears regularly on being conquered by Babylonia, and then after genera- numbered into the thousands. Is everything Cath- television in a program called “En- tions of exile in Babylon for many, God’s people were joying Everyday Life.” entering a new day of return to their homeland and Qolics do covered by a rule, and how is the ordinary The Second Vatican Council’s hopefully to lives of prosperity and security. person supposed to know every rule? Didn’t Jesus say declaration “Nostra Aetate” ad- Lest anyone think this fortunate turn of events dresses your question about reflect- was the mere outcome of changing politics, or luck, there are two commandments: love God above all things ing on the insights offered by other the prophet eloquently insists that the plight of the and love your neighbor as yourself? (Bradenton, Fla.) religions. It states in No. 2 that “the people is improving because of God’s direct and Catholic Church rejects nothing that merciful intervention into human affairs. God brings The Catechism of the Catholic was “the greatest” of the command- is true and holy in these religions their relief. God had promised to protect and sustain A Church serves as a handy sum- ments. Jesus said, “The whole law ... (and) regards with sincere rever- the people, despite the misfortunes that might befall mary of the church’s basic teach- and the prophets depend on these ence those ways of conduct and life, them. They were God’s people. ings. True, there are 2865 “sections” two commandments.” those precepts and teachings which, In turn, the Hebrews, God’s people, human (each of them normally a single He did not say that this was all though differing in many aspects instruments on earth of the divine will, had been paragraph). you needed to know. from the ones she holds and sets faithful during their years of trial. The vast majority, though, are Finally, as to whether everything forth, nonetheless often reflect a ray For its second reading, the church this weekend not “rules” but explanations of Catholics do is “covered by a rule,” of that Truth which enlightens all.” selects a passage from St. Paul’s First Epistle to the Scriptural passages and of church the answer is absolutely not. It So the answer to your question Corinthians. Today, the Apostle Paul ranks among teaching over the centuries. (Most would be far easier if that were so, is a clear “yes.” It can be beneficial the greatest religious figures of all time, and cer- religions, by the way, have multiple if we could simply turn to a page in to listen to preachers of other faiths tainly he stands as a most extraordinary figure in “rules” as a helpful guide to life’s a book for clear-cut answers to ev- and to take value from what they the development of Christianity in the crucial time varied situations. The Jewish Talmu- ery challenge of daily living. say. of the first century AD. dic law had 613 precepts.) Most of our moral issues are In my experience, Protestant However, attaining this distinction was not with- I do, as you state, frequently complex: how to be a good parent, pastors often devote more time out personal cost for Paul. He had to contend with quote the catechism as a handy way how to get along with people at each week to the preparation of converts to Christianity who were not always loyal of responding to readers’ queries. work, how to use to the fullest the their Sunday sermon than Catholic to the Gospel. The very culture in which they lived I have referenced the catechism in talents God has given us. On these priests. This is due, in part, to the not only surrendered without a whimper to human response to questions as diverse as things, a manual of behavior doesn’t reality that Catholic parishes are instincts but also elevated these instincts literally to the morality of artificial insemina- always help, only daily reflection, generally far larger, with more pas- the level of the divine, delighting in lust, gluttony, tion and whether blessed articles guided by prayer. toral demands on the priest’s time. drunkenness and so on. can be resold. But it’s also due to the fact that Such was the case with the Christian converts in To answer your question as to Listen to Protestant preaching? the sermon is the center of many Corinth, then one of the major cities of the Mediter- how ordinary Catholics can know Is a Catholic allowed to listen to Protestant services while the focus ranean world. “every rule” of the church, the Qand heed the advice of preach- in the Catholic Church is always on Another burden for Paul was that his very creden- answer is that they can’t, which is ers from other religions? (I find ser- celebrating the Eucharist, which was tials to preach the Gospel were questioned. He had the reason for a column like this. mons from people like Joel Osteen the particular way Jesus asked his to insist that Jesus had called him to be an apostle. (Even easier than reading a column, and Joyce Meyer seem to hit home followers to keep his memory alive. The last reading is from St. John’s Gospel. The though, is simply to ask a local more often than the lofty thoughts Pope Francis, though, in his No- author of the fourth Gospel was attracted to John priest or religious educator.) of some Catholic priests.) (Albany, vember 2013 pastoral exhortation the Baptist, to say the least, possibly coming from a Your appeal to Jesus’ quote on N.Y.) “Evangelii Gaudium,” urged priests group influenced by John the Baptist. Among John loving God and neighbor is impor- to give increased attention to the the Baptist’s qualities was his absolute intellectual tant. To be fair, Christ did not say First, for the reader who may quality of their homilies. and religious honesty. He was fearless. He thorough- that these two were the only com- A not know: Joel Osteen is a ly believed that God had called him to be a prophet. mandments. His answer (in Mat- Christian televangelist and pastor of Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth So, St. John’s Gospel presents John the Baptist in thew 22:34-40) came in response Lakewood Church in Houston who Doyle at [email protected] and most admiring terms. to a lawyer’s question as to which is seen weekly by viewers in more 40 Hopewell St., Albany, N.Y. 12208. Here in this reading, John the Baptist sees Jesus in the distance and acknowledges Jesus as the Re- deemer. The element of sacrifice is present. John identifies Jesus as the “Lamb of God.” Beatitudes Finally, treasured Old Testament symbols testify Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. to the identity of Jesus. The dove descends from the sky, from heaven to rest upon Jesus. God is in Jesus. Sister Elizabeth Ryan, an Irish Reflection member of the Faithful Compan- At Christmas, the church excitedly told us that ions of Jesus who Jesus was born. Son of Mary, Jesus was a human, as trains teachers, are we. The shepherds adored Jesus, representing stands alongside all humanity. Nyachingowk At the Epiphany, the magi found Jesus after Laa in 2010 at searching for God. To assist them, God led them and the Bander Boys protected them. In Jesus, they found God. School, a govern- At the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan, celebrated ment-run primary last week, the church introduced us to Jesus as the school in Malakal, Savior of doomed humankind. In Jesus, humans South Sudan. would have access to eternal life. Sister Ryan was Now, continuing the process, John the Baptist, trapped in Malakal so reliable and so insightful, proclaims Jesus as the during heavy Lamb of God. In all these settings, the church care- fighting between fully puts before us the person of Jesus the Lord and rebel soldiers tells us about Jesus. and government troops that broke It is an invitation to follow Jesus. Hearing these out just before Scriptures of this season, we know Jesus. He is no Christmas. stranger. However, truly knowing the Lord depends upon our willingness to respond to this invitation. CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey

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Father John Catoir From resistance to surrendering to the Divine early 50 years ago I had an out-of-body experience. I was lifted out of my own skin and actually looked Ndown on myself sitting in the church pew below. The experience was awe- some, and it changed my life. At the time my faith was weak, my soul was restless. As a draftee in the Army during the Korean War, I was troubled by about my future. What was I was going to do with the rest of my Spiritualife life? Even though I attended Mass and received holy Communion almost daily, my level of com- mitment to Jesus was clouded with doubt be- cause I did not understand the challenge of the Gospels. Father Ron I thought that all I needed to do in order to be a good Catholic was to try to stay in the state Rolheiser of grace and go to church. I learned there was more to it than that. I began to sense God call- ing me to the priesthood. For me, accepting my vocation was a life-or-death decision. It meant accepting Jesus as Lord, as someone On the dangers of defining ourselves for whom I would be willing to die (I thought I was willing to die for Jesus at the time, but iven the speed and change in our world today, or against our image of ourselves. When that happens we not only I smile now because it was only a theoretical the oceans of information being given us by the lose our real selves we also lose martyrdom that I considered). new technologies, the speed with which knowl- our individuality. Ideology, popular What was more certain was my resistance. I opinion, fashion, fad, group-think did not want to lay aside my personal happiness edge now passes through our lives, the increas- and hype, ironically, bury us into a for a faith fantasy. I wanted a wife and family. Ging specialization and fragmentation inside higher educa- sea of anonymity. In Rene Girard’s If Jesus was calling me to the priesthood, I was certainly not convinced of it. This struggle went tion, and the ever-increasing complexity of our lives, you words: “In our desire to be different we all inevitably end up in the same on for a few years. My thinking had been heavily influenced by occasionally hear someone say, usually just after offering ditch!” One needs only to look at the climate of rationalism and skepticism all any popular fad, such as wearing a an opinion on something: “But what do I know anyway?” around me. Many of my contempo- baseball cap backwards, to see the Good question: What do we are, the newspapers and websites raries saw the Gospels as nothing truth of this. know anyway? we’ve read recently, and what news- If Jesus more than a collection of religious How might we healthily define On the surface this may sound casts and talk shows draw our atten- fables, but for me, giving up mar- ourselves in a way that doesn’t humble and, if sincere, does depict tion. Likewise we often understand was calling riage for a book of fables was too deflect us from being awake to a certain humility; but this kind ourselves more by a persona that much to ask. our own light? What kind of self- of admission has a sad underside: was handed to us by our family, our me to the Gradually I began to realize that definition might help free us from What do I know anyway? Indeed, classmates, our colleagues, or our the Gospels are meant to be read as ideology? How might we think of what can we know amongst all the friends than by the reality that’s priesthood, though Jesus actually did and said complexity and sophistication of our deepest inside us. ourselves in a way so that the im- I was what the sacred authors claimed. world? Beginning from infancy we in- age of ourselves that we ingested They give us accounts of events that Well, we can know our own light, gest various notions of who we are: in childhood might no longer hold certainly they had personally witnessed, such our own moral center, our own “You’re the bright one! You’re the us captive in adulthood, so that we as Jesus in the town of Jericho re- heart, our own mystical center. Ul- stupid one! You’re a rebel! You’re are strong and healthy enough to not storing sight to Bartimaeus, a blind timately we can know what’s most timid! You’re selfish! You’re afraid! not let, as William Stafford says, beggar who was the son of Timaeus. real and most precious to us and You’re slow! You’ve got a quick a simple shrug or a small betrayal convinced Granted, there are such things this is the most important knowl- mind. You’re a loser! You’re bad! break our fragile health and send as parables, like the stories of the edge of all. We can know what’s You’re good! You’re destined for the horrible errors of childhood of it. good Samaritan and the prodigal ultimately important. Next to the higher things! You’ll be a failure!” storming out to play through the son, which were more teaching de- inchoate knowledge we have of And so the challenge is to be broken dikes? vices than historical events, but in all instances God, knowledge of our own light, more attuned to our own light, to There’s no easy answer, but Jesus speaks to us directly through the sacred of our own moral center, is the most our own moral center, to be more in here’s a suggestion: Early on in his authors. important thing we will ever know. touch with what’s ultimately most ministry, when people were still Knowing this made all the difference in my Indeed knowing our own center is real and most precious to us. No trying to figure out who he was, eventual decision to be a priest. If martyrdom intimately intertwined with know- small part of that is the challenge to they came to John the Baptist and was reasonable, then celibacy was, too. The ing God. resist self-definition, to not picture asked him to define himself: “Who act of accepting my calling to the priesthood This is something we need to ourselves and act out of an image are you?” They asked: “Are you the became easier when I rejected the errors of the highlight today because so many we’ve ingested of ourselves as the Christ? Are you Elijah? Are you a skeptics. forces around us and inside us con- bright one, the stupid one, the rebel, prophet?” John replied that he was The Gospels teach us that the way of Jesus is spire to deflect us from being awake the timid one, the selfish one, the none of these. “Who are you then?” the way of the cross and that Christian joy is the to and attentive to our own deepest generous one, the bad one, the good they persisted. John’s answer: “I am byproduct of self-surrender. center, that is, from being in touch one, the successful one, the failure, a voice crying out in the wilderness! with who we really are. When we’re the one who needs to say: “But Just that, no more!” honest we admit how difficult it is what do I know anyway?” Now that’s a healthy self-image to be genuinely sincere and how What’s the price we pay for doing and a true humility, with no sad un- difficult it is for us to act out of our that? derside. real center rather than acting out of First, both our compassion and ideology, popular opinion, fashion, our indignation then become pre- Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, fad, or out of some prefabricated scribed and selective. We will praise teacher and award-winning author, is concept of ourselves that we’ve in- certain people and things and be president of the Oblate School of Theol- gested from others around us. incensed by other people and other ogy in San Antonio, Texas. He can be Often our attitudes and actions things not because these speak to or contacted through his website www. do not really reflect who we are. speak against what’s most precious ronrolheiser.com. Now on Facebook Rather they reflect who our friends inside us, but because they speak to www.facebook.com/ronrolheiser. 5 JANUARY 17, 2014 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD FEATURES 21 Kathleen T. Choi Myfaith IN LITTLE WAYS Sister Marian Tung, When is enough? like to browse real estate websites and Sisters of St. Joseph of drool over spacious homes with spec- Carondelet tacular views and gracious interiors. VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Recently, I’ve been looking at luxury Iapartments in Manhattan. One building features his and hers bathtubs. Another Volunteering: a way offers a special room for washing the dog. One townhouse includes an indoor of giving back swimming pool fed by a waterfall. Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP ing breakfast for the poor. My volunteer work at Hawaii Prices? A hedge fund manager recently paid $115 Hawaii Catholic Herald Theater is one of the ways I am able to see performances million for a duplex with an East River view. while giving back to the community for the many things I That’s obscene. I’m no communist, but surely there ver the years, I have found that volunteering appreciate in the area of culture and the arts. should be a moral limit on how much you spend on is a wonderful way of meeting new faces and The strength behind my volunteering comes from go- yourself when people are sleeping on the sidewalk a learning from others. It is both a giving back to ing to daily Eucharist and making time to just be with few blocks away. However, it’s not the extravagance the community and a receiving from it as well. God. This is really important. Each day, I take time to of billionaires that troubles me. It’s how much we in OLast year was a challenge and a half for me. I had pray. I really enjoy going to the beach and just being the 99 percent admire and copy them. three surgeries which kind of slowed me down. The first there in God’s presence in nature as I reflect. The imagery For example, American weddings are a $51 bil- surgery was for a damaged rotator cuff; the second oc- of being washed over by the waves is re-energizing. I also lion industry. Those in the business have convinced curred after I fell and broke my femur in two places; and read the daily Scriptures and see how I can apply that us to forget budgets when it comes to her once-in-a- the third entailed a total knee replacement. The doctor practice in my life. lifetime day. Consequently, the average wedding to- felt that it was because of my bad knees that I fell and As we meet the new year, I encourage other seniors to day costs between $15,000 and $40,000. Few people broke my femur. continue to try to do the best that you can. Get the help have that much saved. So the couple either enters There were numerous people in the medical field, in that you do need, and follow through with maintain- marriage carrying a big debt or leaves their parents physical therapy and others, including volunteers that ing your physical needs. Walk, if you can’t jog. Even just with one. worked with me, supported me and prayed towards my sitting down and getting up is one of the harder things A wedding should be close family and friends recovery. Without them, I wouldn’t have recuperated to do as we age, but if we continue to do those kinds of witnessing a sacrament and giving a little financial well. exercises, we strengthen our legs and lower back which assistance to the newlyweds. A lavish party does not Today, I am able to continue giving back to others affects our physical ability. Take time too to keep family guarantee a happy marriage. Indeed, a big produc- through the volunteer services I enjoy doing with the relations alive. My grandnieces give me the energy they tion creates stress and almost guarantees the bride dear neighbor. On Sundays at Sts. Peter and Paul Church have by being young and on the go. And, enjoy meeting and groom will end up screaming at each other. My in Honolulu I help with a small supportive group of sign others in doing some volunteer work that is meaningful husband and I eloped. Fifty years later, I wonder if interpreters using sign language during Mass for the deaf to you. perhaps we were smarter than we knew. community. Our goal is to get these parishioners comfort- It’s not just weddings. Advertisers for every in- able that they will sign through the Mass with us. Sister Marian Tung is a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet, 47 dustry do a terrific job of convincing us that luxuries At St. George Church, Waimanalo, I volunteer on the years professed. She resides in Hale Medaille Community in are really necessities. I remember when a prosperous spur of the moment. Most recently, I helped with serv- Kailua and enjoys a good game of mahjong. family owned one television, and we all watched it together. Now every member “needs” his or her own TV, car, computer, cellphone and iPod. How do we Kevin, who as a child was afraid of a teach our children self-sacrifice when they’ve never John lot of things, including scary movies, even had to share? large birds, spiders and needles. I found this past December particularly depressing. Garvey He needed bone marrow trans- I’ve made peace with the commercialization of Christ- INTELLECT AND VIRTUE plants and blood transfusions, both mas. I know that Santa, not Jesus, is the reason for of which involved large, painful the secular season. This year, though, was really bad. needles. The drug regimen caused From Nov. 1 through Dec. 24, the news media harped his hair to fall out. When he couldn’t on the idea that unless we all spent a lot of money on Opting out fight an infection and his tempera- presents, America would remain stuck in a recession. ture spiked, the doctors would put There’s something fundamentally wrong when our him in a tub full of ice water. He be- economy’s strength depends on citi- came thin and weak. He eventually Instead zens spending more than they earn. of the Belgian solution bled to death. When my parents died, all I wanted ecently, Belgium’s Senate vot- cause the death of suffering adult But as Kevin grew weaker from the of buying was the scrapbooks. Everything else ed overwhelmingly to extend patients, then what argument is disease, he grew in wisdom and holi- in the house was just stuff, and I have legal euthanasia to children there to deprive children of the same ness. For our family it was a period each other a bunch of that already. Someday my of any age. The proposal, option? Dr. Jan Bernheim of the full of grace. I was 10 years older, but things children will sell or give away most of Rwhich will likely become law, limits Free University of Brussels makes I found myself making mental notes it, because they too have more stuff the practice to children who are ter- precisely this argument in favor of of how I could be more like him. He we don’t than they need. So why buy more? As minally ill, suffering great pain and Mahoux’s bill. had long since overcome his fear of Pope Francis has said, “Poverty in the have their parents’ permission. Across the border, the Royal needles, the least of his problems. really need, world is a scandal. In a world where In theory, they must also un- Dutch Medical Association has taken By his last Christmas, he knew there is so much wealth, so many re- derstand what they are asking for the argument a step further still. he was going to die, though he we could sources to feed everyone, it is unfath- (if that is even possible for, say, a Although euthanasia is illegal in the didn’t burden the rest of us with the omable that there are so many hungry 10-year-old). Netherlands for children under 12, knowledge. I remember praying the show extra children, that there are so many chil- This horrifies most Americans. the association holds that “severe rosary with him and thinking what a dren without an education, so many Perhaps The New York Times ex- suffering [by] the parents” over a privilege it was to pray with such a generosity poor persons.” aggerates when it makes a subtle newborn’s abnormalities is sufficient saintly young man. Maybe we Christians could set an comparison to “the horrors of Nazi to justify euthanasia. This is the scar- Catholics maintain that suffering to the poor. example next Christmas. Instead of Germany, which killed thousands of iest position of all, depriving medi- has meaning and can be redemptive. buying each other things we don’t mentally and physically handicapped cine of any reference whatsoever to Kevin’s suffering changed his family, really need, we could show extra generosity to the children,” but that does not mean the patient’s well-being. his doctors and the children around poor. Maybe Christian brides and grooms could ask the Belgian proposal is wise or well- It is not hard to deduce from this him in the hospital. After he died, my wedding guests to donate to their favorite charity in thought-out. mindset the danger it creates for pa- parents bought a house in Buffalo, the name of the newlyweds. We could take birthdays, Philippe Mahoux, sponsor of the tients who are incapacitated or who N.Y., near the hospital, for the use of anniversaries and holidays back from the florists and Belgian bill, argues that ever since feel pressure (real or imagined) from patients and families who needed a greeting card companies. Instead, we’d spend our Belgium legalized adult euthanasia, family or society to choose death. place to stay while being treated. time with our loved ones and our money on those in doctors have been killing terminally Underlying the embrace of doctor- Since then, hundreds of other greater need. ill children anyway and covering it assisted suicide and euthanasia is a houses have cared for thousands of Christians comprise one seventh of the world’s up. He hopes to spare those doctors conviction that suffering is pointless. families. These things wouldn’t have population. Imagine how we could change the world from prosecution. My brother Kevin died from leu- happened if my parents had opted if we all said, “You know what? I’ve got enough.” Once death is pursued as an ac- kemia when he was 13. His form of for the Belgian solution. ceptable medical outcome, medicine the disease is survivable today, but in Kathleen welcomes comments. Send them to Kathleen Choi, is changed. Mahoux’s argument those days few survived more than Garvey is president of The Catholic Uni- 1706 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, HI 96720, or e-mail: kath- implies as much. And if doctors can 18 months. It was a hard trial for versity of America in Washington. [email protected]. 22 FEATURES HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JANUARY 17, 2014 Saints Andre Bessette Diversions 1845-1937 January 6 Born in Canada, Andre worked for three years in the celebrated the first Mass on Lanai in United States as a weaver and 1846? manual laborer. After returning to Canada in 1870, he Hawaii Catholic a) Father Damien de Veuster joined the Congregation of Holy Cross and took final b) Father Louis Maigret vows in 1874. For decades, Brother Andre humbly Harold’s Quiz c) Father Modest Favens served his community near Montreal as doorman, d) Father Barnabe Castan janitor, barber, gardener and infirmarian.W ith St. We are entering into Ordinary Time d) Three decades Joseph as his model and intercessor, he developed 6) Devotions once again, quizzicians. It’s a long stretch a healing ministry and huge following. In 1904, he before Lent begins in March. Enjoy the 3) Popes Which mysteries of the rosary are said moved into Montreal to help build the Oratory of the Which pontiff made 104 foreign trips on Wednesdays and Sundays of Ordi- Holy Cross, and remained there for the rest of his life. awesome days ahead and the quiz below. outside Italy during his reign, more than nary Time? When this “Miracle Man of Montreal” was canonized 1) Saints all his predecessors combined? a) Joyful in 2010, Pope Benedict XVI said he “lived the beati- b) Sorrowful Which saint, whose feast is celebrated a) Pope Pius XII tude of the pure of heart.” (© 2014 Catholic News Service) c) Glorious Jan. 24, wrote the spiritual classic, “In- b) Pope Benedict XVI d) Luminous troduction to the Devout Life”? c) Pope Paul VI a) St. Bernardine of Sienna d) Pope John Paul II 7) Current Events b) St. Francis de Sales Ordinary time 4) Sacraments Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz was elected c) St. Thomas Aquinas in November for a three-year term as the d) St. Peter Claver Which of the following is NOT a Catholic new president of the U.S. Conference of sacrament? Catholic Bishops. Which archdiocese is 2) Scripture a) Oblation Archbishop Kurtz from? According to Scripture, how long was b) Matrimony a) Atlanta St. Paul (then called “Saul”) made blind c) Confirmation b) Milwaukee before his conversion? d) Reconciliation c) Newark a) Three days d) Louisville b) Three months 5) Church in Hawaii c) Three years What was the name of the priest who Answers: 1) b, 2) a, 3) d, 4) a, 5) c, 6) c, 7) d

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Scripture search PAT KASTEN Gospel for January 19, 2014 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:29-34 Following is a word search based on the Second Reading and Gospel for the Second Sunday in Catholic crossword Ordinary Time, Cycle A. The words can be found ACROSS 23 Vane reading 47 Loafer letters in all directions in the puzzle. 1 “None of us lives 24 In abundance 48 ___ Tekakwitha, to himself, and 25 Immature insects “Lily of the paul apoSTLE SOSTHENES none of us ___ 29 Refer to a biblical Mohawks” CHURCH CORINTH BE HOLY to himself.” (Rom passage 49 Island of Australia 14:7) 30 Lend ___ 54 Matthew, for one NAME GRACE PEACE 5 Copper and zinc 31 Wife of Jacob 56 ___ to Emmaus LORD TOWARD HIM BEHOLD alloy 32 Shem’s eldest son 57 Covered in gold LAMB OF GOD TAKES Away worlD 10 Great quantity 36 Swindle (var.) 14 Hebrew month 58 On the pale RANKS AHEAD WATER ISRAEL 37 Ride runner 15 Enthusiastic 38 Ricky, in real life horse, his name LIKE A DOVE REMAIN SEEN 16 Book containing 39 One without was Death (Rev calendar of benefits, 6:8) Masses probably 59 Patron saint of GRACE 17 Three-year-old 40 Help out on a job Canada salmon 41 Lucifer 60 Chance for a W K T A K E S A W A Y A musician to shine 18 August 15 42 Bathing suit tops 61 Cunningly L M O B E D L O R D D P 20 Writer 43 Type of sin 62 Untidy condition 22 ___ Pence 44 Sixth planet S P I E V A R O R A O O DOWN Answer to previous puzzle O B E H O L D F E D G S 1 Notre ___ 2 Marriage vows S C H O D J O H M C F T 3 Big rabbit T G H L A R A F A O O L features 4 Span. lass soccer great 34 The Archdioceses 45 Whatsoever H Y I Y E S A P I R B E 5 Saint for sore 21 Liturgical ___ of Tokyo and 46 A bit before the Mandalay are E D S M K E L W N I M W throats 24 What Goliath was hour 6 Charlotte’s 25 The ___ Supper here 47 Artist’s support N C R N I E L A O N A E dessert? 26 An end to 35 Factory 48 Small barrels 7 Aide (abbr.) repent? 37 Airlines 49 Orderly E P A U L N A M E T L T 8 Alphabet string 27 Printer’s purchase 41 Determine 50 Biblical name for S R E R P E A C E H P U 9 Compassion 28 Beguile 42 Town name Syria 10 ___ voce 29 Goddess of ending 51 3 PM prayer O F L U G H C R U H C B 11 Tearful one tillage 43 Sacristy 52 Fleming and © 2014 Tri-C-A Publications www.tri-c-a-publications.com 12 Worship 31 Father of Rachel 44 Dominic who is McKellen 13 Spanish titles 32 First place patron saint of 53 Summer drinks 19 Catholic Brazilian 33 Son of Jacob choirboys 55 Al Capp adjective Hope • Confidence • Expectation Hawaii Catholic Herald NEWS Easing the burden for the RIO DE JANEIRO — Pope young adult Francis has pledged a donation FRI 1/17/2014 23 of almost $5 million to help pay Catholic part of the debt incurred by the Mana'olana Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day, the Local Organizing Committee said. A statement from the committee said the pope recognized “the great effort made by the Local Organiz- ing Committee to hold World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro and demonstrated his intention to financially help pay off part of the investments made” for the event. An independent audit of the event, conducted by Ernst & Young, confirmed that on Aug. 31, World Youth Day had an accumulated debt of $38.4 million. After renegotiating with suppliers and selling a property, the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro was able to reduce the debt to a little over $18 million. (Catholic News Service) Luca Marinelli portrays Full faith in God Joseph and Alissa Jung VATICAN CITY — There is Mary in a scene from are too many “defeated the movie “Mary of Christians” in the church who Nazareth.” do not fully believe in the faith handed down to them by way CNS photo/courtesy of Ignatius Press of tradition and who do not completely trust in God, Pope Movie review | Mary of Nazareth Francis said. If Christians don’t believe and live the faith as a victorious mover of mountains, then A beautiful, moving depiction “there is only defeat, and the prince of the world conquers By Joseph McAleer intriguing departures, inspired tion, a resigned Joachim tells can. But when she asks him experience that’s also both in- the world,” the pope said in Catholic News Service by apocryphal writings, that Mary, “Forgive me. I always for assistance with the wine spiring and entertaining. The heighten the drama. knew you were a mystery, at Cana, she later worries she film is fittingly dedicated “to his homily Jan. 10 during his NEW YORK For example, we are told but I never knew how great a was impulsive, forcing Jesus to all mothers, whose life-giving, morning Mass in the Domus The story of the Gospels that King Herod (Andrea Gior- mystery.” act before he was ready. sacrificial love, like Mary, Sanctae Marthae. unfolds through the eyes of dana) heard a prophesy of a The Nativity (unfortu- Mary not only shares her changes the world.” The pope focused his the mother of God in “Mary girl who would one day bring nately, Joseph misses the birth, son’s ministry, but also his “Mary of Nazareth” is homily on a reading from the of Nazareth” (Ignatius Press forth a savior, prompting him as he leaves the cave to fetch pain. Every blow during the available for sponsored First Letter of John (5:5-13), Films), a beautiful, often to terrorize Judea, in a precur- water) is beautifully rendered. scourging is felt by Mary, as is screenings in theaters, and in which the apostle reminds moving depiction of the life sor to the slaughter of the Mary possesses a strong, the slow agony of Crucifixion. is expected to be released Christians that there will be of Mary from her childhood innocents. Mary’s parents, Ann almost psychic bond with her She literally crawls up the hill on DVD later this year. For eternal life for those who through the passion and resur- (Antonella Attili) and Joachim young son, aware when he is of Calvary on her hands and more information, visit www. believe in the name of the Son rection of her son. (Roberto Citran), hide their hurt or in danger, and expe- knees to be near her dying maryfilm.com. of God. Italian director Giacomo young daughter, keeping her riencing visions of his future son. The film contains several A strong, victorious faith Campiotti (2002’s “Doctor safe. Passion in her mind. The depictions of the scenes of bloody violence and requires professing the faith Zhivago”) has produced a Mary (Alissa Jung) is a Once Jesus (Andreas Pi- slaughter of the innocents death. The Catholic News with all of one’s heart and handsome and respectful film, joyful but special child, one etschmann) begins his public and the Passion are graphic, Service classification is A-II — trusting completely in God, the with a gifted international cast whom dogs and snakes fear. ministry (“He couldn’t stay even harrowing, which pre- adults and adolescents. Not pope said. (CNS) and some luminous cinema- Her parents are happy but and be a carpenter forever,” teens might find upsetting. rated by the Motion Picture tography shot in Tunisia. The often perplexed. After Mary’s Joseph says), Mary is always But for the rest of the fam- Association of America. Sullied stocks script, by Francesco Arlanch, betrothal to Joseph (Luca present, strong and compas- ily, “Mary of Nazareth” makes WASHINGTON — An more or less follows the McAleer is a guest reviewer for Marinelli), and the Annuncia- sionate, helping when she for an enriching catechetical investment analyst has biblical account, with a few Catholic News Service. downgraded the stocks of three of America’s highest-profile companies — Apple, Amazon. com and Philip Morris — to Christina Capecchi “sell” status over the moral and TWENTY SOMETHING ethical issues of their business practices. Ronnie Moas, the founder Cold hands, young heart: the wonder of winter and director of research for Standpoint Research, issued Just when you think you’ve seen ordered, like Christ. And as with social studies and then hustle through future with our heads down and an email Jan. 5 to his clients everything — every lion hugging hu- Christ, you can see the whole world basketball practice? Nah, let’s keep elbows pumping. We mistake growing advising them to sell their man, every shark-eluding seal — the in them. Butterflies and flowers, you in those nice, warm pajamas a more serious for growing wiser. We Apple, Amazon and Philip World Wide Web churns out a picture dragonflies and stingers and crescents, few more hours and then send you starve our imaginations. It’s all made Morris stock. that makes you stare. stars, arrows and feathers and leaves, outside to build a snow fort! worse by the fact that we, as a species, In the email, Moas said he We process a barrage of images so sand dollars, beetles and tents and Each time I spot flurries, I step now largely live indoors, glued to tiny had held in his feelings for “too glibly that it takes something special cathedrals and even people.” away from my desk and entertain the electronics and oversized TVs, stuck in long” and took to his computer to keep us from skipping and scrolling I emailed the link to my friend urge to grab my camera and photo- a kind of second-hand existence. after being unable to sleep. He right by. And yet here it was: a Twitter Sister Mary, a Dominican sister from graph the old oak out back that some- This winter I am compelled to blasted the conduct of each of link that led to a Flickr page of super- San Francisco who recently moved to how looks new again. The other day I venture outside, to feel cold, alert and the companies whose stock he magnified snowflakes dripping and St. Paul, Minn., and seemed alarmed discovered an Anne Sexton quote that alive. Last week I almost succumbed recommended selling. fluttering in remarkable intricacy. by our recent cold snap. Perhaps their conveys it well: “I am younger each to an impulse buy of snow shoes Father Seamus Finn, vice Despite their commonality as beauty would soften their bite. “It is year at the first snow. When I see it, beckoning from a Sam’s Club endcap. chair of the board of directors symmetrical, six-pointed crystals, incredible that every snowflake and suddenly, in the air, all little and white And I’m framing the Dec. 30, 2013, of the Interfaith Center for their diversity is staggering, no two every grain of sand is unique,” she and moving, then I am in love again New Yorker cover, an illustration of Corporate Responsibility, which even close to alike: a boxy hexagon, wrote back. “What an awesome God and very young and I believe every- Pope Francis making a snow angel, analyzes corporate behavior a dainty doily, a set of arrows, a regal we have!” thing.” as a symbol of levity in the great and advises religious bodies crown ready to enshrine emeralds. We are in the midst of a white Beauty leads to belief, and the outdoors. My mom is celebrating her on investment protocols, said Elizabeth Scalia, a Benedictine winter here, Sister Mary can attest, foot bridge is a youthful sense of retirement on a dog-sledding trip near he could not recall a for-profit Oblate I follow on Twitter, had already and for me, the snowfall never gets wonder, inviting us to pause from the the Canadian border. I’ll be content analyst ever giving such advice. responded to the snowflakes. “When old, filling me with childlike glee and day’s demands and simply delight. to stand below a full moon and let its (CNS) I first saw these pictures, all I could recalling the magic of a snow day, As young adults distancing ourselves cloudy light drip down. think was, ‘Look! Pictures of Christ!’” one fell swoop that could wipe away from college, we can be consumed Christina Capecchi is a freelance writer she had blogged. “The snowflakes are 12 hours of well-set plans. You were by practicalities — rent, insurance, from Inver Grove Heights, Minn. She can ordered. They are visibly, perfectly going to put on jeans and sit through a 401K — and we barrel toward the be reached at www.ReadChristina.com. Hope • Confidence • Expectation Hawaii Catholic Herald

for the young adult FRI Mana'olana Catholic 1/17/2014 24 Quote By Catholic News Service who pleaded for support, the America’s Catholics have pope said, “We cannot resign “It’s not enough to been rightly focused on pro- ourselves to thinking of a know how to pro- tecting their right to religious Middle East without Chris- tians, who for 2,000 years nounce the words freedom in the face of mount- ing threats — most notably have professed the name of correctly. To proclaim the Department of Health and Jesus.” the word of God well, Human Services mandate re- At his general audience quiring contraceptive coverage Sept. 25, the pope appealed you must know what to all of us to examine our the words mean in in employer-provided health insurance even if doing so vio- consciences: Are we indif- an historical context lates the employer’s religious ferent when we hear that so and what the author beliefs. many Christians in the world are suffering, he asked, or do is trying to say.” | But that struggle to protect a cherished freedom here at we feel as if it’s a member of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of our own family? “It’s impor- San Francisco, who has established home should not keep us from joining our brothers and sis- tant,” the pope said, “to look the Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred beyond one’s own fence, to Music and Divine Worship at St. ters in faith around the world, where Christian practice, or feel oneself part of the church, Patrick’s Seminary and University in of one family of God.” Menlo Park, Calif., to help “reclaim even Christian identity, can result in persecution that’s al- Cardinal Dolan offered the sense of the sacred” in liturgical some ideas about what the expression at the parish level. It also most unbelievable in its force and scope. bishops, and all Catholics, can will offer a deeper sense of formation do to help. to lay ministers such as lectors, music As New York Cardinal CNS photo/Andreea Campeanu, Reuters A woman displaced by religious violence braids the hair of her daughter at a hospital in Bossan- First, he said, bishops can directors and extraordinary ministers Timothy M. Dolan noted in a gao, Central African Republic, Jan. 1. Central African Republic church leaders are urging “more encourage intercession for the of Holy Communion, he said. (Catholic November speech to the U.S. effective action” to control worsening violence, as Christians flee revenge attacks by Muslim rebels. persecuted, in private and in News Service) Conference of Catholic Bish- ops, “If our common member- liturgical celebrations, to de- Profile ship in the mystical body of velop a “culture of prayer” and Christ is to mean anything, to help shape a sense of what’s Malu Kamanu then their suffering must be going on in places where Chris- Coordinator of youth ours as well.” tians are persecuted. Bishops ministry at St. Ann In mid-December, more can also help raise awareness Parish, than a dozen Orthodox Chris- among the faithful, using their Kaneohe tian nuns and three orphanage columns, blogs, speeches and The suffering pastoral letters, and by encour- workers, kidnapped by ex- Favorite saint: tremists in Syria, were still in aging pastors to preach on the St. Francis of captivity, and two archbishops subject and to facilitate study Assisi and a priest kidnapped previ- of Christians elsewhere sessions and activist groups in Movie: “The ously remained missing. their parishes. Sound of Music” In other examples: In Zan- He also encouraged sup- and “Cool Runnings” zibar, a semi-autonomous part port for organizations such of Tanzania where Christians as Aid to the Church in Need, Holiday: Christmas the Catholic Near East Welfare Parable: The Prodigal Son and Muslims have co-existed peacefully for years, violence Association, Catholic Relief Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer against Christians escalated Services and the Society for Latest iPod download: Viber dramatically in 2013, with the Propagation of the Faith. Five fantasy dinner guests: Catholic churches being is our own Finally, the cardinal said, the bishops can insist that our Jesus, Jacques Cousteau, the Dalai burned and priests being shot. country’s leaders make the Lama, Ina Garten (“the Barefoot In multiethnic Nigeria, suicide bomber attacked a protection of at-risk Christians Contessa”) and Will Ferrell anti-Christian violence is on Christian church in September. abroad a foreign policy prior- Breakfast this morning: Greek the upswing, including church Pope Francis is among bombings on our holiest days, ity for the United States. yogurt and a granola bar those who have called for Blessed Pope John Paul and in the predominantly attention, and prayers, for Christian Central African II and the new Archbishop Saints under 35 religious freedom throughout Republic, armed Muslim rebels of Canterbury have both the Middle East. In places Precocious piety have forced tens of thousands spoken of modern-day victims of Christian farmers to flee like Iraq, Syria and Egypt and of Christian persecution as St. John Berchmans’ deep other areas of the Holy Land, “martyrs.” and intense faith never wavered their homes. In India, the 2008 Orissa where Christian communities That such a word is still throughout his life, which was cut have flourished for centuries, a present-day reality, with short by illness at age 22. massacre left hundreds of Christians murdered, thou- violence and persecution in re- regard to Christians or to any The young saint’s piety was evi- cent years, like the kidnapping believer, is shameful. What- dent early on: As a child he eagerly sands displaced and more than 400 churches set afire; in CNS photo/Darzee Kalend, Reuters of the nuns, has driven away ever we can do to erase it, we served several Masses a day and China, Catholic bishops and Father Georges Vandenbeusch speaks to reporters after arriving thousands of families who will must do. also embarked religious leaders are subject to in Yaounde, Cameroon, Dec. 31. The French priest was kid- likely not return. on pilgrim- This editorial was first published in state supervision and impris- napped by heavily armed Islamic extremists Nov. 13 in the far After meeting in November the Dec. 12 issue of Catholic New ages, reciting onment; and in Pakistan, a north of Cameroon, near the border with Nigeria. with bishops from the region York, the archdiocesan newspaper. the rosary as he made his way to the sanctuary of LISA’S CATECHISM CORNER MAKANA’S HELPFUL HINTS Montaigu near Diest, Brabant, Church teaching explained to you Exciting ways to enhance young adult ministry where he was born in 1599. When he was a teenager he moved to the household of Canon John Froymont What is Baptism? Refresh in Malines, working as a servant so he could continue his education. YOUCAT*: Baptism is the way out of the kingdom of death into life, the Welcome to 2014! St. John soon felt called to gateway to the church, and the beginning of a lasting communion with God. I was reminded during my morning prayer of the rich young man’s religious life with the Society of [1213-1216, 1276-1278] encounter with Jesus. To have so many riches and to still keep the command- Jesus. He entered the new Jesuit Most of us don’t remember our baptisms because we were babies. And, we ments is enough for one to feel content, but at some point it is not enough. college in Malines in 1615 and be- hear a lot about baptism, especially when someone we know has a new baby, but, We want more and God always wants our best. came a novice a year later. In 1618 oftentimes, we forget what its true meaning is. There are many ways to be “rich.” You could be rich in works, money, fam- he traveled to Rome and entered a Baptism is the first of the sacraments of initiation. It is our entrance into the ily or materials. In what ways are you rich? college there, studying for several church and the foundation for all the other sacraments. It is through baptism that If you find that you are rich (the leader/coordinator of a large or lasting years. However, in 1621 he was we are marked as God’s children and become members of the Catholic Church. ministry perhaps), that you are keeping the commandments, and yet some- stricken with a violent fever, which We can only be baptized once. Baptism washes away original sin and gives us thing is still missing in your life, then maybe, like the rich young man, Jesus is ultimately ended his life. He was the grace we need to resist temptation and be holy. asking you to give all of your “possessions” away and to give to others. canonized in 1888 and is the patron #BaptismChallenge: This week, live out your baptismal call by sharing your I pray that it is here you will not be like the rich young man who went faith with friends and family. saint of altar servers. (newadvent. away sad, but instead you will do as you were commanded, follow the Lord, org, catholic.org) *Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church and have treasure in heaven! Lisa Gomes is the director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry Makana Aiona is the diocesan coordinator for Young Adult Ministry.