HAWAII HAWAII WORLD Bishop Silva’s Christmas Catholic Charities’ Pope Francis captures message: ‘Who asked God ‘Holidays from the Heart’ imaginations well beyond to become human’ connects giver, receiver the Catholic Church Page 2 Page 3 Page 16 HawaiiVOLUME 76, NUMBER 25 CatholicFRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013 Herald$1 HawaiiVOLUME 76, NUMBER 26 CatholicF RIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2013 Herald$1 Christmas Carol Favorites Page 32 Photo by Darlene Dela Cruz 2 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • DECEMBER 20, 2013 Bishop Larry Silva Hawaii 2013 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE Catholic ho asked God to become a human being anyway? Herald Certainly not those who praise God but still like to keep Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu Founded in 1936 him in a safe place, away from any interference he might have Published every other Friday in their daily lives. Certainly not those who see God’s law as op- PUBLISHER Bishop Larry Silva pressiveW of their human freedom and who lock him away in nothingness. Surely (808) 585-3356 not those who deem God to be unfair competition in their own desire to be gods,
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