HAWAII HAWAII WORLD QUESTION CORNER The little church that Last year, diocese collected Ebola and St. Damien: How may I obtain a first escaped the Kalapana lava $104,000 for retired elderly Answering the call to class relic? Why do priests flow 25 years ago religious women and men compassion leave Mass so fast? Page 3 Page 5 Page 14 Page 15

HawaiiVOLUME 77, NUMBER 24 CatholicFRIDAY, NOVEMber 21, 2014 Herald$1 The perfect Advent companion St. Joseph, the one man present at the Incarnation, provides a model of obedience, strength and faithfulness as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, page 10

A statue of a “Hawaiian” St. Joseph carrying the baby Jesus stands in the sanctuary of St. Joseph Mission Church in Kaupo, Maui, during the church’s 150th anniversary celebration in 2012.

HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz 2 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • NOVEMBER 21, 2014

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Another church, another time, another flow The ruins of the old St. Joseph Church nickname of “Father Damien’s Church” be- in Kapaahu, located about 3 miles from cause the Belgian priest served in Puna just Kalapana on the Chain of Craters Road, after his ordination as well. St. Damien, were engulfed in a sea of lava in the sum- however, is reported instead to have built mer of 1987. a grass-hut chapel there before moving on St. Joseph was the first permanent stone after a few months to minister in the dis- church constructed in the Big Island’s Puna trict of Kohala. district. Sacred Hearts Father Clement The street on which St. Joseph Church Evrard, who was ordained alongside St. was located prior to the lava flow was Damien de Veuster in Honolulu in 1864, called “Father Damien Drive.” Lush trees built the church during his first priestly as- and floral bushes had originally surround- ed the ruins. signment on the Big Island. St. Joseph had erroneously earned the Honolulu Advertiser photo | Bruce Asato 4 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Photo courtesy of Big Island Processing Star of the Sea is one of three Big Island “painted churches” , with religious artwork adorning its ceiling and walls. The church that escaped the lava Continued from page 3 Most of them are parishioners craftsman. FAMILY LAW The Kalapana Ohana Asso- from Sacred Heart Church in Pa- “Most of it is still intact,” ciation, Kanoa said, has very few hoa. Kanoa noted that very few Kanoa said. “Other than that, “active members,” and for years parishioners from the old-time it’s a very warm (church). Peo- •Adoption •Guardianship couldn’t afford the insurance and Kalapana Catholic community ple come down to say prayers, logistical requirements to have have returned to visit Star of the whether they’re Catholic or not.” •Wills & Trusts •Family Law the church open for visitors. Sea. Kanoa, a Catholic originally In 2005, Kanoa began spruc- The church has become a pop- from Maui, said she and other Sandra G.Y. Young 487-8464 ing up the church building and ular stop for travel companies volunteers would gladly main- Attorney at Law using her own money to finance and cruises stopping by the Big tain Star of the Sea for as long as •By Toys R Us •Free Parking its needs. Community volunteers Island. One tour company, Kanoa they can. The church’s remote lo- PEARLRIDGE •P.O. Box 2897, Aiea, HI 96701 and Big Island Processing staff said, provides “a good donation” cation can be a problem, howev- have also pitched in their services for the church every month. In er. Kanoa noted that drug users to maintain the church property. turn, she has allowed this com- have trespassed on the property “That’s how I got involved ... pany to set up a canopy on the before and desecrated the sacred Nuuanu Memorial Park so they can open the doors,” she property for its tourists to enjoy space. said. “It’s our own goodwill to lunch next to the church. “We’ve been robbed a few & Mortuary, LLC do.” The donations received from times,” she said. “Planning is Caring” Star of the Sea is open every tourists have “doubled” over The ongoing lava flow that Full service mortuary • Cremation services day. Visitors can enjoy its home- time, Kanoa noted. It is a bless- has been smoldering toward Pa- spun artwork, say a quick prayer ing for her and those who have hoa “is going to create a lot of Crypts, niches & urn plots in the pews and take home sou- come to love caring for Star of turmoil” as well, Kanoa added. venirs and religious items for a the Sea. They are now able to fi- She resides in Mountain View 2233 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817 • (808) 537-5255 small donation. nance repairs to the aging church and worries how the lava will af- Mass is still celebrated there roof and work with contractors fect road closures and the com- on the first Friday of each month. to freshen up its exterior paint. mute into Kaimu. Since the diocese does not ad- The paintings inside the She hopes visitors will contin- 3L Welding Testing & Inspection minister the Star of the Sea, Big church are beginning to peel but ue to come to the church none- 94-460 Ohapali Street, Waipahu Hawaii 96797 Island priests volunteer to cel- remain in good condition. Kanoa theless. Phone: (808) 888-0591: Cell (808) 294-0573: E-mail [email protected] ebrate these liturgies. explained that these works of art “I don’t know what’s the fu- Only about 10 faithful attend would be impossible to restore ture for Star of the Sea,” Kanoa Louie Q. Yco Services Offered: NDE LEVEL II SNT-TC-1A IBC Special Inspector for Structural Welding; the monthly Mass, Kanoa said. without the help of a specialized said. AWS-CWI #96120901 Concrete; Reinforcing Steel; Pre-stressing ICC-ICBO #5244202-49 Steel Tendons; Masonry; Bolts Installed in HI State Inspector S1-194 Concrete; Shotcrete; High Strength Bolting; ACI Certified #052925 Fireproofing; Uplift Ties; Shear Wall & Soil Technician Diaphragm; Welding Procedure & Welders A step closer Membership: AWS; ACI; ICC Quali.; Ultrasonic Flaw Detection; MT; PT to priesthood Honolulu seminarian Vincent Anh Vu, 25, was instituted CARS TO HELP FAMILIES into the Ministry of Acolyte by Donate your vehicle in safe, driveable condition Auxiliary Bishop of San Fran- and help people in need regardless of their faith. cisco William Justice, right, who S FO AR R To donate your vehicle, please call C presided over the ceremony

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For example, the food ministry at St. George For the young at heart: Parish in Waimanalo provides meals for Habitat for Humanity „ “The Story of St. John Paul II: A Boy Who Became Pope” / Fabiola Garza and Family Promise of Hawaii, two agencies that help people „ “Martyred: Story of St. Lorenzo Ruiz” / Susan Tan without housing. Parish food pantries also help Going Home, a ministry that supports the families of women released from the For spiritual reading and study groups: Women’s Correctional Community Center. „ “Navigating the New Evangelization” / Raniero Cantalamesa, OFM Cap The vicariate also discovered that many of their ministries „ “Classic Wisdom Collection Life’s Purpose: Wisdom from John Henry Newman” / share a common community, Waimanalo, where housing, food John Henry Newman and ex-inmate support activities were taking place. The parishes For discerning a priestly or religious vocation: agreed to form a committee to explore ways to work together. „ “All for Love: A Discernment Journal” / Sister Kathleen Bryant, RSC One suggestion was that Windward Oahu parishes build a house on Waimanalo farmland where formerly incarcerated „ “Vocation Guide Network” / (articles, quizzes, videos) www.vocationnetwork.org women could further develop Hawaiian cultural agricultural Vocations Office skills they learned at WCCC. Diocese of Honolulu Recently more than 15 former women inmates, after a week on their new jobs, volunteered their limited Saturday free-time Embracing the future with hope ... to help St. George’s food ministry feed the hungry. As a result, the parish asked the women to join its social ministry. The women call themselves “Women Strengthening Wom- en.” They have decided to share their stories with those in other Hilo school seeks nominees for leadership, service awards Oahu parish ministries through a presentation they call “Trau- ma, Healing, and Justice — Individual, Community, Historical.” St. Joseph School in Hilo tration, government, visual and guished himself or herself. A cur- A special presentation, “Trauma Informed Care Initiatives — wants to honor its outstanding performing arts, business, church rent resume or a list and timeline Creating Places of Healing,” 4-7:30 p.m., Nov. 23, in St. Louis alumni and friends who have dis- and other appropriate fields. of leadership or service roles is School’s Mamiya Theatre, will be an opportunity to meet peo- tinguished themselves as leaders The service awards, which are also required. ple on the journey from trauma to transformation. in the community. open to alumni and non-alumni Include the nominee’s gradu- The presentation is a wonderful opportunity to witness and The school is seeking nomina- alike, will honor those providing ation year, his or her address, become a part of a healing process that brings together families, tions for its Outstanding Leader- service to St. Joseph School. phone number and email ad- the government, faith-based and community non-profits to be ship and Distinguished Service The leadership awards will be dress. agents of change. For more information, call 945-3570 and ask Awards which will be given out at given to St. Joseph alumni who Include also the nominator’s for Toni Bissen from Star of the Sea Parish. its annual Cardinal Ball, 5 p.m., have shown leadership at many address, phone number and These are some inspiring examples of how, when parish so- Feb. 14, at the Imiloa Astronomy levels, including the school, and email address. cial ministries collaborate, they bring out the best in each other Center Moanahoku Hall, Hilo. local, state, national and interna- Send your letter and the other and multiply the loaves and fishes of our time, talent and trea- The school is looking for men tional communities. information by Dec. 15 to Alumni sure in witnessing to Jesus by serving the needs of others. and women who have shown To nominate someone, send & Friends, Saint Joseph School, Mahalo, leadership and service in the a letter describing the person’s Outstanding Leadership and Dis- Your friends at the Office for Social Ministry following areas: community or- areas of leadership or service tinguished Service Awards, 1000 ganizations, athletics, adminis- and how the nominee has distin- Ululani St., Hilo, HI 96720.

ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF HONOLULU The Feast of Christ the King E Ha‘awi I Ke Ola, E Ho‘iho‘i ... To Offer Healing, To Restore Trust The Diocese of Honolulu, which encompasses the Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawai‘i, wishes to acknowledge the pain, anger and confusion caused by the sexual abuse of minors by clergy, religious or church workers. The Diocese of Honolulu remains commit- ted to the promotion of safety, healing, reconciliation and the maintenance of safe envi- ronments for our children and young people. Support and Services for Adults The Victims Assistance Coordinator provides support and services for adult survivors of child sexual abuse by clergy, religious or church workers of the Diocese of Honolulu. The Victim Assistance Coordinator will provide: • an immediate and confidential meeting with the victim of abuse to access Procession and Mass personal needs and preferences for treatment; Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Pearl City • assistance in obtaining the services of mental health professionals trained in The Solemnity of Christ the King is “the final Sunday of the Liturgical Year.” It is a the area of sexual abuse victimization by qualified providers; feast day that focuses on the authority of Christ. While the problems our world faces • assistance in providing or presenting your report to the Diocese of Honolulu, today differ from the particular events that inspired Pope Pius XI to establish this and arranging visits or meetings with officials of the diocese so that they can act feast in the 1920’s, his message and call to honor Christ the King in a society that upon your report; denies the authority of Our Lord is no less pertinent now than it was then. http://www.aquinasandmore.com/catholic-articles/christ-the-king-sunday/article/205 • the coordination of any support services, resources or other services which Our pastor, Father Pascual Abaya IV will process with our beloved directly enhance your ability to maintain a level of emotional well-being, while Eucharistic Lord after mass from the church, around our parish, and maintaining contact with you throughout the counseling and healing process. back to the church for Benediction. Come join our parish family in prayer, song, and adoration. Candles will be provided to parishioners to Victim Assistance Coordinator hold throughout the procession. Joni Fujii, MA, MFT All are invited to participate in the Procession of Christ the King to be held [email protected] immediately after our 5:00 PM Holy Mass on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at: (808) 527-4604 1822 Keeaumoku Street Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Honolulu, HI 96822 1525 Waimano Home Road Pearl City, HI 96782 7

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1 PEARL CITY Treat followed Mass with the chil- Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish & dren voting for the best decorated trunk. Parish ministries and parents On Oct. 29, Manana Neigbor- distributed goodies from the deco- hood Park was renamed Shigeo rated trunks of their cars/SUVs/ Ushiro Park. Shown blessing the pick-ups. Pictured is Christian plaque is our pastor Father Pas- Legaspi from music ministry with cual Abaya with Councilman his pick-up decorated as the dragon Breene Harimoto, who proposed slayed by St. George. The Aloha the renaming of the park, and Fellowship Committee pre- Elaine Ushiro, widow of Shigeo pared hotdogs with donations from Ushiro. Known as Mr. Pearl City, parents. Aaron Corrigan was Mr. Ushiro was a mover and shaker EDITOR’S the popcorn man and Eddie and in the Manana area and the greater Genara Campos cooked chili and 1 CHOICE 2 Pearl City community. He was in- rice. (Reported by Julia Torres) strumental in building a community pool at the Manana Park and spear- headed fundraisers for scholarships. 7 WAILUKU In 1986, he was awarded Hawaii’s St. Anthony of Padua Parish secondary school Principal of Maui Food Bank was the recipi- the Year while at Highlands In- ent of 100 pounds of canned goods termediate School. He was a Pearl collected in a special luminary City Community Association board ceremony this year at the All member and the first president of Soul’s Mass. Nearly 250 luminary the Manana Community Associa- bags were sold. Thank you to the tion. Mr. Ushiro received the Ki- bereavement committee for lohana Award as one of Hawaii’s continuing the special commemo- outstanding volunteers. According ration of the faithful departed. to Elaine, after her husband com- Pictured is pastor Father Roland pleted RCIA at our parish, he partic- Bunda celebrating Mass surround- ipated in various parish activities in- ed by luminaries. … Reminder: cluding the finance committee, the Misa de Gallo begins Dec. 16! school board, the St. Francis Choir 3 4 Each Mass at 5 a.m. will be fol- and Xavier Club. Elaine recalls her lowed by a continental breakfast. husband as a compassionate and … The recently deceased Marianist people-oriented person. Shigeo Ush- Father Joseph Priestley was iro died on June 18, 2010, at age remembered in a memorial Mass 78. (Reported by Bernadette V. Cabe; celebrated on Nov. 16 by Father photo by Elaine Okamoto) James Orsini who also gave the homily. (Reported by Brenda Phil- PAHOA lips) Sacred Heart Parish Plans for the Annual Christmas 8 KAILUA-KONA Fair, Dec. 6, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., include 5 6 St. Michael Parish a bake sale, plant sale, plate lunch- Malama Na Keiki (care for the es, door prizes, a live auction and children) is a new ministry at our a moving/yard sale. Vendors can parish. Ed Finnegan and Jim reserve a table by calling the church Dunn add fresh fruit to backpacks office. … The visit by the Interna- of food for children at Holualoa tional Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Elementary School to take home Our Lady of Fatima here on Sun- for the weekend. School officials se- day, Nov. 16, was followed by a par- lected 35 students for this first year ish potluck in Avery Hall. … Parish- pilot. Children receive the filled ioners received the latest news on backpacks every other Friday and the lava flow Nov. 13 in the Pahoa bring back the empty backpacks on High School cafeteria in a meeting Monday. Holualoa Elementary is sponsored by Civil Defense. (Re- across the street from the parish’s ported by Richard Robbins) 7 8 Immaculate Conception Mission. Several parishioners also share time 3 KALIHI VALLEY and talent at the school as reading Our Lady of the Mount tutors for the Ignite literacy pro- Congratulations to the new officers gram coordinated by AmeriCorp of the Junior Filipino Catholic Vista volunteers. (Reported by Club who were installed Oct. 5 at Shirley David) the 8:30 a.m. Mass with Father Edgar Brillantes officiating. Pic- 9 SALT LAKE tured from left, Jessica Domin- St. Philomena Parish go, secretary; Malia Balbuena, The praise and worship band Cru- treasurer; Father Brillantes; and cial Faith from our parish per- Kathleen Mones, vice president. formed during the Diocesan Youth Back row, Clementina Ceria- Day Hawaii on Oct. 25, at Sea Ulep, advisor; Mitchell Baron, Life Park. Front, from left, Tony sergeant-at-arms; Adam Baron, 9 Orlino, Clyde Sabas, Janelle president; and Jennifer Jandoc, Papin and Grace Rojo. Back row, chairperson. (Reported by Fran by Nov. 5. They visited the Latin Pa- “I learned a lot and made new Nov. 1, was a religious educa- Francis Cheng, Steven Wong Kovaloff; photo by Warren Iwamasa) triarch in Jerusalem, St. Francis Ba- friends from the different islands.” tion project to help children and II, Matthew Wong, Glory Rojo silica in Assisi, and the Coliseum in Ansel Augustine talked about families learn about saints and bib- and Jesse Manibusan. (Reported 4 WAIPIO GENTRY Rome. The pilgrims hope to enrich his struggles in life, “As I listened, a lical figures. As in previous years, by Evelyn O. Rojo) Resurrection of the Lord Parish their faith and learn more about lot of what he said made me think children came in saint costumes. Our faith formation classes Catholic history. Please continue about challenges and hard times The high school classes ran the WAIALUA have been meeting weekly. Earlier to pray for our pilgrims and send and when I started to lose faith. saintly games such as Pin the Sham- St. Michael Parish this month, for All Saints’ Day, our any prayers so that they may pray But then I realized that with all of rock on St. Patrick, Fishing with Deacon candidate Michael E. first gift session allowed students for you at the different sites. Also, that, it made my connection with St. Andrew, St. Isidore’s Pumpkin Weaver presented the parish and parents to travel through vari- check out the parish Facebook for God stronger.” Pictured from left: Patch, St. Cecilia’s Musical Chairs, adult faith formation session on ous stations focused on saints and updates on their travels. (Reported James Pratt Jr., Kesha Kubo, Count the Animals with St. Francis, Nov. 20 titled, “Jesus Is Coming ... sainthood. Families learned about by Stephanie Araki) Tasha Haimoto-Leite, Austin St. Peter’s Inventory of Fishes, Can- Look Busy! A reflection on living the importance of saints and even Takemoto, Reynard Galdones onize the Saints. Stan and Valer- the Catholic Faith in the modern ie Alvarez added a pumpkin color- met a few along the way (some 5 PAPAIKOU (missing) Inez Johnson. (Re- world!” Weaver is a lecturer in older children donned costumes of ported by Pat Phillips; photo by Inez ing contest, doughnut eating con- historical and political studies at their favorite saints for Halloween). Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Johnson) test and a relay game. The Office Chaminade University. He is a for- … Father William Kunisch this Six parishioners attended Dioc- of Religious Education also mer principal of his alma mater month led a group of parishioners esan Youth Day at Sea Life Park added a bounce house this year. The Damien Memorial School and has EWA BEACH on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. on Oahu. From their reaction, it 6 games started at 3 p.m. and ended taught in Catholic schools in Hawaii After a few airline mishaps, our was a spiritual and uplifting expe- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish at 4:45 p.m. to enable everyone to over the past 40 years. He holds pilgrims all arrived safely in Israel rience. Austin Takemoto said, The third annual All Saints Party, attend the 5 p.m. Mass. Trunk or a BA in history, an M. Ed and a 8 TheParish SchoolNews NOVEMBER 21, 2014 Master of Pastoral Theology. He is& hood Park. (See Our Lady of scheduled to be ordained a deacon Good Counsel Parish news story in January. (From the parish bul- above.) The children felt very hon- letin) ored to be asked to perform. Mrs. Elaine Ushiro, wife of the late Mr. 10 HAIKU Shigeo Ushiro said she thoroughly enjoyed the angelic voices of the St. Rita Parish children. Pictured is the student On Nov. 2, the religious educa- choir with third grade teacher Mrs. tion program youth marched Ledesma, principal Mrs. Cindy down the aisle dressed as their Olaso, City Councilman Breene favorite saints as parishioners sang, Harimoto and computer teacher “When the Saints Come Marching Mr. David Quevedo. (Reported by In.” The children carried posters Ginger Kamisugi) of their artwork and research of 10 11 their saint. Pictured, from left, are 14 EWA BEACH Jayden Odoshi, Jerzy Weeks, Kalen Janneck, Kamalei Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Omalza, Aguida Olaitiman, Our students are active Catholics Sophie and Talan Mortejo. Fa- and holistic learners. The fourth ther Leonard Ssempijja told the graders demonstrated this on Oct. children that we can all be saints 31 when they invited the student by doing good all the time. The cel- body join their All Saints’ Day ebration of the Solemnity of Saints celebration. Ms. Remedios reminds all of us of life’s struggles Cabrera and her class created a of saints past and present. (Submit- fun and educational All Saints ted byEsther Yap) Day game room, putting in long hours of work and love in every ac- tivity. The games included Sin Toss 11 KIHEI (students got rid of their sins by St. Theresa Parish 12 tossing them away), Word Scramble Jim and Edna DiFalco cel- (players put the scrambled names ebrated their 70th wedding an- of saints back together), Prayer niversary on Oct. 30 at the 7 a.m. Completion (students filled in Mass. Members of the parish for blanks to complete prayers), and over 33 years, the DiFalcos attend Smile (picture taking with saint morning Mass every day. They have masks). Participants received small, served the church in many ways colorful, hand-made baskets filled including as lectors and eucharistic with sweet treats from the fourth ministers. They are, however, most grade class. Pictured, from left, smi- famous for their baked goods. ley saint masks are Natalie Tolen- Baking is Jim’s hobby and Edna is tino, Mrs. Patricia White and his right hand. Several times a year, Herine Katol. (Reported by Mrs. Jim leads a team that bakes hun- Patricia White) dreds of loaves of Portuguese sweet bread for sale. At Easter they also 15 HONOLULU bake hot cross buns. The proceeds 13 14 Sacred Hearts Academy Lower go to Hale Kau Kau, the program that feeds the hungry daily. He has School also created extraordinary desserts Our fourth graders spent Oct. for many special occasions. After 28 participating in traditional ac- Mass and a special anniversary tivities during a learning trip to the blessing, they headed to the hall for sacred center of the Kualoa and a celebratory breakfast with their Hakipuu ahupuaa (land division). morning Mass ohana. (Reported by The students had an opportunity Anita Carrington; photo by Leroy to experience Hawaiian traditions Carrington) and gained a deep appreciation for the culture. After offering hookupu (gift), the students enjoyed maka- 12 KAHULUI hiki (season of harvest) games, na Christ the King Parish moolelo (stories) and even a ride La Salette Father Joseph Pilo- 15 16 on the waa (double-hulled canoes) tin helped lead 36 pilgrims on a toward Mokolii (Chinaman’s Hat). 10-day trip in August to sacred sites Not only did the students connect in Italy and France. They visited to the aina and its history, but they Rome’s most famous cathedrals bonded and created friendships and basilicas, celebrating Mass in with those at Kualoa. Pictured are many of them, and saw the sights Ki-ani Hashiba and Maia Moya of Florence, Tuscany, Pisa, Genoa (Reported by Hayley Matson-Mathes) and Turin, home of the San Lorenzo Cathedral which holds the sacred 16 HONOLULU “shroud” that covered Jesus’ body in the tomb. The highlight of the Sacred Hearts Academy High pilgrimage was the renewal of mar- School riage vows by traveling couples in 17 Our video production students the sanctuary of the Basilica Notre were in the spotlight as the hosts for Dame De La Salette in France. The Hiki No which aired on PBS Hawaii, especially the lonely and our peace and tranquility of the moun- KALAUPAPA Marianne. And to grab a couple Oct. 30. While introducing each tain of La Salette, where the priests St. Francis Parish bags of avocados. That evening he kupuna who are barely able to segment of the 30-minute news of Christ the King Parish have their My brother Sacred Hearts priest, joined us in the church hall to cel- come to church. We are preparing program, the nation’s first statewide to reach out to them in a special roots, was overwhelming. In Nev- Father Pankras Kareng of Indo- ebrate Meli Watanuki’s birthday. student news network, the students way. On behalf of Father Khanh ers, France, we visited the convent nesia, had disappeared. Concerned Earlier that week, Clare, the party shared Academy insights. During and Father Danny, the staff of St. Gildard, where St. Berna- that he might have gotten into some organizer, asked me if I had a key the month spent prepping for the and the pastoral council, we dette’s incorrupt body lies. The trip kind of mischief, I went outside for the hall kitchen. “No!” I said. segment, the students wrote the thank you for your help in identify- ended in Paris and the beautiful and looked around. I walked to the Meli is the keeper of that particular script and filmed on-campus, with ing the kupuna of our parish com- Eiffel Tower. (Reported by Charlene rear of the house and called out, key. Because we wanted her party assistance from our IT coordina- munity. If you know of others, espe- Yamashiro) “Are you up there?” Immediately to be a surprise, we were up a tree, tor Randall Pong, mentor Scott cially those who have trouble com- a voice responded from the direc- so to speak. So it was decided that a Amoana and Ryan Kawamoto ing to church, submit their names, KULIOUOU tion of the avocado tree. “Yes I screen be removed from the kitchen of Kinetic Productions. The program addresses and phone numbers to am!” Sure enough, there he was on door and entry accessed that way. can be viewed at www.pbshawaii. Holy Trinity Parish the office, by phone, 941-0675, org/hikino/. Pictured is Scott Amo- the top of the tree like a mountain Meli was absolutely surprised by Our Ministry of Mothers will or by email, sspeterpaul@hawaii. ana with Celina Ma, Danielle lion. I held my breath as he moved her party and we all enjoyed the brighten a home this Thanksgiv- rr.com. (From the parish bulletin) Garza, Debi Sordillia, Tristin barefoot from limb to limb snatch- food and good time. That’s how it ing by delivering a dinner basket Martin and Maya Mathur. (Re- ing large avocados. But there was is here in Kalaupapa. (Reported by to a deserving family. If you would ported by Hayley Matson-Mathes) like to be a part of our group, our no real need for concern. Soon he Father Pat Killilea, ss.cc.) 13 PEARL CITY next meeting is on Nov. 26, at 9:30- had dropped two bags of fruit into Our Lady of Good Counsel School HONOLULU 10:30 a.m. in the Makai House. my waiting paws. Father Pankras The student choir sang for the 17 HONOLULU Also, please request to join our pri- serves in Rome as a counselor Sts. Peter and Paul Parish guests at the dedication ceremony St. Anthony School vate Facebook page: facebook.com/ to our superior general. He had As we prepare for Thanksgiving, let for the renaming of Manana October was the month of the Holy groups/ministryofmothershonolulu. come to Kalaupapa to walk in the us remember those who are alone Neighborhood Park to the Shigeo Rosary. To honor our Blessed (From the parish bulletin) footsteps of St. Damien and St and have no relatives or friends, Ushiro Manana Neighbor- Virgin Mary, our students, faculty 9 NOVEMber 21, 2014 TheParish SchoolNews and staff prayed the rosary every & 24 KAILUA Monday in October. On the last day of October, the students prayed St. John Vianney School the Living Rosary on the school Students and staff are very proud of grounds. The faculty, staff and fami- our music teacher Ms. Arbaugh lies joined in the prayers and sing- and her four percussionists, Mi- ing, led by Mrs. Corazon Aczon. chael Brede, Kaulana Kau, Jo- The students brought flowers and seph Iverson and Liberty Lum, offered them to our Blessed Virgin for their incredible presentation, Mary. What a beautiful way to pray “Organized Chaos: An Experiment the Holy Rosary! (Reported by Tess in Musical Creativity and Collabora- Reyes) tion,” at the Schools of the Fu- ture Conference on Nov. 6. The principal’s office has received many 18 MAKAWAO compliments on how composed, St. Joseph Early Learning Center polite and informative they were! We celebrated Halloween with What an incredible team! … Con- our annual costume parade gratulations to our Catholic School Oct. 31 through Makawao Town League girls volleyball team on receiving wonderful greetings from becoming the new 2014-15 season community shops and organiza- 18 19 20 champions! Team members are Lani tions. There also was a pumpkin- Cazimero, Asja Deai, Maile carving contest for students and Fox, Katelyn Holeso, Brooke families. The winner was Marcus Iverson, Jaymie Jacobs, Cam- Nakoa from the Ladybug Class, ryn Jamila, Kyra Kahahawai, pictured here with contest judge Kawehi Kaleiheana-Erickson, Sister Viviana Parnoncillon, Mahina Kaleiheana-Erickson, O . P. He received four free tickets to Kanoe Kaleopaa, Sophia Kava, the movies that he shared with his Jeanette Lum, Kawai Manu- family. We thank all the families and wai, Kelsea McGinn, Maya friends who came to celebrate with Nicholas, Alena Schenk, Kiana their children. (Reported by Helen Simon, Talia Vazquez. Con- Souza) gratulations and mahalo to Coach Kaneaiakala and her assistants 19 HONOLULU Bill Kearsley, Tom Tereschuk and Susie McGinn. … Our school Damien Memorial School open house is 8:30-10:30 a.m., Our school congratulates senior Nov. 22. Come meet the principal, Matteo G. Muehlhauser who 21 22 teachers and visit the facilities and was named a “commended student” campus. Information will be avail- in the 2015 National Merit Scholar- able for enrolling a child in the early ship Program. He is recognized for learning centers for 3 or 4 year olds his outstanding performance on through the 8th grades. (Reported by the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Earl Walker) Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Matteo was awarded the Silver Medal for Academic Excellence as 25 HONOLULU a freshman and the Gold Medal for St. Theresa School his sophomore and junior years. He The seventh grade provided a few is No. 1 in the senior class with a hours of community service to Love cumulative GPA of 4.3438! He will a Keiki Preschool. The students have completed six AP courses and spent at least eight hours between numerous honors courses. Matteo their classes and spare time painting was inducted to the National Honor animated scenery for a Trick or Treat Society in grades 10-12. As a junior, Street. On Oct. 30, they walked to he led an NHS initiative that raised the preschool to brighten children’s EDITOR’S over $3,000 for Hawaii’s Make- 23 24 hearts with treats and games. At a-Wish Foundation by collecting CHOICE the end the students played musi- letters to Santa Claus. This multi- cal chairs while the preschoolers talented student has been an award watched! … Ms. Christina Gob- winning member of the speech and ert’s second graders took part in a debate team since ninth grade, vot- variety of pumpkin-themed lessons ed captain for his senior year and during the week of Halloween. double-qualified for the national They harnessed their excitement tournament. He is an active mem- and developed hypotheses about ber of the school band, the cross- pumpkins of different sizes, prac- country and track teams, as well ticed measuring skills, took part in as the Boy Scouts and the Order of a reader’s theater, and wrote poems the Arrow, Boy Scouts International using adjectives that described their Honor Society. Matteo’s brother pumpkins. The pumpkins were then Emanuele is a Damien freshman. used as decoration for St. Theresa’s They are the sons of Thomas and Family Fun Night on Halloween and Elisa Muehlhauser. Matteo 25 26 later added to the school’s new com- hopes to attend Stanford or Vander- post pile for their flourishing garden. bilt. (Reported Diane M. Lota) source. We congratulate Mrs. Chong is always a great community event Rica,” and “The Procrastinator.” Our After Halloween, the second graders for her accomplishment and for with parents sharing in the activi- students continually use hands-on brought in their extra Halloween candy to add to their Thanksgiving 20 HONOLULU modeling lifelong learning for the ties. Seventh and eighth grade learning to better their educational Family Baskets that will be distrib- Holy Family community. (Reported students manned game booths experiences. In fact, the astrono- Holy Family Catholic Academy uted through Catholic Charities. by Christina Malins; photo by Janice that younger students enjoyed. Par- my class will take a trip to Kauai Assistant principal Mrs. Carol These students have really learned Asentista) ents provided healthy treats for all. in the upcoming weeks for a learn- Chong proudly accepts her cat- the meaning of cooperation, record- The fun, enthusiasm and fellowship ing expedition. (Reported by Laura echist certificate from Dr. Mike ing data, and making sacrifices for Rockers, superintendent of Hawaii 21 KAPAA were all evident on the faces of the Essenberg) those less fortunate. Mahalo to the Catholic Schools, for her successful students, parents, faculty and staff! whole St. Theresa Parish for making completion of the extensive cateche- St. Catherine School (Reported by Andrea Corbo and Pa- On Oct. 31, our school celebrated 23 AIEA Halloween fun and safe for all who sis coursework offered through the tricia Doherty) attended! (Reported by Bernie Gora University of Dayton. Dr. Rockers our annual Halloween Parade St. Elizabeth School and Party. Father Anthony The first graders participated in and Christina Gobert) was on hand to congratulate Mrs 22 HONOLULU Chong personally for her accom- Rapozo led the parade in his Operation Christmas Child, plishment and for modeling lifelong Star Trek costume. Awards were Maryknoll School a project of Samaritan’s Purse. 26 WAIPAHU learning. Grant funding for contin- given in each class for the most This week, Mr. Hickel’s fresh- Our students filled shoeboxes St. Joseph School ued professional development was original, scariest, cutest and fun- man physics students built with toys, clothes and toiletries On Oct. 31, we ended the month of received from the Father Daniel De- niest costumes. We had our share their own roller coasters. Combined to be sent to less fortunate chil- the rosary with our annual Living ver Hawaii Catholic Schools Leader- of Disney characters, witches and classes met in the library to create dren throughout the world. Every Rosary. All classes sang a song to ship Development Fund in conjunc- goblins! However, for most original an amusement park right here on shoebox is an opportunity for our Mary, many students led the prayers tion with the Augustine Educational costume, one student dressed up campus. The prototype roller coast- students to share the Good News of and others were candle bearers. At Foundation. Mrs. Chong has begun as Lego figure and another as a ers allowed the smart Spartans to Jesus Christ with hurting children the end, students gave offerings to share her new knowledge with vending machine complete with all demonstrate their knowledge of dif- during the holiday season. This puts of flowers to our Blessed Mother. other faculty members via hybrid sorts of treats. Faculty and staff also ferent forms of energy. Other teach- into practice our “student learning Pictured are the school’s Knights courses that integrate the Echoes of got in the spirit, some coming as a ers came by to hear the students expectations of global awareness of the Altar who served during Faith curriculum with Edivation, an Ladybug, a St. Catherine student explain their work, for which they and Catholic values.” (Reported by the event. (Reported by Keala Kia; online professional development re- and a whole group of witches! This gave ingenious names like “Coaster Sharon Nagasawa) photo by Jose Diaz) 10 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • NOVEMBER 21, 2014 The perfect Advent companion St. Joseph, the one man present at the Incarnation, provides a model of obedience, strength and faithfulness as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ

By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald “Light of Patriarchs.” “Spouse of the Mother of God.” “Diligent protector of Christ.” The Litany of St. Joseph paints a vivid picture of the man chosen by God to walk alongside the Blessed Virgin Mary and Je- sus in the unfolding of the Incarnation. St. Joseph may not have many mentions in the Bible, but his quiet, honorable exam- ple in caring for the Holy Family has been revered for two millennia. Pope Pius IX declared him the patron saint and protector of the church in 1870. St. John Paul II wrote an apostolic exhor- tation, “Redemptoris custos” (“Guardian of the Redeemer”) on St. Joseph in 1989. St. John XXIII and Pope Francis both insert- ed St. Joseph’s name into the Eucharistic Prayers of the Mass. Catholics around the world have claimed Joseph’s intercession powerful for a wide range of needs, from finding employment or a spouse, to ensuring that loved ones die peacefully in the presence of Jesus and Mary. What is it about the “earthly father” of the Son of God that has made him such a Joseph initially decided to divorce Mary Egypt. King Herod was upset with the news The Holy Family — Joseph, Mary and beloved saint? As Catholics prepare for Ad- quietly to avoid the public shame and pun- of the birth of the Messiah and called for Jesus — are depicted in a painting titled vent, exploring St. Joseph’s role in the plan ishment associated in those days with an the massacre of all infant boys in Bethle- “The Presentation in the Temple” by of salvation —his response to God’s call — out-of-wedlock pregnancy. An angel then hem. Joseph left the area just in time to Canadian artist Michael D. O’Brien. (CNS can serve as a valuable model of the many visited him in a dream to explain the situ- save Jesus and Mary from Herod’s wrath. photo/courtesy of Michael D. O’Brien) facets of faith. ation and to tell him “not to be afraid” to It is said that the Holy Family remained take Mary as his wife. exiled in Egypt for several years before an Who was St. Joseph? Joseph then brought a pregnant Mary angel told Joseph to return to Israel and deep in discussion with the teachers in the There are no direct quotes of St. Jo- to Bethlehem — also known as “the city of settle in the city of Nazareth. temple. seph recorded in the Bible. Most of what David” — to be enrolled in a census just Joseph is also present in the episode of Scripture does not provide details of Je- is known of him is found in a few Gospel before Jesus was to be born. There were “Finding of Jesus in the Temple.” When Je- sus’ life between age 12 and when he be- anecdotes. no vacancies at local inns for the transient sus was 12 years old, he was left behind gan his public ministry in his early 30s. But Joseph was described as a carpenter couple and the long-awaited Incarnation in Jerusalem after the Jewish festival of popular tradition has it that Joseph taught whose lineage could be traced to the tribe of took place in an animal’s stable with Jo- Passover. Mary and Joseph had departed the boy his family trade of carpentry, and King David. He had been betrothed to Mary seph alone as protector and witness. the city separately and journeyed an en- that both earthly parents raised the Son of when the angel Gabriel visited her to an- Following the birth of Christ, Scripture tire day before discovering their son was God with much love and devotion to God’s nounce that she would give birth to the Son records an angel again visiting Joseph, this missing. The couple searched anxiously will. of God, conceived through the Holy Spirit. time to tell him to flee with his family to for three more days before finding Jesus It is not known exactly when Joseph

Clip and save Prayers at the Advent wreath FIRST SUNDAY FIRST WEEK SECOND WEEK THIRD WEEK FOURTH WEEK On the first Sunday of Advent, For the first week in Advent, the Two candles are lighted on the The mother lights three candles. All four candles are lighted on the the family gathers to bless the youngest child lights the first second Sunday by the oldest child The prayer for the third week is: fourth Sunday by the father. The wreath. The Leader, usually the candle. and allowed to burn as before. Leader: Let us pray. We humbly beg prayer for the fourth week is: father, sprinkles the wreath with Leader: Let us pray. O Lord, we ask The prayer for the second week is: you, O Lord, to listen to our prayers Leader: Let us pray. Stir up your holy water. you to stir up your power and come; Leader: Let us pray. O Lord, stir up our and, by the grace of your coming, power and might, O Lord, and Leader: Our help is in the name of the that by your protection we may be hearts that we may prepare for your bring light into our darkened minds. come. Rescue us through your great Lord. saved from the dangers that threaten only begotten Son, that through his Through Christ, our Lord, who lives strength so that salvation, which has All: Who made heaven and earth. us because of our sins. Through coming we may be made worthy to and reigns for ever and ever. been hindered by our sins, may be Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns hastened by the grace of your gentle Leader: Let us pray. O God, all things serve you with pure souls. Through All: Amen. for ever and ever. mercy. Through Christ, our Lord, who are made holy by your word. Pour Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns lives and reigns for ever and ever. forth your blessing upon this wreath. All: Amen. for ever and ever. Grant that we who use it may prepare Leave one candle burning during All: Amen. All: Amen. our hearts for the coming of Christ the evening meal, at family At the end of Advent, the candles and may receive abundant graces prayers, or before bedtime. may all be changed to white, from you through Christ, our Lord. the leaves refreshed if necessary, All: Amen. and the wreath decorated with Christmas decorations. NOVEMBER 21, 2014 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 11 died, although many biblical Egypt is from Israel, from Bethle- scholars have provided theories hem,” she said. “It’s hundreds of that his death came before Jesus’ miles. I love to think about the public ministry. Tradition holds time that it might have taken from that Joseph became the patron of Nazareth to Bethlehem. That is a “happy deaths” because he died long, long drive even today.” in the presence of Jesus and Mary. Sister Roselani envisions that, as a carpenter, Joseph was “not ‘Joseph, most obedient’ only physically strong, but he was Father Arnold Ortiz, pastor of very creative. He could create St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea, was a home. He could build a sense for many years a member of the of belonging, a sense of trust, a Oblates of St. Joseph religious or- sense of stability.” der. She admires the sturdy father He said St. Joseph can serve as figure Joseph was for Jesus. Sister a powerful example for Catholics Roselani said her own dad served during Advent, even with just a a similar role of care and strength few stories of his life available for in her family. Her father’s pru- contemplation. dence fostered in her a devotion “Whenever I think about St. to St. Joseph and the Holy Family Joseph, the husband of Mary, I that she has maintained since she always think of the phrase, ‘A pic- was a little girl. ture is worth a thousand words,’” “I have so many wonderful he told the Hawaii Catholic Her- feelings about St. Joseph,” Sister ald by email. “You will find no Roselani said. “I truly admire the words of Joseph recorded in the man.” scripture, only ‘snapshots.’” The picture Father Ortiz sees is ‘Joseph, most faithful’ of a man rooted in “humble obe- Deacon John Coughlin said St. dience” to God. Joseph is called Joseph is an inspiration to modern “a righteous man” in the Gospel families during Advent. Like the of Matthew, a brief phrase Father Holy Family, many people today Ortiz said reveals a lot about his struggle with uncertainties, daily character. provision, tragedies and charac- “That term alone says it all,” he ter-testing situations. Joseph, he said. “Righteous” is a word “used explained, was a rock of faith and very sparingly in the Bible. In oth- hope through tribulation. er words, Joseph is a holy man, “Many dads and moms go to virtuous and prayerful, attentive bed worried every night, about fi- to the presence and the will of the nances, about job security or even Lord in his life.” the basic needs of life,” Deacon Joseph acted without hesita- Coughlin said. “In these seem- tion when asked to take Mary ingly insurmountable moments, as his wife, to flee with the Holy we can join Joseph in those lonely Family to Egypt moments in the and to do every- “Many dads and moms desert. We can thing required of ask for the same the earthly father go to bed worried every grace that he of Jesus. All of his drew upon to actions depict that night, about finances, persevere when he “has total con- about job security or all seemed lost.” fidence that the Deacon Lord directs and so even the basic needs of Coughlin likes it is the Lord who to ponder on a will provide,” Fa- life. In these seemingly scene from the ther Ortiz said. movie “The Na- HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz “You’ve seen insurmountable tivity,” where Dozens of faithful gath- the Christmas card moments, we can join the Holy Family ered at the Co-Cathedral scene: Mary sits on is cold, hungry of St. Theresa Nov. 15 to the donkey with Joseph in those lonely and tired on venerate the International the baby (Jesus) in their journey to Pilgrim Statue of Our her arms, Joseph moments in the desert.” Egypt. Joseph is Lady of Fatima. The statue visited several parishes leads the way in —Deacon John Coughlin shown sacrific- ing his share of around the Diocese of what appears to be Honolulu this month. a calm and starry the family’s ra- night,” Father Ortiz said. “For Jo- tions of flatbread, giving his food seph, it was anything but calm.” instead to Mary and to the donkey “Actions speak louder than carrying them through the desert. words,” he added. “This is why “He foregoes his portion of the Joseph is chosen to be the hus- ration for the benefit of all those A special visit from Our Lady band of Mary and guardian of the in his care,” the deacon said. By Pacita Baron Besides the privilege of being in the pres- Redeemer. St. Joseph, pray for us “This man, Joseph, has been on Special to the Herald ence of the statue of the Our Lady of Fatima, in this holy season. We want to be an emotional roller coaster … yet, the solemn blessing and distribution of scapu- like you, trusting, obedient and through it all he remains loyal, On Nov. 11 at 7 a.m. our parish of Our Lady lars were added gifts. The scapular consists of loyal — yes, even righteous!” caring and compassionate. He of Sorrows in Wahiawa was blessed to welcome two pieces of brown cloth connected by cords suppresses impulse and casts off the International Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady ‘Joseph, most strong’ and worn over the neck. On it is a picture of self-pity. He never surrendered to of Fatima. The statue has been on pilgrimage Our Lady. Sister of St. Joseph of Caron- despair.” throughout the world since 1947. Wearing a scapular demonstrates a special This is not just a visit of a statue but, in a real delet Roselani Enomoto said she Deacon Coughlin said that devotion to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, which is sense, a visit of the one whom the statue repre- sees in St. Joseph “a very gentle, in the busyness of Advent, and the name of the church that stands where Our humble and at the same time sents, Our Lady of Fatima. She comes to remind through whatever problems may Lady appeared in Fatima. If anyone wears it strong character.” beset us along life’s journey, “we us of her message of prayer and repentance. with sincere devotion, petitions are granted. He had strength of heart that can rest in the fact that, as with Turning to her Immaculate Heart, we know she Anyone who dies wearing the scapular enters allowed him to always act con- Joseph, our fears and disappoint- leads us closer to the Heart of her Son, Jesus Heaven, because a devotee of Our Lady of Fati- scientiously, as exemplified in his ments can be overcome by faith, Christ. decision not to shame Mary pub- hope and love.” The Knights of Columbus accompanied the ma pledges repentance of sins. When we pray, licly when he found out she was “In placing our trust in God, procession, with parishioners holding lighted “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, pregnant. we do our part in making the candles. After singing the opening hymn “Our now and at the hour of our death, Amen,” Our Joseph had the physical endur- Kingdom of God present in this Lady of Fatima,” the congregation offered the Blessed Mother Mary always prays for us to Je- ance as well to survive long, ardu- world,” he added. “Christ present candles. Sacred Hearts Father Richard McNally sus, and Jesus listens to his mother. ous journeys through the desert. in us is a visible sign of the Incar- crowned the statue and our Filipino Catholic The exposition and benediction of the Sister Roselani said she has been nation — of the offering of one Club led the rosary, a litany and more singing. Blessed Sacrament were uplifting parts of the to the Holy Land and personally to another, the offering of one for Father McNally celebrated Mass at 8 a.m. celebration. Vigil time with the rosary by differ- has seen the long distance Joseph another.” The custodian of the statue, who accompa- ent ministry groups continued from 1 to 9 p.m. had to persevere with his young “That is the essence of St. Jo- nies it wherever it goes, explained the message It was our very best to spend time with Our family. seph,” Deacon Coughlin said. of Our Lady of Fatima. He said that the rosary Lady of Fatima as she continues on her journey “I have been through the Suez “That is the divine essence of his and repentance leads us closer to Jesus Christ. delivering her message all over the world. Canal, and I know how far away Son!” 12 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • NOVEMBER 21, 2014

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EBOLA AND ST. DAMIEN Answering the call to compassion By Renée K. Gadoua Dr. Kent Brantly, calling him to help there. Nancy Writebol, Special to the Herald a medical mis- who was also flown to Atlanta and treated sionary with Sa- there, was a missionary with SIM, an in- ess than two months after he recov- maritan’s Purse ternational Christian missionary organiza- ered from Ebola, Dr. Kent Brantly and an Ebola tion. She, too, expressed a longtime call to testified at a joint Senate hearing survivor, testi- serve. Many health care workers volunteer- about the deadly virus in West Afri- fies before a ing to work in the Ebola zone describe a Lca. “I came to understand first-hand what House Foreign similar sense of duty. my own patients had suffered,” Brantly Affairs Subcom- For some, though, panic and fear over- said, describing his reaction to becoming mittee hearing shadow gratitude at the missionaries’ ill July 23. “I was isolated from my family on Ebola on in generosity. Days after Brantly and Writebol and I was unsure if I would ever see them Washington returned to the United States, the Centers Sept. 17. again. Even though I knew most of my for Disease Control and Prevention report- caretakers, I could see nothing but their CNS photo/Joshua Roberts, ed receiving nasty emails and phone calls eyes through their protective goggles ... I Reuters from people worried that the two would experienced the humiliation of losing con- spread Ebola in the U.S. trol of my bodily functions …” “I hope that our understandable fear of Brantly was one of two American mis- the unfamiliar does not trump our compas- sionaries working with Ebola patients in sion when ill Americans return to the U.S. Liberia who were brought to the U.S. for for care,” CDC director Tom Frieden said treatment this summer. He had been caring in July. for sick Ebola patients in Monrovia, Liberia, A recent Internet meme suggests fear is with the Christian aid group Samaritan’s in dealing with today’s Ebola outbreak vors face total rejection.” abundant. The image shows a man sitting Purse. After less than a month at Emory compared to Hansen’s disease. Technology Even amid fear and risk of contagion, in an airport, clothed in layers of plastic, University Hospital in Atlanta, doctors said and medical equipment are far superior, health-care workers and people with reli- wearing gloves and a mask. Brantly had no signs of the disease and and today’s media have the potential to gious convictions have long volunteered to Kalaupapa patients knew that people posed no public health threat. spread accurate information quickly world- serve in dangerous places. feared them. One patient described travel- Brantly’s recent comments echo the em- wide. While assigned to the Big Island, Father ing to a store on Oahu in 1955 to choose pathy Saint Damien de Veuster expressed The parallels between Brantly’s and Damien anticipated he would end up on a wedding dress, only to find the owner 140 years ago while ministering to patients Father Damien’s comments suggest that Molokai. In April 1873, he wrote his su- would not let her inside. A Franciscan sis- with leprosy — now called Hansen’s dis- despite the years and conditions separating perior in the Congregation of the Sacred ter who worked at Kalaupapa from 1970 ease — on an isolated corner of the Hawai- the health crises, some human impulses Hearts of Jesus and Mary. “Many of our to 1975 recalled a plane trip to Honolulu. ian island of Molokai. endure. They include great outpourings of Christians here at Kohala also had to go When passengers learned she worked on “... I make myself a leper with the lepers compassion and the admirable call to serve to Molokai. I can only attribute to God an Kalaupapa, they stood in the aisle to get to gain all to Jesus Christ,” Father Damien others. Sadly, though, both outbreaks also undeniable feeling that soon I shall join away from her. wrote in a letter to his brother, Pamphile. spurred fear, shame and stigma. them,” he wrote. As the Ebola crisis continues to evolve, “That is why, in preaching, I say ‘we lepers,’ From 1865, Hawaii banished to Kalau- St. Marianne Cope, then leader of the we must not repeat the ignorant mistakes not, ‘my brethren ...’ ” papa about 8,000 people officials deter- Syracuse-based Sisters of St. Francis, was that have caused pain to former Hansen’s He died of Hansen’s disease April 15, mined — or suspected — had Hansen’s also eager to minister to patients with Han- patients and surviving family members in 1889, at 49, after spending 16 years at disease. Many were “arrested” and brought sen’s disease. Hawaii. Today’s technology and modern Kalawao, Molokai. He matter-of-factly de- there against their will. Some families hid “I am not afraid of any disease, hence, sensibilities better equip us to address this scribed the symptoms he witnessed: open relatives they thought might be ill. Oth- it would be my greatest delight even to health crisis. Learn the facts about how sores, hacking coughs, the smell of sickness ers abandoned their sick family members, minister to the abandoned ‘lepers,’” she Ebola spreads, and take reasonable pre- and death. fearing they might catch the disease. Even wrote in 1883, in response to a request cautions. Follow Father Damian’s and Dr. Shortly before he died with Mother now, some do not know, or acknowledge, from the Hawaiian government to help set Brantly’s examples and let compassion con- Marianne Cope at his bedside, Father they have relatives who were at Kalau- up a hospital there. “We were not only will- tinue to outweigh fear. Damien again wrote to his brother. “I am papa. ing but anxious to go and care for the poor gently going to my grave,” wrote the Bel- During a three-day lockdown in Sierra outcasts,” she said in 1887, four years after This article was first published in the Syracuse gian priest, canonized a saint in 2009. “It Leone last month, some experts feared she and six Franciscan sisters left Syracuse Catholic Sun on Oct. 30. Renée K. Gadoua is a is the will of God, and I thank Him very the order would lead some to hide rela- to serve in Hawaii. freelance writer and editor who lives in Syra- much for letting me die of the same dis- tives with symptoms. A recent BBC report Brantly has said he decided on mission- cuse. She covered the canonization process of St. ease and in the same way as my lepers. I described the dilemma of Ebola survivors. ary work before choosing to become a doc- Marianne for The Syracuse Post-Standard. She am very satisfied and very happy.” “Once an Ebola patient, you’re always an tor. He went to West Africa because people visited Kalaupapa twice to report on the story. Health experts have obvious advantages Ebola patient,” a man explained. “Survi- there needed help and he felt God was Follow her on Twitter @ReneeKGadoua.

by raw terror more than by anything else. of solidarity we have with family, friends Father Tadeusz Clearly, grave psychological disturbances, and others to whom we continue to have anguish, or grave fear of suffering can di- obligations. It is always violent to eliminate Pacholczyk minish the responsibility of the one com- suffering by eliminating the sufferer. We MAKING SENSE OF BIOETHICS mitting suicide. effectively give up on the Creator and all Yet in the face of a terminal medical he has created. We refuse the help of our diagnosis, it is not reasonable to let our neighbor, the love of a family member, or fears dictate our choices; instead it be- even the beauty of another sun-drenched Physician-assisted suicide hooves us to confront and resolve those day to lighten our affliction. fears without yielding to panic and with- Even as our lives wind down, we have out allowing unpleasant future scenarios a calling to be good stewards of the gift to loom large in our imagination. of life. Hospice and palliative care, along and confronting our fears Brittany Maynard not only greatly with careful pain management, can lighten feared a difficult death for herself, but our burdens during the dying process. The he prospect of a very attractive, trapped on the top floors of the Twin Tow- also argued that protecting her family mutual support of family and friends en- recently-married young woman ers on 9/11 when they jumped to their from pain and suffering was an important ables us, and them, to grow in unexpected with a terminal illness facing deaths below as the flames surged around consideration in her decision to carry out ways. By respecting and working through excruciating pain and suffering them. Similarly, the article suggests that physician-assisted suicide: “I probably the dying process, we can encounter Tas she dies is enough to move anyone. those who face the prospect of a difficult, would have suffered in hospice care for deep and unanticipated graces. We may The life and death of 29 year old Brittany pain-racked death from a terminal dis- weeks or even months. And my family recognize the need to ask for and receive Maynard recently captured enormous me- ease should be able to take their own life would have had to watch that. I did not forgiveness from others and from God. We dia attention when she declared she was through physician-assisted suicide without want this nightmare scenario for my fam- may become aware of God’s presence and moving to Oregon to commit suicide after fault or blame. ily.” Yet even with very noble intentions receive a strengthened faith. We gain peace having been informed by her doctors that For those jumping out of the Twin Tow- and a loving concern for our family, we in our dying days and hours by accepting she had an aggressive form of brain can- ers, however, we recognize a horrific situ- can unwittingly become overzealous in our mortality and our situation, journeying cer and likely had only six months to live. ation of desperation, and even the pos- our desire to “protect” them from suffer- down the road that still opens ahead of us, She brought her life to a close on Nov. sibility of a kind of mental breakdown in ing. even as it becomes shorter, living it with 1, a date she had selected ahead of time, those final panic-stricken moments. Their Brittany’s desire to protect her fam- the same tenacity and generosity we did by taking a lethal dose of barbiturates pre- agonizing choice to hurl themselves out of ily and friends from pain by committing when the road was yet longer. scribed by her doctor. the building to their deaths below would suicide also led her to cross over critical In the public discussions that have be, objectively speaking, a suicidal act, moral boundaries such that she deprived Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk earned his doctorate ensued, some have ventured to argue and would not represent a morally good her family and friends of the chance to love in neuroscience from Yale and did post-doctoral that suicide under such desperate circum- choice, but their moral culpability would her through her sickness. Suicide in any work at Harvard. He is a priest of the diocese stances would, in fact, be justifiable. A almost certainly be diminished, if not form runs contrary to our duty to love — of Fall River, Mass., and serves as the director recent on-line article from Time magazine eliminated, by the harrowing circumstanc- to love ourselves and to love our neighbor of education at The National Catholic Bioethics observed that few fault those who were es in which they found themselves, driven — because it unjustly breaks important ties Center in Philadelphia. See www.ncbcenter.org. NOVEMBER 21, 2014 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD FEATURES 15 By Msgr. Owen F. Campion FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING Catechesis The King will Father Kenneth Doyle never leave us QUESTION CORNER Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46 his weekend closes the church’s How may I obtain a first class relic? liturgical year of 2014. Next Please forgive my awful handwriting. I have mul- The church’s Code of Canon Law week, a new year will begin says specifically and strongly (in tiple sclerosis and also Parkinson’s disease and No. 1190) that, “It is absolutely for- with the First Sunday of Ad- can no longer do very well on a typewriter or bidden to sell sacred relics.” When Tvent. Closing the year means that the relics are obtained, there is often computer. My question is: Why is it so hard to ob- church has led us through 12 months of Q a charge for the metal container tain first-class relics? (Also, do I need permission from my encasing the relic and for mailing careful instruction about Jesus. bishop to obtain them?) I am now 65 years old and virtually costs, but not for the relic itself. The Feast of Christ the King joyfully summarizes the lessons of the past year. The Lord is king! He bedridden, a convert to the Catholic Church in my teens. Why do priests exit Mass so fast? reigns! He lives! There are two saints to whom I have special devotion, and Why do so many priests leave The first reading comes from the ancient Book of Q the altar as soon as the final Ezekiel. In this reading, God speaks in the first per- to have their relics would be a great comfort to me: St. Rita hymn begins? The choir practices son, promising protection of the flock, the people of of Cascia and St. John Mary Vianney. I appreciate any ad- the hymn for hours, and then the God. He is the shepherd, seeking the lost, caring for vice you might offer. (Tell City, Indiana) priest hurries off right after they the injured, rescuing the imperiled. God will distin- start. So other people begin to guish between the sheep and others who assume oth- leave, too, and nobody pays any er identities because of their voluntary unfaithfulness. First, a primer on the three practice of making relics generally attention to the music. I think it’s The second reading, from St. Paul’s First Epistle to A classes of relics. As explained by available to the public, particularly rude. (Bound Brook, New Jersey) the Corinthians, is a proclamation of the Resurrection Catholic News Service: “A first-class first-class relics, ended about 20 and of the role of the Lord as Redeemer of human- relic is the physical bodily remains years ago at the insistence of the I agree. The guidelines of the kind. He is the Risen Lord, the first of those who will of a saint or blessed like bones, Vatican. A church (the General Instruction rise to everlasting life. Those who will follow Jesus in blood and hair; a second-class relic Today, you can apply to the of the Roman Missal) are silent on being raised from the dead are “those who belong” is a personal possession, such as Vatican for a specific relic only with the matter of a recessional hymn, to Christ, in other words, those who have admitted clothing, devotional objects, hand- a letter of permission from your and some parishes choose not to use God, through Jesus, into their lives, and who have written letters or even furniture; bishop and only if the relic will be one at all — their thinking being received from the Lord the gift of grace, eternal life and a third-class relic is an object used for a church altar or other that the congregation is sent forth and strength. that has touched a first-class relic. public purpose. The private owner- immediately to “glorify the Lord by The reading frankly states that forces hostile to These — usually small snips of ship, especially of first-class relics, their lives.” God are at work in the world. These forces cannot be cloth that have touched a blessed is highly discouraged since it is seen But if a hymn is used, common dismissed as insignificant. However, they are by no or saint’s tomb — often end up in as limiting the evangelizing effect of courtesy and liturgical propriety means omnipotent. In and through Jesus, the power public distribution fixed onto prayer the saint’s memory. ought to keep the priest at the altar and life of God will endure. God will triumph over all cards.” Occasionally, second- or third- for the greater part of it. Since it is evil. No one bound to God should fear the powers of Relics have been venerated in the class relics can be obtained by con- a “recessional,” the final part of the evil, although all must resist these powers. church since the earliest centuries tacting the religious order or shrine hymn may accompany the priest For its final reading on this great feast, the church of the Christian era because they of a particular saint. (The national back down the aisle; but he should offers us a passage from St. Matthew’s Gospel. It evoke the memory of the person shrine of St. Rita of Cascia is in Phil- encourage the congregation to sing looks ahead to the day when God’s glory will over- honored and are thought to put one adelphia, and the shrine of St. John (and respect the choir) by not mov- whelm the world, to the day when Jesus will return in closer contact with the virtues of Mary Vianney is in Ars-sur-Formans ing too soon. in majesty and glory. that saint. in France). If these shrines are un- This expectation was a favorite theme in the The largest collection of relics able to provide you with relics, they Questions may be sent to Father Ken- early church, in the community that surrounded and belongs to the Vatican and is kept can at least offer you devotional ma- neth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@gmail. prompted the formation of the Gospels. at a convent adjacent to the Basilica terial on the saints and information com and 40 Hopewell St., Albany, N.Y. The reading repeats the description given in Eze- of St. John Lateran in Rome. The about their lives. 12208. kiel. In Ezekiel, God, the shepherd, separates the sheep from the goats, the good from the unfaithful. In this reading from Matthew, Jesus promises a final judgment, that will separate the faithful from the sin- Beatitudes ful. Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted. In this reading, the Lord beautifully defines who will be judged as faithful and who will be seen as unfaithful. The faithful will not be those who only give lip-service to their belief in God, but those who, in the model of Jesus, give themselves to care for the troubled and the distressed, who bring relief and hope to others. Reflection Sixty years ago, the parents of the current British monarch enjoyed the people’s highest esteem because of their uncompromising commitment to the well- being of the nation. At the height of the German blitz, or bombing, of London and other major cities in the United King- dom, the rumor spread that the Royal Family, as well as the government, would desert the country. One day, arriving on the scene of a horrendous bombing attack, Queen Elizabeth, the wife of King George VI and mother of Elizabeth II, was asked if she and her husband would send their young daugh- ters to Canada for their safety. Moreover, would she and the king follow them? Elizabeth, better known later as the Queen Moth- er, answered, “My daughters will not leave without me. I shall not leave without the king. And the king? The king will never, ever leave you!” If we are Christians truly, come what may, Christ CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey the King will never, never leave us. He protects us. A boy looks at hundreds of crosses at a mass gravesite for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, Nov. 8. Many He will bring us to glory of heaven after the wars of Filipinos continue to struggle with the loss of family members, homes and jobs a year after the storm ravaged the central earth are ended. Philippines Nov. 8, 2013. 16 FEATURES HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Father John Catoir Spiritualife The synod and flexibility here’s a saying out there that goes like this: “Unity in necessary things; liberty in doubtful things; charity in all Tthings.” It’s hard to pin it down to one particular person, but it addresses a sentiment in the recent Synod of Bish- ops on the family. The Catholic Church teaches that a Christian has a right and duty to follow his or her con- science. Catholics follow their conscience all the time on a variety of matters. This is a contentious topic, no matter how you approach it. When the topic came up recently during the synod, it was to discuss issues, such as whether a Christian in “good conscience” can receive Communion, even CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters though he or she may not be following what the church has set forth. Some bishops expressed opposition. Pope Francis tried to stress mercy over legalism. That should be applauded. Having once served as the Father Ron Judicial Vicar and Chief Judge of the Diocesan Rolheiser Matrimonial Court for 10 years, I witnessed hun- dreds of cases where we were forbidden by the rules of evidence to give an annulment to those who had serious doubt about the validity of their marriage. After watching many cases, I believe Carrying our cross the church’s legal system should never be an obstacle to justice. I experienced some cases in mong Jesus’ many teachings we find this, rather ing in frustration, inside injustice, which people approached the church tribunal for inside pain, in longing, battling bit- harsh-sounding, invitation: “Whoever wants to be an annulment only to be turned down because terness, as we wait for something they couldn’t prove their case. It was dishearten- my disciple must deny himself, take up his cross or someone to come and change ing. daily, and follow me. Whoever finds his life will our situation. We spend about 98 I remember a case in which, prior to the mar- percent of our lives waiting for riage, a woman signed a statement that she was Alose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” fulfillment, in small and big ways. open to procreation, but later admitted that she I suspect that each of us has a ers free, as opposed to an unhealthy Jesus’ invitation to us to follow him never intended to have any children. In another gut-sense of what this means and kind of sharing which subtly tries implies waiting, accepting to live case, prior to the marriage, a man promised that what it will cost us. But I suspect to make others unhappy because inside an unfinished symphony. he would be faithful to his wife for life, but it too that many of us misunderstand we are unhappy. There’s a differ- Fifth, carrying our cross daily turned out that he always intended to keep a that Jesus is asking here and strug- ence between healthily groaning means accepting that God’s gift to mistress. gle unhealthily with this invitation. under the weight of our pain and us is often not what we expect. God Each case is an example of fraud going to the What, concretely, does Jesus mean unhealthily whining in self-pity always answers our prayers but, of- heart of the contract. Each marriage is a contract by this? and bitterness under that weight. ten times, by giving us what we re- and can be declared invalid if there is a serious To answer that, I would like to The cross gives us permission to do ally need rather than what we think defect in the consent, or if one lean on some insights offered by the former, but not the latter. Jesus we need. The Resurrection, says Each of the parties lacked the psy- Jesuit Father James Martin in his groaned under the weight of his Father Martin, does not come when chological capacity to enter into book, “Jesus, A Pilgrimage.” He sug- cross, but no self-pity, whining or we expect it and rarely fits our no- marriage is and sustain the burdens and gests that taking up our cross daily bitterness issued forth from his lips tion of how a resurrection should obligation of marriage. Howev- and giving up life in order to find or his beaten body. happen. To carry your cross is to be a contract er, such defects must be proven. deeper life means six interpenetrat- Third, walking in the footsteps of open to surprise. An intention that existed years ing things: Jesus as he carries his cross means Finally, taking up your cross and and can be ago is very difficult to prove. First, it means accepting that that we must accept some other being willing to give up your life For some, so is psychological in- suffering is a part of our lives. Ac- deaths before our physical death, means living in a faith that believes declared capacity, especially if there is no cepting our cross and giving up our that we are invited to let some parts that nothing is impossible for God. cooperation from the primary lives means that, at some point, we of ourselves die. When Jesus invites As Father Martin puts it, this means invalid witnesses. have to make peace with the unal- us to die in order to find life, he is accepting that God is greater than The church never allows a terable fact that frustration, disap- not, first of all, talking about physi- the human imagination. Indeed, if there is marriage to take place if there pointment, pain, misfortune, illness, cal death. If we live in adulthood, whenever we succumb to the no- is a prior marriage still on the unfairness, sadness and death are a there are a myriad of other deaths tion that God cannot offer us a way a serious books. Marriage is indissoluble. part of our lives and they must ulti- that we must undergo before we die out of our pain into some kind of defect in the However, Pope Francis realizes mately be accepted without bitter- physically. Maturity and Christian newness, it’s precisely because we that the system doesn’t always ness. As long as we nurse the notion discipleship are about perennially have reduced God down to the size consent work. Everything is not black that pain in our lives is something naming our deaths, claiming our of our own limited imagination. It’s and white. What Pope Francis is we need not accept, we will habitu- births, mourning our losses, letting only possible to accept our cross, to trying to do, the way I see it, is make the church ally find ourselves bitter — bitter for go of what’s died, and receiving new live in trust, and to not grow bitter a port in the storm of life by creating an emo- not having accepted the cross. spirit for the new life that we are inside pain if we believe in possibili- tional atmosphere that is more pastoral and less Second, taking up our cross and now living. These are the stages of ties beyond what we can imagine, legalistic. giving up our lives, means that we the paschal mystery, and the stages namely, if we believe in the Resur- At the end of the synod, Pope Francis thanked may not, in our suffering, pass on of growing up. There are daily rection. all for their work, but he warned against tempta- any bitterness to those around us. deaths. We can take up our cross when tions. One temptation he warned against was We have a strong inclination, almost Fourth, it means that we must we begin to believe in the Resurrec- “hostile inflexibility.” as part of our natural instincts, to wait for the resurrection, that here tion. make others suffer when we are suf- in this life all symphonies must fering: If I’m unhappy, I will make remain unfinished. The book of Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, sure that others around me are Proverbs tells us that sometimes in teacher and award-winning author, is unhappy too! This does not mean, the midst of pain the best we can do president of the Oblate School of Theol- as Father Martin points out, that we is put our mouths to the dust and ogy in San Antonio, Texas. He can be cannot share our pain with others. wait. Any real understanding of the contacted through his website www. But there’s a healthy way of doing cross agrees. So much of life and ronrolheiser.com. Now on Facebook this, where our sharing leaves oth- discipleship is about waiting, wait- www.facebook.com/ronrolheiser. Z NOVEMBER 21, 2014 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD FEATURES 17 Kathleen T. Choi IN LITTLE WAYS Myfaith Thanksgiving Father Harold Meyer, Order of Cistercians of 2014 the Strict Observance ach Thanksgiving I try to give (Trappists) — part 2 thanks for a different list of VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING blessings. This year I thank my fellow Catholics. EThank you, sacristans and altar servers. You bring reverence and order to our celebration. Thank you, The contemplative hospitality ministers for spotting empty seats and for welcoming visitors on our behalf. Thank you, music ministers. Your hymns call me lifestyle away from worry and wool-gathering. You lift my Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP An important prayer that we use in our spiritual heart and comfort my soul. Every Mass is a celebra- Hawaii Catholic Herald practice centers on the power of the name of Jesus, the tion, but I feel the joy more readily when you’re on Jesus Prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me a the job. s Trappists, we have the three pillars of the sinner.” To me, the Jesus prayer helps us to develop Thank you, lectors. Your reading helps deter- Divine Office, manual labor and lectio divina our personal relationship with Jesus. I simply pray “Je- mine how well we understand the lessons and even that create the contemplative lifestyle that sus, mercy” with each inhalation and exhalation. As I Father’s homily. Bless you for the time you spend supports us. Whether I am in choir or in the breathe, I do not do so just for myself, but for the world. practicing. Aorchard, by myself or in community, all throughout the That is what our monastic way of life is to be — for the Thank you, extraordinary ministers. It’s too easy day and night, time is punctuated with prayer. Having a whole church. to take the Eucharist for granted. Your reverence schedule like this helps me grow spiritually. We support ourselves at the abbey through the plant- and the warmth in your voice and expression help We begin every day at 3:30 a.m. with Vigils dur- ing, maintaining and harvesting of our two vineyards, me pay attention to the miracle of Communion. ing which we pray some psalms. I love praying the St. James Block and the Poor Souls Block, so named be- Thank you, religious educators. I know it’s hard to psalms as you can really come to know God’s love for cause it needs more maintenance; and our walnut and hold a child’s attention and to explain complex theol- us through them — his forgiveness, his faithfulness, his prune orchards. Coming from Hawaii, I knew nothing ogy. Yet somehow you do that for children, new com- provision in all our needs, everything is there. Following of growing prunes and walnuts, but I learned quickly. municants, catechumens and confirmandi. My own Vigils there is Lauds-Morning Prayer and Mass at 6:30 Manual labor, especially orchard work, is quiet work. faith was largely formed by teachers just like you. am. Between Vigils and Lauds we can take breakfast at It is mostly done by oneself or with equipment in the Thank you, church cleaners. Yours is not a glam- any time. I find that time of day the quietest prayer pe- pruning of the trees or irrigating the orchards. I often go orous ministry, but we would certainly miss your riod of all; spirituality is there. When I walk outside and out at night, or after Vigils about 4:30 a.m., to make the service. I’m also grateful for those who decorate the see the stars shining, I just say, “Thank you, Lord.” change of the water and other proper checks. church. I don’t believe it’s officially, legally Christ- At that time, I also go back to my room for lectio In manual labor we can get too busy to remember mas without poinsettias. divina, divine reading. There are certain indications on God. But when we have the Divine Office that calls us Thank you, parish secretaries. Just the way you whether one will last in the contemplative life or not several times a day to come back to pray together, man- answer the phone tells a stranger what our parish based on how faithful he is to lectio divina, or whether ual labor is made holy in the presence of God. There are is like. We don’t pay you nearly enough for keeping he goes back to bed. It is said that if one neglects lectio also other breaks that we keep that make the whole day track of our meetings and ministries, Father’s sched- for a month, he will be okay as he came back to the prayerful. Our labor thus becomes a labor of love with ule and where we store the crèche. practice. If he stays away from it for a few months, he our contemplative lifestyle providing the opportunity Thank you to all in social ministry. You remind will still be okay, although he is living more dangerous- for that. us that Christianity is more than feeling happy on ly. If he goes a year without doing lectio, he is not going Easter morning. Thanks, treasurers and bookkeep- to stay. We have 40,000 books in our library. We do a lot Father Harold Meyer, a native of Kalae, Molokai, is a monk at ers, for your honesty and accuracy. Thank you for of spiritual reading. One of my favorite saints is Julian the Abby of New Clairvaux in Vina, California. He has been reminding us that even a divine institution has to of Norwich. Her writings are wonderful, and some of a Trappist for 41 years. The monks have joined the Sunsweet pay its bills, and that requires faithful donors. them I use as my own prayers. Prune and Diamond Walnut Cooperatives. Thank you, deacons. I admire your willingness to give so much time to the church in addition to ite property. your responsibilities as wage earners, husbands and Effie Every sister must do work to help fathers. How can I say I have no time for ministry support the community, she said, so when I see your selfless service? Caldarola originally she translated Latin texts. Thank you, priests. I’ve benefitted from your ad- FOR THE JOURNEY Somehow, it became obvious that vice from the pulpit and in the confessional. You’re she had a particular gift for explain- not perfect, which means there’s no gulf between ing art and revealing the sacred in us. I know you have your struggles, and that’s what it. makes your words worth hearing. Finding God in the silence She has presented several art Thank you, consecrated religious. Each time I see history programs and written more you in your habit, I remember that my commitment o you ever sit idly in front experienced a call to the contempla- than 25 books on the subject. One to God must come before anything, even my family. of the television, remote tive life. Today, she lives, a hermit, of her latest books is “Real Presence: Thank you, bishops. I can’t imagine carrying that control in hand pointed on the grounds of a Carmelite mon- In Search of the Earliest Icons.” responsibility. We expect you to be godly men — like a weapon, and flip astery in England. She wears a full Listening to Sister Wendy, it was and rightly so. We also expect you to manage money Dthrough channels wondering why habit and smiles out at the world clear she is a woman completely at well, see to the needs of our priests and effectively the offerings are so bad? from behind large glasses. peace in her intimate relationship communicate the church’s position on a host of con- It’s enough to make a woman Some have described her teeth as with God. I felt as if I might be lis- troversial issues. We’d also like you to be friendly, pitch her remote and grab the near- “rabbit-like,” and indeed she would tening to Julian of Norwich or any accessible and impressive on TV. I marvel that you est novel. Fortunately, right before I have been an orthodontist’s dream of the great anchorites of history, took the job. did that one night, I switched to pub- if she had been an American child. women who have separated them- Thank you, Pope Francis. You remind the world lic television and found a documen- Instead, she was born into a British selves from the constant noise and that true Christianity is joyful. You approach believ- tary about Sister Wendy Beckett. family in South Africa where her distractions of life yet who seem to ers and non-believers with warmth and compas- Do you remember Sister Wendy? father was a doctor. understand life better than anyone. sion. Your modest lifestyle is an important example I think everyone at some point has Even as a child, Wendy felt the In 2010, Sister Wendy told The to your flock. You make me think seriously about caught her art programs, where she pull and presence of God. In the Telegraph in England that when she which luxuries I could surrender in order to give arouses in ordinary viewers an inter- documentary, she tells a charming was young, it seemed that being a more generously. est in painting and art. tale of her first Communion. She nun was the way to belong totally I’m grateful for all my fellow Catholics. Just The documentary revealed Sister was sure that when she finally re- to God. Now she realizes, “This was your physical presence at Mass gives me energy. I’m Wendy’s ability to help you fall in ceived Christ in the host, she would narrow thinking. Anybody can be- grateful for your prayers, for holding my hand and love with a painting. Her explana- hear him speaking to her. When she long totally to God, in any way of for smiling when you see me. tion of Caravaggio’s portrayal of knelt expectantly after Communion, life and at any age. All he asks is our Dear God, thank you for my family of faith. You Christ with the woman caught in she heard nothing. desire.” continually send us your love wrapped in human adultery and her accusers brought It was then, she said, that she re- I thought about the silence that flesh so that we might know and believe. May I pass me to prayer. alized that God’s way of communi- I miss out on, sometimes when I’m that love on to others. Amen. But the documentary’s focus cating is in the silence. Sister Wendy foolishly clicking through those this time was Sister Wendy. The has been comfortable with silence television channels. Sister Wendy’s Kathleen welcomes comments. Send them to Kathleen nun, now 84, exudes a holy joy. ever since. She prays for hours each joyful life reminds me that God is Choi, 1706 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, HI 96720, or e-mail: Originally a teaching sister, she later day in a little trailer on the Carmel- waiting in the silence for all of us. [email protected]. 18 FEATURES HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • NOVEMBER 21, 2014 Saints Andrew Dung- Diversions Lac and Companions 5) Terms 18th - 19th centuries Hawaii Catholic Which of these Catholic terms comes from the Greek word for “thanksgiving”? November 24 a) Tabernacle Andrew Dung-Lac was among the 117 Martyrs of Harold’s Quiz b) Chrismation Vietnam killed by government officials during per- c) Ablution secutions to suppress European ideals and religious Happy Advent, quizzicians! And happy his right and the _____ on his left. d) Eucharist values in the 18th and 19th centuries. The group Thanksgiving Day to all! So many excit- a) Eagles consisted of 96 Vietnamese and 21 foreign mission- ing things are happening as we leave No- b) Lions 6) Church in Hawaii aries (11 Spanish and 10 French); the martyrs were vember and enter into December. I’m just c) Goats True or false: Hawaii has Catholic bishops, priests and laypeople, including a woman. getting warmed up with seasonal Catho- d) Unbelievers churches named after each of the three They endured horrible tortures in prison before be- lic trivia. Enjoy the following quiz! archangels — St. Michael, St. Gabriel ing beheaded, crucified, quartered or burned alive 3) Calendar and St. Raphael. for refusing to deny their faith. Andrew, a Vietnamese 1) Saints How many Sundays are there in the a) True educated in Catholicism, became a catechist and Which Spanish saint, whose feast day is liturgical season of Advent? b) False priest. He was arrested and imprisoned with his com- celebrated Dec. 3, co-founded the Soci- a) 4 panion, St. Peter Thi; they were beheaded in 1839. ety of Jesus with St. Ignatius of Loyola? b) 5 7) Current events – sports St. John Paul II canonized the martyrs as a group in a) St. John of the Cross c) 6 1988. © CNS b) St. Vincent of Saragossa Quarterback Philip Rivers, a Catholic, c) St. Francis Xavier d) 7 plays for which National Football d) St. Martin of Leon League team? Ordinary time 4) Popes a) Indianapolis Colts 2) Scripture True or false: Before Pope Francis was b) Baltimore Ravens The Gospel reading for the Solemnity elected pontiff, there had been two c) San Diego Chargers of Christ the King, Nov. 23, comes from other Jesuit popes. d) Denver Broncos Matthew 25:31-46. Fill in the blank from a) True the Scripture: “He will place the sheep on b) False Answers: 1) c, 2) c, 3) a, 4) b, 5) d, 6) a, 7) c

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Manila Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle announced details of the Love covers a multitude of sins pope’s Jan. 15-19 itinerary, which includes his arrival late Jan. 15, By John Mulderig after school, hardworking ly positive portrayal of Oliver’s after just over two days in Sri Catholic News Service hospital lab technician Maggie funny, patient and wise paro- Lanka. The itinerary was released NEW YORK is forced to turn to Vincent to chial school teacher, Brother do the job. Geraghty (Chris O’Dowd). simultaneously at the Vatican. An unlikely baby sitter also Since Vincent is an inveter- The film’s title derives from a “The pastoral visit of Pope serves as an unusual image of ate gambler in serious debt project Brother Geraghty as- Francis will surely bring much sanctity in the fundamentally endearing drama “St. Vincent” to, among others, loan shark signs his students: to research blessing to all of us,” said Cardinal Zucko (Terrence Howard), he someone in their lives who Tagle, “especially to the poor, (Weinstein). While writer-director Ted agrees to the arrangement. displays saintly qualities. the survivors of calamities, both Melfi’s feature debut has a Vincent and Oliver bond The script makes a valid natural- and human-caused broadly appealing message, over adventures at the race point by reminding us that CNS photo/Atsushi Nishijima, The Weinstein Company and the victims of different aspects of its main character’s track, stints in Vincent’s even saints aren’t perfect dur- Bill Murray and Jaeden Lieberher in a scene from “St. Vincent.” types of injustice. The concern dodgy lifestyle narrow the favorite dive bar — where ing their lives here on earth. and solidarity of Jesus the Good scope of its appropriate audi- Oliver drinks soda, of course Yet its unabashed celebration shelter both for her and the benign view of petty theft, a Shepherd will be palpable in the ence. The film’s approach to — as well as during visits to of Vincent’s positive quali- baby. But, while one can sym- prostitution theme, a couple person and presence of Pope moral questions, moreover, Vincent’s Alzheimer’s-afflicted ties — and the pass it gives pathize with the plight that led of uses of profanity, at least Francis.” requires mature reflection. wife Sandy (Donna Mitchell). to his self-destructive habits to their original connection, its one instance of the F-word The pope’s visit will include Bill Murray is pitch-perfect Sandy lives in a luxurious and small-scale misdeeds — sordid and exploitative nature and much crude language. time in Tacloban and Palo, as Vincent, a hard-drinking, nursing home whose costly have to be scrutinized within can’t be overlooked. The Catholic News Service two central Philippine cities curmudgeonly loner sham- rates clearly eat up most of the context of the Gospel Just how much is excus- classification is L — limited battered in November 2013 by bling his way through life, Vincent’s scant income. imperative commanding us to able in a person who is, at adult audience, films whose Typhoon Haiyan, or Yolanda as cutting ethical corners at every Former boxer Vincent also eliminate sin from our lives heart, unusually nurturing problematic content many it was known locally. He also opportunity. teaches Oliver, whose small entirely. and generous? Moviegoers adults would find troubling. will celebrate an open-air Mass When Vincent acquires a stature and lack of self-defense This is especially true of well grounded in their faith The Motion Picture Associa- in Manila. (Catholic News Service) new next-door neighbor in the skills lead to his being bullied, Vincent’s objectively adulter- will know how to apply the tion of America rating is PG-13 holistic vision of Scripture to person of recently divorced how to stand up for himself. ous relationship with Russian- — parents strongly cautioned. Increasingly, Oliver learns to born prostitute Daka (Naomi that issue, taking as their start- Confessional’s single mother Maggie (Melissa Some material may be inap- McCarthy), the two take an look past his gruff caregiver’s Watts). With Daka pregnant ing point, perhaps, St. Peter’s sacred, lasting seal propriate for children under instant dislike to each other. obvious flaws and see the hid- by an unknown father, her comforting assertion that “love 13. VATICAN CITY – The secrecy But, with no one else avail- den goodness within him. link with Vincent eventually covers a multitude of sins.” of a confession is maintained able to mind her 12-year-old Catholic viewers will espe- evolves into a glumly chaste The film contains brief Mulderig is on the staff of Catholic so seriously and completely by son Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) cially appreciate the thorough- friendship, and he provides semi-graphic adultery, a News Service. the Catholic Church that a priest would be excommunicated for revealing the contents of a con- Movie review | Big Hero 6 Tadashi’s college buddies are which may be too intense for fession when ordered to testify by recruited for the adventure: younger viewers. a court or even after the penitent cyclist GoGo Tomago (voice of Parents will appreciate Jamie Chung), beatnik Wasabi the movie’s calmer moments dies, Vatican officials said. (voice of Damon Wayans Jr.), which offer good lessons in “No confessor can be dis- Not your daddy’s Mary Poppins chemistry whiz Honey Lemon friendship, self-sacrifice, and pensed from it, even if he would By Joseph McAleer Baymax is to serve as both — as its name obviously sug- (voice of Genesis Rodriguez), resisting temptation. want to reveal the contents of a Catholic News Service nurse and nanny for Tadashi’s gests — of San Francisco and and monster-loving Fred Preceding “Big Hero 6” is confession in order to prevent a NEW YORK troublesome younger brother, Tokyo: think cable cars and (voice of T.J. Miller). “Feast,” a charming animated serious and imminent evil,” said Parents be warned: Your Hiro (voice of Ryan Potter). cherry blossoms. Tadashi and Superhero feats are not in short directed by Patrick Msgr. Krzysztof Nykiel, regent kids will want a robot for Unlike Mary Poppins, Hiro are orphans (a Disney their nature, however. “We’re Osborne. It offers a dog’s-eye of the Apostolic Penitentiary, a Christmas. Baymax is short on words and standard), raised by their sassy nerds,” Wasabi protests. view of life, love, and the Vatican court dealing with mat- If so, blame “Big Hero discipline. Instead, this distant Aunt Cass (voice of Maya Ru- “No — you can be anyone pursuit of happiness, one meal ters of conscience. 6” (Disney), the latest 3-D cousin of the Marshmallow dolph). They share a passion you want,” Hiro insists. With at a time. “Feast” is acceptable The penitentiary sponsored animated adventure from the Man offers warm, squishy for robotics. distinctive costumes and high- for all ages. a conference at the Vatican Nov. studio that brought you last hugs and a playful demeanor After Tadashi dies in a lab tech weapons, the sextet — The film contains mildly 12-13 on “the confessional seal year’s cuddly must-have sensa- — and steals the movie. explosion under mysterious rounded out by Baymax — is scary sequences, references and pastoral privacy.” (CNS) tion, Olaf the snowman from Unfortunately, the rest of circumstances, Hiro uncovers christened “Big Hero 6.” to puberty and some slightly “Frozen.” “Big Hero 6” is less inven- an evil conspiracy (naturally), Directors Don Hall (“Win- edgy humor. The Catholic Losing ground in This time, it’s Baymax tive and follows a familiar and sets out to find the bad nie the Pooh”) and Chris News Service classification is Latin America (voice of Scott Adsit), an playbook. That’s not especially guys. Williams (“Bolt”) ramp up the A-II — adults and adolescents. inflatable vinyl robot designed surprising given that the film Of course, Hiro needs back- action as “Big Hero 6” morphs The Motion Picture Associa- MEXICO CITY – Increasing by a college student, Tadashi is loosely based on a Marvel up. So Baymax gets a high- into a version of “Revenge of tion of America rating is PG — numbers of Catholics in Latin (voice of Daniel Henney), to Comics series. tech makeover, which turns the Nerds.” The film’s Marvel parental guidance suggested. America are abandoning the be a “Personal Health Care The setting is the city of him into a version of Iron provenance is evident in Some material may not be church in favor of evangelical Companion.” In other words, “San Fransokyo,” a mash-up Man. And an assortment of noisy smash-bang sequences suitable for children. congregations or nonreligious life, according to a new survey, making Pope Francis’ calls for renewed evangelization efforts in Karen the region ever more urgent. The Pew Research Center Osborne survey of 30,000 residents of 18 C OMING OF AGE countries and Puerto Rico showed 69 percent of respondents confirming they were Catholic, The modern world stage and civility even though 84 percent of people said they had been raised in the The other day, the face of a young ently, how the modern world elects its parents and authorities for help. very important that you do not engage church. man in a red Target employee T-shirt new celebrities. Harassment happens to many with him or her. Make a copy of the The Catholic population has appeared on my Twitter feed over and I’m a little relieved that Alex from women and girls when they go online. harassing messages, photos or videos, slipped sharply over the past over again, mostly because people Target is a guy because the story This is wrong and needs to stop, and and take them to a trusted friend or century, when their numbers thought he was cute. His hashtag, would be a lot different if he were a it has to stop at the source. That’s you. family member. Save everything. Go topped 90 percent. Evangelicals #alexfromtarget, soon appeared in girl. Don’t harass others. Stop participating to the police, if you have to, but do have pulled people away from the national trending topics. The Consider what happened to his in this. not take on an online harasser alone. parishes and into their church Target employee, Alex, is a regular girlfriend and the threats that ap- When people go online, it’s easy to Remember that when you en- pews often by promoting what teenage boy from a regular town, liv- peared on Twitter. “Alex from Target forget that you are talking to another gage with others online, you need to those converting would consider ing a regular life. has a girlfriend, we must execute person. Even though his picture shows treat them with respect. Don’t share more attractive ways of worship- At least, he used to be. her” reads one tweet. “We don’t like up on your feed all the time, that information that isn’t yours. Don’t ping the Lord, an emphasis on Alex is now a celebrity of sorts. you, just so you know,” reads another. doesn’t mean Alex from Target wants be a bully or a troll. Don’t say things morality and solutions for their He is now, for those on Twitter, Alex “I will find you, and I will kill you,” the attention or isn’t a real person online that you wouldn’t say or would earthly afflictions – mostly from Target. This is the kind of instant reads a third. or that he welcomes the harassment feel scared or embarrassed to say to celebrity that can only happen in the By some accounts, when people poverty related, said Andrew and unwanted attention his girlfriend someone if they were present in the modern world. Remember “hot mug found out the girl’s identity, they start- is receiving. His girlfriend is a real room with you. Chesnut, religious studies profes- shot guy” from a few months back? ed critiquing her looks, trying to get person and by your words, you may We have a chance to stop online sor at Virginia Commonwealth Now people are trying to find the next her to break up with Alex and worse. be hurting her. harassment, right here, right now, University. (CNS) celebrity among other good-looking Some of the threats were worrisome, If you are on the other side of this starting with Alex from Target, you retail employees. Twitter is, appar- she said, and she ended up asking her and are dealing with a cyberbully, it’s and your friends at school. Hope • Confidence • Expectation Hawaii Catholic Herald

for the young adult FRI Mana'olana Catholic 11/21/2014 20 Quote Phyllis “We all have a respon- Zagano sibility to give the best JUST CATHOLIC that we have, and the best that we have is the faith. Give it to them, but give it to A woman’s right to choose? them through your The other day, 29-year- Kansas, Massachusetts, New example.” | Pope Francis, old cancer patient Brittany Hampshire, New Jersey and who welcomed dozens of school Pennsylvania) have pending children to his morning Mass Nov. Maynard earned a 500-word legislation. 14 in the chapel of the Domus obituary in The New York The legislation formalizes Sanctae Marthae. The pope’s homily Times because she killed her- combined dialogue with the kids and self. The newspaper calls her what goes on in every state an admonition to their parents and “the public face for the ‘death in the union and in many de- teachers. (Catholic News Service) with dignity’ movement.” veloped nations. The patient It has to stop. If you think saves pain medications, or the Profile all the talk about slippery colluding doctor prescribes slopes is exaggerated, think more pills or morphine Christina again. Human life is increas- than the patient needs. The Priscilla ingly disposable. Connect the problem for the right-to-die dots: abortion to euthanasia advocates, not to mention for Lefu’a to killing unwanted souls the doctors, is that govern- Confirma- simply because they are of the ments increasingly scrutinize tion/youth ministry wrong ethnic background or the kinds of drugs the suicidal team, Sacred Heart Par- the wrong religion. like to use. So the answer, ish, Waianae Pro-life folks in many they argue, is just to make it all legal. Favorite Scripture quote: John Western societies are typecast as “religious extremists” or But legal is not necessar- 3:16 – “For God so loved the world ily ethical and is certainly that he gave his only son, so that “conservative hard-liners” when they object to the free- not moral. What kinds of whoever believes in him, might not boulders will we hit sliding perish, but might have eternal life.” for-all abortionfest now gone around the world in most of down this slope? In some Saint: My confirmation saint, St. the Northern Hemisphere. countries, hospitals cannot Fina (Serafina). She spent six years CNS photo/Reuters Next idea to party on is eu- refuse to perform abortions. suffering with her disease on a Brittany Maynard is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters Nov. 3. The thanasia, getting a PR push to Will that spread? Must we wooden plank because she wanted 29-year-old woman who was suffering from terminal brain cancer ended her life Nov. 1 in Oregon, expand beyond Belgium, the fear withheld treatment or to suffer with patience like our Lord where physician-assisted suicide is legal. Maynard’s decision was praised by assisted suicide advo- Netherlands, Luxembourg, involuntary euthanasia? What Jesus did on the cross. I chose her cates, but pro-life leaders called it a tragedy. Switzerland, and the five U.S. will happen to the doctor who because of her courage in her suffer- states that allow individuals refuses to prescribe the lethal ing and wanted that type of courage We recoil in horror learn- Palestine and Israel. That own. As abortion on demand to take their own lives with dose? to endure despite the trials. ing of the 200 or so men, would include the Christian slithers around the world, With the Hippocratic Oath, prescribed drugs. societies accept the argument Food: Popeye’s fried chicken women and children executed Holy Land. Think Jerusalem, physicians promise of patients Life is becoming cheap. near Baghdad not long ago. Bethlehem, Nazareth and the that some children need not Movie: “October Baby,” “Courageous” Well, it is already cheap. It they “will take care that they Their crime? Belonging to place called Magdala. be born. Equally, ISIL argues suffer no hurt or damage. Commandment: Love your neigh- is becoming cheaper. What the wrong religious sect. That is the territory, but some people need not live. Nor shall any man’s entreaty is next? Will societies ration bor as yourself. We’ve seen the beheadings not their scope. The ultimate The next stop is eutha- prevail upon me to administer medicines and treatments Best church: Catholic Church of and heard of the atrocities by goal of ISIL is a world state, nasia. The step-by-step poison to anyone; neither will by some calculation of an course! the crowd of bullies running where all Muslims accept PR campaign for “assisted I counsel any man to do so.” individual’s value? Will some PC or Mac: I’m more of a PC but I like around Syria and Iraq claim- their policies, their laws, and suicide” took a giant leap Legalized euthanasia turns demented triage take ac- Macs too. ing to be an “Islamic State.” especially their sick views of when Maynard became the this on its head. count of race, religion, ethnic They don’t like to be called women. Today, ISIL creepily “right-to-die” poster girl. She Is it possible that some Breakfast this morning: McDon- background, social status, ISIS, and they certainly don’t stalks Shiite Muslims, indig- earned that right in a CNN day, healers will risk their ald’s chocolate cookies and water even age? like ISIL. That latter name, enous Assyrian, Chaldean, opinion piece, explaining that licenses for refusing to kill? Saints under 40 We know in terror-torn preferred by the genuine Syriac and Armenian Chris- she hoped “that this option is countries, worshipping the governments in the world, tians. They kill members of available to you.” Phyllis Zagano is senior research Strong body, wrong god, or even the right predicts the marauding thugs’ smaller non-Christian groups, Maynard and her husband associate-in-residence at Hofstra god in the wrong way, is in- goals: the Islamic State of including Yazidis, Druze, moved from California to University and winner of the strong spirit creasingly dangerous. Is that Iraq and the Levant. Shabaks and Mandaeans. Oregon so she could die when 2014 Isaac Hecker Award for Salvador Lara Puente was a Social Justice. Her newest books the most extreme end of abor- What is the Levant, you What does this have to do and how she chose. Oregon are “Mysticism and the Spiritual strong and faithful young man who tion, euthanasia and rationed ask? It is the Eastern Mediter- with abortion and euthana- joins Washington, Montana, Quest: A Crosscultural Anthol- grew up in Durango, Mexico, in treatment? ranean. That would be Syria, sia? Many years ago, an old New Mexico and Vermont ogy” and “Ordination of Women the early 20th century. As a child Tell me, who gets to live? surely, but also southern Tur- pro-life priest told me: The with such statutes. Seven U.S. to the Diaconate in the Eastern Salvador’s religious and filial piety And why? key, Jordan, Lebanon, Cyprus, life you save may be your states (Connecticut, Hawaii, Churches.” was clear – he cared deeply for his widowed mother as well as other activities like sports and his LISA’S CATECHISM CORNER MAKANA’S HELPFUL HINTS mining job. Church teaching explained to you Exciting ways to enhance young adult ministry Salvador also was a member of the Were Jesus’ miracles just pious tales? Whoa! militant move- ment Catholic Action of Mexican YOUCAT*: Jesus really worked miracles, and so did the apostles. The The thing that comes to mind first when Molokai is mentioned is: “Whoa!” Anyone who’s been there has probably stopped at a “Whoa!” sign. With the Thanksgiving holi- Youth. It was his involvement in New Testament authors refer to real incidents. [547-550] day, secular sales, ADVENT, and CHRISTMAS SEASON fast approaching, many people this group that ultimately led to his Over the last few weeks, the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of easily let those things in lower case lettering overshadow those in all caps. murder in 1926 at age 21, although Our Lady of Fatima has been visiting parishes throughout the diocese. Each year, there are people who get seriously injured during Black Friday Sales Salvador approached his death I had the honor of being in the presence of Our Lady at my parish on (which starts on Thursday now) just trying to get good deals on material belongings. with acceptance and peace. He Veteran’s Day. I learned that many miracles had been reported wher- And to think that these are only the material distractions of the end of the year! Try- responded “Here I am” to soldiers ever the statue traveled. So it got me thinking … miracles? ing to visit the entire family on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Day, and New Year’s Eve who had come to round up him and We read in the Bible of paralytics who could walk again, blind men can get crazy too! his cohorts, and when he found who could see again, and persons with leprosy healed. Jesus even This year my wife and I could really use a good deal on a bed (among a few other out that his pastor and a friend had raised Lazarus from the dead! John 5:36 reads, “The works that the things) and we haven’t even discussed how we’re visiting everyone. But I do have to been shot, he began to pray quietly Father gave me to accomplish, these works that I perform testify on my ask myself ... is all that more important than preparing my soul to receive the Savior until his death by gunshot. behalf that the Father has sent me.” of the World? Salvador was canonized These miracles, and so many others, expressed his love for us and It would do us all good over the coming weeks to “Be still and know that I am God!” along with other Mexican Catholic reaffirmed his mission. (Psalm 46:11) In other words: “Whoa!” Focus on what is TRULY most important. martyrs in 2000 by Pope John Paul *Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church Mary, Mother of God, pray for us! II. (vatican.va) Lisa Gomes is the director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry Makana Aiona is the diocesan coordinator for Young Adult Ministry.