Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for July 2015

Layman. Soldier. Saint? Diocese takes step toward canonization of Joseph Dutton

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The Diocese of Honolulu has taken the first official step on the long and complex road to the possible canonization of an American layman and Civil War veteran who spent half of his life serving leprosy patients in Kalaupapa, Molokai, working side by side with the settlement’s two saints, Damien de Veuster and Marianne Cope. […]

Lost soldier, redeemed

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Cheryl J. Wilkinson, vice president of the Joseph Dutton Guild, shared with the Hawaii Catholic Herald a testimonial about her personal devotion to Dutton. Here is an excerpt. I became involved when I was at Kalaupapa with my husband, Michael. I was standing by St. Damien’s gravesite, and Dr. Maria Devera came up to me […]

Bishop Larry Silva celebrates his 10th anniversary: ‘It’s been fun’

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School Street fronting the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa the evening of July 21 was gridlocked as cars, turned away from the already full church parking lot, resorted to street parking at the permitted time of 5:30 p.m. Bishop Larry Silva’s 10th anniversary celebration was going to be a full house. That evening, in the co-cathedral, […]

Vatican Secret Archives teaches scholars to decipher ancient manuscripts

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The signature of astronomer Galileo Galilei from the records of his trial is seen on a document in the Vatican Secret Archives. Pope Leo XIII founded the Vatican School of Paleography, Diplomatics and Archive Administration in 1884, just a few years after he opened the archives to the world’s scholars. (CNS photo/Vatican Secret Archives)   […]

How to greet and understand Pope Francis (Hint: don’t rush him)

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VATICAN CITY — People make special preparations for welcoming a special guest, and watching what worked and did not work in Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay may help people preparing for Pope Francis’ visit to the United States in September. Some of the plans, however, will require common-sense adjustments, especially because the U.S. Secret Service is […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Homily on his 10th anniversary as Bishop of Honolulu

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A great multitude gathers Bishop Silva delivered this homily at the Mass, July 21 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu, celebrating the 10th anniversary of his episcopal ordination and installation as Bishop of Honolulu. At 66 parishes and many missions and chapels on six islands, a great multitude gathers. With songs — sometimes […]

Ordinary and extraordinary: 2013 goes down in Vatican history

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The helicopter carrying Pope Benedict XVI passes the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica as the retired pope returns to the Vatican May 2, 2013. Pope Benedict’s resignation and the election of Pope Francis are among the events of 2013 summarized in the Vatican’s annual report for that year. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)   VATICAN CITY — […]

Second video shows Planned Parenthood doctor discussing fees for fetal parts

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Bev Ehlen, state director of Concerned Women for America, holds a sign outside of a Planned Parenthood facility in St. Louis July 21. She was among several pro-life supporters demonstrating after the release of two videos that showed Planned Parenthood officials discussing the method and price of providing fetal tissue obtained from abortions for medical […]

Kathleen T. Choi: The new and improved Hell

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We’ve seen so many cartoons of tiny flames and cute little devils with pitchforks that it’s hard to fear damnation anymore. However, Satan may have upgraded since the Bible was written. Maybe Hell is more like this: “Morning, folks, it’s Old Nick with today’s weather report. It’s a typical day for Perdition. Temperature 110 degrees, […]