Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for October 2018

Michael Rockers: Where Catholic school students ‘end up’

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COMMENTARY A recent article in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser entitled “Worth the Cost?” caught my eye. In short, the author suggests that, when the variables of family income and background are considered, there is no difference in a private school education and a public school education. The author of the study on which she bases this […]

Blessed Sacrament Parish to participate in rosary rally

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Blessed Sacrament Church in Pauoa Valley will participate in the nationwide rosary rally, Rosary Coast to Coast, on Oct. 7 The event is part of the international alliance of faithful Catholics from 18 countries called the Holy League of Nations which is striving to transform their cultures through prayers and fasting. Hawaii organizers said that […]

13 isle parishes to join week-long rosary congress

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Thirteen Hawaii parishes will participate in the national Diocesan Rosary Congress Oct. 7-13, seven days and nights of Masses, perpetual eucharistic adoration, and hourly recitation of the rosary, all offered to restore a respect for the sanctity of life, to establish peace in our cities, nation, and world, and to console the hearts of Jesus […]

Christina Capecchi: Pursuing less to live more

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Haley Stewart (@haleycarrots) TWENTY SOMETHING Haley Stewart stared at the publish button and froze. It’s nerve racking to announce big news, and this, in particular, had the potential to raise eyebrows. The title of the blog post stared back at her, boldface, unblinking: “When You Leave […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: I’m divorced, may I receive Communion?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I am in my 50s and have now been divorced for three years. I was married in the Catholic Church and have always attended Sunday Mass regularly and received Communion. But I have begun to wonder whether I should still take Communion. I asked a priest recently in confession, and he said […]

Effie Caldarola: The view from my pew

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FOR THE JOURNEY The crisis in the U.S. Catholic Church lumbers along. We were still reeling from the Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual misconduct and hierarchical cover-up when a disgruntled archbishop released a scathing letter calling for Pope Francis to resign. Now, many states are launching probes into diocesan files, a good thing. […]

Former cardinal living in rural Kansas friary

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By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Archdiocese of Washington announced Sept. 28 that former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, who was removed from ministry earlier this year after abuse allegations came to light, is now living in Kansas in a friary for Capuchin Franciscan friars. Archbishop McCarrick resides at St. Fidelis Friary in […]