Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for September 2020

Avoiding the ‘presence and propulsion of respiratory droplets in the air’

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald No singing in church. Or playing wind instruments. That’s the latest directive by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, issued Aug. 18, to affect Catholic worship. Why singing? Because, the ruling explains, it (and other similar activities) “increases the presence and propulsion of respiratory droplets in the air.” Respiratory droplets spread […]

Small parish, many connections, even the streaming kind

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald At the small parish community of St. Ann in Waihee on Maui, you’re likely to know every face in the pews. Although small, the parish is also active. If you’re a preteen or teen that attends church there you most likely do something with youth ministry. So when COVID-19 […]

Talk story: Coming out of the pandemic better than before

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Faith, hope and love necessarily push us toward this preference for those most in need, which goes beyond necessary assistance. Indeed it implies walking together … to build the better future we all need.” (Pope Francis, papal audience, Rome, Aug. 19, 2020) As Hawaii faces yet another “work at home, stay […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Sept. 4, 2020

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Friends, It’s been a little topsy-turvy since our last issue. Oahu is shutdown, but thankfully not religious services. And not this quiz, since I, H.C. Harold, am an essential worker! [forminator_quiz id=”23650″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Catholic Trivia The Catholic Worker movement, a social justice community network with its companion newspaper of the same name, was […]

Coronavirus and creation

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Lessons learned from the shutdown transformed into prayer and action By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — During the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe and North America, city-dwellers — including Pope Francis — were struck by the hush on the streets, the blueness of the skies and the songs of birds. […]

At Kapolei parish, ‘missionaries’ venture into unfamiliar territory

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By Jayne Ragasa-Mondoy Special to the Herald The brain likes familiarity. Familiarity is safe, effortless, easy. Unfamiliarity takes effort, is cognitively demanding, and can be stressful. Yet in their commitment to evangelize and catechize parents and children of their parish during the pandemic, the catechists of St. Jude Church in Kapolei, Oahu, are courageous missionaries […]

‘Faithful Citizenship’: Gospel cannot be parsed in partisan terms

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By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — The U.S. bishops’ quadrennial document on political responsibility is rooted in the Catholic Church’s long-standing moral tradition that upholds human dignity and the common good of all, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City said. “The document is meant to give Catholic voters an opportunity to reflect […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: What is the status of the women deacon commission? Standing or kneeling at communion?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: A few years back. Pope Francis set up a commission to study the feasibility of permitting women to become permanent deacons. Has that commission made a recommendation to the pope, and where does the matter lie now? (Personally, I think that women deacons are long overdue, and this pope could make history […]

Letter to our readers: no political endorsements, please

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The Hawaii Catholic Herald received a number of letters from readers who objected to the Catholic News Service article “60 years after JFK, wait continues for the second Catholic president” (Aug. 21) about Catholic candidates for the U.S. presidency and vice presidency. The story, by longtime CNS reporter Mark Pattison, stated that, if Joe Biden […]