Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for September 2021

Marianist lecture to address racism and climate change

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  The speaker for the 2021 Marianist Lecture is Franciscan Father Daniel Horan, author and lecturer who specializes on the work and thought of Thomas Merton. This year’s talk will be delivered online only at 4 p.m., Sept. 21. The topic is “The spirituality of justice: racism and climate change, a Catholic response.” Father Horan […]

Chaminade, Catholic Schools announce innovation awards

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Chaminade University’s Center for Strategy and Innovation in partnership with Hawaii Catholic Schools last month announced the two recipients of the 2021 Ka Ho‘oulu Innovation Awards. Winning the individual award was Devin Oshiro, principal of Saint Louis School. Taking the institution award was St. Joseph School in Waipahu. The awards recognize innovation that has “greatly […]

Religious minorities, women fear Taliban, extremists

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The U.S. military’s tumultuous exit from Afghanistan has laid open trepidation for the future By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service AMMAN, Jordan — The 20-year American military presence in Afghanistan had hoped to bring stability and an end to its use as a terrorist sanctuary, but the tumultuousCatholic News Service exit has laid open fears […]

Francis urges Slovak church, government to put people first

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s tradition of hospitality along with its witness of faith amid persecution must be at the forefront of government policies and the Catholic Church’s engagement with the faithful, Pope Francis said. Addressing government authorities on the first full day of his visit to Slovakia Sept. […]

Holiness does not come from following rigid rules, pope says

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Redemption is the work of God, not of human beings, so be careful and do not listen to “fundamentalists” who claim holiness comes through following certain laws, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience. The belief that holiness comes by observing particular laws “leads us […]

Former Cardinal McCarrick pleads not guilty; two more lawsuits filed

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By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick pleaded not guilty Sept. 3 in a Massachusetts court, where he is facing three counts of sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1970s. Local news reporters posted video on Twitter of the 91-year-old McCarrick, wearing a face mask and slowly heading toward […]

Ask Father: Part 1-Can ashes be commingled? Part 2-Can prayer change God’s mind?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Among my dying husband’s wishes was the desire to save land for the living and therefore to be cremated and interred at Willamette National Military Cemetery near Portland, Oregon. I, too, shall be cremated and interred at Willamette National, sharing my husband’s niche. I would like my ashes to be mingled with […]

N.Y. fire chaplain: sometimes 9/11 ‘feels like yesterday’

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By Gregory A. Shemitz Catholic News Service BLUE POINT, N.Y. — Father Kevin M. Smith, a veteran fire chaplain, trauma counselor and loyal friend to scores of active and retired firefighters in the New York metropolitan area, receives more phone calls in early September than any other time of the year. Most of the calls […]