Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for September 2022

‘The smiling pope’ showed God’s goodness, Francis says

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Beatifying Blessed John Paul I, Pope Francis praised the late pope for showing the world God’s goodness and for living the Gospel without compromise. “Our new blessed lived that way: in the joy of the Gospel, without compromises, loving to the very end,” the pope said. […]

St. Philomena Parish celebrates 80 years, four locations

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald St. Philomena Church, most likely the most moved-around parish on Oahu, celebrated its 80th anniversary on Aug. 15, at its fourth and final location on Ala Laulani Street in the Salt Lake district of Honolulu. It also had a life before “parish-hood” as a mission of St. Elizabeth Parish […]

Photo: A beautiful day

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The Scripture passage, “He calls me beautiful one,” from the Song of Solomon was the theme for the Women’s Marian Day of Recollection Aug. 20 at St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe. The morning opened with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, eucharistic adoration and the presentation, “Beauty of Holiness” by Sacred Hearts Father Richard McNally. The afternoon […]

Wade Andrade: Put a prayer on it

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VIRIDITAS 2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Toward the end of one of my routes, I noticed a lone boy sitting in the back of the bus. He looked down and out. I asked, “What, you the black sheep of the family?” He responded, “My parents are on […]

Effie Caldarola: ‘Do not worry about tomorrow’

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FOR THE JOURNEY One of my daughters recently reunited with college roommates on the opposite coast. It was her first airplane flight since COVID-19, and the first time she would be away, overnight, from her almost 2-year-old daughter. She was nervous. The 2-year-old? Not so much. “How’s the baby doing?” I asked my son-in-law. “Is […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Crying babies are ruining Mass. Plus: Should my daughter take communion?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I love children, and I know that babies will cry at inopportune times. That said, I am puzzled at the young parents in our parish who allow their children to cry loudly in church for extended periods of time. I tend to believe that it might be part of our American culture […]

Before her murder by insurgents, Italian nun called niece for prayers

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Perhaps just hours or less before her murder in northern Mozambique as militants swept into the area, Comboni Sister Maria De Coppi left a voice message with her niece, urging her to pray for the people on the run. “Hello, Gabriella, good evening. I just wanted […]