By Maria Wiering OSV News More than 20 years ago, Toni McFadden took the abortion pill to end her pregnancy. She was a high school senior, the “good girl” in her family, and she did not want anyone to find out. She was about seven weeks pregnant when she took the regimen’s first drug — […]
Archives for June 2023
Jenna Marie Cooper: Are our intentions remembered?
QUESTION CORNER Q: If I send a donation to some group that says they’ll remember my intentions at Mass, how does that work? They can’t possibly remember every intention of every donor! (Garden City, NY) A: Depending on the specific circumstances of the donation and the nature of the prayer request, the group in question […]
Russell Shaw: Do we still want our Sabbath?
COMMENTARY Both the extent and the limitations of the Supreme Court’s power are visible in a pending case raising the question of how far employers must go to accommodate employees’ religion. Underlying this dispute — yet obviously unreachable by the Supreme Court — is the larger reality of the sabbath’s de facto secularization in […]
Pope Francis creates ecclesiastical province of Las Vegas
Viva Las Archdiocese By OSV News WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has created the ecclesiastical province of Las Vegas, comprised of the Archdiocese of Las Vegas and the suffragan dioceses of Reno, Nevada, and Salt Lake City. He also named Las Vegas Bishop George Leo Thomas to be the first metropolitan archbishop of Las Vegas. Archbishop […]
Pauoa Valley’s Blessed Sacrament Church commemorates 85 years
By Liz Lum Special to the Herald Blessed Sacrament Church at 2124 Pauoa Road on the quiet mauka edge of busy downtown Honolulu, will celebrate its 85th anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 12. Parishioners will gather in the parish hall to share lunch and memories in appreciation of the rich history of their church. It all […]
Catholic Relevant Radio comes to Oahu, John Paul II radio dropped
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Catholic radio has come to Oahu, but it’s a different radio provider than originally planned. Last summer San Diego-based St. John Paul II Catholic Radio (JP2 Radio) announced it was working with the Diocese of Honolulu and IHS Media to fundraise for a potential Oahu station. However, […]
‘Senseless war’ against creation must stop, pope says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — People must end the “senseless war against creation” and help victims of environmental and climate injustice, Pope Francis said. “We must do this by resolving to transform our hearts, our lifestyles and the public policies ruling our societies,” the pope said in his message for the […]
Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa marks 125th anniversary of its founding
By Janan Malinowski Special to the Herald Throughout June, Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa on the Big Island is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding and the 94th anniversary of the dedication of its current church. The Puna area around Pahoa was first proselytized by missionaries of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Body, blood, soul, divinity
CORPUS CHRISTI Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 This weekend the church celebrates the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, or as perhaps it is better known by its Latin translation, Corpus Christi. Feasts in the church have a dual purpose. They call Catholics to celebrate with faith the person, or […]
Jesus Thirsts for America revival tour coming to Hawaii
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Jesus Thirsts for America, the 21-city U.S. revival tour featuring six mainland speakers will visit Hawaii July 15 at St. Ann Church, Kaneohe, preceded by an evening healing service July 14 at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea. Organizers describe the event, called “I Thirst: Hawaii,” as an “old […]
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