Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for August 2025

Photo: Walking with faith

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With hearts full of gratitude and spirits renewed, parishioners of St. Raphael Church in Koloa marked the successful conclusion of their local Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope July 12 on the west side of Kauai. The group, which included Deacon Bambi Emayo and his wife Clarissa, and La Salette Father Ron Guzman, took a photo at […]

‘Aspire to great things,’ pope tells youth at jubilee’s end

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By Carol GlatzCatholic News Service ROME — The fullness of life depends on how much one joyfully welcomes and shares in life while also living with a constant yearning for those things that only come from God, Pope Leo XIV told young people. “Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are. Do not settle […]

Monastery that survived atomic blast remains symbol of peace

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By Katarzyna SzalajkoOSV News WARSAW, Poland — Eighty years ago, two of the world’s deadliest weapons were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, bringing near-total destruction. But a Catholic monastery built in Nagasaki by a future martyr and saint survived and to this day brings a Franciscan message of peace to a place that could […]

U.K. grateful for St. John Henry Newman’s elevation to doctor of the church

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By Jonathan LuxmooreOSV News OXFORD, England — British Catholics welcomed a papal decision to elevate St. John Henry Newman, a former Protestant and Oxford University chaplain, to the historic status of doctor of the universal church. “This request has been before the Holy See for some time, having received declarations of support from many different […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 15, 2025

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School days! School days! The parents say “YES” and the kids all yell “NAY”! Enjoy my “Back to School” quiz, Herald Nation! 1) HIGHER EDUCATION Xavier University, the only historically black and Catholic university in the U.S., is in which state? a) Louisiana b) Maryland c) South Carolina d) Alabama 2) HAWAII SCHOOLS: PART I […]

Joji, Camden and Remi Tokunaga: Devoted to faith, missions

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OPHawaii Catholic Herald The late Dr. Stephen Tokunaga and his wife, Dr. Joji Tokunaga, raised eight children in a household rooted in faith, service and Catholic education. All the children were taught by Dominican Sisters — starting at Rosary Preschool in Waipio Gentry, then at St. […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Eucharist does not replace confession

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Question corner Q: When I was in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (commonly known as RCIA, now the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults), the instructor said normal weekly Eucharist counts as a “confession,” and reception counts as “absolution.” She said in most cases, most people “don’t need to bother” the priest with […]

Christina Capecchi: Evangelizing with beauty

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Twenty Something When the chaos rises — the living room buzzing with four kids, piano pounding, guitar strumming, high-speed chases underway — Katie Murray’s eyes land on the “Annunciation” print framed above the couch. It is a pivotal scene in salvation history, summed up in Mary’s upturned wrist and bowed head. “Every time I look […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: Our children are like us, both in good times and bad times

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Embracing Family In one of our parenting classes, we had a mom ask what she could do about how angry she gets when her children are disrespectful. She said that her kids know how to press her buttons, and she loses it when they are rude. When we asked her what “losing it” looked like, […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Resist sin’s pull; turn to God

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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Hebrews 12:1-4; Luke 12:49-53 The Book of Jeremiah is the source of the first reading for this weekend. Jeremiah is regarded as one of the more important prophets, along with Isaiah and Ezekiel. Jeremiah was active as a prophet during the reign of King Josiah of Judah, […]