Volleyball player takes the next step in her athletic career overseas By Celia K. DownesHawaii Catholic Herald Chloe Kaahanui is just 23 years old, but she has been playing volleyball for most of her life. Whether she was joining her older sisters for drills or participating in community leagues, Kaahanui has been on the court […]
Archives for October 2025
Order of Malta invites ailing faithful to join pilgrimage
Special to the Herald The Order of Malta Western Association USA is inviting Hawaii Catholics with life-changing illnesses or physical challenges to apply to join a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, in spring 2026, in which they will get the chance to bathe in the healing waters of Lourdes and participate in other spiritual events. The […]
The Parish News: Oct. 24, 2025
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Letter from the editor: Interisland shipping of Herald to undergo change
To our readers: The Hawaii Catholic Herald has an important update regarding the shipment of our biweekly issues from Oahu to other islands. Due to factors beyond our control, there will be a slight delay in the Herald’s delivery to Hawaii island, Maui and Kauai. The company we work with to prepare and send out […]
Seeking the wisdom of Mary during Respect Life Month
By Val and Deacon Gary StreffSpecial to the Herald October is Respect Life Month and the month of the rosary. We pray to Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of our Creator, mother of the church, mother of hope, comforter of the afflicted, queen of families and queen of the most holy rosary — what better person […]
Church must not disregard the poor, Pope Leo says in exhortation
A woman and child attended Pope Francis’ Mass for the World Day of the Poor Nov. 17 in St. Peter’s Basilica. (Vatican Media / CNS / 2024) By Gina ChristianOSV News In his first apostolic exhortation, Pope Leo XIV has taken up the call of Pope Francis for Christians to see in the poor the […]
Pope ‘very attentive’ to U.S. immigration advocates in meeting
By Kate ScanlonOSV News WASHINGTON — Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with the immigrant community in the U.S. and urged the church to be a united voice on their behalf in an Oct. 8 private audience with immigration advocates. Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, told OSV News that in the brief meeting […]
Mary Adamski: Stewards of creation
View from the pew Our hot autumn weather and distressing lack of rainfall has put me in a mental state that’s “for the birds.” Compared to some rude and raw 21st-century put-downs, that old American idiom which dismisses something as being “worthless, nonsensical” is a pretty mild criticism. But I don’t consider being for the […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Oct. 24, 2025
Much like that basket of Halloween candy you’ll be getting next week, this week’s quiz contains a hodgepodge of sweet treats, my Herald Crew! 1) SCRIPTURE The famous folk-rock song “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” contains lines from which book in the Bible? a) Proverbs b) Revelation c) Ecclesiastes d) Genesis […]
Sister An Mei Lam, Daughters of St. Paul: A faith that sustains
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OPHawaii Catholic Herald Once a year, I have the blessing of returning home to visit my parents. Every day, for the past 20 years of my religious profession, and even five years before that, I pray for them, entrusting them to God’s loving care. It is […]