Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for April 2026

Gratitude inspires deep involvement in parish life

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Rita and Galo Camacho Jr. are deeply involved at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Honolulu. Their work in the parish is their way of giving thanks to God for their blessings as they endeavor to help not only fellow parishioners, but the community as well. Although there are other […]

Hope of the Resurrection can inspire us all year long

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Easter Sunday is one of the most joyful celebrations of the year. Churches are filled, music lifts our hearts and we rejoice in Christ’s victory over sin and death. Yet once Easter Sunday passes, it can be easy to slip back into familiar routines, as though the celebration has ended. […]

Photo: Celebrating shepherds

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St. Joseph School in Hilo celebrated five distinguished alumni March 13 during the community’s annual St. Joseph feast day Mass — graduates who answered the call to serve the church through the priesthood or permanent diaconate. The day’s events, which were held despite classes being canceled due to the powerful Kona low storm that swept […]

Maui-Lanai youth move ‘Always Forward’ despite storm

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By Tanya Barbero Special to the Herald WAILUKU, Maui — In the midst of a powerful Kona low storm that brought heavy rain and uncertainty across Maui, the Maui-Lanai Vicariate chose faith over fear and continued with its youth retreat, appropriately themed “Always Forward,” at the St. Anthony of Padua Church and School campus in Wailuku. […]

Deacons reflect on Eucharist, ministry during annual retreat

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By Deacon Derek Wong Special to the Herald The deacons of the Diocese of Honolulu held their annual retreat Feb. 20-22 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center in Kaneohe. The retreat’s theme was “Becoming What We Receive: The Eucharist and the Ministry of Deacons.” Attendance was the largest it’s been in recent years, with more than […]

Christian love is rooted in self-giving, pope says

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By Carol Glatz and Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service ROME — God doesn’t exist to grant victories or to be useful by providing wealth or power, Pope Leo XIV said. Through Jesus, he serves humanity by offering himself in a way that transforms human hearts so that they may then be inspired to love others […]

Pilgrimage reflection: Prayers offered, prayers fulfilled

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By Caridad Namoca Special to the Herald Dreams come true. For them to become a reality, one must work hard to accomplish and achieve those dreams. Patience, sacrifice and determination are necessary along the way. One must have hope, for hope does not disappoint. It will give us the strength to continue moving forward until […]

Bishops reflect on civil rights, ‘sin of racism and slavery’

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By Gina Christian OSV News Several U.S. bishops recently traveled on pilgrimage to key sites commemorating the nation’s Civil Rights Movement and the legacy of slavery and racial discrimination — with two bishops telling OSV News the journey showed the need to face the past, before seeking to change the future. “It’s important to learn […]

U.S.-based scholars and officials are tapped for dicastery

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OSV News Pope Leo XIV has appointed four U.S.-based scholars and leaders as members of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development. Named among 11 new dicastery members the Holy See announced March 30 are: Holy Cross Father Daniel Groody, vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education and professor of theology and global […]