Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for October 2026

Stewardship means respecting life, dignity of human person

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com One of the most fundamental truths of the Catholic faith is that every human life has value and dignity. From the moment of conception until natural death, each person is created in the image and likeness of God and is loved by him. This belief forms the foundation of the […]

Explaining purpose, mission of the Diocesan Pastoral Council

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By Lani Wong Special to the Herald Many Catholics are familiar with parish pastoral councils, but few know about the Diocesan Pastoral Council and the important role it plays in the life of the Church in Hawaii. The DPC is a consultative body that brings together clergy, religious and lay faithful from across the Diocese […]

National March for Life sets 2027 theme, keynote speaker

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By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — The 2027 National March for Life theme is “The Truth is Pro-Life,” the March for Life Education and Defense Fund announced Sept. 29. Hayden Sledge, chief of staff at March for Life, told reporters on a press call that “the soil is prime for us to make the […]

Pope Leo XIV in France: End-of-journey press conference tackles AI, abuse

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By Courtney Mares OSV News ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — On the return flight to Rome from his four-day visit to France Sept. 28, Pope Leo XIV said that the prospect of artificial intelligence destroying humanity does not keep him up at night. During an in-flight press conference on the papal flight from Metz, France, […]

Tens of thousands witness archbishop’s historic beatification

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By Gina Christian OSV News ST. LOUIS — Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen — the 20th-century theologian, evangelizer, Catholic communications pioneer, teacher and preacher — is now Blessed Fulton J. Sheen. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, a pro-prefect for the Holy See’s Dicastery for Evangelization and papal delegate, pronounced the Church’s declaration on Archbishop Sheen’s holiness of […]

Washington cardinal laments U.S. attitude toward immigrants

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By Mark Zimmermann Catholic Standard / OSV News WASHINGTON — Rather than passing by a suffering victim like the priest and the Levite did in the parable of the good Samaritan, Americans need to take action to support immigrants who are in this country without documents and are suffering under the government’s mass deportation policy, […]

Digital lab initiative enables evangelization on a hyperlocal scale

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By Jay Sorgi OSV News How does the Catholic Church more effectively reach people through that digital space we live much of our life in, use it to build better human encounters and move them to Jesus Christ’s love, mercy and the sacramental life at the most interpersonal and local of levels? Evangelization Lab, founded […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Oct. 9, 2026

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Happy October, quizzies! As fall begins to cool the Islands, I hope you find time to chill out and celebrate the many wonderful moments of this one-tenth of the year: Pro-life month, the month of the Holy Rosary, and the month in which our two local saints were canonized. Quiz on! 1) HAWAII’S SCHOOLS Which […]

Father Paul Aguilar, diocesan priest: God and me time

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald A vocation to the priesthood can take a person across oceans, through different communities and into unexpected chapters of life. For me, that journey began with the La Salettes in the Philippines. I left during postulancy and spent three years teaching. Then, […]

Reflection: Preserving, passing on canonization memories

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By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald I was 16 when Father Damien became a saint. Three years later, at 19, I watched it happen again with Mother Marianne. Maybe I am unusual, but every October I still remember the dates: Oct. 11 and Oct. 21. On Oct. 11, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI canonized Father […]