Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Guest speaker to address synodality

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  Visiting lecturer Jesuit Father Joseph McHugh will speak 6-7:30 p.m., Feb. 20, at the Newman Center on “Synodality: encountering, listening and discerning.” Father Mc-Hugh’s presentation will review the history of recent synods in the church and the evolution from clergy-only participants to Pope Paul VI’s 1964 encyclical “Ecclesium Suam” that stated that dialogue must […]

Marianist talk on God, democracy

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  The next presenter in the Marianist Lecture Series at Chaminade University’s Mystical Rose Oratory is a national leader in Catholic education. Award-winning lecturer and writer Steve Neiheisel will speak on “God and Democracy: Catholic Perspectives on the American Experiment,” at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 in the oratory on the university campus. Neiheisel served as […]

Official notices: Feb. 16, 2024

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  Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] February 17, 1:00 pm, Mass for the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. [Msgr. Gary Secor] February 17, 5:00 pm, Rite of Election for Kauai Vicariate, Immaculate Conception Church, Lihue. February 18, 11:00 am, Mass for the Deacon […]

Talk story: Lent: a season of grace in the desert

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The contemplative dimension of life that Lent helps us to rediscover will release new energies. In the presence of God, we become brothers and sisters, more sensitive to one another: in place of threats and enemies, we discover companions and fellow travelers. This is God’s dream, the promised land to which […]

New ‘deeply Catholic’ university focused on science and tech gets ready to launch

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  By Kevin J. Jones OSV News Catholic Polytechnic University, a new Catholic university focused on STEM education and research, aims to enroll its first class of students this fall. The Los Angeles-area university seeks to provide students a unique “deeply Catholic” postsecondary education that excels in science and technology. “What we’re building is like […]

Mary Adamski: The month of music, mayhem, feasting, fasting and love

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VIEW FROM THE PEW Whoo-eee! Hasn’t February been a raucous month. Deafening decibels of music and challenging, downright belligerent chants. Extremes of bragging and dramatic tears, jeers and cheers. Events demanding conspicuous consumption of sinfully rich food and high caloric sweet treats, days and days of it. Extravagant, expensive clothes flaunted in a discordant contrast […]