Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Gospel offers the gift of God’s divine mercy

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Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 With deep faith and faith-filled excitement, the church continues the celebration it began a week and a day ago of Easter, the Lord’s resurrection and final victory over death and sin. As is the case in almost every Mass of this season, the first […]

Katie Yoder: Embrace beauty of variety

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Life and Hope During a recent visit to St. Paul, Minnesota, I found myself in a long, glass-paneled room bursting with flowers of all colors, shapes and sizes. Some appeared otherworldly, like the South African veltheimia with its tubular blossoms. Others introduced a more classic elegance, such as the white camellias from East Asia. All […]

Joyful journeys: Growing in faith, choosing Christ

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Here are the stories of some of the 329 catechumens who will join (or have already joined) the Catholic faith at the Easter Vigil on April 4 By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald For Apache Arrow Makanaokeakua Youngblood-Solis, entering into the Catholic Church fully and receiving his sacraments during the Easter Vigil is a choice […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Easter 2026 Message

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Jubilee of Jubilation! Our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, recently closed the Jubilee Year for Pilgrims of Hope, which was opened on Christmas Eve 2024 by Pope Francis. Pope Leo also declared this year, from Jan. 10, 2026, to Jan. 10, 2027, as the Jubilee of St. Francis of Assisi, because it marks the 800th […]

Joyful journeys: Ohana inspires commitment to faith

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Here are the stories of some of the 329 catechumens who will join (or have already joined) the Catholic faith at the Easter Vigil on April 4 By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald For Austin Fitzmaurice, the sacrificial love of family in action, far beyond words, holds the key to the true expression of faith. […]

Joyful journeys: Deployment speeds initiation

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Here are the stories of some of the 329 catechumens who will join (or have already joined) the Catholic faith at the Easter Vigil on April 4 By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald The lives of military personnel do not fit neatly into a schedule, especially for those in the U.S. Marine Corps. These families […]

Joyful journeys: Mother and son find spiritual home in Catholic faith

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Here are the stories of some of the 329 catechumens who will join (or have already joined) the Catholic faith at the Easter Vigil on April 4 By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald Longtime Kauai residents Ryden Williams and his mother, Takuyo Takahashi, will be fully received into the Catholic faith this Easter Vigil after […]

Talk story: Christ opens our eyes to see, address injustice

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Office for Social Ministry “That is why God became flesh in Jesus, so that the clay of our humanity, shaped by the breath of his grace, might receive a new light, one capable of helping us to see ourselves, others and God in truth.” (Pope Leo XIV, Angelus message on the fourth Sunday of Lent) […]

Join Taize prayer service during Holy Week

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By Jon James Special to the Herald Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii at Manoa will host a Taize Prayer Around the Cross service during Holy Week. The service will take place April 1 at 7 p.m. Parking is available at the former Saint Francis School parking lot or in front of the […]