Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Medically ‘changing’ sex not morally justified, say bishops

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  By Julie Asher OSV News WASHINGTON — Surgical, chemical or other interventions that aim “to exchange” a person’s “sex characteristics” for those of the opposite sex “are not morally justified,” said the U.S. bishops’ doctrine committee in a statement released March 20. “What is of great concern, is the range of technological interventions advocated […]

Scrub Bucket ministries offering women’s retreat

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  Scrub Bucket Gospel Ministries presents “I Praise You Jesus,” a women’s contemplative retreat, from 7 p.m. Friday April 28 through 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at St. Anthony Retreat Center in Kalihi Valley. The retreat is limited to 20 women. The cost of $275 includes a private room and bath with air conditioning, Saturday […]

Good Friday’s Taize Prayer around the Cross returns to Newman

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By Jon James Special to the Herald After a three-year absence due to COVID-19, the contemplative Taize Prayer around the Cross service will be held again at the University of Hawaii Newman Center-Holy Spirit Parish on Good Friday evening, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Taize Prayer around the Cross stems from a tradition adopted by […]

Catholic Charities promotes Tina Andrade to chief operating officer

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Catholic Charities Hawaii has promoted Tina Andrade to chief operating officer where she will oversee the organization’s day-to-day operations. Andrade will be second in command of the organization behind CEO and president Robert Van Tassell. Andrade joined Catholic Charities in 2003. In her previous position as vice president in mission integration, she helped implement the […]

Photo: Scouts Mass

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Bishop Larry Silva poses with a group of Catholic Boy Scouts of America and Father EJ Resinto, the chaplain for the diocesan Committee on Scouting, after a scout Mass and awards ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace March 18. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The triumph of the Lord

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  PALM SUNDAY Matthew 21:1-11; Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66 This weekend observes Palm Sunday, recalling with such great reverence the Lord’s traditional entry into Jerusalem, beginning the drama of Holy Week. The liturgy includes two readings from the Gospels. The first, occurring at the blessing of the palms, and as the procession of […]

Sister Sudarshi Liyanage, Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, Philippines: From Facebook: A missionary

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VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong” … (“Take Me Home, Country Roads,” by John Denver) “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is my favorite song. I am a member of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine […]

Human composting, alkaline hydrolysis not acceptable for burial, say U.S. bishops

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  By Gina Christian OSV News Two new alternatives to burial and cremation fail to comply with the Catholic Church’s teaching on respect for the bodies of the dead, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine said. In a March 23 statement, the committee said it had evaluated human composting and alkaline hydrolysis, […]