Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

2022 in review: Abortion decision dominates Supreme Court’s year

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By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision — overturning Roe v. Wade — is no doubt one for the history books. The 5-4 decision in June in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization had been anticipated for months. The decision was leaked a month early and became a hot […]

Head of Catholic Charities Hawaii is the guest speaker at Red Mass

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  The chief executive officer and president of Catholic Charities Hawaii, Robert “Rob” Van Tassell, will be the guest speaker at the annual diocesan Red Mass at 9 a.m., Jan. 17, in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. The topic of his presentation is “75 years of hope that transforms, action that heals […]

Ohana to present webinar on Kalaupapa month 2023

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Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa, an organization of Kalaupapa residents, their relatives and friends, will present its first webinar of 2023, “Kalaupapa Month: A Time to Remember,” on Saturday, Jan. 14, 10-11:30 a.m. This webinar of historical and modern-day photographs will look at how January was designated as Kalaupapa Month. Information on how to register for […]

Twins share many things, including call to priesthood

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By Jennifer Barton Catholic News Service FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Johnathan and Michael Hickey share a great many things — hobbies and interests, musicality, their love of Corgis. They even share the same face — they are identical twins. It’s not unusual for twins to share just about everything, but in the Hickeys’ case there […]

Official notices: Jan. 6, 2023

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Bishop’s Schedule January 7, 10:00 am, Island Treasures for the West Hawaii Vicariate, St. Michael the Archangel Church, Kailua-Kona. January 7-8. Episcopal Visitation, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Honokaa. January 10, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference). January 12, 12:00 pm, Hawaii Catholic Conference (video conference). January 14, 10:00 am, Memorial Mass for […]

Greg Erlandson: The advent of population decline

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AMID THE FRAY As we celebrate the birth of the Savior Child, it seems fitting to note that in many parts of the developed world, the lack of babies is a growing concern. This is a surprising change for those of us raised on “The Population Bomb,” a wildly inaccurate prediction that the world’s population […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: May I scatter non-Catholic’s ashes? How do I dispose of wedding ring?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I understand that, as Catholics, if we choose to be cremated our cremains are to be treated with dignity and must be buried or entombed. My husband and I have two family members who have asked us to arrange to have their ashes “scattered.” One is a Catholic, one is not. Does […]

Effie Caldarola: Appreciate the larger picture

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FOR THE JOURNEY Mom was recuperating, years ago, in front of the television set in her hospital room following surgery. As she grew older, surgery was hard on Mom, physically and mentally. It took her down and she was never quite able to climb back to pre-operation levels. On this particular day, when the nurse […]