Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sarah and David Herrmann: Lenten trash or recyclable?

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EMBRACING FAMILY Many parents ask us questions, and we share faith-based parenting advice, based on Love and Logic © and the Preventive System of St. John Bosco (Reason, Religion, Loving Kindness). We’d like to share some of these with you. In case you’re wondering, this has nothing to do with our black garbage bin or […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: How can I remain a Catholic?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: How, in good conscience, can I remain a practicing Catholic with all the scandal and hypocrisy exposed within the church? So many of the church’s actions seem far removed from the message of Jesus. The church gathers riches upon the earth, has its own country, bank and government and has a hierarchy. […]

Official notices: March 18, 2022

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] March 19, 10:00 am, Mass in Celebration of 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. March 20, 8:30 am, Mass at St. Ann Church, Kaneohe (with Young Ladies Institute). March 22, 8:00 am, Bagels with Bishop, Damien Memorial School, Kalihi; […]

Photo: Sign me up

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Father Peter Miti, left, pastor of Resurrection of the Lord Parish in Waipio, holds steady the Book of the Elect while a young catechumen signs it during the Rite of Election March 6 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Those welcomed in rites of election throughout the diocese will receive the Sacraments of Initiation — […]

Photo: Germ-free ashes

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Father Alfred Omar Guerrero, pastor of the Newman Center and Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, applies ashes to the forehead of a parishioner with a Q-tip, on Ash Wednesday, March 2 at the Newman Center. At right, Q-tips, used to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and bowls of ashes sit […]

Two Chaminade students included in synod discussion with Pope Francis

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Two Chaminade University of Honolulu students were included in a video call with Pope Francis to discuss topics related to the 2023 Synod of Bishops. Marianist Brother Edward Brink was able to get two campus ministry students, Joseph Durocher and Alycia Tausaga, included among 130 students from 58 universities […]