Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Chosen: New character-driven Bible drama sets the stage for new evangelization

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — It was quite fitting for a Catholic actor and a Christian director of a new streaming series on the  life  of  Jesus to meet Pope Francis on the feast of St. Clare of Assisi, patron saint of televisions and screens. Jonathan Roumie, who portrays Jesus, and […]

St. Joseph pilgrimage: Built by another carpenter saint

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St. Joseph, Kamalo, Molokai The tiny mission on topside Molokai was one of several churches constructed by Father Damien During this “Year of St. Joseph,” why not try and visit one of the St. Joseph churches in Hawaii. This issue’s spotlight is on Molokai’s St. Joseph Mission. Read about St. Joseph, Kaupo, on Maui here. […]

Meet the new 2021 Catholic school administrators

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Compiled by the office of Hawaii Catholic Schools Hawaii Catholic Schools Diocese of Honolulu Mandy Thronas-Brown Associate superintendent of schools Mandy Thronas-Brown was named the associate superintendent of schools on July 1. She was the last principal of St. Ann School in Kaneohe which closed at the end of the 2020-2021 school year. She has […]

Are we alone in the universe? It’s a question both scientists and theologians are exploring

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By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — Are humans alone or are we one rational species among many in the universe? It’s a question both scientists and theologians are exploring. And it is scientific discoveries that are energizing the queries not just about the possibility of rational, or intelligent, life, but also about God’s […]

Prayers on the bayou: Louisiana celebrates faith, family, tradition with a 40-mile eucharistic boat procession

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By Catholic News Service LAFAYETTE, La. — The annual Fête-Dieu du Teche in the Diocese of Lafayette is a “time for all of us to renew our faith,” following the example of the first Acadians who were “led by their faith” when they came to Louisiana, said Lafayette Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel. The 40-mile eucharistic […]

Richard Doerflinger: Attacking life and choice

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Congress is heading for a collision on the Hyde amendment, and the stakes could not be higher. This amendment to bills appropriating funds for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, named after prime sponsor Rep. Henry Hyde, has prevented federal funding of almost all abortions since 1977. President Joe […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Baptism for a child of non-Catholics? What if I forgot to fast before Mass?

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Question corner Q: A friend of mine asked me recently to find out if the parish I was raised in would baptize her new baby. My friend is not a Catholic, so I was surprised that she asked me this. The priest at my parish said that he could not baptize the baby because the […]

Berlin archbishop to name minister for gays, calls sidelining ‘painful’

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By Catholic News Service BERLIN — Archbishop Heiner Koch said he would appoint a pastoral minister as a contact person for gays, the Berlin Archdiocese announced. The German Catholic news agency KNA reported Archbishop Koch made the pledge when he met with representatives of the Lesbian and Gay Association of Berlin-Brandenburg, with the archbishop saying […]