Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

A Carmelite nun, Carmel of the Holy Trinity Hawaii: ‘A life attuned to presence’

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OPHawaii Catholic Herald There is a line written about our Blessed Mother that has always touched me: “It was as if all purity had breathed a crystal air for her to come in; sweetest virtue, sweetest prayer, to keep awareness of a presence there.” This is […]

Reflection: A local renaissance of faith

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By Anthony SelvanathanSpecial to the Herald Something sacred is stirring in the life of the church today — a quiet but unmistakable renaissance of faith. Across our islands, pews once half-empty are filling again with song, with prayer and with the sound of children’s laughter echoing in our churches. The Holy Spirit is breathing anew […]

Christina Capecchi: Giving it up to God

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Twenty Something It was a Monday afternoon in November when Debbie Champeau got the call. The 17-year-old, a senior at Pius XI Catholic High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, left school immediately, taking two buses to get home. There, she found her mother and grandmother parked by the telephone, distraught. They feared the worst: that Debbie’s […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: From entitlement to gratitude

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Embracing Family How many times as a parent have we said, “So, what do you say?” to remind our children to say “thank you”? Ingratitude has been an age-old challenge, even in the time of Jesus. In Luke 17:17, after curing 10 people with leprosy, Jesus asked, “Where are the other nine?” Only one returned […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Visible church affirms Jesus is present, active among us

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Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17; John 2:13-22 This weekend, the church celebrates the feast of the dedication of the Basilica of St. John on the Lateran Hill in Rome. Most Catholics, and indeed most people, presume St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is […]

First-class relic of St. Faustina joyfully enshrined at Maui parish

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Hawaii Catholic Herald People devoted to the Divine Mercy — or anyone seeking a quiet place to reflect and pray — have a new location on Maui where they can find peace and enrich their faith. On Oct. 5, Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Kula celebrated the enshrinement of a first-class relic of […]

Faith, hope and charity from the Holy Land to Hawaii

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By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald WAIKOLOA — A cardinal, eight bishops, numerous priests and deacons, and more than 500 knights, dames and their guests from five states gathered in Waikoloa on Hawaii island earlier this month for the annual meeting of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem’s Western USA Lieutenancy and […]

James “Jim” Severson / 1934-2025: Former executive was a ‘great blessing’ to church, community

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By Celia K. Downes and Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald “Sharp as a whip” and never idle, James “Jim” Severson led a life of service — to his family, to his parish and the community, to the Diocese of Honolulu and more. The financial expert had a successful career in the business world and also contributed […]

Franciscan Sister Mary Edward Sugioka / 1930-2025: Pearl City native was a beloved educator in isles and on mainland

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Special to the Herald Sister Mary Edward Sugioka of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities served in Hawaii for decades, as an educator at several schools and in administration at St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii. The Pearl City native, who converted to Catholicism as a high school student, died peacefully Sept. […]