Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Christmas comes to the Islands

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How the spirit of the season found its way to Hawaii By Father Louis H Yim Special to the Herald This article was first published in the Dec. 20, 1985, issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald. Father Yim has written many stories on Hawaii Catholic history for the Herald over the years. With the coming […]

Pope to celebrate early Eve due to COVID curfew

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will celebrate the Vatican’s traditional Christmas “Mass during the Night” Dec. 24, but will begin the liturgy at 7:30 p.m. local time so that the few people invited to attend can get home in time to observe Italy’s 10 p.m. curfew. The curfew is […]

‘Make space at the table’: In his new book, Pope Francis urges the valuing, welcoming of all human life

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis admits he is not an economist, but he is a pastor. And as a pastor, he has seen how the global economy has cast aside many members of his flock, and he knows that the Gospel and Catholic social teaching call for a different […]

The hermit of Haiku

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During an age of pandemic anxiety and election-year angst, Sister Bernadette Meno continues to accept prayer requests and relay the message that God remains with us always By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald While the world shutdown in spring 2020, people isolating in their homes, limiting the time they spent out and about, and attending […]

Use of COVID-19 vaccines morally acceptable, say bishops

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By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — While confusion has arisen in recent days in the media over “the moral permissibility” of using the COVID-19 vaccines just announced by Pfizer Inc. and Moderna, it is not “immoral to be vaccinated with them,” the chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ doctrine and pro-life committees said Nov. […]

Father Alfred Omar B. Guerrero, diocesan priest: Disciple of Jesus

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Since I was a kid, I have been drawn to the library. I was not involved in sports or any type of athleticism. You could find me in the public library, volunteering or reading. If you were to visit my office today, […]

The Holy Father’s life-changing ‘lockdowns’

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While the coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions have interrupted people’s lives and brought suffering on a global scale, every individual — including the pope — has or will experience traumatic interruptions in their lives, Pope Francis said in a new book. “Illness, the failure of a marriage […]

Letters to the Herald: Dec. 11, 2020

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A positive approach Recently, current issues were addressed in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. One dealt with racism and the other in promoting interfaith dialogue at Chaminade University. It seems to me that in order to make a lasting impression on our Catholic young people they need to be taught to be radical Catholics. This would […]

Kalaupapa concert to be rebroadcast into the new year

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The virtual concert, “The Music of Kalaupapa,” which celebrates the often-forgotten musicians of Kalaupapa, will be rebroadcast from Dec. 19 through Jan. 3 on Facebook and YouTube. The 90-minute concert, produced by Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa, debuted in October to high praise and virtual applause from hundreds of viewers. “This is Ka ‘Ohana’s holiday gift […]