Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Postscript … Additional thoughts on recent stories

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Postscript … Here are some additional thoughts on recent stories in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. HOPE Services delivers This is by Carol Ignacio, the Big Island’s founding director, now retired, of the diocesan Office for Social Ministry, on the Oct. 16 story “A decade inspiring hope,” about HOPE Services Hawaii’s 10th anniversary. The church-affiliated non-profit […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: Did you remember to invite Jesus?

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EMBRACING FAMILY “Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40) Thinking back on the origins of Thanksgiving, it is interesting to note that much of what we consider “traditional” about it never transpired. The meat served was documented as “fowl” (possibly turkey, ducks, geese and swans). […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The Lord will return

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33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31;1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; Matthew 25:14-30 The Book of Proverbs provides this weekend’s first reading. This book was composed when both the Holy Land, and the lives of its inhabitants, God’s Chosen People, had experienced massive changes as a result of the military conquest of the Holy Land, […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: New marriage without death certificate? Vaccines made from fetus stem cell lines?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I am 69 years old and a new Catholic. My wife and I would like to restate our vows in a Catholic Mass. However, I was previously married 40 years ago for a short time. My first wife has passed away, but she had married again and I don’t even know her […]

Counting cardinals: Congregations, continents represented increase

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With Pope Francis’ new picks for the College of Cardinals, the body will be more religious than ever — in the sense that the number of cardinals coming from religious orders will rise to 51. The Jesuit pope’s confreres do not lead the tally; in first […]

Chaminade University offering free Buddhist interfaith webinar

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Chaminade University of Honolulu has appointed Dominican Sister Malia Dominica Wong, professor in religious studies at Chaminade University of Honolulu, as the school’s new program director of the Buddkyo Dendo Kyokai-Fujitani Interfaith Program. The program’s mission is to bring together the Buddhist community with other religious communities in Hawaii to promote interfaith dialogue and provide […]

Official notices: Nov. 13, 2020

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] November 16-17, Fall General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (video conference). November 22, 5:00 pm, Mass for the Feast Day of Christ the King with Benediction, Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Pearl City. November 24, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory […]