Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Katie Prejean McGrady: Caught, not taught

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WINDOW SEAT WISDOM “Mom, you too slow. I do it.” The almost 3-year-old began to say the Hail Mary, complete with a little head bow at the name Jesus and a profoundly loud “Amen!” at the end. I stood there in stunned silence, and as I pulled the sheets up around her and gave her […]

John Garvey: Sweeter than the honeycomb

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INTELLECT AND VIRTUE I’m certainly not the first person to observe that the tone of our civic discourse has gotten increasingly angry. I have recently come to realize, though, that some people actually like it that way. This is not a sentiment confined to one end of the political or religious spectrum. Aristotle says in […]

10 cathedral columns getting marbleized makeover

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The large interior columns of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace are being blocked off for three months as each undergoes repair and a fancy paint job that will help restore the look of the historic church back to an earlier time. Since last year, artisans have […]

Faith in a pandemic world: On being a Catholic medical professional during COVID-19

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Medical professionals in an array of jobs from nursing home workers to vaccine researchers have been putting in extra hours and risking their own health to help people affected by the novel coronavirus. We spoke with three Hawaii Catholics directly involved in the healthcare field to learn how they […]

Effie Caldarola: Interesting and challenging times

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FOR THE JOURNEY My granddaughter Charlotte posed for the traditional first day of kindergarten photo on the front porch of her home in New Jersey, wearing a new sequined-splattered outfit popular with the under-7 set. Then, like millions of American kids, she turned around, walked with her backpack into her own house, sat down at […]

Resting in peace at one’s parish

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Diocese plans to introduce ‘a wonderful program’ that will provide a ‘continuum of spiritual care, allowing multi-generations to be laid to rest together in their chosen place of worship By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A long time ago, Catholics in Hawaii were buried in the graveyard of the parish where they were baptized, their […]

Christianity in Middle East likened to a sinking ship

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By Doreen Abi Raad Catholic News Service BEIRUT — Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai warned that the Christian presence in the Middle East is shrinking and church leaders “are called to face the winds that blow in our homelands.” The assessment by the patriarch of Maronite Catholics during a meeting of the Middle East Council of […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: In the creed, what about women? Can Jews be a baptism sponsor?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My recollection is that the text of the Mass in English was rewritten about 20 years ago — to be a more accurate translation and to eliminate sexist references. I wonder, however, if they missed something: in the Nicene Creed, our parish still prints, “For us men and for our salvation he […]