Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

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 […]

Diocese offering parishioners free internet security training

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The Diocese of Honolulu’s IT (Information Technology) department is offering Hawaii parishioners and families free home internet security training to teach them how to guard against internet threats. Internet safety is vital in church and personal endeavors. This program is an extension of the cybersecurity awareness training already used by diocesan rcchawaii.org email users. Here […]

Diocese’s retired priests are a diverse group

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But all gave their final years of active ministry as priests of the Diocese of Honolulu By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s retired diocesan priests are a very diverse group. Only a handful have island roots. Most have backgrounds elsewhere — with religious orders, the military or other dioceses. Some haven’t been to Hawaii […]

Transcript shows pope’s distinction between gay marriage, civil unions

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY—When Pope Francis said gay people have a right to be in a family and that gay couples needed some form of civil law to protect their rights, he was not saying that gay couples should have a right to adopt children. In his documentary “Francesco,” director Evgeny […]