Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

New lawsuits filed against the diocese and other entities

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By Laurie LaGrange Diocese of Honolulu April 24 marked the end of an extended six-year window for Hawaii victims of childhood sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits against their alleged perpetrators and their employers, and with this deadline, came a substantial number of new lawsuits. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, along with Punahou School […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 15, 2020

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My dear quizcentrics, I hope the quarantine provides you with a little extra time to ponder our latest quiz. Test your knowledge on the rosary, Our Blessed Mother and Japanese church history. [forminator_quiz id=”22449″] PRINT VERSION 1) Current events A finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Drama was Will Arbery’s “Heroes of the Fourth […]

Masks with double the saintly protection prove popular

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “This project has been the most spiritually rewarding that I have encountered in my 76 years,” said Wendy Wylder who has been sewing face masks with the aloha-print fabric images of Hawaii’s two saints. Ever since the Hawaii Catholic Herald ran a story last month about the Waialua parishioner […]

Talk story: Multiplication of the plate lunches

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “May the Risen Christ, who flung open the doors of the tomb, open our hearts to the needs of the disadvantaged, the vulnerable, the poor, the sick, the unemployed, the marginalized, and all those who knock at our door in search of bread, refuge and the recognition of dignity.” (Pope Francis […]

Father Eugene Hemrick: Something missing in the Mass

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THE HUMAN SIDE While watching Mass on television at St. Mathew’s Cathedral in Washington, I thanked God for technology, and especially its gift to shut-ins. Yet seeing empty pews made me feel something was missing. Lacking was an aging parishioner ascending church steps with difficulty. He could easily be excused, but Mass means everything to […]

Aloha, President Perry Martin

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The outgoing Maryknoll president’s vision for the school parallels the founding sisters’ mission and charism By the Maryknoll Sisters of the Central Pacific Region We Maryknoll Sisters would like to express our deep gratitude to Perry Martin for his leadership, vision and values as president of Maryknoll School for the past 12 years. He has […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Contact with Jesus through the church

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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 The Acts of the Apostles once again this Easter season furnishes the first reading. In the readings of the weekends earlier in this season, the identity of the Apostles has clearly been given. The Apostles, absent Judas of course, had exercised the very […]

Forever gracious: Remembering Kalaupapa advocate Pi‘olani Motta

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Pi‘olani Motta fought hard to honor the legacy of her grandparents and other forgotten Kalaupapa souls By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald In describing Pi‘olani Motta, certain words keep coming to mind: Gracious. Elegant. Determined. Others before self. Motta died Feb. 14 at the age of 90 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor […]

Carolyn Woo: ‘Thank you’ is not enough

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THE GLOBAL FAMILY One of my routines in the early pandemic lockdown was to shop at a big-box retailer at 6 a.m. Along with food, a key purchase was fabric and supplies that allowed me to make face masks with my very rudimentary sewing skills. Over the weeks, I struck up a rapport with the […]