Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Fasting to be the person God is calling

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By David Gibson Catholic News Service “We must love with our eyes open,” Canterbury’s Archbishop Justin Welby said last October. Saints, the Anglican leader advised, are people who are able to face and to confront “the entanglements of life.” Archbishop Welby spoke during an ecumenical vespers service in London’s Westminster Cathedral celebrating the canonization of […]

Almsgiving asks for a generosity beyond dollar signs

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By Stephanie Clary Catholic News Service A traditional way to approach the Lenten practice of almsgiving is to give from the excess that you create by fasting. For example, according to Catholic Relief Services, you save approximately $3 per person, per meal, when you abstain from serving meat. By that estimate, eating meat-free on every […]

Citing cold, Pope Francis skips Lenten retreat with Curia

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Continuing his recovery from a mild cold, Pope Francis said that he would be unable to attend his annual Lenten retreat with Roman Curia officials. “Unfortunately, my cold forces me to not participate,” the pope told pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square March 1 for his […]

Make this reconciliation video a part of your Lenten journey

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By Jayne Ragasa Mondoy Special to the Herald “Reconciliation, One ’Ohana” is a video which leads the viewer through the beauty of the Sacrament of Reconciliation with Bishop Larry Silva, local clergy and laity. It is available free online at catholichawaii.org/catholic-essentials/sacrament-videos/reconciliation-one-ohana/ Frequent participation in the Sacrament of Reconciliation is encouraged during Lent and throughout our […]

Father Ernesto Juarez Jr., diocesan priest: ‘OK, bishop, send me’

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Father, can you teach me how to write this properly?” asked one of the afterschool care kids. Next, however, kids being kids, came the question “Father, do you have any candy or anything to eat?” Ha! I responded with a laugh, “Finish […]

Intellectually disabled L’Arche members react to news of Vanier abuse

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By Michael Swan Catholic News Service TORONTO — For the adults with disabilities who are the core members of L’Arche, news that Jean Vanier sexually abused six women over a 35-year period hit particularly hard. At a meeting to discuss the revelations regarding the L’Arche founder, several members rose to speak their truth, said John […]

Kailua parishioner donates valuable St. Pio artifacts to national center

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Few people know more about St. Pio of Pietrelcina, popularly known as Padre Pio, the 20th century Italian stigmatic Capuchin priest who was canonized by St. John Paul II in 2002, than St. Anthony, Kailua, parishioner Chuck Furr. That’s because Furr is the nephew and former guardian of the […]