Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

About those Millennials: Excerpts from the Red Mass talk

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Here is an extended excerpt from the prepared text of Kainoa Fukumoto’s Red Mass address Jan. 14 in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Another unfortunate characteristic of the millennial generation is their general apathy or indifference toward religion. Millennials are not only leaving Hawaii; they’re leaving the church. According to statistics from […]

Brother Benedict Mary Bartsch, Dominicans: Remain rooted in prayer

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald What is life like for a newly professed brother in the Western Dominican Province (Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus) in Oakland, California? As a native from Kohala on the Big Island (the town on the northern tip), there were […]

Hawaii Catholic Schools superintendent to retire this year

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Schools Hawaii Catholic School’s leader for close to a decade, Michael Rockers, will retire at the end of this academic year. The official announcement came on Jan. 8 via an email from the diocese’s human resources director, Dara Perreira, and an email from Rockers to pastors and school administrators. Rockers […]

Pope sets special day to honor, study, share the Bible

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The newly established “Sunday of the Word of God” is an invitation to Catholics across the world to deepen their appreciation, love and faithful witness to God and his word, Pope Francis said. By papal decree, the third Sunday in Ordinary Time — Jan. 26 this […]

Benedict wants his name removed as co-author of book

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — At the request of retired Pope Benedict XVI, his name will be removed as co-author of a book defending priestly celibacy, said Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Vatican official who coordinated work on the book. “Considering the polemics provoked by the publication of the book, ‘From the […]

As culture shifts, church changes course on guidance on movies

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By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service NEW YORK — Songwriter Bob Dylan wrote his celebrated anthem “The Times They Are a-Changin’” in 1963 and though it was penned as a hymn to the civil rights and anti-war movements of the era, it could also speak to the changing culture reflected in motion pictures. The movies […]