Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Maile Aiu Domingo and Patricia Huse, St. Rita Church: The quiet joy of catechesis

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OPHawaii Catholic Herald Maile and Patricia are parishioners at St. Rita Church in Nanakuli. Maile has seven children; Patricia has three children still living. Both are instructors in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd educational program. “What keeps you inspired?” I asked Patricia and Maile, mothers […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Spiritually, divorce is impossible

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Question corner Q: Does the church ever use the word “divorce,” or in every case is it always an “annulment”? Didn’t Jesus allow for a spouse, in the case of a cheating spouse, to be granted a divorce, even calling it “a divorce”? (Indiana) A: The church does use the term “divorce” in some contexts, […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: To love God, we must love others without reservations

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Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Numbers 21:4b-9; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 This weekend the church celebrates the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It supplants the observance of the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Book of Numbers provides the first reading. Numbers is the fourth book in sequence of […]

Christina Capecchi: Life, anchored in music and faith

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Twenty Something It began as a low hum on the horizon, barely perceptible. Then a pulsing rhythm rose from the river — the brass and beat of a live band drifting through the humid summer air. The Capitol was coming. The steamboat curved along the Mississippi like a grand dame entering a ballroom — confident, […]

Mary Duddy: Vacations offer families a time to relax, refresh and recharge

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The married life “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Mt 11:28) The Lord knows we all need times of rest, especially busy families. Rest means more than a time to relax. It is also a time to refresh and re-create, that is, to create anew. […]

Reflection: Marianists embody ohana in faith and mission

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By Anthony SelvanathanSpecial to the Herald This reflection is appearing in the Hawaii Catholic Herald on Sept. 12 — the same day the church celebrates the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, the patronal solemnity of the Society of Mary, also known as the Marianists. For more than 140 years, the Marianists have […]

Alice E. Secor / 1930-2025: Longtime parish secretary was ‘always helping people’

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Alice E. Secor congratulates her son, Msgr. Gary Secor, at his investiture as a monsignor in 2017. (Courtesy photo / HCH file photo) By Celia K. DownesHawaii Catholic Herald Alice E. (Baptiste) Secor’s many decades of generosity and selfless service began when she was still in high school at Sacred Hearts Academy. Equipped with a […]

Vietnamese Catholic community marks 50 years in isles

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The Vietnamese Holy Martyrs Catholic Community’s anniversary celebration Aug. 15 included a procession by the Daughters of the Society of St. Monica at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. (Courtesy Dann Ebina) By Father Anthony TranSpecial to the Herald On Aug. 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of Mother Mary, the Vietnamese Holy Martyrs […]

Art celebrating St. Marianne graces university building

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Franciscan Sister Joselle Orlando, second from right, and Father Malachi Van Tassell, president of Saint Francis University, were joined by Dr. Kerri Golden, left, and Cynthia Zane at the installation and blessing of Sister Orlando’s triptych. (Courtesy Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities) By Celia K. DownesHawaii Catholic Herald St. Marianne Cope’s legacy […]