Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Effie Caldarola: A visit to Emmett Till’s coffin

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FOR THE JOURNEY Over 60 years ago, a young African American boy named Emmett Till was brutally murdered in Mississippi after an encounter with a white woman in a country store on a dusty road on a hot, humid Southern day. Till, from Chicago, was visiting relatives and had stopped to buy bubble gum. Emmett […]

Maureen Pratt: Creative service in today’s church

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LIVING WELL Gotta dance? Gotta sing? For creative artists eager to dedicate themselves to their craft, the desire to do so full time can be powerful. But soon after graduating with the Bachelor or Master of Fine Arts, or “turning pro,” the reality hits: Musicians, visual artists, dancers or writers will seldom be able to […]

All hymns, all the time

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‘Great Catholic Music’ makes its debut on an audio web streaming service By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Catholics hear hymns in church, but hardly ever on the radio. Now they can augment their weekly diet of hymnody through a new audio web streaming service called Great Catholic Music. The service launched March […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: May first cousins marry?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Are first cousins allowed to be married in the church? I have in mind a couple I know whose fathers are brothers. They hadn’t known each other as children but met later at a family reunion and then fell in love. They were married in a civil court, which is allowed in […]

Photos: Feast of our patroness of peace

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Above, Bishop Larry Silva blesses with incense the statue of Our Lady of Peace outside the cathedral basilica that bears her name July 9 after a Mass inside the church celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Peace. Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Peace, is the patroness of the Diocese of Honolulu. […]

Official notices: July 26, 2019

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] July 27, 10:00 am, Mass & Dedication of Parish Center for Resurrection of the Lord Parish, Waipio. [Msgr. Gary Secor] August 4, 11:00 am, Mass for Deacon Summer Gathering, St. John Vianney Parish, Kailua. Announcements/Appointments This will serve as official notice that the […]