Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Learn from the past to bring peace to Middle East, pope says

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As war continues to threaten the land of Jesus’ birth and to undermine the existence of Christian communities there, the international community must learn from the errors of the past and do more to bring lasting peace to the Middle East, Pope Francis said. “Do […]

Official notices: July 13, 2018

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] July 14, Pilgrimage to Kalaupapa, Molokai; 5:00 pm, Hawaii Family Forum 20th Anniversary Gala, Dole Cannery Pomaikai Ballrooms, Honolulu. July 15, 11:00 am, 40th Anniversary Mass for the Hawaii Charismatic Conference, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Ching Campus. July 17, 9:00 am, Mass for Maryknoll […]

Richard Doerflinger: The Supreme Court as battleground

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY In its June 26 decision on freedom of speech, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a California law that forced pro-life pregnancy aid centers to tell pregnant women how to get an abortion. This “forced speech” policy, making Americans facilitate what they recognize as the unjust taking of human life, was […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 13, 2018

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You know, quiztakers, I’m always trying to stump you. But maybe you’ve got a Catholic trivia question you’d like to challenge me with. Local Catholic questions get bonus points. Send your best efforts to herald@rcchawaii.org and we might run yours in a future edition of the quiz. 1) Scripture July 22’s first reading includes these […]

Effie Caldarola: Making a difference

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FOR THE JOURNEY Many years ago, the Irish poet W.B. Yeats wrote, “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.” Some Americans feel those words are eerily prescient right now. Things are falling apart. The crisis created at our border bids us to take action, and political action is good. But no matter what our political […]

‘Sterile hypocrisy’ behind mistreatment of migrants, pope says

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Hearts that are closed to welcoming migrants and refugees are similar to those of the Pharisees, who often would preach sacrifice and following God’s law without exercising mercy to those in need, Pope Francis said. Jesus’ rebuke of the Pharisees’ “insidious murmuring” is “a finger […]

Catholics, Anglicans complete work on church authority, communion

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  By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission published its first document in 13 years on how both institutions can learn from each other in the exercise of ecclesial authority locally, regionally and globally. The document, “Walking Together on the Way: Learning to Be the Church — Local, […]

Letter to the Herald

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Setting right the wrong “Bravo Zulu” — “Well Done” in Navy lingo — for the way you addressed the federal administration’s separating children from parents at our southern border, in the June 29 Hawaii Catholic Herald. The two articles from the Catholic News Service provided appropriate supplemental information while the letter from Lawrence Chun was […]

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