Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Head of Human Life International to speak at Life Symposium 2019

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Father Shenan J. Boquet, president of Human Life International, will lead the all-day Life Symposium on Nov. 9 at the Kroc Center in Kapolei. He will also participate in other events on Maui, Kauai and the Big Island from Oct. 31 through Nov. 11. Human Life International spreads the Catholic Church’s teaching on life and […]

Photo: evangelizers

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The communities of the Neocatechumenal Way at St. John the Baptist Parish in Kalihi participated in the worldwide Great Mission on each Sunday afternoon during the season of Easter. They set up chairs, a platform and speaker on the front lawn of the parish as a way of evangelizing — announcing the Good News of […]

Carolyn Woo: When expectations yield to love

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OUR GLOBAL FAMILY This summer marks the special occasions of David’s and my 40th anniversary and the marriage of our older son Ryan to Sarah, our new daughter. In one of the prewedding festivities, I asked the men gathered, married from 10 to 50 years, what advice they have for the groom-to-be. They responded with […]

Father Eugene Hemrick: The blessing of reality checks

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THE HUMAN SIDE “I have observed Satan falling like lightning from the sky” (Lk 10:18). Jesus instructed the Twelve: “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves” (Mt 10:16). Avoiding being like Satan, who was dispelled from heaven because of pride, and […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: What did Mary do during Jesus’ ministry?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I am wondering what Mary did and where she lived during the three years of Jesus’ ministry. Did she travel with the “women who ministered to him”? (Wichita, Kansas) A: In the Gospels, once the public ministry of Jesus has begun, Mary is mentioned in only a few scenes. We can assume […]

Pope Benedict visits hill town outside Rome for walk, dinner

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI visited the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo in his first visit to the papal summer residence in four years. In a statement released July 26, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed the retired pope’s visit after a local newspaper, Castelli Notizie, reported […]

Letters to the Herald: Second collection announcements are tepid

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The Diocese of Honolulu just had the second collection for July. The collection was for the support of the educational costs for seminarians. I sincerely hope that the collection was sizeable as the annual deficit stands around $200,000. Some second collections mean more to me than others — the seminarian fund, Catholic Relief Service Rice […]