Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Chaminade University to offer PsyD program formerly at Argosy

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Chaminade University of Honolulu and the Hawaii School of Professional Psychology announced March 18 that Chaminade will offer the PsyD program formerly hosted by Argosy University, which closed last month. The only program of its kind in Hawaii, the PsyD is a five-year program that culminates in a professional doctorate in psychology degree preparing graduates […]

Photo: Valley Isle elect

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Twenty candidates for full initiation in the Catholic Church signed the Book of the Elect at the Maui Vicariate Rite of Election at St. Theresa Church, Kihei, March 10. They are pictured here with their sponsors and pastors. Maui vicariate religious education liaison Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Angie Laurenzo presented the group of […]

The last bite of the bagel

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Saint Francis seniors savor their final visit with the bishop at their school, which closes this year By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The Saint Francis senior class crowded into their gym’s multipurpose room the morning of March 14. It was Career Day during the Manoa school’s Spirit Week, and the twelfth graders were dressed […]

Two Hilo-side Big Island churches hit the century mark

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Two east Hawaii Island churches have lived to see their hundredth birthdays this month. Good Shepherd Mission in Honomu marked its century milestone on March 9 with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva. St Joseph Church in Hilo will commemorate its centennial on March 24 also with a […]

(Not necessarily) Leaving the church

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Researcher says there is a big difference between ‘considering’ it and actually parting ways By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The headlines from a March 13 Gallup Poll about the growing number of U.S. Catholics who have thought about leaving the church because of the clergy abuse crisis did not faze one researcher […]

SISTER JOAN CHATFIELD, MM | 1932-2019: Maryknoller served here 63 years in education, interfaith pursuits

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Maryknoll Sister Joan Chatfield, who served 63 years in Hawaii as a leader in the sprawling mission fields of education, social justice and interreligious affairs, died on March 1 in Honolulu. She was 86 and in religious life for 68 years. Her death was unexpected, the result of striking […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Lenten solidarity with the poor

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WITNESS TO JESUS | CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES’ RICE BOWL Dear Friends in Christ, Peace be with you! God invites us to reach out beyond ourselves and encounter God in the experience of sharing with other vulnerable persons. This Lent, CRS Rice Bowl — Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten faith-in-action program — reminds us that the journey […]