Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Eugene Hemrick: Two sides of devotion

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  THE HUMAN SIDE “Zion said, ‘The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.’ Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you” (Is 49:14-15). Isaiah’s prophetic message that God is eternally devoted to us is needed now […]

Church opposes bill requiring pregnancy centers to post abortion info

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Hawaii Catholic Conference has come out against proposed state legislation that would require Hawaii’s faith-based pregnancy counseling centers to post or hand out information that refers clients to contraception and abortion services. The conference is the public policy voice for the Diocese of Honolulu. In testimony submitted Feb. […]

Hawaii State Senate vote advances assisted suicide bill

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Hawaii State Senate voted overwhelmingly March 7 to advance a bill permitting physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. Called the “Medical Aid in Dying” bill, SB 1129 passed with 22 votes in favor, three against. Two of the affirmative votes were cast “with reservations.” The bill now faces […]

DEACON LAUREN WONG | 1941-2017: ‘Privileged’ by God to serve, the diaconate ‘was his life’ for 30 years

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Deacon Lauren Wong, a Longs Drugs pharmacist who served the church in thoughtful, devoted and generous ways, died at his home in Kailua on March 11. He was 76 and a deacon for 30 years. Deacon Wong’s wife Hazel told the Hawaii Catholic Herald that the diaconate “was his […]

Archdiocese announces beatification date for Oklahoma priest

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By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City announced that one its native sons, Father Stanley Rother, a North American priest who worked in Guatemala and was brutally murdered there in 1981, will be beatified Sept. 23 in Oklahoma. “It’s official! Praised be Jesus Christ! Archbishop Coakley received official word […]

Francis’ response on married priests not so new after all

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While Pope Francis’ recent comments on the subject of married priests made headlines around the world, his response falls clearly in line with the thinking of his predecessors. In an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit, published in early March, Pope Francis was asked if […]

Sister Marie Lemert, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: Listen to the blessings

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I feel I have been so blessed in my life. Opportunities which at the time didn’t seem like such, actually turned out to be blessings unimagined. For example, several years ago when my provincial superior asked me to go to Rome, I […]

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