Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Parish priests to gather at Turtle Bay for annual convocation

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s priests will flock to the Turtle Bay Resort May 14-18 as they do every year around this time. It’s their annual Convocation of Priests, a week away to contemplate, talk, pray, learn, listen and socialize. This year’s theme: “Stewardship: A Way of Life.” More than 100 priests plan […]

Father Eugene Hemrick: More meekness please

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THE HUMAN SIDE Would we sleep better and be more convivial if a higher degree of meekness existed in society? I believe the answer is yes! To see how true this is let’s examine its essence. Meekness is usually envisioned as timidity, mildness and humbleness — the direct opposite of being forceful and dynamic. However, […]

Sister Patricia Rapozo, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: To Love. To Share. To Serve.

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Crafts have been my life, and my religious life ever since I was 10 years old. My grandparents started me on sewing. We made everything. When I was in high school at St. Joseph School in Hilo, we had our bazaar and […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Did the pope say there is no hell?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Did Pope Francis just say that there is no hell? (Chesapeake, Virginia) A: No. Pope Francis did not say that there is no hell. That misinformation comes from a March 2018 article in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The article — written by that newspaper’s co-founder and former editor, Eugenio Scalfari — […]

Talk story: The holiness next door

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY  “My modest goal is to propose the call to holiness in a practical way for our own time, with all its risks, challenges and opportunities. (From Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “Rejoice and Be Glad: A Call to Holiness in Today’s World”) “Seeing and acting with mercy: that is holiness.” Pope Francis […]

Photo: Barking to the choir

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Jesuit Father Gregory J. Boyle, who ministers to gangs in southern California, delivers his talk, “Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship,” April 22 in the Mystical Rose Oratory on the Chaminade University of Honolulu campus as part of the Father Robert Mackey Marianist lecture series. Father Boyle is the founder of Homeboy […]

Official notices: May 4, 2018

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] May 4, 9:45 am, Bagels with Bishop, Sacred Hearts Academy; 6:30 pm, Confirmation Mass, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Papaikou. May 5-6, Episcopal Visitation, Sacred Heart Parish, Pahoa. May 6, 11:00 am, Confirmation Mass, Sacred Heart Parish, Pahoa. May 8, 9:30 am, Bishop’s […]