Commentary Touching on an incident where a priest hearing confessions was pepper-sprayed, a recent article from OSV News looked at how clergy and layfolk might balance security with welcome and worship. It is an uncomfortable subject. While staffers at weekend Mass in one North Carolina parish include armed off-duty police officers, many Catholics may balk […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 24, 2024
Wow, Heraldians, are we already at the end of the Easter season? It’s unbelievable how fast time goes by. Here’s another quiz for you as we move into ordinary time. 1) VOCABULARY What term is defined as “the church’s authority or office to give authentic interpretation of the word of God, whether in its written […]
Libraries must be open to all, pontiff urges
Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The troves of knowledge stored in archives and libraries must be made available and accessible to all people, especially as they increasingly depend on technological means for their knowledge, Pope Francis said. Scholars overseeing archives and managing libraries must have “a great openness to discussion and dialogue,” Pope Francis […]
New technology lab will benefit religious education, OCIA classes
Special to the Herald Sacred Heart Church in Waianae celebrated the sacramental blessing of a small technology lab for its religious education and OCIA classes on May 5. The iMac computers were donated by Iolani School in Honolulu to a local nonprofit that reconfigured their software for internet use and donated them to Sacred Heart. […]
Rachel’s Vineyard marks its 30th retreat in Hawaii
Special to the Herald On April 26-28, Lisa Shorba and her team marked their 30th Rachel’s Vineyard weekend retreat in Hawaii for post-abortive women and men. Many women and men are impacted by abortion and carry this burden for many years. We often think of the physical effects of an abortion, but the emotional, spiritual […]
Cathedral basilica will join Global Rosary Relay
Special to the Herald The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 7, will recite the sorrowful mysteries at 11:30 a.m. during the annual Global Rosary Relay. According to Worldpriest, the lay organization that founded the Global Rosary Relay, the event is a prayer […]
Youth from Maui-Lanai Vicariate make their fellowship wish a reality
By Agnes Terao-Guiala, St. Anthony parishioner Special to the Herald The idea of having a retreat for the young people of Maui and Lanai originated after a Dec. 9, 2023, one-day retreat at St. Anthony Church and School in Wailuku. At the end of this event, the 30 young people who attended it commented that […]
Taking the next step
Deacons Kurt Meyer, Hai “Francis” Pham and Anthony Tran prepare for their priestly ordination By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Years of hard work, discernment and lots of prayers have led three men to the priesthood in the Diocese of Honolulu. On May 24, Bishop Larry Silva will ordain Deacons Kurt Meyer, Hai “Francis” Pham […]
St. Catherine School in Kapaa to close after 78 years
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald After eight decades of providing elementary education on Kauai, St. Catherine School in Kapaa will become the latest Catholic campus in Hawaii to cease operations. The school’s closure at the end of the academic year next month comes despite “tireless efforts to sustain its mission,” according to a […]
Priest assignments touch multiple islands, vicariates
Hawaii Catholic Herald Parishes across the state will see leadership transitions this summer as 12 priests receive new assignments and three deacons are ordained to the priesthood. Some of the changes, which are effective July 1 except for one, will occur within one island, while others will span several. On Oahu, La Salette Father Adondee […]
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