Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Synod report urges moral discernment in remarriage cases

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While not specifically mentioning the controversial proposal of a path toward full reconciliation and Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried, members of the Synod of Bishops on the family handed Pope Francis a report emphasizing an obligation to recognize that not all Catholics in such a situation bear the same amount of blame.

HC Harold’s Quiz: Nov. 6, 2015

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I think I’ve made a pretty tough quiz this time, Heraldians. There are lots of timely Catholic trivia questions designed to test you. Just because we’re nearing the end of the year, doesn’t mean I am going to go easy! 1) Saints St. Willibrord, whose feast day is Nov. 7, is a patron for the […]

Makana’s helpful hints: Opportunities

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Exciting ways to enhance young adult ministry Today’s tip: Provide opportunities for people to experience different forms of personal and group prayer Straight from the U.S. bishops’ “Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults, Sons and Daughters of the Light,” this week’s tip is about the foundation of growth, opportunity. One can only grow by […]

Christians caught in the middle in Jerusalem

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An Israeli border police officer stands near Catholic tourists from Indonesia as they carry a cross Oct. 18 on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old City, near a site of several recent stabbings. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)   Praying for peace in Jerusalem: Caught in the middle, Christians fear the police, the Israelis, the Muslims JERUSALEM […]

Peaceful activists: One diocesan office is the hub of efforts to protect life from conception to a natural death

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When the Hawaii Catholic Herald caught up with Deacon Walter Yoshimitsu and Paulette Vernay of the diocesan Respect Life Office on Oct. 14, they had just made it to their offices at St. Stephen Diocesan Center after a morning vigil at Honolulu’s Planned Parenthood clinic.

Bishop reconfirms liturgical norms regarding ‘sacred gestures’

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Bishop Larry Silva issued on July 20 a “General Decree on the Use of Hula in the Liturgy,” a brief 125-word document that “reiterates” that the rules on the liturgical use of Pacific Island and Asian “sacred gesture” issued in 1999 by Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo “remain in effect as particular law for the Diocese of Honolulu.”