Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sister Cheryl Wint, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: The spirituality of turning it off

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As an extrovert, I am constantly on the go. It is really hard to stop the brain from thinking, the limbs from moving, everything from just going, and to simply be. And yet, when I do take time to turn off and tune out, emptying myself of any accountability to anyone or unnecessary talk, I […]

2015 directory offers a snapshot of the Catholic Church in Hawaii

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The 2015-2016 Directory of the Catholic Church in Hawaii is out this month. The 68-page listing of contact information for diocesan departments, parishes, schools, clergy and lay organizations is available for purchase from the Hawaii Catholic Herald office. Individual directories are $20 each; special rates are available for orders of 10 or more books. Call […]

Stephen Colbert discusses faith, joy and humor

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Stephen Colbert, who took over Sept. 8 as host of CBS’ “Late Night” program, said in an interview for Canada’s Salt and Light Television that his “Colbert Report” character was intended to be a “well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot.” Colbert is pictured in a 2013 photo. (CNS photo/Lucy Nicholson, Reuters)   WASHINGTON — Stephen Colbert, […]

Mary Adamski: Getting spiritual about ecology

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If Catholics think we corner the market on fulfillment and welcome as we watch Pope Francis in his historic visit to the United States, we are mistaken. Even the American politicos who cluster to hear him — and hope for a photo op — when he speaks to Congress, visits the White House and mingles […]

Photo: Hawaii’s theology students

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Diocese of Honolulu seminarians studying theology at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, Calif., pose on campus this month for a photo, From left, are Alfred Guerrero, third year; Dario Rinaldi, first year; Romple Emwalu, second year; Vincent Ahn Vu, pastoral year; and EJ Resinto, fourth year. (Photo courtesy of Father Anthony Rapozo)

Isle seminarian is senator’s guest at papal speech to U.S. Congress

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Preston-Jay Castro, a seminarian for the Diocese of Honolulu, has one of the hottest tickets on the papal tour this week — a seat inside the chambers of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pope Francis’ historic address to a joint meeting of Congress, Sept. 24. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, selected Castro as his […]

Manaolana sidebar: Sept. 25, 2015

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Quote “Looking at the joys, sufferings and challenges of the church in the different countries, there emerged a picture of the great movement of peoples: asylum-seekers, refugees, migrants. The anguish knows no bounds.” | In a statement released on the last day of their meeting in Jerusalem Sept. 16, leaders of the European bishops’ conferences […]

Photo: Off to Philadelphia

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The Hawaii pilgrims headed for the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia this week, parts of which Pope Francis will also attend, get together for dinner Sept. 21 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Trenton where they are staying during the trip. Unfortunately, this newspaper had to go to press before the pope touched down […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion | 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The things of this world are fleeting

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  Numbers 11:25-29; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 The Book of Numbers, the source of the first reading for this weekend, is one of the first five books of the Bible. The ancient Hebrews and Jews today attribute these five books, collectively called the Pentateuch, to Moses. Jews see Moses, however, as only the […]

Father John Catoir: Trusting in God’s hidden hand

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Faith teaches us that divine providence is somehow at work behind the scenes in the day-to-day events of our lives. Ask yourself, How did your parents meet? What sparked the mutual attraction between them? They probably met by accident, or so it seemed to them. Whatever the explanation might have been, the fact is that […]