Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Ewa Beach native a member of new U.S.A. Marianist provincial council

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The 300-member Marianist Province of the United States installed its new provincial council, an eight-member leadership body, last month. The Marianists sponsor Chaminade University of Honolulu and Saint Louis School in Honolulu as well as St. Anthony Parish and St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School in Wailuku. The new council includes Marianist Brother Dennis Bautista who […]

Photo: Video shoot

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Cast members and film crew from various Catholic parishes and the New Hope Christian Fellowship collaborated on a Bible-based music video shoot, July 13-15. The video project, entitled “Yehudah,” was written by Bonnie Moore, a parishioner at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, who has composed numerous praise and worship songs. The actors […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 31, 2015

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Are you savoring your summer, quiztastics? I sure am. Here’s my latest Catholic trivia quiz for you, another way to enlighten this season of ease. 1) Saints Which of the following is NOT true about St. John Vianney, whose feast day is Aug. 4? a) He is a patron for parish priests b) He is […]

Tony Magliano: Praise for Iranian nuclear agreement

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Committed to a negotiated settlement over the real possibility of armed conflict, six world powers and Iran have decided to give peace a chance. After 20 months of patience and hard work, the P5+1 Group (the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, plus […]

Scientific evidence shows the destructive nature of pornography

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WASHINGTON — The Catholic Church’s strong stance against pornography is based on church teaching that the human body should be respected and every person has a God-given dignity. But the fight against pornography is not unique to religious organizations. “This is not a moral issue. We now have science to back this up,” said Dawn […]

Manaolana | Sidebar, July 31, 2015

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Quote “It is a pity. We have never reached this level of violence. We preach, we hope, we weep. In all of the Middle East it is not a normal life.” | Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem, discussing the challenges Christians face in the Middle East at the hands of Islamic State militants. (Catholic […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: What songs may be sung at funerals?

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Q: Recently, the funeral of Beau Biden (the vice president’s son) was televised nationally. The hymns consisted mainly of show tunes and songs by popular artists. In our own parish, as well as in hundreds of others, the use of nonliturgical songs would not be permitted. Why are the politically elite given “passes” that ordinary […]