Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

What you can do: the pope’s practical tips for helping the environment

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 St. Anthony School, Kailua, students sift sand at Kailua Beach to remove plastic particles. (HCH Parish and School News file photo)   VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home” is a call for global action as well as an appeal for deep inner conversion. He points to numerous […]

Proper order | Fifth in a series: Listening sessions: An invitation to give witness to Jesus

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It is hard to avoid the commercials about logistics from the shipping company UPS. Growing your business through the power of logistics, the ads say. When implementing reforms in the Catholic Church, it would be nice to be able to just call a company and have them work out all of the practical details of […]

Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: Drinking with the saints

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The mention of booze generates a look of horror among many of the non-drinkers living and working alongside Michael P. Foley in Waco, Texas, where the Catholic dad teaches at a dry Baptist college. There’s a “skittishness,” he says. So Michael was prepared to raise eyebrows with his new book, “Drinking with the Saints: The […]

Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Exciting ways to enhance young adult ministry

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Context Every June 24, I reflect on and examine my life. This year, I realized my questions were the same, but their context had changed. Being a cradle Catholic, I memorized prayers and fulfilled obligations. I went through Confirmation in high school and made that “adult” decision to make my own the Catholic faith given […]

Manaolana | Street evangelists: Offering pamphlets and rosary beads to passers-by

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BERKELEY, Calif. — It’s just before noon on a sunny Saturday on Berkeley’s Fourth Street, a busy boulevard of upscale cafes, shops and businesses. The gleaming Apple store is doing a bang-up business in the next newest thing; a steady stream of customers await tables at Bette’s Oceanview Diner, where weekend breakfast is a daylong […]

Official notices: July 3, 2015

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] July 5, 12:00 pm, Confirmation Mass for Hispanic Community, Christ the King Parish, Kahului; 7:00 pm, Confirmation Mass for Hispanic Community, Maria Lanakila Parish, Lahaina. July 7, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu. July 9, 12:00 pm, Mass for the […]

Heralding back: July 3, 2015

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 2, 1965 Fifty local educators are attending a Media Specialist Institute which began June 21 at the University of Hawaii’s Communications Center in Kuykendall Hall. Discussing media problems with Donald A. Lubitz, Director of Graphics and Motion Picture Production at the UH’s Audio Visual Center are […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Why me?

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Acclaimed actress Helen Hayes knew tragedy as well as success. Her only daughter died at 19. Her husband’s grief drove him to alcohol abuse and an early death. Asthma ended her stage career. A friend asked her if she ever wondered, “Why me?” She responded, “Why not me?” I wonder how long it took that […]