Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Experts say euthanasia threatens improvements in palliative end-of-life care

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VATICAN CITY — Legalizing euthanasia risks undermining people’s access to loving, holistic care as they face the natural end of their life, many experts at a Vatican conference said. As more parts of the world, like in Quebec last year, pass right-to-die legislation allowing the terminally ill to request lethal drugs, euthanasia is being treated […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Just one

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This Lent I gave up gum. A ridiculously small sacrifice, right? Well, let me tell you, I’m already climbing the walls. Who knew such a tiny habit could dig its claws in so deep? I’m not making this sacrifice because it’s an expensive habit or one that’s injurious to my health. It’s just a habit. […]

Effie Caldarola: A time to render your heart

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There was a time in medieval history and in some places even later when believers would use extreme methods of self-discipline, or self-punishment, during Lent, as a penance for sin. We’re most familiar with these practices from movies we’ve seen, or in my case, the historical novels I enjoy reading. Hair shirts that bit at […]

Catholic Charities breaks ground for new affordable senior housing

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The Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation was scheduled March 10 to break ground in central Oahu for a new affordable 300-unit rental housing development for seniors. The housing project is called Meheula Vista. Plans are underway to build four apartment buildings on the property located on 95-1080 Lehiwa Drive in Mililani Mauka. Each building will […]

HOPE Services mentorship program helps former inmates return to community

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HOPE Services Hawaii, a Catholic non-profit organization based on the Big Island that combats homelessness, has launched a program in partnership with the Department of Public Safety to help recently released Hawaii Island prisoners transition back into the community. The two-year pilot “Mentoring” program will provide support, mentorship and skills training for 50 adult male […]

Photo: Outstanding volunteer

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Yolanda Morreira, center, was surprised with the award for “Outstanding Female Volunteer of the Year” at the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program luncheon, Feb. 27 at Tsukiji Fish Market and Restaurant in Ala Moana Center. Morreira is a parishioner at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church in Mililani, and a regular volunteer with the “Kupuna […]

Manaolana | A new Marianist lay community shines the light of the Gospel on a world in need

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By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald On the evening of Sept. 25 last year, 11 Chaminade University students gathered to begin a journey of faith. Inspired by the call of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, the founder of the Marianist order, we met weekly for 15 weeks, bonding into a community, an ohana. Under the […]

Photo: Miss America touts science at the Academy

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Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri was the featured speaker at Sacred Hearts Academy’s 21st Annual Science Symposium for Girls on Feb. 28. Davuluri, a University of Michigan graduate, is an advocate for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education. More than 500 girls from across Hawaii in grades five through eight, and their parents, attended the […]