Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago diocese to visit Oahu in July

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Hawaii Catholic Herald The local Samoan faith community will welcome a trailblazing leader for several days of events and worship this summer. Bishop Kolio Etuale Tumanuvao, the first Samoan native to lead the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago, will visit Oahu July 8-14. Planned events include a seminar at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Wahiawa […]

Lisieux and Avila celebrate their iconic saints

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By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News While millions of pilgrims hope to make their way to Rome for the Jubilee Year, Catholics in France and Spain will also have reason to stay in their countries as their respective churches prepare to commemorate two of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints: Sts. Therese of Lisieux and […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 9, 2025

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I hope you are enjoying this beautiful Easter season, dear Heraldonites, as we enter the wondrous month dedicated to Our Lady. Surrexit Christus. Alleluia! 1) MARY The visitation, the rosary’s second joyful mystery, commemorates Our Blessed Mother visiting her pregnant cousin. What was her cousin’s name? a) Joanna b) Sarah c) Elizabeth d) Veronica 2) […]

Ann Frances Guerrero, St. John the Baptist Church: Puakenikeni prayers — Giving my best to God

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald For Good Friday’s liturgy, Father Jarek Skrzypek asked parishioners to bring fresh flower leis for the veneration of the cross. You could hear the popping sound of plastic containers being opened as folks unwrapped their store-bought offerings. My leis were just tucked […]

Financial focus: Boost your financial literacy, then pass it on

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To achieve your financial goals, it’s tremendously helpful to know as much as you can about issues such as saving, spending, borrowing and investing. So, what can you do to increase your own financial literacy? Of course, the answer to this question depends somewhat on your own knowledge and experience. But it’s worth noting that […]

Christina Capecchi: We are one body in Christ, helping and being helped

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Twenty Something The journey from a suburban Home Depot to our new country home spanned 11 miles and three helpers, winding over the river and through the woods. In the end, three crabapple trees successfully reached their destination — their trunks an inch wide, their potential infinite. It started in the parking lot, where I […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus is still with us, still speaks to us

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Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts of the Apostles 13:14, 43-52; Revelation 7:9, 14b-17; John 10:27-30 The Acts of the Apostles supplies the first reading. It gives a glimpse into the “modus vivendi” of St. Paul as he moved across Asia Minor in his proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus. Paul evidently first went to synagogues. It is […]