Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Office for Social Ministry: Help alleviate homelessness, sign a petition

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Aloha, This Lent we’ve been talking about a lot of good work parishes have been doing for those less fortunate — like organizing the community to feed the hungry, growing food in local farms and community gardens, and supporting women coming out of prison. These efforts have several things in common. They respond to Jesus’ […]

Pope Francis to married couples: Be icons of God’s love

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VATICAN CITY Through the sacrament of matrimony, married couples are called to be living icons of God’s love in the world, Pope Francis said; and when they fight — and all couples do — they don’t have “to call the United Nations,” but find simple words and gestures to say they are sorry. Concluding a […]

Pope, Obama discuss religious freedom, life issues, immigration

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U.S. President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Pope Francis as he receives a copy of the pope’s apostolic exhortation, “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel”), during a private audience at the Vatican March 27. (CNS photo/Stefano Spaziani, pool) VATICAN CITY  In their first encounter, Pope Francis received U.S. President Barack Obama at the […]

Pope Francis to fathers: Be at your children’s side

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VATICAN CITY — On the feast of St. Joseph, patron saint of the universal church and Jesus’ earthly father, Pope Francis urged all dads in the world to stick by their children’s side, teaching them, guiding them and loving them. “I ask that you have the grace to be very close to your children, letting […]

Pope Francis to the Mafia: Turn away now from the road to hell

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ROME — Surrounded by survivors of innocent people killed by the Mafia, Pope Francis made an emotional appeal to Italian gangsters to give up their lives of crime and avoid eternal damnation. “Men and women of the Mafia, please change your lives, convert, stop doing evil,” the pope said at a prayer vigil March 21. […]

Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary celebrating 50 years in Hawaii

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Undated photo of Hawaii’s Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary enjoying some musical moments.   On April 26, the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their mission and ministry in Hawaii with Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea. All are welcome. […]

Timeline: Dominican Sisters celebrating 50 years in Hawaii

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1964 Sister Caridad Pinuela, Sister Helen Magallon, Sister Juanita Veniola and Sister Felicitas Macsera arrive in Hawaii to open St. Elizabeth School, Aiea. 1968 The Dominican Sisters accept the administration of St. Joseph School, Makawao, Maui. 1969 Two groups of sisters arrive on Kauai to staff St. Catherine School, Kapaa, and Holy Cross School, Kalaheo. […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Is being rich a sin?

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We hear a lot lately about “income inequality.” The implication is that the rich are forcing everyone else to live in poverty. Several Bible passages appear to support an anti-wealth bias. A closer reading, however, shows that it is the misuse of wealth that brings condemnation, not its possession. Indeed, other verses suggest that God […]

Manaolana | Lenten apps: It’s Friday. Drop the cheeseburger!

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Social media, smartphones give young people a new look at Lent WASHINGTON — This is not your parents’ Lent. That’s pretty clear when smartphone alarms — sounding like police whistles — ring at mealtimes on Fridays along with text messages from the “meat police” offering reminders such as: “Hey, it’s Friday, drop the cheeseburger!” The […]