Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

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 […]

Profile: A strong, determined, joyful faith, despite her physical limitations

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Anyone who knows Arline Sullivan can’t help but notice what a joyful person she is. And when you really get to know her, you realize that her joy comes from her strong Catholic faith and her great love for Jesus and Mother Mary. That love for Christ may have been what has gotten her through […]

Viriditas: Sister Anielyn Delicana, Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres

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Inspiration from the mouths of infants Every day my class begins with a short prayer that I taught the children. It is accompanied by some simple actions. “Dear Jesus, bless me today. Bless my family. Bless my teachers. Bless my classmates. Jesus, I love you.” When they come to the last part of the prayer, […]

Editorial: Seeking justice through the fog of years

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It’s disconcerting, to say the least, to see ads in the daily newspaper with photos of Catholic priests, placed by lawyers seeking past victims of sexual abuse by clergy in Hawaii. Distressing because the sexual abuse of minors is a horrible thing, all the more repulsive when perpetrated by priests and religious. But the ads […]