Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Christina Capecchi: Faith in action leads to gift of education

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Twenty Something The McConnon sisters needed a trumpet player. The three young women performed in a liturgical ensemble at St. Luke’s in St. Paul, Minnesota, and they were seeking a little brass to enhance the upcoming Christmas Eve Mass. “Francis Roby!” a parishioner told them. “He’s a trumpet player, and he’s a member of the […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Nonalcoholic wine is not valid matter

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Question corner Q: I’m a parish priest and recently, when I went to order hosts and sacramental wine for my parish, I noticed the company I usually shop from was offering something called “nonalcoholic church wine.” I told the lady on the phone that I imagine this isn’t valid matter for consecration at a Mass, […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Earthly lures deny us life in the spirit

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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 17:5-8; 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20; Luke 6:17, 2-26 For its first reading, this weekend’s liturgy presents a selection from the Book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah must have been intense in his personality. First of all, he was strongly committed to his calling to be a prophet. He keenly felt that […]

Call to respect all life rings out in downtown Honolulu

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Hawaii Catholic Herald Impassioned appeals for the protection of life filled the rotunda of the state Capitol Jan. 24 as hundreds of people gathered for the annual March for Life in downtown Honolulu. In addition to powerful speeches and testimonies, participants young and old listened to musical performances, viewed keiki artwork, waved signs along Beretania […]

Local couple helps make Kalaupapa accessible to all

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By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald People who are visually impaired have a new way to experience Kalaupapa, the remote peninsula on Molokai where St. Damien, St. Marianne and Servant of God Joseph Dutton ministered to Hansen’s disease patients, thanks to a University of Hawaii at Manoa professor and the National Park Service. The visually […]

Red Mass: Civic leaders urged to remember service to others

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By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA offered her perspective on leadership — acknowledging civic leaders for their service and example while also calling attention to society’s yearning for moral heroes — at the annual Red Mass ahead of the start of Hawaii’s legislative session. Kerry Alys […]

Deacon Albert Phillips / 1941-2025: Maui native always thought of others first

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By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hard-working yet easygoing and always thinking of others, Deacon Albert Phillips touched the lives of countless individuals in his decades of service at St. Joseph Church in Makawao. The Maui native, who was born on Feb. 21, 1941, in Puunene and graduated from St. Anthony School in Wailuku, […]

Permanent deacon formation program welcomes 18 men in diverse new class

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Hawaii Catholic Herald Eighteen men from across the state have officially begun their journey toward becoming permanent deacons in the Diocese of Honolulu. Cohort 12, which held its first weekend together Jan. 10-12 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center in Kaneohe, represents a range of locales (four islands), marital statuses (17 married, one single) and ages […]