Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Proposed Obamacare replacements called seriously flawed

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Health bill must protect poor, immigrants, unborn and conscience rights, bishop says By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — U.S. senators must reject any bill that would replace the Affordable Care Act unless such a measure “protects poor and vulnerable people, including immigrants, safeguards the unborn and supports conscience rights,” said the chairman of […]

John Garvey: The company of good people

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INTELLECT AND VIRTUE St. Bonaventure says, in his little treatise “Bringing Forth Christ,” “Seek the company of good people. If you share their company, you will also share their virtue.” With this thought in mind, we used to pay close attention to who our children’s friends were. We encouraged them to invite kids to our […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: What’s the official word on Medjugorje?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: What is the current official response of the church to the reported apparitions at Medjugorje? (Palmyra, Virginia) A: As I write this answer (in July 2017), the church still awaits a formal pronouncement from the Vatican on the authenticity of the alleged appearances of Our Lady at Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The most […]

Two priests kidnapped in Congo’s troubled North Kivu province

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By Godfrey Olukya Catholic News Service ARU, Congo — Armed men kidnapped two Catholic priests in the troubled North Kivu province. Congo’s bishops have asked security agencies to try to rescue the priests, who served at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Bunyuka. Sgt. Philip Longwa, a police officer in Beni, said gunmen attacked […]

Greg Erlandson: Mass confusion

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AMID THE FRAY In professional Catholic circles, a tired joke that still makes the rounds goes like this: Q: What’s the difference between a liturgist and a terrorist? A: You can negotiate with a terrorist. Most Catholics never use the word “liturgist” in everyday conversation, and may never have even knowingly met a liturgist, but […]

Images of faith at Capitol attest to role of religion in U.S.

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By Josephine von Dohlen Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Elaborate artwork adorns the monumental buildings in the nation’s capital, depicting the beauty and grandeur of the neoclassical era that inspired these buildings. It is within these various forms of art that the principles on which the United States was founded come to life. Much of […]

Richard Doerflinger: Making suicide routine

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY You would not know it from the national secular news, but a lot is happening on the contentious issue of physician-assisted suicide. One remarkable fact is that no state has passed a law allowing the practice this year, although laws allowing it went into effect in California and Colorado last year. […]

Bishop prohibits Catholics in same-sex unions from receiving Communion, anointing of sick

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By Catholic News Service SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield has issued a decree that people in same-sex marriages should not present themselves for holy Communion nor can they receive the sacrament of anointing of the sick or have a Catholic funeral unless they “have given some signs of repentance.” The bishop […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Netflix series is affecting our faith

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My husband was brought up a Catholic and has always been very committed to the church. I am a convert, and we are raising all of our kids in the Catholic faith. Two of my sons (who are now young adults) and my husband have watched the Netflix series “The Keepers,” and […]

Pope: Don’t be ‘armchair Catholics,’ be willing to risk, bear crosses

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TO NEW ARCHBISHOPS By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church’s new cardinals and new archbishops must be willing to risk everything, patiently endure evil and bear crosses like Jesus did, Pope Francis said. “The Lord answers our prayers. He is faithful to the love we have professed for him, and […]