Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Kenneth Doyle | QUESTION CORNER: May my disabled husband receive the sacraments?

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Q: Over the past few years, my husband has suffered a traumatic brain injury and, more recently, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. I would like him to participate in all the sacraments, as he has done faithfully since he was a child. He attends Mass with me but does not remember any prayers, cannot […]

Keeping him safe: Pope’s visit tests security forces charged with guarding his every move

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WASHINGTON — It comes as no surprise that security promises to be extremely tight everywhere Pope Francis goes during his U.S. trip in September — so tight that no one is saying much about it. The Secret Service, the lead agency developing the security plan, and local law enforcement authorities have declined or not responded […]

Manaolana | Young adults build faith, community through athletics

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Members of Catholic Young Adult Sports of San Diego pose for a group photo while hiking to Three Sisters Falls in Cleveland National Forest in 2014. (CNS photo/courtesy Thom Hiatt, Faith in Marketing)   SAN DIEGO — A ministry focusing on the excitement and friendship that can come from athletic competition is bringing young people […]

Imperfect saint: Serra’s legacy complicated by the practices, conflicts of his time

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A bronze statue of Blessed Junipero Serra by sculptor Arthur Putnam stands on the grounds of the San Diego Presidio in San Diego, Calif., July 27. Serra chose the spot for the first Alta California mission in 1769. The mission was later moved a few miles away from the presidio. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)   SACRAMENTO, […]

Manaolana | Karen Osborne: A concert with good music and life lessons

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I went to a One Direction concert with my niece last week. Many fellow adults winced when I told them. Some said they were “sympathetic,” but, truth be told, I had a lot of fun. It was comparatively low-key. There were pyrotechnics at the beginning and at the end of the concert. There were smoke […]

Father Eugene Hemrick | The Human Side: Making something good out of depression

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Without warning, depression hit me one day. Then came the panic attacks and mental paralysis. Life suddenly had no meaning. I found myself wanting to go back to sleep, hoping that when I awoke, I would be normal again. As I sat helplessly staring out the window, I remembered what an old Benedictine teacher once […]

John Garvey | Intellect and Virtue: Technology humanizes precious life

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Ultrasound technology was in its early days when my wife and I were having children. Pictures of our babies in utero always looked like Rohrschach blots to me. I couldn’t tell top from bottom. The doctors could, though. It became possible for the first time to tell the sex of the baby before it was […]

Carolyn Woo | Our Global Family: Examining our aspirations

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While reading a United Nations Development Program report on violence in Latin America, I encountered the term “aspirational crimes,” used to explain the tragic acceleration in crimes on and by young people. The term refers to crimes motivated by money and the irresistible desire for consumption. Partly this is to support one’s family in situations […]