Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Manaolana | Baseball player leaves the field to pursue the priesthood

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Bishop Michael C. Barber was able to do what general manager Billy Beane could not: Call Grant Desme to Oakland. Four years ago, the Oakland Athletics and the baseball community were stunned when Desme responded to an invitation to spring training by retiring from baseball at age 23 to pursue a vocation […]

Survivors of Albania’s dictatorship give witness, move pope to tears

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  Banners depict Albanian martyrs, most of whom died under communism, as Pope Francis arrives to celebrate Mass in Mother Teresa Square in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 21. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)   TIRANA, Albania — Two survivors of Albania’s communist crackdown against the church brought Pope Francis to tears with their stories during a vespers service […]

Father Eugene Hemrick: A changed church

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The lyrics of Mary Hopkin’s hit song — “Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end” — remind me of my priesthood, a lifestyle I thought would never end, but it did! What happened? Decades ago, many priests spoke English, and their parents still spoke their native language. Even though they and […]

Manaolana | Karen Osborne: Go offline (and connect to real life)

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Yesterday, I left my cellphone on the kitchen table when I left the house. It felt as if the apocalypse happened. The first hour wasn’t so bad. It was bright and early in the morning, and I had coffee to drink and work to do. The second hour was a little worse. I really wanted […]

Father Kenneth Doyle | Question corner: Why won’t the church ordain women?

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Q: As a practicing Catholic, what should be my answer when my Protestant friends ask me why my church does not ordain women to the priesthood? (City of origin withheld) A: Catholics believe that the ordained ministry has its origin in Christ’s choice of the Twelve Apostles. Why Jesus selected only males for this sacramental […]

Exhumation disagreement suspends Archbishop Sheen’s sainthood cause

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Archbishop Fulton Sheen preaches at the Red Mass on July 29, 1973, in Honolulu’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. (Hawaii Catholic Herald file photo)   WASHINGTON — The canonization cause of Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been suspended indefinitely, according to a statement issued Sept. 3 by the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, where the archbishop […]

Pope Francis gives three lessons from Mary: Be joyful, help others, never give up

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Preparing for Albania: Pope Francis leaves after a private audience with Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania at the Vatican April 24. The pope will make Albania his first European destination Sept. 21. (CNS photo/Alessandra Tarantino, EPA)   VATICAN CITY — When a mother has a birthday, children send their greetings and love, so make […]

Sistine Chapel weathers surge in visitor numbers caused by ‘Francis effect’

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Swiss Guards attend a Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in this Jan. 22, 2006, file photo. The election of Pope Francis has boosted the number of visitors to the Vatican and also the Museums. To protect the Sistine Chapel, new air conditioning and LED lighting systems are being installed. (CNS photo/Maurizio Brambatti, […]

New York cardinal backs St. Patrick’s Day Parade as ban on gay groups is lifted

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NEW YORK — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said he continues to support the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee after it lifted a ban prohibiting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender groups from marching openly in the annual event. The cardinal, who will be the grand marshal of the 254th St. Patrick’s Day […]

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