Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

New Ascension yearlong podcast will present the entire catechism

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By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Beginning Jan. 1, Ascension Press will launch “The Catechism in a Year,” taking listeners through the four parts of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and “providing explanation, insight and encouragement along the way.” Over the course of 365 daily podcast episodes, Father Mike Schmitz will read […]

Effie Caldarola: ‘Take care to guard against all greed’

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FOR THE JOURNEY My great-grandfather, a refugee from the devastating famine in Ireland, came to Nebraska to farm. Generations later, I grew up on that farm. I have roots — literal and figurative — in the land he purchased, a very small acreage of which I still own. These roots help me to identify with […]

NCEA reports quicker academic recovery for Catholic schools

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The National Catholic Educational Association says Catholic schools have recovered more quickly from the pandemic than its public school counterparts. The successes, according to the NCEA, go across the board when looking separately at Black students, Hispanic students, students from low-income households, and students who qualify for […]

In Bahrain, pope sees joy of Catholic minority

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service AWALI, Bahrain — Traveling as a “sower of peace” to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Pope Francis further strengthened ties with the Muslim world and witnessed the joy and vitality of its minority and predominately expatriate Christian population. His message promoting the peaceful coexistence of different cultures and ethnicities also […]

Study of priests shows fear of false abuse accusations

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By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A study of U.S. priests released Oct. 19 details clerics’ “crisis of trust” toward their bishops as well as fear that if they were falsely accused of abuse, prelates would immediately throw them “under the bus” and not help them clear their name. The study “Well-being, Trust […]

‘Challenge of Peace’ 40 years later: Durable principles, changed world

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the U.S. bishops’ landmark pastoral letter “The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response.” Then, the two “superpower” nations, the United States and the Soviet Union, held each other in check in the nuclear age as in a […]

Vatican announces plans for Christmas tree, Nativity scene, stamps

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Nativity scene that will sit under a 98-foot-tall silver fir tree in the middle of St. Peter’s Square this year will feature 19 life-sized figures carved in cedar by artisans in the northeastern Italian town of Sutrio. The tree comes from Rosello, a village of […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: May I marry in a Catholic church? Why the pulpit scolding?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. When I was younger, I served as an altar boy for several years. About 12 years ago, I got married in a Methodist church. I never had the marriage “convalidated” in the Catholic Church since my wife was against involving another member of […]

Laura Kelly Fanucci: The wisdom of night prayer

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FAITH AT HOME “Lord, now let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled.” Thus begins the Canticle of Simeon, the prayer drawn from the words of the prophet who held the baby Jesus in the Temple at the presentation (Lk 2:29-32), a prayer often known by its Latin name “Nunc Dimittis” (“now […]