Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Advent wisdom — St. Edith Stein: rediscover a place of rest

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By Lindsey Weishar Catholic News Service The second reading for the Third Sunday of Advent is a place of personal resonance: “Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Dementia and the sacraments. Plus the “Nativity Fast”

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My husband converted to Catholicism before we were married 34 years ago. He was not big on going to confession. Now he has dementia. He comes to Mass with me on Sundays, after being away for quite some time. I’m not sure that he could go to confession anymore because of his […]

Bishops spotlight programs on Eucharist, young people

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  By Catholic News Service BALTIMORE — The U.S. bishops spotlighted two major initiatives focused on the central role of the Eucharist Nov. 17, the second of two days of public sessions of their fall general assembly. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a 26-page statement, “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life […]

The ‘mystery of the Eucharist’

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Draft of the U.S. bishops’ document says nothing about denying Communion to Catholic politicians who support legal abortion By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — At their June assembly, when the U.S. bishops debated a proposal to draft a statement on the Eucharist, some of the bishops asked whether it would address denying Communion […]

Accompany, pray for people with depression, burnout, pope says

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — People experiencing depression often need someone to talk to, and they can benefit from psychological counseling and reading what Jesus has to say, Pope Francis said. “Let us pray that people who suffer from depression or burnout will find support and a light that opens them […]

Benedictine abbey drawing more and more young women

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By Karen Pulfer Focht Catholic News Service GOWER, Mo. — Breaking the silence, the sisters breathed deeply. Then with ever so much control, they started singing in perfect unison. Without a word being spoken, the sisters intuitively knew what Mother Cecilia, their prioress, was calling forth from them. Sweet harmonies filled the church as these […]

Kentucky Sisters of Charity confront their slaveholding past

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By Ruby Thomas Catholic News Service LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The historic buildings on the motherhouse grounds of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky, were “built by the hard labor of the enslaved men who made the bricks and laid them in place,” said Sister Theresa Knabel, a member of the congregation. “That these buildings […]