Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Cardinal ‘Fix It’: Almoner’s job is to model direct charity

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The cardinal plays an ancient role devoted to mostly small, direct acts of almsgiving By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — During his visit to a center offering respite and food to refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski followed a sign that said, “Broken? Fix it here.” The sign […]

Pope uses universal law to guide local churches on abuse

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ latest effort to help the Catholic Church safeguard its members from abuse and hold its leaders accountable came in the form of a new universal law, “Vos estis lux mundi” (“You are the light of the world”), which takes effect June 1. Like all […]

Elise Italiano Ureneck: The world we leave our children

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  FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS “What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up?” This question, posed by Pope Francis in “Laudato Si’,” has been rattling around my brain. It seems like every morning news stories appear above the fold or […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Doesn’t my parish have to report its finances? Can I go to confession by phone?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I belong to a Catholic community in Florida that has been in existence for 32 years. For all that time, we have had only one pastor. The problem is that we have never seen a parish financial report, and I have been told that our parish’s weekly income averages $30,000. I approached […]

Archbishop ‘deeply disappointed’ by Senate passing confession bill

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By Pablo Kay Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said he was “deeply disappointed” by the California Senate’s passage of a bill that would force priests to disclose information about child sexual abuse that they hear in the sacrament of confession. After legislators voted 30-2 in favor of the […]

Jean Vanier | 1928-2019

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Founder of L’Arche changed the lives of the intellectually disabled By Michael Swan Catholic News Service TORONTO — Jean Vanier, 90, founder of L’Arche communities and co-founder of Faith and Light, died May 7. Vanier had been suffering from cancer and was assisted at a L’Arche facility in Paris. Vanier was the author of some […]

A saint for our times

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By Catholic News Service This editorial appeared online May 8 on the website of The Catholic Register, the Toronto-based national Catholic Canadian newspaper. Jean Vanier, Canadian writer, philosopher and humanitarian who died May 7, was a champion for people with intellectual disabilities and touched countless lives through his constant message of love. “The message of […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is apostolic succession real? Can I be a Eucharistic minister if I’m divorced?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My understanding is that the church teaches that bishops and priests are the successors of the apostles. Can this line really be traced back to one of the original apostles? (Lancaster, Ohio) A: The Twelve Apostles were the privileged eyewitnesses sent to proclaim the teachings of Jesus. The Gospel of Matthew (28:19-20) […]