Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sarah and David Herrmann: Reassuring our children in uncertain times

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EMBRACING FAMILY The world seems increasingly uncertain! Every morning, we don’t know what will be happening at school or at work. When will school start? Will it be in person? Online? Hybrid? Will the children need to wear masks? What will happen if a child at the school is infected? How will we balance work […]

Richard Doerflinger: Two approaches to racism

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY It is clear where the Catholic Church stands on racism. The U.S. bishops’ document for Catholic voters, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” has long condemned acts of racism as “violations of human dignity” that, like abortion and euthanasia, are “intrinsically evil” and should be rejected by any just society. They have […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is the death penalty admissible? When should seminarians wear the Roman collar?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My home state recently made national news with the decision to go forward with the executions of several inmates on death row. As a Catholic, I do not understand the idea of returning death for death, and I see executions as being more about revenge than any kind of justice. Surely life […]

Talk story: Each statistic is a story

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https://www.facebook.com/Donboscofambulfreetown/photos/augusta-ngombu-gboli-is-a-young-lady-from-don-bosco-fambul-in-freetown-sierra-le/1134919590023296/   OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The pandemic we are facing should not make us forget the many other crises that bring suffering to so many people. Christ calls us to embrace all those who are experiencing situations of precariousness, abandonment, marginalization and rejection as a result of COVID-19.” (Pope Francis’ Message for the 2020 […]