Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sister Shu Chen Wu, Maryknoll Sisters: Stepping beyond fear

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One day I was reading the Hawaii Catholic Herald looking for a ministry to get involved in. I was new to Hawaii and did not know anyone yet. There was one article looking for volunteers, but the list of requirements was quite […]

Michael Rockers: Where Catholic school students ‘end up’

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COMMENTARY A recent article in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser entitled “Worth the Cost?” caught my eye. In short, the author suggests that, when the variables of family income and background are considered, there is no difference in a private school education and a public school education. The author of the study on which she bases this […]

Christina Capecchi: Pursuing less to live more

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Haley Stewart (@haleycarrots) TWENTY SOMETHING Haley Stewart stared at the publish button and froze. It’s nerve racking to announce big news, and this, in particular, had the potential to raise eyebrows. The title of the blog post stared back at her, boldface, unblinking: “When You Leave […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: I’m divorced, may I receive Communion?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I am in my 50s and have now been divorced for three years. I was married in the Catholic Church and have always attended Sunday Mass regularly and received Communion. But I have begun to wonder whether I should still take Communion. I asked a priest recently in confession, and he said […]

Effie Caldarola: The view from my pew

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FOR THE JOURNEY The crisis in the U.S. Catholic Church lumbers along. We were still reeling from the Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual misconduct and hierarchical cover-up when a disgruntled archbishop released a scathing letter calling for Pope Francis to resign. Now, many states are launching probes into diocesan files, a good thing. […]