Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Richard Doerflinger: On freezing embryos and consciences

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Days apart, clinics offering in vitro fertilization in Cleveland and San Francisco had malfunctions in their storage tanks, endangering thousands of frozen eggs and embryos. Women’s Health magazine called it a “fertility clinic nightmare” that may deprive hundreds of women of their chance for a child. We can all sympathize with […]

Bishop Larry Silva | 2018 Easter message: Transformed and led into fullness of life

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Opioid addiction has become a public health hazard. Many states are considering legalizing recreational marijuana. The teen suicide rate is appalling, and while we lament this fact, we seek ways for others who are suffering pain to end their own lives legally. When things become difficult in relationships many simply walk away from them. While […]

Father Frankie C. de los Reyes, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament: The living, breathing Christ

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One year, I noticed a lot of caterpillars crawling about on a tree outside. Unfortunately, I also saw a number of birds entering into their space and eating them. Being a lover of nature, I got the idea to move the caterpillars […]

Father John Catoir: Easter 2018

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Happy Easter. If you’ve been reading my columns over the years, you know that I return time and again to my favorite Scripture quotes. Let’s unpack them together and see what the Lord has in store for us today. Don’t think that the Feast of the Resurrection is a seasonal celebration. St. Paul said, “Rejoice […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Suffering Servant

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PALM SUNDAY Mark 11:1-10; Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 This weekend, in a liturgy majestic in its ability to transport us to the events of the day that began the first Holy Week, the church celebrates Palm Sunday. First of all, a procession will precede each Mass, ideally involving the entire congregation, who will […]

Heralding back: March 23, 2018

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — March 22, 1968 Father Gabriel Van den Broucke, SS.CC., kneels before the Most Reverend John J. Scanlan, Bishop of Honolulu, during his installation as new pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Waikane. Father Joseph Ferrario was acting master-of-ceremonies. Catholics of the area attended the […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Shouldn’t the precious blood be offered?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My friend told me that in her parish, which is a large one, only one section of the church is offered the blood of Christ. Her pastor believes that adding more eucharistic ministers would create a traffic jam. If they are going to distribute holy Communion from the chalice, shouldn’t all be […]