Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Effie Caldarola: Much is required

by

FOR THE ROAD Every Saturday, a local newspaper features excerpts from Sunday homilies, including occasional Catholic ones, in a section called “From the Pulpit.” Easter weekend featured a Unitarian minister’s reflections. Unitarians profess a free search for truth and meaning and do not assert any creed. Needless to say, their theology can be very different […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Why did the pope celebrate Stephen Hawking?

by

QUESTION CORNER Q: Stephen Hawking died recently. As I understand it, Professor Hawking claimed to have proven that God does not exist. And yet the pope met with him and recognized his studies; why would the pope do that and celebrate an atheist? (central Virginia) A: Professor Stephen Hawking, the renowned British theoretical physicist, died […]

Father Patrick Kelly: Why Sister Jean and Father Rob matter

by

COMMENTARY Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt and Father Rob Hagan have been getting a lot of attention these days in the national media. They are the chaplains for the two Catholic teams, Loyola University Chicago and Villanova University, who played in the Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament last weekend.E It would be possible […]

Father John Catoir: Easter 2018

by

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 […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Can I oppose DACA and be a good Catholic?

by

THE QUESTION CORNER Q: Recently I read an article in a Catholic magazine that suggested that, in addition to the Ten Commandments, we should use the beatitudes when examining our conscience before going to confession. This sent me into a tailspin, and I had to go and review the beatitudes to see if I even […]

Richard Doerflinger: On freezing embryos and consciences

by

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

by

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 […]