Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Manaolana | Karen Osborne: Providing hope where none seems to exist

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I’ve been thinking a lot about hope, lately. I live in Baltimore and for the past few weeks, we’ve been in the news for peaceful and violent reasons. We’ve seen the entire spectrum of protest, from burning police cars to calm speeches in front of City Hall following the death of Freddie Gray, a Baltimore […]

Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk | Making sense of bioethics: What is VSED and why should it matter to us?

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More than 20 years ago, Dr. David Eddy, writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, described how his mother, though not suffering from a terminal illness, chose to end her life through VSED (voluntarily stopping eating and drinking). She was “very independent, very self-sufficient, and very content.” When she began to be afflicted […]

Father Kenneth Doyle | Question Corner: I’m divorced. Can I be a Catholic?

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Q: I am a 68-year-old woman and am seriously considering converting to Catholicism. But I have been married more than once, have now been divorced for 11 years and, prior to the divorce, was separated for 10 years. I was exposed to Catholicism at an early age (when the service was in Latin), and I […]

Father John Catoir: Using dialogue to discuss difficult situations

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In today’s secular climate, it isn’t easy to guide teens along paths that will lead them to happier lives. Where do you begin talking to them about some of the potential problems they might face or the situations others might force them into? From drugs to sex, there’s an array of situations facing teenagers in […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion | Feast of Pentecost: We can refresh the world

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Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 In the church’s liturgical year, only Easter and Christmas eclipse Pentecost. The importance, and grandeur, of these feasts of course derive from the events being commemorated, but the church also records the lessons taught by the feasts, and through the readings for these feasts, instructs us in […]

Kathleen T. Choi | Older workers wanted

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HELP WANTED: Our company needs mature men and women right now! The Kingdom of God is a well-established organization with branches located down the street and around the globe. We’re always looking for talent, and we’re especially interested in seasoned workers. An equal opportunity employer, KOG appreciates the special gifts an older worker brings to […]

Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Land and sacraments

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“Sacraments are outward signs of God’s love.” These words are echoed in the diocese’s “One Ohana” videos which show how sacraments celebrate our connection with the sacred. Bishop Larry Silva has called us to deepen our understanding of how the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation are connected. The Office for Social Ministry is gathering […]