Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Kathleen T. Choi: Thanksgiving 2014

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Each Thanksgiving I try to give thanks for a different list of blessings. This year I thank my fellow Catholics. Thank you, sacristans and altar servers. You bring reverence and order to our celebration. Thank you, hospitality ministers for spotting empty seats and for welcoming visitors on our behalf. Thank you, music ministers. Your hymns […]

Manaolana | Phyllis Zagano: A woman’s right to choose?

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The other day, 29-year-old cancer patient Brittany Maynard earned a 500-word obituary in The New York Times because she killed herself. The newspaper calls her “the public face for the ‘death with dignity’ movement.” It has to stop. If you think all the talk about slippery slopes is exaggerated, think again. Human life is increasingly […]

Viriditas: Father Harold Meyer, Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists) — part 2

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING The contemplative lifestyle As Trappists, we have the three pillars of the Divine Office, manual labor and lectio divina that create the contemplative lifestyle that supports us. Whether I am in choir or in the orchard, by myself or in community, all throughout the day and night, time is punctuated with prayer. […]

Father John Catoir: The synod and flexibility

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There’s a saying out there that goes like this: “Unity in necessary things; liberty in doubtful things; charity in all things.” It’s hard to pin it down to one particular person, but it addresses a sentiment in the recent Synod of Bishops on the family. The Catholic Church teaches that a Christian has a right […]

Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Physician-assisted suicide and confronting our fears

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The prospect of a very attractive, recently-married young woman with a terminal illness facing excruciating pain and suffering as she dies is enough to move anyone. The life and death of 29 year old Brittany Maynard recently captured enormous media attention when she declared she was moving to Oregon to commit suicide after having been […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Votes for Jesus

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We know that all Christians have an obligation to spread the Good News. Yet few of us feel comfortable urging people to learn more about Jesus, much less join his church. Perhaps the recent election offers some tips for evangelization. Our friends, colleagues and neighbors know whether we’re Democrats or Republicans. Surely we can find […]