Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Six ways to celebrate Eastertide

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CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Alleluia! This year the joy of Easter is amplified by the opportunity to celebrate Mass in person as a community for the first time in two years without limitations. Families will most certainly gather in the way that they are most comfortable. Many have referred to Lent 2020 being extended through the […]

Hosffman Ospino: Woman of wonders, lady of peace

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JOURNEYING TOGETHER It is with sadness and puzzlement that our world witnesses the invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign nation, by its neighbor Russia, an exponentially more powerful country politically, economically and militarily. Of concern for everyone are the global consequences that this situation may unleash. Many fear the destabilization of Europe and potentially other parts […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: When did the Holy Spirit come? Why no altar flowers for Lenten funeral?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I have often wondered about the difference between the disciples receiving the Holy Spirit immediately after the Resurrection “on the evening of that first day of the week” (Jn 20:19-23) and the coeming of the Holy Spirit upon them at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4). Is it two different accounts of the same event, […]

Richard Doerflinger: Gender politics and the Supreme Court

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Judging by news coverage and social media, Senate hearings on the confirmation of appellate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer have provided more political theater than enlightenment on the law. One media storm erupted over the claim that Judge Jackson doesn’t know what a woman is. […]

Talk story: The Way of the Cross

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Holy God, be with us now as we meditate on your Son’s journey to Calvary. Remind us that still, in this present day, many of your children continue that walk to Calvary, carrying heavy, difficult crosses. May we, struggling with our own crosses, always remember your promises of justice, mercy and […]

Talk story: Consecration to the Immaculate Heart

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Mother of God and our Mother, to your Immaculate Heart we solemnly entrust and consecrate ourselves, the Church and all humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine. Accept this act that we carry out with confidence and love. Grant that war may end and peace spread throughout the world. The ‘Fiat’ that arose […]

Deacon Gary Streff: Keeping a promise

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Oberammergau Passion Play The world was in a panic. An unknown lethal disease was affecting everyone, especially the elderly. Known remedies proved inadequate, symptoms varied but the result was the same — overwhelmed hospitals, patients dying under severe conditions. The death toll was over 500,000 but estimated to be in the millions. In response, the […]