Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Samoan choir celebrates a half-century of song, faith

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Hawaii Catholic Herald The energy and joy were palpable in St. Elizabeth Church Oct. 4 as the Aiea parish’s Samoan choir celebrated its 50-year anniversary during a Mass of thanksgiving that was filled with culture, tradition, symbolism and love for the Lord. Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ, celebrated the Mass. He was joined by St. […]

Photos: Fur, feathers and St. Francis

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St. Joseph Church’s annual pet blessing to mark the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi drew dozens of families and their best friends to the Waipahu parish Oct. 4. La Salette Father Geronimo “Eric” Castro, the pastor of St. Joseph, led a procession of pets around the church and then sprinkled the animals with […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Oct. 23, 2026

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Here’s your latest Catholic quiz, Heraldistas. Much like your basket of Halloween candy, this set of questions contains a hodgepodge of sweet treats. Enjoy! 1) WORLD RELIGIONS What religion this year will celebrate Abhidhamma Day, the Festival of Light, on Oct. 26? a) Islam b) Buddhism c) Judaism d) Hinduism 2) RELIGIOUS ORDERS Which of […]

Mary Adamski: A matter of faith

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View from the Pew With the negative themes we’ve endured with the imminent election, I’ll bet this is a lofty perspective you haven’t considered: “The vote is sacred.” Not even candidates for office see themselves and the battleground they’re negotiating in that context. That was the topic at an Oct. 16 meeting in Honolulu of […]

Etevise ‘Peka’ Uiagalelei, St. Elizabeth Church: Prayer, family and song

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald For more than 52 years, faith has been the foundation of my life at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea. Through prayer, family and music, God has guided me through life’s challenges and given me the strength to pass my faith on to […]

Reflection: A familiar song stirs thoughts of honoring dearly departed

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By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald Sometimes the people we miss most return to us in the simplest ways. A familiar song. A favorite meal. An old photograph. A story told around the dinner table that everyone has heard a hundred times, but somehow still makes us laugh. No matter our age, death eventually […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Church’s silence is not permission

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Question corner Q: In a recent column you wrote that it “wasn’t appropriate” to hold hands during the Our Father at Mass, because the Church’s law is silent on this point. But couldn’t you read it the opposite way, meaning that since it’s not actually forbidden then it should be allowed? My family has always […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: True disciples must love others as God loves them

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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 22:20-26; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40 The Book of Exodus provides this weekend with its first reading. In ancient Jewish tradition, Exodus came from Moses. Therefore, in a most special way, it is the very word of God, since Moses represented God and was the link between God and […]

Gratitude amid the storms

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Hawaii Catholic Herald When Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ, was ordained as the sixth bishop of Honolulu on July 28, many parishioners in the Diocese of Honolulu were unable to attend due to limited space in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu — including those who live on the neighbor islands. To show his […]