Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Leadership institute forms the ‘now’ of the church

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By Lisa Gomes Special to the Herald Each summer, the Christian Leadership Institute offers a powerful reminder of the vibrancy and potential of our young church — and this year was no different. Organized by the Diocese of Honolulu’s Office of Evangelization and Catechesis, CLI gathers high school men and women, recommended by their parishes […]

Talk story: Following in the footsteps of Hawaii’s saints

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Office for Social Ministry “We who live here in Hawaii are very blessed and privileged to be the heirs of the story of Sts. Father Damien and Mother Marianne, who served the poorest and most needy among us.” (Bishop Larry Silva, “Following Footsteps” YouTube video for the Office for Social Ministry) This month, word is […]

Serving brings purpose and joy to St. Michael parishioners’ lives

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com While stewardship involves the gifts of talent and treasure, there’s a third element that might make people hesitate — time. For Stan and Cookie Haanio, this part of stewardship is where they’ve seen God move the most. “Just being able to help is the highlight of stewardship,” Cookie Haanio said. “Having […]

Pope Leo XIV embodies call to stewardship and outreach

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com The Catholic Church entered a new chapter on May 8 with the election of Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost — as the 267th successor to St. Peter. A Chicago native and member of the Augustinian order, Pope Leo XIV is now the first American pope in […]

Mary Adamski: Honoring leaders in the fight against hunger

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View from the pew There’s a couple of months before the next major holiday celebration, but summertime has saints’ days and island events to celebrate them. You won’t find these two men on the Catholic Church’s list of canonized saints. Their names are not even known to most of the thousands who followed in their […]

Karen Victor, St. Rita Church, Nanakuli: Grow where you are planted

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald When the Picpus (Sacred Hearts) fathers arrived in Hawaii in the 1830s, the Hawaiian people recognized something familiar. In the stories told of Christ, the one who gave his body as bread and truth, they remembered the god Ku. During a famine, […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Orthodox sacraments are generally off-limits

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Question corner Q: There’s a really beautiful Eastern Orthodox church in my neighborhood. Every time I pass by it, I always wonder, is this one of the churches that Catholics can attend? (Ohio) A: I think you might be confusing the Orthodox with Eastern Catholics. While the Orthodox have valid sacraments and very similar doctrinal […]

Effie Caldarola: Kidnapped African priest was beloved in Alaskan diocese

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Commentary Like many Americans, I remember the terrorist group Boko Haram because of its kidnapping of 276 Nigerian school girls in 2014. The world recoiled in horror, but eventually the news cycle moved on. So I was shocked anew when friends in Fairbanks, Alaska, reported early in June that a priest friend had been kidnapped […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Nothing is impossible for God when we welcome him in

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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Genesis 18:1-10a; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42  The Book of Genesis, unfortunately, bears the burden of being remembered, and is usually misunderstood, only in terms of its creation narratives. While the creation of all things and beings in existence by Almighty God is a major revelation, Genesis has much more to […]