Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Eva Andrade: Abortion to affordable housing: priorities for the Catholic Church

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE The 2023 Hawaii state legislative session is well underway and as usual, we are busy tackling issues relating to abortion access, suicide prevention, keiki, affordable housing, economic justice, immigration, mental health, and the safety and well-being of our kupuna. All these issues are major priorities for the Hawaii Catholic Conference, the public policy […]

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

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By Kristin Leandro Special to the Herald April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. First established by presidential proclamation in 1983, it is an opportunity to acknowledge the importance of families and communities coming together to prevent child abuse and neglect, as well as promote the emotional and social well-being of families. On March 31, […]

Faith journeys

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This Easter, among the more than 220 in Hawaii who will be welcomed into the Catholic faith, receiving the sacraments of initiation — Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist — will be a soldier and a second-grader By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald A void not being filled When Army Specialist Sasha Robello arrived in Hawaii on […]

Scrub Bucket ministries offering women’s retreat

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  Scrub Bucket Gospel Ministries presents “I Praise You Jesus,” a women’s contemplative retreat, from 7 p.m. Friday April 28 through 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at St. Anthony Retreat Center in Kalihi Valley. The retreat is limited to 20 women. The cost of $275 includes a private room and bath with air conditioning, Saturday […]

Good Friday’s Taize Prayer around the Cross returns to Newman

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By Jon James Special to the Herald After a three-year absence due to COVID-19, the contemplative Taize Prayer around the Cross service will be held again at the University of Hawaii Newman Center-Holy Spirit Parish on Good Friday evening, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Taize Prayer around the Cross stems from a tradition adopted by […]

Catholic Charities promotes Tina Andrade to chief operating officer

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Catholic Charities Hawaii has promoted Tina Andrade to chief operating officer where she will oversee the organization’s day-to-day operations. Andrade will be second in command of the organization behind CEO and president Robert Van Tassell. Andrade joined Catholic Charities in 2003. In her previous position as vice president in mission integration, she helped implement the […]

Restoring the cup

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Diocese of Honolulu to bring back Communion under the form of the Precious Blood By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Holy Communion under the form of the cup is coming back to Hawaii. But the cup won’t runneth over or even perhaps be half full based on reactions so far to its restoration. The Diocese […]

Hutchison memoirs: ‘The book no one else could have written’

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“Yours Faithfully, Ambrose Hutchison: Recollections of a Lifetime at Kalaupapa,” edited by Anwei Skinsnes Law, published by Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa, 233 pages. Order at www.kalaupapaohana.org/new-book. Cost is $50 which includes shipping and handling. For more information, contact info.kalaupapa@gmail.com. By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It would be difficult to invent such a character as […]

Air Force vet makes profession in the Secular Franciscan Order

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The Mother Marianne Cope Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order in Hawaii celebrated a rite of profession for candidate Lawrence Enomoto, at Holy Trinity Church, Kuliouou, on Feb. 18. The 89-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran made his profession after Mass by promising to live the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ all the days of […]