Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Talk Story: Finding solidarity in diversity

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY  “Solidarity today is the road to take toward a post-pandemic world, toward the healing of our interpersonal and social sicknesses. There is no other way.” (Pope France, gerneral papal audience, Sept. 2) In his first in-person public papal audience since COVID-19 restrictions began in March, Pope Francis expressed his joy in […]

Galapagos priest incardinated into diocese

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva on Sept. 8 incardinated into the Diocese of Honolulu Father Ornoldo Cherrez who is originally a priest of the Apostolic Vicariate of Galapagos, Ecuador. “We congratulate and welcome him!” the bishop wrote Sept. 5 in his official announcement of the priest’s new status. Incardination, generally speaking, […]

Humbled & honored: Interview with Catholic Charities Hawaii head

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‘The word of the moment seems to be surge. So we did see a surge in our donations to kind of match the need.’ By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Robert “Rob” Van Tassell became the new president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Hawaii this past fall. Van Tassell is originally from Washington […]

A letter from Bishop Silva to all Catholic school educators in the Diocese of Honolulu

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August 15, 2020 To all Catholic school educators in the Diocese of Honolulu Dear Sisters and Brothers, Peace be with you! Even though each school is having its own Mass of the Holy Spirit because the coronavirus prevents us from having our traditional island-wide gathering, be assured of my solidarity with all of you as […]

Pastors across the islands report the positive side of the coronavirus pandemic

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Occasions of grace By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In keeping with this topsy-turvy age of the pandemic, where community means separation, sharing one’s breath means contagion, and social is associated with the word distance, good things happen. Charity ascends, generosity grows, family bonds toughen, prayer deepens. That is what pastors across the islands report […]

Catholic schools remain open after confusion about shutdown rules

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They are in an excellent position to switch to distant learning if necessary By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald With only two days between the announcement and start of a new stay-at-home order on Oahu plus confusion over the order’s directives for public versus private schools, Hawaii Catholic schools and their families had little time […]

New Oahu restrictions mean no singing, wind instruments at Mass

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald With a surge of coronavirus cases on Oahu in August, Gov. David Ige approved Oahu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s increased restrictions on social gatherings. These went into effect midnight Aug. 19 and will last 28 days. While church and other religious services can continue to take place, singing is now […]

Damien relatives decry N.Y. rep’s depiction of Molokai saint

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Hawaii’s choice for Washington’s Statuary Hall a white supremacist colonizer By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Upset by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ suggestion that St. Damien was a white supremacist colonizer, two of the saint’s Belgian relatives, representing his extended family, wrote her an open letter Aug. 20 denouncing her words. […]