Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

At Kapolei parish, ‘missionaries’ venture into unfamiliar territory

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By Jayne Ragasa-Mondoy Special to the Herald The brain likes familiarity. Familiarity is safe, effortless, easy. Unfamiliarity takes effort, is cognitively demanding, and can be stressful. Yet in their commitment to evangelize and catechize parents and children of their parish during the pandemic, the catechists of St. Jude Church in Kapolei, Oahu, are courageous missionaries […]

Letter to our readers: no political endorsements, please

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The Hawaii Catholic Herald received a number of letters from readers who objected to the Catholic News Service article “60 years after JFK, wait continues for the second Catholic president” (Aug. 21) about Catholic candidates for the U.S. presidency and vice presidency. The story, by longtime CNS reporter Mark Pattison, stated that, if Joe Biden […]

Hawaii Catholic schools remain open after confusion about Oahu shutdown restrictions

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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 to figure out if they were switching to distance learning on Aug. 27. Mayor Caldwell announced the City and […]

Bishop extends Mass attendance dispensation through Oct. 31

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald For the third time since the coronavirus epidemic hit, Bishop Larry Silva has given to Hawaii Catholics an “extension of dispensation from Sunday Mass obligation.” This time it is through Oct. 31. The dispensation is for “all the people of the Diocese of Honolulu and all visitors to the […]

Pearson Place, at new location, helps those with crisis pregnancies

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By Ava Montes Special to the Herald In 1970, three years before the Supreme Court’s infamous Roe v. Wade decision, Hawaii became the first U.S. state to legalize abortion on demand. The Aloha State’s claim to shame only worsened after the high court’s ruling. The Hawaii State Department of Health estimated nearly 5,000 abortions in […]

International stewardship conference to be enhanced virtual experience

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald You won’t have to get on a plane or book a hotel room to attend a major Catholic gathering this year. That should be an extra incentive to sign up for the all-virtual International Catholic Stewardship Council’s annual conference, Sept. 28 to Oct. 8, to hear dynamic plenary speakers […]

Brother John Sawchenko, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: The journey of a seminarian

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Since becoming a professed brother, I have lived in Massachusetts, Hawaii and Fiji, and I have visited other countries and cities as well. The next phase of my life is to return to the seminary to study a few more years and […]