Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Brother Scott Whittaker, OSB, Benedictines: When the bell rings

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald At the heart of the spiritual life, according to both St. Teresa of Avila and St. Benedict of Nursia, obedience and humility should be above everything else. So, when the bell rings in the monastery, one should put down everything and run, […]

Official notices: June 12, 2020

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] June 12, 10:00 am, St. Patrick’s Seminary Reopening Task Force (video conference); 12:00 pm, Audit Committee (video conference). June 13, 10:00 am, Ordination to the Diaconate of Ese’ese (Ace) Tui, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Ewa Beach. June 14, 10:30 am, Mass for Feast […]

Reporting abuse by bishops now easier with new service

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In the United States, accusations of sexual abuse by clergy are to be reported to the local bishop. But what if it’s the bishop himself who is the problem? The answer is the national Catholic Bishop Reporting Service. Begun March 16, the Catholic Bishop Abuse Reporting (CBAR) is a […]

Photos: Maryknoll mask donation

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The Maryknoll School family donated more than 2,500 reusable handmade fabric masks to two local nonprofit organizations, Lanakila Pacific and Navian Hawaii (formerly Hospice Hawaii), May 22, to help kupuna and nurses stay protected against COVID-19. For two-and-a-half weeks, using repurposed Maryknoll aloha-print fabric, families, alumni and community members took up needle and thread to […]

Happy to be back

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Hawaii pastors and administrators report that the reopening of Hawaii’s Catholic churches for Mass May 30-31 went smoothly for the most part thanks to plenty of planning, masking tape, sanitizing liquid, faith and aloha. Here are their reports. Immaculate Conception, Ewa The reopening for public Masses went well. I did see a lot fewer parishioners […]

Diocese’s chief finance officer calls on parishes to return to basics

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald As the Diocese of Honolulu’s chief finance officer, Lisa Sakamoto knows how much Hawaii’s parishes are hurting economically because of the coronavirus pandemic. Closed churches mean empty offertory baskets. But her counsel to them does not involve cash-raising schemes or creative fundraisers. It’s more fundamental. The “worst hardship” caused […]