Stephen M. Skelly Special to the Herald As a member of the Joseph Dutton Guild of the Diocese of Honolulu, my wife, Denise, and I attended the Saints of America celebration at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wisconsin, from July 1-9. With aloha, we distributed prayer cards and medals honoring […]
Catholic Engaged Encounter convention celebrates ‘LOVE’
By David and Lourdes Tupper Special to the Herald Every two years, Catholic Engaged Encounter community members come together for a national convention. This year the group — including three Hawaii couples — gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, from July 31-Aug. 2 with a convention theme of “LOVE (Living Our Vows Everyday).” Conventions are a great […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 28, 2026
Think you’re a Catholic trivia champion, QuizMates? Here’s your chance to prove it! Grab a pencil (or just point confidently at random answers), and see if you can earn heavenly bragging rights. 1) SAINTS Which third-century martyr is noted for being a patron saint for athletes? a) St. Andrew b) St. Sebastian c) St. Blaise […]
Sacred Hearts Father Brian Guerrini: Finding God’s pace
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald People often ask why I still run marathons in my 70s. They assume it’s about competition or staying in shape. While running certainly helps me physically, that is no longer the real reason I lace up my shoes. Running has become one […]
Mary Adamski: Rejected, then accepted
View from the Pew It’s a time of setting forth on a path into the future of the Catholic Church in Hawaii, and of looking back 200 years to its first footprint in the islands. The church history lesson that will unfold will be upbeat, marking the 1827 arrival of the first missionaries of the […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Lessons from Lala
Embracing Family As the school year is well underway, many kids are commenting about their homeroom teachers and how nice they are. It’s awesome to hear so many kids say that they have the best teacher in the school! A couple weeks ago, we all had an unexpected substitute teacher, Kumu Lala. This substitute teacher […]
Reflection: The power of presence
By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald There are moments when words fail us. Someone we love receives devastating news, a friend loses someone close to them, or a family finds itself overwhelmed by circumstances beyond its control. We want desperately to say something that will make things better, only to discover that sometimes there […]
Reflection: Voting as a practice of faith
By Dawn Morais Webster Special to the Herald We often, routinely and publicly in church, acknowledge having sinned in thought, word and deed, “by what we have done, and by what we have failed to do.” We admit to not having loved God as we should, and to not having “loved our neighbors as ourselves.” […]
Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ: We are the kingdom of God
E hiki mai kou aupuni Here is the prepared text of Bishop Castori’s remarks given at the conclusion of his episcopal ordination and installation Mass July 28 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Forty years ago, when I was a novice in the Society of Jesus, making for the first time the Spiritual Exercises — […]
‘The islands put their trust in you’
Bishop Michael Thomas Tupou Castori,SJ’s ordination and installation were a joyous blend of people, traditions and cultures By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “E hiki mai kou aupuni” — “Thy kingdom come.” The episcopal motto of Bishop Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, SJ — taken from the Our Father recited in olelo Hawaii — anchored […]