Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Instruction’s intention is to dissuade people from making mortal choice

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PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE By Father Mark Gantley Special to the Herald The Hawaii State Legislature during its 2018 session passed a bill, signed into law by Gov. David Ige, permitting terminally ill patients to commit suicide with the help of physicians, psychologists and pharmacists. The law was promoted by the mainland advocacy organization Compassion and Choices, […]

DECREE: Issuing “Instruction Regarding Sacraments and Funerals in Situations Involving Physician Assisted Suicide”

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DECREE Issuing “Instruction Regarding Sacraments and Funerals in Situations Involving Physician Assisted Suicide” It is with sadness but also with hope that I issue the “Instruction Regarding Sacraments and Funerals in Situations Involving Physician Assisted Suicide.”  It is with sadness because of the new law which permits such actions in the State of Hawaii, contravening […]

Instruction Regarding Sacraments and Funerals In Situations Involving Physician-Assisted Suicide for Clergy, Parish Staff and Ministers to the Sick and Homebound

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“Everyone is responsible for his life before God who has given it to him. It is God who remains the sovereign Master of life. We are obliged to accept life gratefully and preserve it for his honor and the salvation of our souls. We are stewards, not owners, of the life God has entrusted to […]

From the corporate to the Catholic world

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Lisa Sakamoto has spent a decade overseeing the financial management of the Diocese of Honolulu By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When Lisa Sakamoto attended her first Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference on the mainland after her 2009 hiring to lead the Diocese of Honolulu’s finance office, she kept being asked by fellow conference attendees where […]

After 20 years clustered, Manoa, Punahou parishes to split again

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald After nearly 20 years together, two clustered parishes in East Honolulu will once again have their own “pastoral leaders.” Sacred Heart Parish in the Punahou neighborhood and St. Pius X Parish in Manoa will be un-linked on Jan. 1. Bishop Larry Silva made the announcement in a Nov. 6 […]

Catholic Charities Hawaii president and CEO Terry Walsh steps down

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The president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Hawaii, Terry Walsh, has resigned after two years on the job. In a Nov. 3 statement, Bishop Larry Silva, who is the Catholic Charities corporation director, thanked Walsh “for all he has done” for the organization. No reason was given for his resignation. The bishop said […]

Sister Romeka Situmorang, Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: God just picked me up

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Life is always challenging. It is never easy or perfect. Even in the life of Jesus, from the time he was in Mary’s womb, to his being an immigrant and unto the cross, there were hardships. Somehow, in my imagination, I thought […]