Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Barking to the choir

by

Jesuit Father Gregory J. Boyle, who ministers to gangs in southern California, delivers his talk, “Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship,” April 22 in the Mystical Rose Oratory on the Chaminade University of Honolulu campus as part of the Father Robert Mackey Marianist lecture series. Father Boyle is the founder of Homeboy […]

HAWAII’S 2018 JUBILARIANS

by

HAWAII’S 2018 JUBILARIANS “God, our Father, guide of humanity and ruler of creation, look upon these your servants, who wish to confirm their offering of themselves to you. As the years pass by, help them to enter more deeply into the mystery of the church and to dedicate themselves more generously to the good of […]

Shepherd’s pay: How Hawaii priests are compensated for their work

by

By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Good Shepherd Sunday this weekend is an appropriate time to reflect on the work of our earthly shepherds and how much we appreciate them. These would be primarily our pastors, parish administrators and parochial vicars (formerly called associate pastors), but also those priests involved in other diocesan ministries and, […]

Commentary: On cutting short the end-of-life journey

by

Eva Andrade is president of Hawaii Family Forum and communications director of Hawaii Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the Diocese of Honolulu. For about 20 years, she has been on the front lines at the State Legislature and in the public square in the fight against the law to permit physician-assisted suicide. By […]

St. Michael School in Waialua embraces the call to evangelize

by

By Michael Rockers Special to the Herald “Stewards of the Gospel,” the Diocese of Honolulu’s pastoral plan, states that “our Catholic schools are an effective infrastructure for formation in the faith.” A recent Hawaii Catholic School survey revealed that Catholic schools play a critical role in evangelization and in preparing their children to receive the […]

Photos: Meet the bishop

by

Youth ministry coordinators of the west Honolulu vicariate, borrowing the concept of “Bagels with Bishop,” the program where Bishop Larry Silva meets for breakfast and conversation with the senior class of Hawaii’s Catholic schools, organized an “Evening with Bishop” for public school seniors. The bishop met with two dozen seniors from west Honolulu parishes April […]

Sister Patricia Mary Maresca, Daughters of St. Paul: Be with me, God

by

VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Our motherhouse in Boston has several communities. There is the provincialate community, the novitiate community, the infirmary community and the main community which is called the Damascus Community. The Damascus Community is the largest and consists of over 40 sisters who help […]