Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Manaolana | The real best movies, family films of 2014

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Agata Trzebuchowska stars in a scene from the movie “Ida,” which won the Oscar this year for best foreign film. (CNS photo/Music Box Films)   NEW YORK — The year just past saw the release of a number of films whose celebrated cinematic quality was not matched by moral merit. Writer-director Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood,” for […]

Manaolana | Sidebar

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Quote “The name of Jesus was the last word on their lips … they entrusted themselves to the one who would receive them soon after. That name, whispered in the last moments, was like the seal of their martyrdom.” –Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina of Giza, Egypt, speaking about the 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians who were […]

Manaolana | Karen Osborne: Youth presence at pro-life event shows commitment

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  For many years, teenagers have walked in the March for Life, the annual pro-life demonstration in Washington that recently marked its 42nd anniversary. The event aims to bring awareness to the laws surrounding legalized abortion, hoping to change them. It attracts people of all ages from all over the country, united in one common […]

Manaolana | Sidebar: Feb 13, 2015

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Quote “It’s always been a wonderful time for fraternity among the seminarians. It’s the best the seminary tournament I’ve seen anywhere in the country.” | Father Robert Barron, rector of Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Ill., which hosted the annual Father Pat O’Malley Invitational basketball tournament that draws teams from seminaries around the country. Twelve teams […]

Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: What are sacramentals?

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YOUCAT* Sacramentals are sacred signs or sacred actions in which a blessing is conferred. [1667-1672, 1677-1678] “You Catholics do some strange things — use candles to bless your throat, ashes on your forehead, waving palm branches …” Heard that before? What’s up with that? Candles, ashes, palm branches, holy water. These are just a few […]

The late Thomas Merton, who last month marked the centennial of his birth, is still inspiring people to get closer to God

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WASHINGTON — When Trappist Father Thomas Merton addressed persistent racism in his writing during the 1960s, his message seemingly reached into the future. Appealing to society to recognize that all people are children of God, Father Merton questioned practices that prevented African-Americans from achieving full equality and called for the end of discrimination in all […]