Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Effie Caldarola: Make a climate resolution

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  COMMENTARY Want some good news? The Archdiocese of Chicago announced on Dec. 17 that its nearly 400 parishes, schools, cemeteries and offices switched to 100% renewable energy for electricity needs beginning Jan. 1. This covers about 2,000 buildings and is the equivalent of removing 15,000 cars from the road annually. In his announcement, Cardinal […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Protestants and the ‘Real Presence’?

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  QUESTION CORNER Q: What is the church currently teaching about the Real Presence in other denominations? I thought that at one time we recognized both the Lutherans and the Anglicans as having the Real Presence. Does that still hold true? Others? A: For context, let us recall that the Catholic teaching on the “real […]

Father Patrick Briscoe: Did the pope change church teaching?

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COMMENTARY Did Pope Francis change Catholic teaching on gay marriage? The short answer is no. Despite the number of headlines and photos you’re seeing all across the media, Catholic teaching understands now and always that marriage is a privileged union that can only exist between one man and one woman. That bond is forged in […]

Effie Caldarola: A simple prayer that never fails

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  COMMENTARY Many years ago, I attended a friend’s ordination to the priesthood. This man was a Notre Dame graduate and had attended the university before he had discovered his priestly vocation. His friend, Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh, spoke at the ordination ceremonies. Hesburgh, then retired and now deceased, had been president of Notre […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Is there a big book that explains it all?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Is there an authoritative recommended single source of information on all the many Roman Catholic traditions such as behavior and rituals in church and prayers for appropriate occasions? (United Kingdom) A: No, unfortunately there is no such resource. Even when we’re considering canon law properly so-called, there is no one single master […]

Christmas crackdown continues in Nicaragua

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  By David Agren OSV News BUENOS AIRES — Six lay staff members from a now-closed diocesan Cáritas chapter were convicted on money laundering charges in Nicaragua on Christmas Eve as the Sandinista regime stepped up its crackdown on the Catholic Church over the Christmas season. The Nicaraguan government has also forbidden the enactment of […]

Hospital by Christ’s birthplace struggles to operate amid war

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By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News The Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, located just 1,500 steps from the birthplace of Christ, is confronting significant challenges amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip 45 miles away. The hospital, the premier maternity hospital and neonatal critical care center in the Bethlehem region of […]