Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Carolyn Woo: Lent: Another step toward ‘enough’

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OUR GLOBAL FAMILY “What is enough for you?” was a question posed to my husband and me by our financial adviser. Many factors competed for consideration: the desire to not be a burden on our kids, people living longer, enormous costs of health care, diminishing social safety nets, ability to travel and a certain standard […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: What is a good Catholic Bible? What if my family isn’t with me in heaven?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My wife realized that my Bible is not Catholic when I could not locate the Book of Sirach in it. What is a good Catholic Bible, with a contemporary translation from Greek? (My ultimate preference would be a Catholic Bible with the Old Testament translated from Hebrew and the New Testament from […]

Pope, U.S. bishops talk political polarization, evangelization, sex abuse, migration, family life and other topics

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Wide-ranging discussion By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Catholics need to be on guard against allowing the angry rhetoric that comes from a polarized society, especially in an election year, to seep into discussions about the life of the church, Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops. Thirty-three bishops, auxiliary bishops and retired […]

‘Ed’ Wall, veteran journalist in Hawaii, Catholic press, dies at 94

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By Catholic News Service ORLAND PARK, Ill. — Arthur E. P. “Ed” Wall, a veteran journalist who worked spent many years in the secular press and the Catholic press, died Jan. 18 in Orland Park. He was 94. Wall, who used A. E. P. Wall as his byline, was a former director and editor-in-chief of […]

Effie Caldarola: These days of Ordinary Time

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FOR THE JOURNEY How ordinary is “Ordinary Time”? As it turns out, not very, if you think of ordinary as ho-hum and routine. Instead, suggested one writer during Advent, it’s the time when we begin our journey “from the crowded stable to the empty tomb.” That’s an extraordinary hike. Did you ever wonder why we […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is the Alpha movement approved? Were there women deacons?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: A number of Catholic parishes here in my archdiocese have hosted programs on the Alpha movement in Christianity. I have found conflicting guidance as to the legitimacy/orthodoxy of this movement. Can you advise me as to whether it is approved for Catholic membership? (Tigard, Oregon) A: Alpha is a program of Christian […]

Pope sets special day to honor, study, share the Bible

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The newly established “Sunday of the Word of God” is an invitation to Catholics across the world to deepen their appreciation, love and faithful witness to God and his word, Pope Francis said. By papal decree, the third Sunday in Ordinary Time — Jan. 26 this […]

Benedict wants his name removed as co-author of book

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — At the request of retired Pope Benedict XVI, his name will be removed as co-author of a book defending priestly celibacy, said Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Vatican official who coordinated work on the book. “Considering the polemics provoked by the publication of the book, ‘From the […]

As culture shifts, church changes course on guidance on movies

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By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service NEW YORK — Songwriter Bob Dylan wrote his celebrated anthem “The Times They Are a-Changin’” in 1963 and though it was penned as a hymn to the civil rights and anti-war movements of the era, it could also speak to the changing culture reflected in motion pictures. The movies […]