Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Maureen Pratt: Creative service in today’s church

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LIVING WELL Gotta dance? Gotta sing? For creative artists eager to dedicate themselves to their craft, the desire to do so full time can be powerful. But soon after graduating with the Bachelor or Master of Fine Arts, or “turning pro,” the reality hits: Musicians, visual artists, dancers or writers will seldom be able to […]

All hymns, all the time

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‘Great Catholic Music’ makes its debut on an audio web streaming service By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Catholics hear hymns in church, but hardly ever on the radio. Now they can augment their weekly diet of hymnody through a new audio web streaming service called Great Catholic Music. The service launched March […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: May first cousins marry?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Are first cousins allowed to be married in the church? I have in mind a couple I know whose fathers are brothers. They hadn’t known each other as children but met later at a family reunion and then fell in love. They were married in a civil court, which is allowed in […]

Vatican Museums loan Leonardo painting for anniversary display

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By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci with a painting by the artist that will draw crowds but also pay solemn tribute to the larger-than-life Italian Renaissance painter, architect and inventor. “Saint Jerome Praying […]

Vatican City state set to end sale of single-use plastics

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After current supplies run out, Vatican City State will no longer be selling any single-use plastic items on its tiny territory. While the European Union pledged in May to ban single-use plastic starting in 2021, the Vatican had already begun limiting its use and soon “it […]

Moises Sandoval: Hard to be a good Samaritan

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  COMMENTARY In these times, it is good to reflect once again on the parable of the good Samaritan (Lk 10:25-37) because along our southern border the mercy and compassion urged by Jesus can result in criminal charges that can lead to prison. First, let’s look at the parable. Jesus responding to the question about […]

After 50 years, Moon landing still generates a wistful sense of wonderment

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By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong gingerly stepped onto the surface of the moon July 20, 1969, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno had no idea that some day he would become the director of the Vatican Observatory. Sixteen at the time, he had followed the space program since […]

Bishops blame U.S. policies for child deaths at border

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By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Leadership of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in an op-ed cast blame on government policies for recent child deaths near the U.S.-Mexico border. In a June 30 op-ed published by The Hill newspaper in Washington, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of […]

Migrant shelters suffer harassment as Mexico toughens enforcement

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By David Agren Catholic News Service TENOSIQUE, Mexico — The Franciscan-run migrant shelter La 72 has welcomed a steady stream of migrants since opening its doors in 2011 in this sweaty railway terminus near the Guatemalan border. It has also endured a steady stream of harassment — from politicians and police officers, immigration officials and […]