Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

A saint for our times

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By Catholic News Service This editorial appeared online May 8 on the website of The Catholic Register, the Toronto-based national Catholic Canadian newspaper. Jean Vanier, Canadian writer, philosopher and humanitarian who died May 7, was a champion for people with intellectual disabilities and touched countless lives through his constant message of love. “The message of […]

Talk story: To see with a father’s eyes

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Seeing with the eyes of faith is a summons … to create conditions in which every person can feel loved, especially those who feel forgotten by God because they are forgotten by their brothers and sisters.” (Pope Francis in Bulgaria, May 2019) During an historic trip to Bulgaria earlier this May, […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is apostolic succession real? Can I be a Eucharistic minister if I’m divorced?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My understanding is that the church teaches that bishops and priests are the successors of the apostles. Can this line really be traced back to one of the original apostles? (Lancaster, Ohio) A: The Twelve Apostles were the privileged eyewitnesses sent to proclaim the teachings of Jesus. The Gospel of Matthew (28:19-20) […]

Carolyn Woo: Two nuggets for commencement season

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OUR GLOBAL FAMILY It is commencement season and I am collecting my thoughts for upcoming speeches. Because of space, let me share two of five nuggets harvested from experiences that span both professional setbacks and achievements as well as personal joys and losses. First, it is good to make plans and set goals. Use these […]

Incoming priests had varied professions before entering seminary

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The new crop of priests being ordained this year had a wide variety of careers before discerning a call to priesthood, according to a report issued May 3 by the Center for Applied Research in the apostolate. Education was the top career choice of ordinands at 11 […]

Pope discusses deaconesses, rejects nuns as ‘maids’

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis told the heads of women’s religious orders from around the world they need to send sisters on assignments that truly serve the church and those in need, and not agree to requests for “maids.” “You did not become a religious in order to become […]

Pope makes donation to help migrants traveling through Mexico

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By David Agren Catholic News Service TAPACHULA, Mexico — Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to assist migrants attempting to travel through Mexico, but who are increasingly being impeded by Mexican officials from reaching the U.S. border. Those migrants who travel the length of Mexico are also being impeded in their attempts to apply for asylum […]

Vatican firefighter says St. Peter’s at much less risk than Notre Dame

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris April 15, Romans and tourists could not help looking at St. Peter’s Basilica and wondering, “what if?” But Maj. Paolo De Angelis, head of the Vatican fire department, told the Italian news agency ANSA April 16 […]

Massive Sri Lanka Easter bombings traced to little-known group

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By Michael Sainsbury Catholic News Service BANGKOK — The Sri Lankan government blamed little-known Islamic group National Thowheeth Jama’ath for the Easter suicide bombings that targeted three churches and three luxury hotels across the country. Authorities named the group April 22 and said 24 people had been arrested in connection with eight bombings that left […]