Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Wonder and wit: Pope Francis’ unique turns of phrase

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A native-Spanish speaker who grew up with Italian-speaking relatives in Argentina, Pope Francis has a striking way with words. Bringing a background in literary themes and devices with him to the papacy five years ago, the pope has shown himself to be a master of metaphor […]

Elise Italiano: Investing in young women in the church

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IN LIGHT OF FAITH In a 1965 speech to the National Union of Townswomen’s Guild Conference, Margaret Thatcher quipped, “If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.” Though she was speaking about politics, it’s safe to say that many pastors across the country can sympathize, since women […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Distributing ashes on the sidewalk?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: After receiving ashes at an Ash Wednesday morning Mass, I returned home and turned on the television news. It showed some priests in a neighboring town who were out on the sidewalk in front of their church marking with ashes the foreheads of any interested lunchtime passer-by. They were in priestly vestments […]

Richard Doerflinger: Three cheers for Lucas

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY In a week dominated by the Winter Olympics and news of partisan combat (of course) in Washington, D.C., I am transfixed by the contagious smile of one little boy named Lucas Warren. Lucas has been chosen as the “Gerber spokesbaby” for 2018, so his joyful face will be used to promote […]

U.S. Catholics urged to appeal to Congress to pass DACA bill now

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By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — By day’s end Feb. 15, members of the U.S. Senate had rejected four immigration proposals, leaving it unclear how lawmakers will address overall immigration reform and keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in place. Late that afternoon, Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Can a blessed auto be auctioned?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: A recent picture in a magazine showed Pope Francis signing a car that had been given to him. The cutline for the photo said that the pope had signed and blessed the car before putting it up for auction by Sotheby’s in London, with the proceeds going to charitable work. But I […]

Nun’s recovery recognized as 70th official Lourdes miracle

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — As the Catholic Church celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, a French bishop announced the 70th officially recognized miraculous cure of a pilgrim to the Lourdes grotto where Mary appeared 160 years ago. Bishop Jacques Benoit-Gonnin of Beauvais formally declared Feb. 11 “the prodigious, miraculous […]

Jim Lackey, longtime CNS editor who embraced old and new media, retires

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By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Jim Lackey, recently retired longtime editor at Catholic News Service, would be hard-pressed to choose between old and new media. As Web editor and manager for CNS for the past decade, Lackey certainly got the importance of new media — and its broad outreach on […]

School shooting an act of ‘horrifying evil,’ says Miami archbishop

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By Catholic News Service MIAMI — Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski urged community members to come together “to support one another in this time of grief” after a shooting rampage Feb. 14 at a Broward County high school left at least 17 people dead and at least 14 injured. “With God’s help, we can remain […]