Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Ask Father Doyle: How do I dispose of religious objects? What do I do if I want to go to Mass during the pandemic but my spouse doesn’t?

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QUESTION CORNER Q; What is the proper way to dispose of the medals, rosaries, small crucifixes, etc., that many Catholic organizations mail out unsolicited? (I have enough of everything!) (Atlanta) A: Perhaps surprisingly, church law on disposing of blessed articles of devotion is not very specific. Canon 1171 of the church’s Code of Canon Law […]

Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Four ways to navigate distance learning

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CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS School is back, but for many it’s online. Even though students and parents were not unprepared for this experience, it was still difficult to accept that once again there would be distance learning for now. In addition to distance learning, many parents are grappling with the challenges of living under the new […]

Sarah and David Herrmanns: I have the right vs. is it right?

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EMBRACING FAMILY Our lives have been filled with nonstop news stories about many people touting their freedom, the fact that they have the right to do what they want, when they want. One question that people worldwide are facing is the choice about when and where to use face masks due to the coronavirus. Rather […]

Talk Story: Finding solidarity in diversity

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY  “Solidarity today is the road to take toward a post-pandemic world, toward the healing of our interpersonal and social sicknesses. There is no other way.” (Pope France, gerneral papal audience, Sept. 2) In his first in-person public papal audience since COVID-19 restrictions began in March, Pope Francis expressed his joy in […]

Edgar Allen Pobre, diocesan seminarian: Finding joy in every moment

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I was born in Honolulu on June 21, 1996. I am primarily Filipino, with a few other Asian, Spanish and European ethnicities mixed in. I grew up in Waipahu my entire life with my father, mother and older sister. I attended Waipahu […]