Letter to the Herald Blessed are our essential workers: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are our leaders, who follow science and facts: for they shall possess the truth Blessed are they who grieve: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they who observe health protocols: for they shall be fulfilled. Blessed are […]
Letters to the Herald: Dec. 11, 2020
A positive approach Recently, current issues were addressed in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. One dealt with racism and the other in promoting interfaith dialogue at Chaminade University. It seems to me that in order to make a lasting impression on our Catholic young people they need to be taught to be radical Catholics. This would […]
Editor’s note
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald We have received a number of messages and letters objecting to the coverage of the presidential election on the front page of the Nov. 13 Hawaii Catholic Herald. The complaints were mainly two. First, that it was premature to announce Joseph Biden the winner because the Electoral College hasn’t […]
Letters to the Herald: Sept. 18, 2020
Sensitive and intelligent I would be remiss if I failed to express my gratitude for the sensitive and intelligent manner in which Bishop Larry Silva, the diocese of Honolulu, Father Santhosh, Father Joseph and my fellow parishioners at Our Lady of Good Counsel have responded to the coronavirus. With social distancing, masking, cleaning, registering of […]
Letter to the Herald: A sterling model
Your coverage of St John Vianney School and other Catholic institutions heading back to school provides a sterling model for adapting to changes in our life environment. Although they’ve had five months to plan and implement needed changes due to COVID-19, our Hawaii DOE still needs the shining path Michael Rockers and Llewellyn Young provide […]
Letters to the Herald: Aug. 7, 2020
Obvious political bias I rely on the Hawaii Catholic Herald to promote Catholic values, not show obvious political bias as in the July 24 article by Carolyn Woo. Her reference to “this administration” not making progress, and as she says, “in fact reversing gains which were lifelines to vulnerable communities” does not truly reflect the […]
Letter to the Herald: A bit of Newman history
Reading your article “Future of Newman Center uncertain” (May 29, 2020) brought back fond and nostalgic memories of our times with the Newman Club, memories and friendships that have lasted a lifetime. We would like to begin to clarify one thing in your article, which we hesitate as it would date us, and that is […]
Letters to the Herald: Sept. 20, 2019
Our parish constant I enjoyed reading the first “I am a Deacon” column featuring our very own Deacon Michael Weaver. Deacon Michael, as he is lovingly called, is truly a gift to our parish ohana! We have experienced many clergy transitions, since our beloved pastor, Father Dennis Koshko, was reassigned to another parish over 10 […]
Letters to the Herald: Second collection announcements are tepid
The Diocese of Honolulu just had the second collection for July. The collection was for the support of the educational costs for seminarians. I sincerely hope that the collection was sizeable as the annual deficit stands around $200,000. Some second collections mean more to me than others — the seminarian fund, Catholic Relief Service Rice […]
Letter to the Herald: Meeting Vanier
I would like to thank you for including articles about the passing of Jean Vanier, founder of Faith and Light and L’Arche, in the May 17 issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald. I first met Jean Vanier when I was working as an assistant in a L’Arche community in Seattle, Washington. At that time the […]