Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for October 2013

After 27 years and three bishops, the diocese’s social ministry dynamo will retire

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Diocesan Office for Social Ministry director Carol Ignacio will be retiring Nov. 1. Ignacio, shown here in a 2010 photo shoot, has served in the diocese for 27 years and pioneered dozens of programs for those in need. (Photo courtesy Sally Lundburg/Mahi’ai Creative)   “I love every minute of what I do.” As Carol Ignacio […]

Hawaii’s Carmelites celebrate 40 years of ministry in the Islands

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“To understand what contemplatives do and how their lives benefit us, you must recall what everyone knows about trees. Yes, trees. … Forests are essential for our physical survival because they perform such important functions as drawing water from the clouds and ‘breathing’ for the entire population of human beings and animals — trading their […]

Religious Education Week celebrates everyone’s role in teaching the faith

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The diocesan Office of Religious Education staff are gearing up for Parish Religious Education Week, Nov. 3-9. From left to right are assistants Chad Chun and Lesley Noguchi, director Jayne Mondoy and adult faith formation coordinator Kristina DeNeve. They provide resources for the diocese’s catechists and religious education students. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) […]

Catechetical Week: God doesn’t choose qualified people; he qualifies us

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The Diocese of Honolulu is blessed with veteran religious education leaders who have shared time, talent and treasure with young Catholics for many years. Among these is Bonnie Boquer at St. Jude Church in Kapolei. She and her husband Tony have served in religious education since their days in the Philippines and Louisiana. In Hawaii, […]

Pearl City parish starts ministry to the homebound

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Our Lady of Good Counsel’s Ohana ministers: front row, from left, Sylvia Lee, Fe Bartolome, Lita Olegario, Msgr. Thaddeus Mercado, Rose Domondon, Dr. Amelia Jacang, Tessie Kalawa, June Casupang and Victor Casupang. Back row: Donna Imbo, Gloria Duro, Bernadette Cabe, Kalo Lilomaiva, Tim Swartz, Kristi Ah Mook Sang, Paia Ah Mook Sang and Julie Cho. […]

Viriditas: Sister Fidelia Villa, Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres

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Rediscovering faith, discovering purpose God works in so many ways. I see him in everything. Without a personal relationship with God, to whom could I run? Of course, God sends people to help me. However, when I wrestle with him like Jacob, sometimes he wins, and sometimes I do. I complain of course, but I […]

Mary Adamski : You don’t have to wait for a special day of the year to express your gratitude

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Happy Thanksgiving. Let the celebration begin. You say “What? Wait! A month too early. Wait til the Halloween decorations are down.” But the time to shift into the thanks-giving gear is now. A few experiences in the past weeks were reminders that the season of thanks shouldn’t wait for the arbitrary date selected to mark […]

Poem: In all of these

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This poem is dedicated to a special lady. Her husband was passing from this life to the next as I was writing this poem in my prayer time. The interconnectedness of our beings is a mystery not only far greater than our knowing: It is a drawing of God of all of us his children […]