Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for September 2014

Diocese seeing an increase in the number of men studying for the priesthood

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Diocesan seminarians with Bishop Larry Silva and former vocations director Father Pascual Abaya at the June 7 diaconate ordination of Nick Brown, center. The seminarians are, from left, Emmanuelle del Castillo, Frankie Villanueva, Preston Castro, Dario Rinaldi, Ace Tui, Romple Emwalu, William Tulua, Anh Vu, Alfred Guerrero and E.J. Resinto. Missing is new seminarian Kevin […]

Diocese of Honolulu Seminarians, 2014

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Nicholas “Nick” Brown Age: 48 Parents: Adelfo and Natividad Alfaro Home parish: Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Entered seminary: 2009 Current school: Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology Preston-Jay Castro Age: 20 Parents: Elaine Casamina Pascua (deceased) and Danny Castro Home parish: St. Joseph Church, Waipahu Entered seminary: 2014 Current school: Mount Angel Seminary Kevin […]

Survivors of Albania’s dictatorship give witness, move pope to tears

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  Banners depict Albanian martyrs, most of whom died under communism, as Pope Francis arrives to celebrate Mass in Mother Teresa Square in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 21. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)   TIRANA, Albania — Two survivors of Albania’s communist crackdown against the church brought Pope Francis to tears with their stories during a vespers service […]

Obituary: Father Robert Siu | 1924-2014

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One of Hawaii’s first diocesan priests spent final years in Wyoming Father Robert Kwong Chee Siu, one of the Hawaii’s first local-born diocesan priests, died Sept. 11 in Lander, Wyoming, where he was a retired parish priest in residence. He had celebrated his 60th anniversary of ordination in June. He was 90 when he died. […]

Photo: Happy 50 years

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Students at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Pearl City sing loud and proud during a special liturgy marking the school’s 50th anniversary, Sept. 11. Bishop Larry Silva celebrated the Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel parish for the school’s students, staff and community supporters. (HCH Photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)

Office for Social Ministry | Talk story: Preparing for disasters

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Aloha, “The scandal that millions of people suffer from hunger must not paralyze us, but push each and every one of us to act: singles, families, communities, institutions, government, to eliminate this injustice.” (Pope Francis) The recent news that 183,500 of Hawaii’s people — 14 percent of the population — receive emergency food assistance is […]