Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for October 2014

Sister Rose Annette Ahuna, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Through saintly parents

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING My mother is from Kohala and my father is from Kona. I spent 17 years at St. Joseph, Hilo, going to school there until the eighth grade. The Hawaiian culture that I grew up in really enriched my background and parallels the Franciscan spirit that I embraced when I became a religious […]

Photo: Public prayers for America

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 Local followers of the group “America Needs Fatima” hosted dozens of “rosary rallies” around the state Oct. 11, including a gathering at the state capitol in Honolulu. America Needs Fatima is a national organization that promotes the message of conversion shared by the Blessed Virgin Mary to three children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. Each […]

Photo: Seminarian deacon in final year

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Hawaii seminarian and transitional deacon Nick Brown assists at an all-seminary Mass Oct. 1 at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in suburban Milwaukee, where he is finishing his last year of study before his ordination to the priesthood. Sacred Heart is North America’s largest seminary specializing in the formation of men over 30, […]

Official notices: Oct. 24, 2014

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] October 25, 4:15 pm, Mass for Diocesan Youth Day, Sea Life Park, Waimanalo. October 26, 5:00 pm, Vigil for the Deceased for Carmelite Sisters Agnes Marie Wong and Mary Caroline Chow, Carmelite Convent at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, Kaneohe. October 27, 9:00 am, […]

Fatima pilgrim statue to visit Islands next month

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The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be in Hawaii Nov. 1-21, visiting at least 13 parishes on Oahu and one on the Big Island. The statue, a four-foot high image of the apparition of the Blessed Mother to three peasant children in Fatima, Portugal, has been taken all over the […]

Father Eugene Hemrick: Procrastination as a costly condition

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According to the American Psychological Association, about 20 percent of Americans can be described as chronic procrastinators. Physically it manifests itself in laziness, idleness, indifference and nonchalance. It also shows itself in indifference to improve one’s character, distaste for the spiritual and failure to cultivate new virtue. Becoming indifferent and not cultivating new virtue is […]

Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: Why are the Beatitudes so important?

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YOUCAT*: Those who yearn for the kingdom of God look to Jesus’ list of priorities: the Beatitudes. [1716-1717, 1725-1726] As preparations begin for the next international World Youth Day celebration in Krakow, Poland, in 2016, Pope Francis has asked young people to reflect upon the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12). When Jesus gave us the Sermon on […]