Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for June 2017

Island woman to make perpetual vows as Carmelite

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Sister Faustina Marie Koga reflects on ‘adventure’ in religious life By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald “Stepping into religious life is like stepping into a shallow end of the pool. You keep going until you’re totally immersed and swimming in the life, service and love.” Sister Faustina Marie Koga, an Island girl about […]

Bishop says ‘fundamental defects’ persist in health bill

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Reaction from religious groups is strongly negative By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act contains “many of the fundamental defects” that appeared in the House-passed American Health Care Act “and even further compounds them,” said the bishop who heads the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human […]

Parishes preparing transition to second grade confirmation

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A lot of planning is required to move to celebrating the sacraments of initiation in their original order By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The diocese is calling it “Big Pentecost 2018.” It’s the day when nearly half of the parishes in Hawaii will administer the sacrament of confirmation to all children and youth from […]

Hawaii Catholic Herald wins nine awards at Catholic Media Conference in Quebec

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The Hawaii Catholic Herald won nine journalism awards in writing, photography and design June 23 at the Catholic Media Conference in Quebec City, Canada. The prizes were for work done in the year 2016. Former Hawaii Catholic Herald columnist Kathleen Choi took second place for “Best Regular Column: Spiritual Life,” a category covering all national […]

Mindanao priests in Hawaii closely following terrorist crisis back home

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By Gabriella Munoz Hawaii Catholic Herald Civilians in southern Philippine island of Mindanao find themselves caught between extremist Islamic militants and their own government in an armed conflict that has been going on for more than a month. Two priests from that area who are serving in Hawaii have expressed worry and concern for the […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 30, 2017

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It’s summertime, Heraldistas! Slap on some sunscreen and a sweet pair of shades – we’re shining the spiritual spotlight on a new set of Catholic trivia questions. Stoked! 1) Saints Who is the patron saint of the Americas? a) Our Lady of Guadalupe b) Our Lady Queen of Peace c) Our Lady of Grace d) […]