Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for August 2018

Hawaii Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet to celebrate 80 years in Islands with Mass

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  The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet will commemorate the 80th anniversary of their arrival in the islands with a 10:30 a.m. Mass, Aug. 25, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva. A reception will follow in the parish hall. In 1938, nine Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet came […]

Photo: Having a field day

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Cathy Galvez, winner of the “rock paper scissor” game at the Oahu Council of Filipino Catholic Clubs annual field day July 15 at the NAVFAC Ball Field, is congratulated by Amy Jodar and Ben Cabreros. The event for the Oahu council, which represents 10 parish clubs, included an outdoor Mass, a potluck meal and lots […]

U.S. Marianists give Chaminade $1.5 million for leadership center

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  The Marianist Province of the United States has given Chaminade University of Honolulu $1.5 million to create a center that will offer a four-year leadership development program for undergraduate students. Launching this fall, the Marianist Center for Student Leadership will be an educational hub with curricula based on Marianist, Catholic and Hawaiian values, and […]

Church urged to address its leaders’ ‘moral failures of judgment’

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By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick “will rightly face” a Vatican canonical process regarding sexual abuse allegations against him, but the U.S. Catholic Church must take steps to respond to church leaders’ “moral failures of judgment,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The accusations against Archbishop […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: ‘I am the living bread’

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19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51 The First Book of Kings provides this weekend’s Liturgy of the Word with its first biblical reading. Unified Israel’s kings are the central figures in these books, although the prophets, such as Elijah, receive more prominent mention. This weekend’s reading refers to Elijah, […]

Christina Capecchi: Flowers for Mary

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TWENTY SOMETHING Janet Easter is experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions as she arranges a bouquet in her backyard, and she is unfazed. “I’m having contractions, which is hilarious,” she says, stripping the leaves off a hydrangea in one swift stroke. It’s 80 degrees on a Friday afternoon in a Pittsburgh suburb, and Janet is glowing, her […]

Kansan returns to Australia saint’s tomb in thanks for Parkinson’s cure

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  By Catherine Sheehan Catholic News Service SYDNEY — Exactly 10 years to the day — July 18, 2018 — Ricky Peterson of Kansas City, Kansas, knelt once more at the tomb of St. Mary MacKillop in suburban North Sydney, Australia, this time with a prayer of thanksgiving for the seemingly miraculous event that had […]

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