Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for November 2018

Catholic Charities Hawaii president and CEO Terry Walsh steps down

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The president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Hawaii, Terry Walsh, has resigned after two years on the job. In a Nov. 3 statement, Bishop Larry Silva, who is the Catholic Charities corporation director, thanked Walsh “for all he has done” for the organization. No reason was given for his resignation. The bishop said […]

Sister Romeka Situmorang, Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: God just picked me up

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Life is always challenging. It is never easy or perfect. Even in the life of Jesus, from the time he was in Mary’s womb, to his being an immigrant and unto the cross, there were hardships. Somehow, in my imagination, I thought […]

Picturing life’s calling: winners of the Hawaii Catholic Schools vocation awareness art contest

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Click here to see the winners of the Hawaii Catholic Schools vocation awareness art contest To commemorate National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 4-10, the Hawaii Catholic Schools office and the Director of Vocations of the Diocese of Honolulu, Father Rheo Ofalsa, sponsored a Vocations Awareness Art Contest for students in grades kindergarten through grade eight […]

Catholic’s blasphemy acquittal challenged in Pakistan high court

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By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service MANCHESTER, England — The acquittal of a Pakistani Catholic woman sentenced to hang for blasphemy is to be challenged in the country’s Supreme Court, according to her husband. Three judges of the court ordered Oct. 31 that the death sentence against Asia Bibi, a mother of five, was to […]

Photo: In the presence of a saint

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Two children view the relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina — Padre Pio — in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Nov. 9. Six relics of the well-known 20th century Italian mystic who bore the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus Christ, have been touring the United States since last year. The relics displayed […]

Guam archdiocese to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy

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By Catholic News Service HAGATNA, Guam — Sometime in the weeks ahead, the Archdiocese of Agana will file bankruptcy and reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, Archbishop Michael J. Byrnes said Nov. 7. “The bankruptcy proceeding is a continuation of the good faith mediation protocol that the archdiocese has engaged in for […]