Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for May 2019

Marriage Encounter seeking state’s longest married couple

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Do you know a couple who has been married a long, long, long, long time? Worldwide Marriage Encounter is looking to honor them for their matrimonial longevity. The international marriage enrichment movement is accepting nominations for the 2019 Longest Married Couple Project. Nominations can be made by going to the website wwme.org and clicking on […]

St. Anthony, Wailuku, hoolaulea to feature luau, alumni hall of fame

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St. Anthony School in Wailuku will hold its annual Hoolaulea, Saturday, June 22, on the campus’ Sullivan Athletic Field. The event opens at 5 p.m. with a luau buffet beginning at 6 p.m. “Nevah Too Late” will provide dinner music, and the “Shamrocks” will rock the field with dance music. The evening program will also […]

Mary, Star of the Sea Parish offering ministry for those mourning a loss

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Mary, Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala has a ministry that offers consolation and support for those mourning the loss of a loved one. The “Healing Hearts” ministry provides participants an opportunity to explore mourning through Scripture, prayer, reflection and faith sharing. If you are coping with the loss of a loved one, we […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Do I have to go to Mass in pain? Isn’t the ambo for readings only?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: In a few weeks I will turn 65 years old. I have arthritis in most of my joints; in the early spring, when it’s rainy and damp, the arthritic pain can be unbearable. Is it a sin to miss Sunday Mass, given the extreme pain? When is it acceptable to stop going […]

MARIANIST BROTHER ROBERT HOPPE | 1940-2019

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Religious served his community with a talent for ‘temporalities’ Society of Mary Brother Robert Hoppe, who served for 20 years in administrative positions for his Marianist community in Hawaii, died April 11 in Cupertino, California. He was 78 and a religious brother for 58 years. Father Patrick McDaid remembered his fellow Marianist as a person […]

Msgr. Owen Campion: ‘Peter, do you love me?’

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THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts of Apostles 5:27-39, 40b-41; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 Again this weekend, the church presents as its first reading for liturgy in Eastertime a passage from the Acts of the Apostles. The mere construction of Acts is a lesson. Actually, it is a continuation of St. Luke’s Gospel. Its underlying lesson […]

3 Marianists with decades of service to Islands marking anniversaries

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By Hawaii Catholic Herald Three Marianists living at the Marianist Community in Cupertino, California, who had long terms of service in Hawaii, are celebrating anniversaries of religious profession this year. Father Raymond E. Malley is marking 60 years as a Marianist, Brother Francis Theodore Spaeth is observing 70 years, and Father Stephen Tutas 75 years. […]

Letters to the Herald: May 3, 2019

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‘Unplanned’ un-promoted The movie, “Unplanned” about Planned Parenthood’s abortion mills in America was reviewed recently in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. I saw the movie as well as a similar prior one called “Gosnell” and was very upset to think that the Catholic Church and many Catholic organizations here in Hawaii did nothing to promote viewership […]