Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for September 2019

Families helping families

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St. George and other Oahu parishes help end homelessness through Family Promise of Hawaii By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When Nisha* got injured on the job while working as a certified nursing assistant, she found she couldn’t afford the rent on the place she shared with her teenage daughter. Nisha is originally from Trinidad. […]

A ‘springtime experience’

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Five sisters from the Philippines enable the re-founding of Hawaii’s Carmelite monastery By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Five Carmelite sisters from the Philippines have given Hawaii’s Carmelite monastery a new life, saving it from closing. Hawaii’s Carmel of the Holy Trinity was re-founded Aug. 9 with the reception of the five new permanent members […]

Thousands in Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius gather to hear Pope Francis apply the message of the Gospel to their lives

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Nitty-gritty ministry By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While Pope Francis’ comments on U.S. criticism of his papacy drew the biggest headlines during his visit to Africa, the Masses he celebrated in Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius drew the biggest crowds. Dignitaries were chauffeured to the outdoor Mass sites, but most of the […]

Do you have an advanced care directive? (Is it ‘Catholic’?)

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The diocese offers sessions to help the faithful draw up a document that will protect their end-of-life wishes By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald If you’re over 18, you should put together an advance health care directive by All Souls Day. At least that’s what the Diocese of Honolulu and its collaborators on a new […]

Together after 70 years!

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Seven decades after entering the convent together, local Franciscan Sisters reminisce … and look ahead Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Four island-born Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities renewed their vows for the 70th time in front of family and friends at a special celebration Aug. 23 at […]

HOPE Services head Brandee Menino receives prestigious Ho‘okele Award

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Brandee Menino, chief executive officer of HOPE Services Hawaii, an affiliate agency of the Diocese of Honolulu, was one of three women non-profit executives to receive the Hawaii Community Foundation’s prestigious Ho‘okele Award in an Aug. 29 ceremony. HOPE Services is a nonprofit organization primarily focused on ending homelessness in Hawaii. HOPE operates outreach programs […]

Bishop to bless St. Andrew Kim Oratory for Korean Catholics

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva on Sept. 20 will bless and rename a former Episcopal church acquired three years ago by Holy Family Parish in Honolulu and now used by the Korean Catholic Community. The former St. George Church will be called the St. Andrew Kim Taegon Oratory after the first […]