Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for December 2019

Photo: Pregnancy center blessing

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The Pearson Foundation of Hawaii officially dedicated Pearson Place on Dec. 8. The new pregnancy resource center in downtown Honolulu offers free pregnancy tests, support and counseling. Bishop Larry Silva led a short prayer service and blessing of the facility space, and a reception followed. The center is above Pauline Books and Media on Bishop […]

Photo: Hawaii Knights reach the Pinnacle

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The Knights of Columbus Hawaii State Deputy Michael M. Madix, right, and his wife, Kim, accepted the fraternal organization’s Pinnacle Award on behalf of the Knight’s Hawaii jurisdiction Aug. 7 from Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, left, during the 137th annual Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Pinnacle Award is the highest […]

Official notices: Dec. 13, 2019

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] December 13, 11:30 am, All Diocesan Staff Mass and Christmas Party, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe; 5:30 pm, Diocesan Retired Priests Christmas Dinner, downtown Honolulu. December 14, 7:00 am, Diocesan Pastoral Council, SSDC; 5:30 pm, Mass with Adult Confirmation, Mary, Star of […]

Christina Capecchi: The triumph of an under-deer

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TWENTY SOMETHING Robert May was painfully aware of the distance between his dreams and his reality. The 34-year-old Dartmouth graduate had long fantasized about writing the great American novel. Instead, he was working a mediocre job as an ad man for Montgomery Ward, cranking out forgettable copy about silk sheets and white shirts. He lived […]

Indonesia to deploy 160,000 for church safety at Christmas

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By Catholic News Service JAKARTA, Indonesia — Nearly 160,000 security personnel will be deployed to try to make Christmas and New Year celebrations in Indonesia safe, reported ucanews.org. This is an increase from last year, when nearly 90,000 security personnel guarded about 50,000 churches across the country. An official of the National Police Traffic Corps […]

Brother Dave Quigley, Society of Mary (Marianists): ‘Brother, you are unbelievable!’

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Every time I am assigned to a new place, there are different challenges to learn from. In my case, most of the moves I have made were to places where the culture was one I was not familiar with. Imagine going from […]