Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for July 2020

The Diocesan Pastoral Council writes a guide for parish councils to keep them focused and on-mission

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Every parish in Hawaii has a pastoral council, a group of parishioners selected to advise the pastor in parish matters spiritual, instructional and charitable. But councils have been known to veer off-topic with discussions about paving the church parking lot or organizing the annual parish potluck. To help them […]

Sister Jane Frances Leandro, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: ‘God, you got to help me’

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald God waited until I was in my 50s and then he had his great laugh when I was asked to go on my first mission. People may say that it was old fashioned to be asked and go at my age. However, […]

Talk story: Mahalo to our food pantry volunteers

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY  “Food pantries or food distribution activities … these are essential services provided to those in need.” (Bishop Larry Silva, memo to the Diocese of Honolulu, March 28, 2020) Thanks to the dedication of essential food workers on front lines across the state, local communities are being fed and nourished during this […]

Fire ravages historic California San Gabriel Mission

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By Pablo Kay Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES — The fire that ravaged Mission San Gabriel Arcangel church in the predawn hours of July 11 left behind a haunting scene. In a matter of minutes, the mission’s 230-year-old roof was nearly gone. The sunlight pouring down through the holes revealed the charred planks that had […]

Loans keep ‘essential ministries’ going during national emergency

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By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee said the federal emergency “bridge loans” that dioceses, parishes and other Catholic entities applied for provided a lifeline, allowing “our essential ministries to continue to function in a time of national emergency.” “The Catholic Church is the largest […]

U.S. carries out first federal execution in nearly 2 decades

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By Natalie Hoefer Catholic News Service TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — On the grounds of the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods near Terre Haute, news of the execution pierced the quiet on the morning of July 14. The bells of the Church of the Immaculate Conception there are tolled after any execution in the nation, […]