Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for February 2021

 2021 Lenten Regulations during the COVID19 pandemic

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Diocese of Honolulu  2021 Lenten Regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic By the diocesan Office of Worship The dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is extended through Feb. 16, 2021 (Tuesday before Ash Wednesday). FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics age 18 through 59 are bound to fast on Ash Wednesday […]

Sister Ma. P. Myrle Gudilosao, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: Added value instruction

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  VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I am enjoying my apostolate here in Hawaii. As an educator relatively new to the islands, I was not sure at first if I was making a difference in the lives of the school children entrusted to me. However, those thoughts […]

Bishop says St. Marianne Cope made leap of faith to follow God’s call

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Borrowing from the brief Gospel passage from Mark in which people around Jesus, alarmed by his actions, were saying, “He is out of his mind,” Bishop Larry Silva said that St. Marianne of Molokai must also have been considered a little crazy. This observation was the key point of […]

Diocese has new sex abuse victim assistance coordinator

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Kristin J. Leandro, director of the diocese’s Safe Environment office announced Jan. 12 the appointment of the new diocesan victim assistance coordinator, the person who provides support and services for adult survivors of child sexual abuse by clergy, religious or church workers. Lora Daniel, a licensed mental health counselor at Catholic Charities Hawaii, takes the […]

Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu turns 80 this year

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Hawaii Catholic Herald It’s been 80 years since the establishment of the Diocese of Honolulu. Two dates are given for the establishment of the diocese — Jan. 25, 1941, when Pope Pius XII apparently announced the creation of the diocese, and Sept. 10, 1941, when the first diocesan bishop was installed in Honolulu and the […]

Televised March for Life includes array of Catholic speakers

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald While this year’s March for Life couldn’t take place in person, the COVID-19 pandemic did offer a way for a potential greater number of people to participate in the annual pro-life event. That’s thanks to a prerecorded two-hour show produced by Christian television station KALO TV that streamed online […]

Talk story: Persons with disabilities: not them, us

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY  “Frailty is part of everyone’s life … Vulnerability is intrinsic to the essential nature of humanity.” (Pope Francis, International Day for Persons with Disabilities, December 2020) While we cope with the global pandemic, Pope Francis reminds us that some struggle more than others — including persons with serious disabilities. In his […]