Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for May 2021

Ghanaian priest working in Hawaii celebrates 25th anniversary

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Clement Beeri, a diocesan priest from Ghana who has worked in Hawaii for the past two years, celebrates his 25th anniversary of ordination this year. The interim administrator of St. John the Baptist Church, Kalihi, was ordained for the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, on Aug. 10, 1996. “I feel […]

First Communion recipient overcomes obstacle, gives hope to others

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By Janet Jones Catholic News Service COLUMBUS, Texas — Carson Crosby, a student at St. Anthony Catholic School in Columbus who received his first Communion this spring, faced a unique challenge. Carson has a genetic mitochondrial disease that prevents him from consuming food and drink orally. Since his infancy, he has been receiving nutrition through […]

Hawaii Family Forum member survey exposes strong anti-vaccine sentiment

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii Family Forum, a moderate to conservative, mostly evangelical Christian organization with a Catholic connection, wanted to know where its members stood on the coronavirus pandemic. So they took a poll. The survey, conducted March 29-April 7, was not scientific. Hawaii Family Forum president Eva Andrade said she simply […]

Heralding back: May 14, 2021

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — May 7, 1971 WINNERS – St. Anthony High School of Maui qualified three students, pictured left, for the State Speech Finals to be held in Honolulu, (left-right) Guy Thomas (Senior) in humorous interpretation, Elizabeth Domenden (Freshman) in Poetry and Roy Parananda (Senior) in humorous interpretation. Of St. […]

Dominican, 108, says God ‘just wants me to hang around’

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By Greg Shemitz Catholic News Service EAST WILLISTON, N.Y. — To put Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella’s extraordinarily long life into historical perspective, consider that Pope Pius X was pontiff and Woodrow Wilson was U.S. president when she was born in 1913. Nine popes and 18 presidents later, Sister Piscatella, a member of the Sisters of […]

Hawaii to join global rosary for priests

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By Easter Almuena Special to the Herald This year, the Worldpriest Global Rosary Relay for Priests will have its continuous recitation of the Marian prayer on Friday, June 11, with participants in more than 500 locations throughout the world. Hawaii is scheduled to recite the Sorrowful Mysteries at 11:30 a.m. on that day in the […]

Mother’s prayers, wisdom helped guide vocation of ‘Ace’ Tui

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Who calls Deacon Ese’ese “Ace” Tui from American Samoa every Sunday, his first and most constant source of vocational support and counsel? “My mother!” said the seminarian. The prayers and wise advice of Miriama Tasi Toleafoa Aumaivao Tui will come to fruition at 6 p.m. May 21 at the […]

Pontiff places 40-euro cap on personal gifts

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Pope Francis approved a new set of laws that require Vatican officials and employees to sign a declaration stating they have not been and are not suspected of committing crimes, including money laundering, corruption or exploitation of minors. The measures, issued “motu proprio,” on the pope’s own accord, […]

Father Edgar Brillantes, diocesan priest: Missionary disciples

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald The gift of faith we received should be shared as a gift. Five hundred years ago, missionary priests, brothers and religious brought the faith to the Philippines. It is because of them that there are Filipino missionaries all over the world today […]