Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for January 2025

Order of Saint Lazarus marks 10 years in Hawaii

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By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald The story of the Order of Saint Lazarus’ presence in Hawaii begins with a young boy from Palolo who attended Sacred Hearts Seminary in Hauula, then Chaminade University of Honolulu and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Guided by a deep desire to serve, this young man pursued […]

St. Theresa alumni give back to young student-athletes

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Hawaii Catholic Herald A group of students at St. Theresa School in Kalihi got the chance to meet and train with a pair of NCAA Division I volleyball players this month as alumni sisters Chloe and Paisley Kaahanui returned to campus to host a workout clinic and question-and-answer session. Chloe Kaahanui, a 2016 St. Theresa […]

Pope acknowledges age, defends controversial decisions

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While calling himself an “old man” and saying he never expected to be pope this long, Pope Francis said he still has dreams for the future. “We must not stumble upon tomorrow, we must build it, and we all have the responsibility to do so in […]

Mary Adamski: In search of hope amid hard times

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View from the pew “Hope springs eternal in the human breast.” It’s the sort of statement that seemed profound, lifted from a shared memory of folk sayings, or like a proverb, something possibly biblical. It is the kind of common wisdom people shared, an old-school version of a modern trend to quote from movies or […]

Sister Barbara Jean Wajda, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neu­mann Communities: The loving gaze between God, man

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald When I was in grade school in the 1950s, I remember making leprosy bandages. We would tear up old sheets that would then be sent somewhere. As a young child, I was too young to catch the details of what we were […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Ancient traditions still offer guidance

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Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40. This weekend, the church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, reminding us, first, of the Jewish heritage of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. For pious Jews, as were Mary and Joseph, the event of presentation was very important. Think of […]