By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald There are many to thank. As I prepare to hand over my job to a new editor March 1, the emotions running through me are many and mixed, but foremost is gratitude. I am truly grateful for the years of unconditional support of my late wife Cathryn, my loving […]
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Paper trail: The chancellor’s role, canonically required for a diocese, is one of archivist, records manager and chief notary
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald “In every curia a chancellor is to be appointed whose principal function, unless particular law establishes otherwise, is to take care that acts of the curia are gathered, arranged, and safeguarded in the archive of the curia.” (Canon Law 482 §1) The role of chancellor might bring to mind […]
Lunch break: Longtime Waikiki parish food program shuts down after pressure from the city
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Aunty Carmen’s Kitchen at St. Augustine by-the-Sea Parish in Waikiki has been giving out free hot meals on weekdays to the hungry for going on 50 years. But after pressure from Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s office, St. Augustine’s pastor is temporarily stopping the program, which serves about 50 people […]
Diocese begins planning for the bicentennial of Catholicism’s arrival
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Planning has begun for celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of Catholicism’s arrival in Hawaii. The bicentennial anniversary in 2027 is 200 years after a small group of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary priests and brothers from France arrived on Oahu in July 1827 to establish a Catholic […]
Longtime Waikiki parish food program shuts down after pressure from the city
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Aunty Carmen’s Kitchen at St. Augustine by-the-Sea Parish in Waikiki has been giving out free hot meals on weekdays to the hungry for going on 50 years. But after pressure from Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s office, St. Augustine’s pastor is temporarily stopping the program, which serves about 50 people […]
Exercising with the rosary
A SoulCore class at Holy Family Church combines body movements with meditation and prayer By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Each week, after the Thursday 8 a.m. Mass at Holy Family Parish in the airport area of Honolulu, a small group gathers on the covered lanai just outside the church for an hour of movement […]
A new purpose for an old building site
Catholic Charities Housing Development Corp planning affordable senior housing next to downtown cathedral By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Plans are in place for a new affordable housing development for seniors next to the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu. The 17-story building, called Hale Kamiano, will have 67 total units […]
Herald receives 8 awards at Catholic Media Association convention in Baltimore
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Heald Anna Weaver, associate editor of the Hawaii Catholic Herald, took six out of the eight Catholic media awards the diocesan newspaper received June 9 at the Catholic Media Association’s annual convention in Baltimore for work done in 2022. Weaver received second place in the “Best Podcast – Expression of […]
Sharing faith through hula
Agnes Brown stands in front of the statue of Our Lady of Peace at Sacred Hearts Academy in Kaimuki where she attended high school and did her student-teaching. (HCH photo | Anna Weaver) Merrie Monarch’s Miss Aloha Hula 2023 gives her all to teaching, her flawless dancing and her Catholic faith By Anna Weaver Hawaii […]
Boy Scouts will no longer be sponsored by Hawaii Catholic churches
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Starting in January 2024, Hawaii Catholic parishes will no longer be allowed to host Boy Scout groups. The decision was made by the Diocese of Honolulu in light of the scouting program’s bankruptcy after a wave of sex-abuse claims against those affiliated with the scouts. “It is important that […]
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