Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Letter to the Herald: On eating with sinners

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In response to the Hawaii Catholic Herald July 21 article “Lunch break”: I can’t imagine what Mayor Rick Blangiardi was thinking when he visited a parish food program with police representatives. His only two stated reasons given to Father Akiona were that a minority number of the people coming for meals had criminal records for […]

Catholic men’s conference to feature guest speaker Father Larry Richards

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  The Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Hawaii and the Knights of Columbus, with the support of the Diocese of Honolulu, are sponsoring a one-day Catholic men’s conference, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 26, at St Ann Church in Kaneohe. The theme: “Valiant Discipleship.” “We want to bring together men and discuss the virtues of being […]

Official notices: Aug. 4, 2023

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Bishop’s Schedule August 1-6, World Youth Day, Lisbon, Portugal. August 12, 10:00 am, Celebration of the 85th Anniversary of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Pauoa. August 15, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference); 12:00 pm, Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown […]

Movie review: A sensitive exploration of tragedy

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  THE MIRACLE CLUB By John Mulderig OSV News NEW YORK — A pilgrimage to Lourdes provides the framework for the tender drama “The Miracle Club” (Sony Classics). By turns humorous and touching, director Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s delicate film will appeal to grown-ups and perhaps mature teens. But it’s neither aimed at nor suitable for kids. […]

Mililani parish hosting ‘REBOOT! Live!’ featuring Chris Stefanick

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  St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church in Mililani, in conjunction with other Central Oahu Vicariate parishes, will host the worldclass Real Life Catholic seminar “REBOOT! Live!” at the Mililani parish, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. featuring internationally acclaimed speaker and author Chris Stefanick. The evening promises a dynamic but practical exploration of the Catholic […]

Bishop Silva among those in Lisbon for World Youth Day

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There were Hawaii folk at World Youth Day, Aug. 1-6, in Lisbon, Portugal, including Bishop Larry Silva. World Youth Day is the gathering of young people from all over the world with the pope. Pope Francis scheduled nine events with young people, including hearing their confessions, eating lunch with them and celebrating Mass, during his […]

FATHER HAROLD KIHEIPUA MEYER, OCSO | 1931-2023

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Sacred Hearts provincial turned Trappist was Molokai’s first native priest By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Trappist Father Harold Kiheipua Meyer, a former provincial of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts who joined the monastic life 50 years ago, died at age 91 on June 26 at the Abbey of Our Lady of New Clairvaux […]

Synod’s LGBTQ discussion raises pastoral questions

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By Kimberley Heatherington OSV News Those who minister to, or are part of, the community of people who identify as LGBTQ+ have observed a noted shift with respect to them and their concerns in the working document for the Catholic Church’s forthcoming synod of bishops convened by Pope Francis. The working document, or “Instrumentum Laboris,” […]

SISTER LOURDES FERNANDEZ, MM | 1943-2023

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Missioner helped bring the faith back to post-communist Albania By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Maryknoll Sister Lourdes Fernandez, who recently served in Hawaii and was a member of the community’s Central Pacific Region, died July 7 in the city of Moundou, in the north central African country of Chad, her latest missionary assignment. She […]