Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

East Big Island parishes deliver hot Christmas lunches to homeless shelters

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  By Gwen DeCoito Special to the Herald For a second year, east Hawaii island parishes donated the ingredients to make Christmas Day lunches for more than 100 residents of HOPE Services shelters in Pahoa and Hilo. HOPE Services is the non-profit social ministry affiliate of the Diocese of Honolulu that serves the Big Island […]

Marriage, family task force offering leadership course

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  The recently created Diocesan Marriage and Family Life Ministry Task Force is presenting “Ministry with Families Leadership Formation,” a course by Steve and Kathy Bierne of the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers, via Zoom, 9-11 a.m., over six consecutive Saturdays, Jan. 8-Feb. 12. This training is an experiential learning process designed for […]

Official notices: Jan. 7. 2022

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Bishop’s schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] January 11, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference). January 12, 7:00 pm, Mass for Respect for All Human Life followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. January 13, 10:00 am, Presbyteral Council (video conference); 1:00 pm, Clergy Personnel […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Jan. 7, 2021

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Heraldites, The church liturgical year started with Advent, but we are also beginning a new calendar year. So on that note, this quiz focuses on all things “new.” -H.C. Harold [forminator_quiz id=”28102″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Catholic Hawaii As of Dec. 1, almost all Hawaii Catholic churches no longer had to do what after new policies […]

Our faithful departed

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We remember in prayer the priests, religious and lay people in our Hawaii church ohana who died in the year past. Here, in alphabetical order, is a list of faithful departed whose obituaries appeared in the Hawaii Catholic Herald in 2021 and late 2020. Father Scott Bush Deacon Andres “Andy” Calunod Maryknoll Sister Beatrice Carvalho […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: Thank you, God, for five and a half things

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EMBRACING FAMILY Many parents ask us questions, and we share faith-based parenting advice, based on Love and Logic© and the Preventive System of St. John Bosco (Reason, Religion, Loving Kindness). We’d like to share some of these with you. Yes, that’s right: I am grateful for five and a half things. What might those things […]