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Couple urges all to consider legacy gift to church

08/13/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Mark and Nora Pillori belong to St. Anthony of Padua Church in Kailua, and as they planned for the future, one of their highest priorities was including the parish in their wills. By setting aside a portion of their estate to support St. Anthony, they hope to encourage more parishioners […]

Filed Under: Features, Local News, Stewardship Tagged With: Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Kailua, Legacy Sunday, Legacy Weekend, Mark Pillori, Nora Pillori, Planned Giving, St. Anthony of Padua Church, stewardship

Parishioners’ stewardship can live on through planned giving

08/13/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Stewardship doesn’t end with retirement. It doesn’t end when we write our last check to the parish or serve in our final ministry. It continues for as long as God entrusts us with his gifts, including the decisions we make about what will happen to those gifts after we are […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Features, Stewardship Tagged With: Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Planned Giving, stewardship

Reflection: Sea Sunday: Seeds are sown even in the vast ocean

08/13/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Deacon Marlowe Sabater Special to the Herald Sea Sunday is a special time of the year when the universal church honors the sacrifices of all those who work on the ocean, often unseen by society beyond the products they deliver, the food on our plates and the services they provide. Seafarers are considered the […]

Filed Under: Features, Local News Tagged With: Apostleship of the Sea Hawaii Ministry, Bishop Larry Silva, fishers, Pier 36, Sea Sunday, seafarers

Photos: Parish life across the diocese

08/13/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Filed Under: Features, Local News, Photo Tagged With: Immaculate Conception Parish, Kauai Vicariate, Koloa, Lihue, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Parish News, St. Raphael Church, Wahiawa

Father Joseph Hennen / 1940-2026: Beloved isle priest was also well-known psychologist, counselor

08/13/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Joseph Hennen, who was influential in the field of substance abuse counseling even as he ministered in parishes across the country, including the Diocese of Honolulu, died July 17 in Rochester, Minnesota. He was 85 years old and had been a priest for 59 years. Father Hennen was a Minnesota native. […]

Filed Under: Local News, Obituary Tagged With: Daytop, Father Joseph Hennen, Hilo Roman Catholic Community, Malia Puka O Kalani Church, Minnesota, Obituary, Our Common Ground, psychologist, substance abuse counseling

Former Office of Worship director marks 60th jubilee

08/13/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By the Sisters of the Holy Family Special to the Herald Congratulations are in order for Sister of the Holy Family Mary Lange, who ministered in Hawaii island parishes and with the Diocese of Honolulu for many years, on the occasion of her 60th jubilee of religious life, which she celebrated Aug. 1. Sister Lange […]

Filed Under: Features, Local News Tagged With: jubilee, Office of Worship, Sister Mary Lange

From Molokai to Wisconsin, isles’ witness continues to inspire

08/13/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Mark Jechura Special to the Herald CHAMPION, Wis. — The witness of St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai, St. Marianne Cope and servant of God Joseph Dutton reached pilgrims from across the United States last month during the inaugural Saints of America celebration at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Wisconsin. […]

Filed Under: Features, Local News Tagged With: Champion Wisconsin, Joseph Dutton, National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, Saints of America, St. Damien, St. Marianne, Tree of Hope Pilgrimage

Respect Life Ministry: Directives offer faith-based guidance for healthcare services

08/13/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Val and Deacon Gary Streff Special to the Herald In the past, many hospitals, nursing homes and hospices were operated by religious faith communities. These institutions were often guided by the charisms of their religious orders that aligned themselves with Catholic social teaching, the magisterium and Scripture. Catholic moral teachings directed the policies and […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Local News Tagged With: Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, Respect Life Ministry, Respect Life Office

Pope joins young people to celebrate St. Francis’ jubilee year

08/13/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Courtney Mares OSV News Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi Aug. 5 to celebrate the Jubilee Year of St. Francis with 2,500 young people, urging them to become the “new saints” the world needs today. The pope celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels on the feast of the Transfiguration […]

Filed Under: OSV News, Pope Leo XIV, World Tagged With: Assisi, Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, Jubilee Year, Pope Leo XIV, St. Francis of Assisi, young people

Knights of Columbus celebrate achievements, look to future

08/13/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Andre Escaleira Jr. Denver Catholic / OSV News DENVER — In a moving display of the Catholic Church’s unity, thousands of Knights of Columbus from around the world gathered in Denver for their 144th Supreme Convention Aug. 4-6. With some members and their families traveling from the Philippines, South Korea, Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania […]

Filed Under: Knights of Columbus, OSV News Tagged With: Archbishop James R. Golka, Knights of Columbus, Supreme Convention, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly

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