Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Five Hawaii Catholic schools offering free and reduced-price meals

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Five Hawaii Catholic schools are offering free and reduced-price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2021-2022 school year. When the information is known by the school, the school will notify households if their children are eligible for […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Oct. 15, 2021

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My quizzy friends, I’ve got a “spooky” October quiz for you this issue! [forminator_quiz id=”27403″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Saints Early Christian martyrs St. Lucian and St. Marcian did what before they converted to Christianity? a) Pretended to be healers b) Practiced black magic and cast spells c) Were gravediggers d) Ran a lucrative talisman shop […]

Maryknoll Sisters celebrate 100 years of ministry in China

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — It was 100 years ago — on Sept. 12, 1921 — when the Maryknoll Sisters assigned its first group of sisters to China, the order’s first mission. One sister has been there nearly half that time, 49 years to be exact. To mark the 100th anniversary, Maryknoll […]

Heralding back: Oct. 15, 2021

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Oct. 15, 1971 St. Louis Re-enters Swimming Competition A two-sport All-American who was recently inducted into the rather exclusive Loyola University Hall of Fame has been named to direct St. Louis High School’s re-entry into ILH swimming competition. Chicago-born Ronald Koehler, a former All-American swimmer and water […]

Honolulu co-hosting virtual catechetical conference

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Listen to the organizer of the conference talk The Diocese of Honolulu will join one western archdiocese and eight western dioceses in hosting the three-day “Hope Heal Renew Virtual Conference” Nov. 4-6. The event is open to anyone. Registration costs $15 for over 100 sessions in five languages. Access to the online conference recordings lasts […]

Sister Mary Josephine Araki, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: There is grace in obedience

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Jesus makes me go. He says, “Do this. Do that.” I sometimes argue with Jesus. But there is grace in obedience. In religious life, we do what we need to do. When I entered the convent, we were told what we were […]

Christina Capecchi: Bedtime stories of saints

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TWENTY SOMETHING We never really outgrow the desire for a bedtime story. It just takes different forms when we’re older: Netflix, the evening news, Instagram Stories. But the original cannot be improved upon, the bare-bones version told in the dark. When it doesn’t come with special effects, it flips on more lights in the listener’s […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Symptoms and manifestations

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WITNESS TO JESUS | 22ND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time delivered, Aug. 28 at St. Philomena Church, Honolulu, and Aug. 29 at Immaculate Conception Church, Ewa. Both Masses celebrated Confirmations and first holy Communions. The actual homily was modified […]