Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: No cream cheese, either

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This year’s “Bagels with Bishop” event for Saint Louis School seniors was a “Stay at Home” version due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. On April 7, the students logged in to videoconference with Bishop Larry Silva instead of meeting with him in person. Each year, Bishop Silva meets with each senior class of Hawaii’s Catholic […]

SISTER JULIANA COSTA BRUM SSCC | 1922-2020

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For Sacred Hearts sister, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament was central Kauai-born Sacred Hearts Sister Juliana Costa Brum, who attributed her long and fruitful vocation to a prayer to the Holy Spirit given to her in her youth by her mother, died March 15 at Malia O Ka Malu Convent in Honolulu. She was 97 […]

Photo: Visitors from a distance

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The family of Sue Ferandin, director of the Augustine Educational Foundation, dropped by April 1 for a socially distanced visit to Edith Leong and Manny Sylvester at the Kahala Nui retirement community in Waialae-Kahala. “We got a little creative,” Ferandin said. “They aren’t allowed any visitors and we wanted to share a little love with […]

In class, at home

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Stay-at-home distance learning in this time of the conoravirus is alive and well at Mary, Star of the Sea School in Waialae-Kahala, reports principal Margaret Rufo. She sent a few photos April 3 to the Hawaii Catholic Herald for a little show-and-tell. Clockwise from upper left, second grade teacher Cheryl Ricordo in front of her […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Sacrament by intention (during the coronavirus) and genuflecting or bowing

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I am a recent (fervent) convert to the Catholic Church. I am also a registered nurse and have held many patients as they passed on to eternity. I am concerned over the issue of priests being “barred” from hospitals during the current coronavirus epidemic; I have heard many Catholics bemoan the fact […]

Official notices: April 17, 2020

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Bishop’s calendar [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] April 19, 9:00 am, Private livestreamed Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. April 21, 8:00 am, Bagels with Bishop, Sacred Hearts Academy, Kaimuki (video conference); 12:00 pm, Stewardship and Development Committee (video conference). April 22, 9:30 am, […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: April 17, 2020

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My coronavirus-coping friends, This quiz is about you! I’m highlighting some of the good news we’re hearing about Hawaii Catholics during this tough time. Be well! —H.C. Harold Interactive Quiz: [forminator_quiz id=”22100″] (Question 2 had two correct answers: a and b)   Printable Quiz – April 17, 2020 1) Service Mask- and glove-wearing Fathers EJ […]

Father Richard G. Malloy, SJ: What do we mean by ‘spiritual Communion’?

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COMMENTARY “Sacraments are those signs that achieve in human hearts and lives what they signify to human minds,” University of Notre Dame theologian Jesuit Father Brian Daley once said. At this time of the coronavirus pandemic, most are unable to receive physically the Eucharist, the sacrament of holy Communion at Mass. Some want to know […]

Heralding back: April 17, 2020

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — May 1, 1970 Small group of pastors and principals meet with Joe Tonascia, chairman of accounting systems committee, to identify problems in present school accounting system. Left to right: Sister Betty Ann Maheu, Administrative Assistant, Catholic School Dept.; Sister Anita Smith, principal of Maryknoll Elementary School; Brother […]