Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Talk story: Three lives made better thanks to Catholic Relief Services

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY Home is often our place of comfort and safety — something we take care of, where we sleep, eat, and spend time with our family. (CRS Lenten Rice Bowl 2020) Food, water and safe shelter are the basic necessities of any home. Lent provides a time to reflect on the essentials […]

Official notices: March 6, 2020

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] March 8-14, Retreat for Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Fremont, California. March 17, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 12:00 pm, Hawaii Catholic Conference, Chancery. March 19, 5:00 pm, Prison Ministry Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, St. Stephen Diocesan Center, Kaneohe. Announcements/Appointments […]

Ash Wednesday Masses cancelled in northern Italy

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — While Ash Wednesday Masses were canceled in several northern Italian dioceses to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, bishops composed special prayers for their people and offered alternative ways to begin the celebration of Lent. Father Roberto Parisini, secretary general of the chancery of the Archdiocese of […]

A religious take on Lenten dishes

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We asked various religious order members, priests, deacons and seminarians if they had any favorite, simple recipes to share with our readers that were in the spirit of Lent. By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Chilies Rellenos By Father William “Pila” Tulua Parochial vicar at St. Catherine Parish in Kapaa, Kauai This is a great […]

Letter to the faithful: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl

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Dear Friends in Christ, Peace be with you! The season of Lent calls us to draw closer to Jesus, the Son of God, who shared and redeemed our vulnerable humanity. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops invites us to participate in the Lenten journey of prayer, fasting and acts of mercy through Catholic Relief Services […]

Diocese to welcome this year’s catechumens at five Rites of Election

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The diocese has scheduled five Rites of Election, ceremonies in which Hawaii’s catechumens 7 years old and older preparing for baptism at Easter are welcomed and recognized by the bishop or bishop’s representative. At the rites, the catechumens, also called the elect, make public their intention to receive at the Easter Vigil April 11 the […]

SACRED HEARTS FATHER CLARENCE GUERREIRO | 1943-2020

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Long-time island pastor saw the building of St. Ann Church By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Sacred Hearts Father Clarence Guerreiro, long-time island pastor and builder of the distinctive St. Ann Church in Kaneohe, former provincial superior of his order, and a priest for 50 years, died on Feb. 4 in Honolulu surrounded by family, […]

Diocese supporting bill that would permit church columbaria

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu is expressing strong support for a state House bill that would allow places of worship to build on their properties columbaria — sites for the storage of funeral urns — that are exempt from the requirements established for commercial cemeteries. The diocesan position statement in […]