Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archbishop Sheen’s beatification is postponed

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By Catholic News Service PEORIA, Ill. — Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria said Dec. 3 Vatican officials have told him that the upcoming beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has been postponed. A news release from the Diocese of Peoria said it was informed Dec. 2 that Vatican had decided to postpone the Dec. […]

Photo: The Guild continues to give

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Catholic Charities Hawaii’s chief executive officer and president Robert Van Tassell holds a check presented to him Nov. 21 by Hawaii Catholic Women’s Guild representatives Pat Alvarez and Phyllis Zerbe, pictured to his left and right respectively. The women’s organization closed this year after 160 years of charitable work in Hawaii and is donating the […]

The church of ‘now’ meets in Indianapolis

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Thirty-five youth, chaperones and one priest from Hawaii attended the biannual National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis from Nov. 21-23. This year’s theme was “Blessed, Broken, Given.” Quedin Bumatay of St. Damien of Molokai Parish and Angelica Watanabe of Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish on Maui volunteered to be youth ambassadors this year, introducing […]

Photo: Pregnancy center blessing

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The Pearson Foundation of Hawaii officially dedicated Pearson Place on Dec. 8. The new pregnancy resource center in downtown Honolulu offers free pregnancy tests, support and counseling. Bishop Larry Silva led a short prayer service and blessing of the facility space, and a reception followed. The center is above Pauline Books and Media on Bishop […]

Photo: Hawaii Knights reach the Pinnacle

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The Knights of Columbus Hawaii State Deputy Michael M. Madix, right, and his wife, Kim, accepted the fraternal organization’s Pinnacle Award on behalf of the Knight’s Hawaii jurisdiction Aug. 7 from Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, left, during the 137th annual Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Pinnacle Award is the highest […]

Official notices: Dec. 13, 2019

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] December 13, 11:30 am, All Diocesan Staff Mass and Christmas Party, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe; 5:30 pm, Diocesan Retired Priests Christmas Dinner, downtown Honolulu. December 14, 7:00 am, Diocesan Pastoral Council, SSDC; 5:30 pm, Mass with Adult Confirmation, Mary, Star of […]

Christina Capecchi: The triumph of an under-deer

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TWENTY SOMETHING Robert May was painfully aware of the distance between his dreams and his reality. The 34-year-old Dartmouth graduate had long fantasized about writing the great American novel. Instead, he was working a mediocre job as an ad man for Montgomery Ward, cranking out forgettable copy about silk sheets and white shirts. He lived […]