Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Heralding back: July 27, 2018

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 19, 1968 An undergraduate research program in biological sciences aimed at tying in theory with practice and providing the experimental means by which the student can apply concepts, techniques and general “know how” to actual research projects, will be introduced at Chaminade College this fall. 25 […]

Catholic Charities to build affordable senior housing in Kahului

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Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation (CCHDC) on June 27 completed the purchase from Alexander & Baldwin of 3.86 acres in downtown Kahului to build affordable senior rental housing. The proposed 165-unit Kahului Lani complex will be built in two phases at the site bordered by Kane, Vevau and School streets. Phase one, to begin construction […]

Talk story: Pope to rescuers, thank you; to the rescued, hold on to hope

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Before the challenges of contemporary movements of migration, the only reasonable response is one of solidarity and mercy.” (Pope Francis, homily at Mass with migrants, Rome, July 6) Pope Francis’ papacy has always focused on the poor, vulnerable and outcast of society. While we were in Rome earlier this month, the […]

Official notices: July 27, 2018

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s schedule August 9, 6:00 pm, Mass for the Centennial of the Death of St. Marianne Cope, St. Francis School, Manoa.  Announcements/Appointments The Members of HOPE Services Hawaii, Inc. have appointed the following to the Board of Directors, effective September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2021: Dean Au Anne Harpham (reappointment) Patrick Hurney […]

Catholic agency must consider same-sex couples for foster care

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  By Matthew Gambino Catholic News Service PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has swept away claims of religious discrimination by plaintiffs including Catholic Social Services of the Philadelphia Archdiocese and ruled the church agency must provide home assessments for same-sex couples wishing to provide foster care for at-risk children in Philadelphia. The Catholic agency’s leadership […]

To support abbey, English monks brew ‘seriously nice’ ale

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By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service COALVILLE, England — Cistercian monks have opened the first Trappist brewery in England and are selling thousands of bottles of beer every day. The monks at Mount St. Bernard Abbey in the English Midlands decided to brew beer to bring in revenue when they realized they could no longer […]

Guidelines needed for use of deconsecrated churches, cardinal says

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is helping organize an international conference meant to help dioceses work with their local communities in finding appropriate uses for decommissioned churches. The Pontifical Council for Culture, together with Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University and the Italian bishops’ conference, will sponsor the gathering, titled “Doesn’t […]

Sister Mary Arnoldussen, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration: Adoration to outreach

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald From Bavaria in Germany to Wisconsin in the United States of America, for 140 years, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have kept the world wrapped in prayer 24/7 responding to global concerns and prayer requests in their chapel of the Sacred Heart. […]

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