Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

New vocations director is parish priest ‘on loan’ from the Philippines

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Father Joseph Diaz has served in Hawaii parishes since 2006 By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When the Diocese of Honolulu announced that its next vocations director was one of the three parish priests at St. Anthony Parish in Kailua, the joke became that the low-on-priests diocese had wised up to that well-stocked parish — […]

Sister Mary Angelica of God the Father, Order of Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: Soaked in the rain of God’s love

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Our Carmelite monastery is located off the Pali Highway. Being on the Windward side of the island, we frequently experience rain. No wonder the grounds around the monastery teem with life: vast evergreen vegetation, trees laden with fruits that we all enjoy, […]

Cardinal ‘Fix It’: Almoner’s job is to model direct charity

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The cardinal plays an ancient role devoted to mostly small, direct acts of almsgiving By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — During his visit to a center offering respite and food to refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski followed a sign that said, “Broken? Fix it here.” The sign […]

Hawaii Knights honor Bishop Silva at 40th annual convention banquet

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By Robert B. Camilleri Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald At their 40th annual state convention banquet April 26-27 at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu, the Knights of Columbus Hawaii State Council elected new officers, honored Bishop Larry Silva and presented eight annual awards. About 75 attended the convention and 150 went to the […]

Talk story: Each human life is a family member

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY  “Families are the foundation of our faith, our society, our history, and our immigration system. As Pope Francis notes: ‘Family is the place in which we are formed as persons. Each family is a brick that builds society.’ (Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Bishop […]