Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Need growing on Kauai’s north shore

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The need is great and is growing for Haena and Wainiha, the north Kauai communities still suffering from the effects of last year’s devastating floods. St. William Mission Church in nearby Hanalei reopened for worship on Jan. 6 after nearly nine months of rebuilding and flood recovery. During this chaotic time the mission’s food pantry […]

Effie Caldarola: ‘Why I send my kids to Catholic school’

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FOR THE JOURNEY When the ground shifts beneath your feet, you fall back on faith. Sometimes, it’s a small earthquake that jolts you from deep slumber. Your spouse may not even stir unless it’s a really good slammer. Other times, you’re hauling the laundry up the stairs and it rolls in slowly. Or a desk […]

St. Joseph principal named associate superintendent of Hawaii Catholic Schools

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By Mona Ishihara Special to the Herald Superintendent of Hawaii Catholic Schools Michael Rockers announced Jan. 21 the appointment of Llewellyn Young, the principal of St. Joseph School, Hilo, for the past five years, as the new associate superintendent. He will succeed Betsey Gunderson who retires June 30. Originally from Kauai, Young attended the University […]

Richard Doerflinger: Building a wall against life

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY In what Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a “historic victory for New Yorkers,” New York has passed what may be the nation’s most extreme and irresponsible abortion law. Andrea Miller, president of the National Institute for Reproductive Health that favored the law, calls it a “blueprint for change” to be replicated in […]

Some push for excommunication over new abortion law

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By Jacob Comello Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — On Jan. 22, the New York Statehouse burst into cheers after a landmark abortion bill had been passed. The Reproductive Health Act, or RHA, most notably removed abortion from New York’s criminal code and now permits abortions with very few restrictions at any week of a pregnancy. […]

Honomu mission celebrating a century

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Good Shepherd Mission Church in Honomu, north of Hilo on the Hamakua Coast on the Big Island, will celebrate its 100th anniversary, March 9, with Mass at 10 a.m. celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva and a luncheon afterward at Honomu Hongwanji. A mission of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Papaikou, Good Shepherd was an […]