Hawaii Catholic Herald

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Lisa Sakamoto has spent a decade overseeing the financial management of the Diocese of Honolulu By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When Lisa Sakamoto attended her first Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference on the mainland after her 2009 hiring to lead the Diocese of Honolulu’s finance office, she kept being asked by fellow conference attendees where […]

Aid groups, bishop sound alarm over crisis in Yemen

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By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service AMMAN, Jordan — Aid agencies and Catholic officials are sounding the alarm on Yemen’s spiraling humanitarian crisis, calling on the combatants to end the war and make badly needed assistance available. Yemen is facing the largest humanitarian crisis of this time, according to the United Nations. The impoverished nation […]

After 20 years clustered, Manoa, Punahou parishes to split again

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald After nearly 20 years together, two clustered parishes in East Honolulu will once again have their own “pastoral leaders.” Sacred Heart Parish in the Punahou neighborhood and St. Pius X Parish in Manoa will be un-linked on Jan. 1. Bishop Larry Silva made the announcement in a Nov. 6 […]

Catholic Charities Hawaii president and CEO Terry Walsh steps down

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The president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Hawaii, Terry Walsh, has resigned after two years on the job. In a Nov. 3 statement, Bishop Larry Silva, who is the Catholic Charities corporation director, thanked Walsh “for all he has done” for the organization. No reason was given for his resignation. The bishop said […]

Sister Romeka Situmorang, Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: God just picked me up

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Life is always challenging. It is never easy or perfect. Even in the life of Jesus, from the time he was in Mary’s womb, to his being an immigrant and unto the cross, there were hardships. Somehow, in my imagination, I thought […]

Picturing life’s calling: winners of the Hawaii Catholic Schools vocation awareness art contest

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Click here to see the winners of the Hawaii Catholic Schools vocation awareness art contest To commemorate National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 4-10, the Hawaii Catholic Schools office and the Director of Vocations of the Diocese of Honolulu, Father Rheo Ofalsa, sponsored a Vocations Awareness Art Contest for students in grades kindergarten through grade eight […]