Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Chaplains: ministry on the front lines

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Hawaii sisters and clergy who serve in hospice, hospital, prison and university describe their work By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Chaplains serve on the front lines. They go where ordinary ministers don’t always go: hospital emergency rooms, hospices, war zones, military bases, prisons, police stations, schools, the halls of Congress. Whenever […]

Father Peter Miti, diocesan priest: It is Christ who strengthens me every day

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Somehow, I always wanted to be a missionary. The desire was like second nature to me. In 1994, I left Zambia and joined the Passionist order in Botswana. Since then, I have always been on the go. Studies in philosophy took me […]

St. Damien’s first assignment: ‘the district close to the big volcano’

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “I was first placed in the district close to the big volcano, this ancient divinity of our Kanakas who to our day still has his adorers.” St. Damien wrote those words in 1865 in a letter to France describing his first missionary deployment (and incorrectly identifying the volcano diety […]

Italian journalist takes aim at fake news about the pope

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — From the moment of his election, Pope Francis’ down-to-earth take on communicating the Gospel has led to countless front-page headlines either praising or criticizing him. But his disarming and sometimes even blunt style also has meant he has become a popular target of “fake news.” […]

Talk story: Have no anxiety at all

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY  “Let your gentleness be known to everyone and do not worry about anything. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and […]

Diocesan religious education director elected VP of catechetical conference

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  Jayne Mondoy, director of the diocesan Office of Religious Education and Faith Formation, was elected vice-president of the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership at the organization’s annual conference May 31 in Chicago. Her term is for three years. Mondoy ends a three-year term as the organization’s treasurer. Mondoy has been an active participant with […]