Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Priestly ordination set for Sacred Hearts seminarian Sabugo, Nov. 18

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Tahiti Archbishop Jean Pierre Cottanceau of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is scheduled to ordain Waialua native Sacred Hearts Deacon Jeremy Basilio Sabugo a priest Nov. 18 at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. The Saturday ordination Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Sabugo is slated to celebrate his first […]

Deeper discipleship: Inaugural conference ignites evangelization, encounter and the call to saintly service

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Story and photos by Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald For three spirited days, Island faithful converged on the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu to celebrate Hawaii’s saints, the Aloha State’s multicultural community and the God of love. The inaugural Damien and Marianne Catholic Conference, Oct. 20-22, drew several hundred participants to a full […]

Sister Grace Marie Tom, Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and Perpetual Adoration: A ministry of presence

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Don’t go back,” my sister said when I told her I would be returning to the missions. I am very close to my brother and my sister, but it is my sister who takes me around whenever I return home. She was […]

Bishop Silva to celebrate special Mass for cathedral ‘alumni’ — bring pictures

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Hawaii Catholic Herald The downtown Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is calling all “alumni” — those baptized, confirmed, married and ordained there — to a special homecoming Mass, 6 p.m., Dec. 14. Bishop Larry Silva will be the main celebrant for the cathedral alumni Mass, a first for the mother church of the […]

VIRTUS, safe environment program for diocese, begins Jan. 1

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Story and photo by Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald VIRTUS will soon be a familiar word in the diocese. Derived from the Latin word for excellence, it is the name of a “safe environment” program, aimed at keeping children safe from sexual abuse. Primarily a program that trains church employees and volunteers on the recognition […]

Puerto Rico recovery effort shows ‘a church that walks with the poor’

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By Wallice J. de la Vega Catholic News Service LAS MARIAS, Puerto Rico — By joining forces to create coalitions on behalf of those who are suffering in the wake of Hurricane Maria, the Catholic Church in Puerto Rico has been fulfilling Pope Francis’ expressed wish to see “a church that walks with the poor.” […]