Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Msgr. Gary Secor among speakers at Basic Christian Community retreat

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Msgr. Gary Secor, Father EJ Resinto and Benedictine Sister Mary Jo McEnany will be the featured speakers at the Basic Christian Community of Hawaii’s 2017 annual community retreat, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sept. 16, at the Benedictine Monastery in Waialua, Oahu. All are invited. The theme for the event is “Spirit alive! Spirit on fire! Rekindle […]

Richard Doerflinger: Shall we manufacture our children?

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY “In the year 6565,/ Ain’t gonna need no husband, won’t need no wife,/ You’ll pick your son, pick your daughter too/ From the bottom of a long glass tube.” When “In the Year 2525” became a hit song in 1969, author Richard Lee Evans couldn’t have known his prediction about the […]

Chaminade names new vice president for innovation

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Chaminade University’s Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Helen Turner, has been named the school’s first Vice President for Innovation. “Creating this new leadership role reflects Chaminade’s growth trajectory and commitment to providing cutting-edge academic and research programs that benefit our students, faculty and all the populations we serve,” said university president Lynn Babington in […]

Saint Francis School hosting third annual ‘Ninth Island’ casino night

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  Saint Francis School in Manoa is hosting its third annual “Ninth Island in Manoa” casino night, 5-10 p.m., Sept. 16, in the school’s gymnasium. The popular event will feature dinner, drinks, gambling, silent auction, wine wall, bingo and much more. For the evening, the gym will be transformed into a Las Vegas casino. The […]

Talk story: Our immigrants, migrants and refugees

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “May these migrants meet brothers and sisters under every sky, who share with them the bread and hope of the common path.” (Pope Francis) Our Holy Father often calls us to reflect on how we can encounter Christ by walking with migrants on our shared journey of life. Pope Francis said, […]

BISHOP FRANCIS XAVIER DILORENZO | 1942-2017

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Honolulu’s fourth bishop steered diocese through contentious times MEMORIAL MASS: Bishop Larry Silva will celebrate a memorial Mass for Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo, who with a buoyant spirit steered the […]

Tulua ordained a deacon at Mass celebrating the Assumption

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In a glorious evening ceremony celebrating the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Honolulu’s Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Bishop Larry Silva ordained William “Pila” Tulua a deacon. On Aug. 15, through an age-old rite filled with symbolism and purpose, the 54-year-old former tour bus driver […]

The long history of Honolulu’s cathedral has seen many changes

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The research for this story is primarily the work of historian Father Louis Yim, retired priest of the Diocese of Honolulu. Honolulu’s Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace on the Fort Street Mall is undergoing a major restoration in preparation for the 175th anniversary of its dedication next year Aug. 15. Since it first […]