Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Official notices: Aug. 25, 2017

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] August 25, 9:00 am, Mass of the Holy Spirit, Damien Memorial School, Kalihi. [Msgr. Gary Secor]; 9:00 am, Clergy Study Day, St. Stephen Diocesan Center, Kaneohe. August 26-27, Episcopal Visitation, St. Michael Parish, Waialua. August 29, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, […]

Ordination class reunion

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Priests who graduated from California’s St. Patrick Seminary 40 years ago gather to celebrate on Maui By Brian Perry Special to the Herald This story, first published in the Aug. 7 issue of The Maui News, is used with permission. It is written by the city editor of The Maui News. KIHEI — Members of […]

Heralding back: Aug. 25, 2017

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Aug. 25, 1967 An editorial cartoon published in the Aug. 25, 1967, Hawaii Catholic Herald issue. The cartoon was printed with the caption, “Let’s get off the ol’ man’s back.” 25 years ago — Aug. 28, 1992 Hawaii commission formed for Father Damien beatification The provincial superior […]

Laura Kelly Fanucci: The sacred act of dishwashing

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FAITH AT HOME I hate dishwashing. Laundry, I love: transforming jumbled heaps of tumbled clothes into neat, folded piles. Sweeping is satisfying. Wiping counters, even scrubbing sinks, brings simple pleasure. But I cringe at crusty pots and pans. Any night of the week, I’d trade for any other chore. Yet life in a household requires […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is yoga communing with devil?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My wife was recently at a gathering of her prayer group that meets every week. At the end of this particular meeting, a deacon spoke to the group and said something that has disturbed both of us. He said that when you practice yoga, you are communicating with the devil. Neither of […]

Photo: Serra Club hosts seminarians

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The Serra Club of Honolulu hosted the diocesan seminarians on Oahu at a luncheon at the New Empress Restaurant in Chinatown before they headed back to school. Pictured standing are William “Pila” Tulua and Kevin Clark. Seated is Clifford “Chance” Billmeyer, Serra chaplain Msgr. Gary Secor and diocesan vocations director Father Rheo Ofalsa. Also at […]

Father John Catoir: Stay calm

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Robert Louis Stevenson wrote: “Most of us reflect our surroundings. However, men (and women) with quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened; they carry on in times of fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.” I love that quote, but I must admit, I do not always have […]

Richard Doerflinger: A population implosion?

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Remember when everybody worried about a “population explosion” filling the world with too many people? In the 1970s, this fear drove campaigns to legalize abortion and pour billions of dollars into birth control programs. Now experts warn about the opposite. While birth rates remain relatively high in developing nations, they are […]

Maryknoll Sisters to celebrate 90 years in Hawaii

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  Hawaii’s Maryknoll Sisters will celebrate the order’s 90th anniversary of mission presence in the Islands at a thanksgiving Eucharist liturgy, 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 7, in the Maryknoll School Community Hall, 1402 Punahou Street, Honolulu. Msgr. Gary Secor will be the celebrant. Ten Maryknoll Sisters came to Hawaii from New York on Sept. 5, […]