Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Back to school 2017: Inspiring minds, sharing faith

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Hawaii Catholic Schools superintendent highlights strides and strengths in ‘Catholic identity’   By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald “Catechists and Catholic school teachers of all subjects have a special role to play in handing on the faith to our children and youth and preparing them to be evangelizers.” Faith formation for all ages […]

A long and winding road to ordination

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For William ‘Pila’ Tulua, it has been a lifetime of preparation for holy orders By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It’s been a long and winding road for William M. Tulua. But the end is in sight. Bishop Larry Silva will ordain the former medical assistant, ex-monk and veteran tour bus driver a deacon at […]

Back to school 2017: Choosing a Catholic high school

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After a positive elementary level experience, these eighth graders want to continue a religious education By Deborah Manog Special to the Herald There are 24 elementary/secondary Catholic schools in Hawaii. About 75 percent of these schools are smaller, parish schools that serve students up to the eighth grade. After middle school, many of these students […]

Back to school 2017: Meet Hawaii’s new Catholic school administrators

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Betsey Gunderson Hawaii Catholic Schools, Interim Associate Superintendent Personal: She was raised on Oahu. Her father Richard Hughes grew up on Maui and her mother, Sallie Wingfield Hughes, was from Virginia. She is the eldest of nine children, a 13-year graduate of Maryknoll School, with five children and eight grandchildren of her own. Education: Undergraduate […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Beware of the weeds

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WITNESS TO JESUS This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered July 23 at the Deacon Summer Gathering at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Kailua-Kona. Sometimes weeds can be pretty — and maybe even nourishing! Any gardener or farmer knows that they are very common […]

FATHER MAURICE G. MCNEELY | 1930-2017

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Former military chaplain served in Isles for 30 years By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Maurice G. McNeely, a former military chaplain who served in Hawaii for 30 years, died July 29 in Michigan. He was 87 and a priest for 59 years. A funeral Mass was scheduled for Aug. 5 at Most Holy […]

Sister Dolores Rosso, Maryknoll Sisters: Ministers to each other

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I was at Maryknoll High School for zillions of years as an educator, and later served as executive director of the alumni association. My students continue to keep in touch with me. I will never forget Hawaii because of its beauty and […]

Official notices: August 11, 2017

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] August 12, 5:00 pm, Mass for Bishop’s Circle Donor Society Members, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. August 13, Pilgrimage to Kalaupapa, Molokai. August 15, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 7:00 pm, Ordination to the diaconate […]