Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Talk Story: October stories of hope

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1) Despite a record rainfall flooding downtown Hilo on Oct. 5, more than 200 people, including folks from parishes across Hawaii island, gathered at Sangha Hall for the Hawaii Island Inter-Faith Coalition on Homelessness […]

Sacred Hearts Secular Branch leaders meet here for their annual conference

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With blessings from Sacred Hearts Congregation provincials Father Johnathan Hurrell and Sister Regina Mary Jenkins, the Secular Branch of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary convened its annual leadership conference at St. Anthony’s Retreat Center Sept. 25-27. The U.S. Sectors — East (Massachusetts), West (California, Idaho and Florida) and Hawaii (Kauai, […]

Father John Catoir: ‘Spotlight’ on child abuse

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  The Oscar for best picture of the year went to “Spotlight,” the movie that told the story of the child sex abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston. It was released Nov. 6, 2015, and received six Oscar nominations, including two wins. To date, it has grossed nearly $100 million in foreign and domestic […]

Photo: Hail Mary, full of grace

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Devotees of Our Lady of Fatima pray at Ala Moana Beach Park Oct. 13 as part of the 10th annual public rosary in honor of the anniversary of the last apparition of the Blessed Mother to three children in Portugal. The event included a procession around the park, floral offerings and Marian hymns. (HCH photos […]

Cathedral holy hour to begin Fatima centennial

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Hawaii’s own replica of the world-renowned image of the Marian apparition will be on display Story and photos by Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii is joining a nationwide grassroots effort started by devotees of Our Lady of Fatima to bridge the conclusion of the Jubilee Year of Mercy with the opening of […]

Proliferation of vicars

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The word means deputy or representative and is used at many levels of church life By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Parochial vicars seem to be appearing more frequently in parishes. Meanwhile, associate pastors have been vanishing from parish staff listings. What’s a parochial vicar? Let’s start with the “pastor.” Every parish gets one, or […]

Pearl Harbor chaplain’s remains identified, will be returned to Iowa

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  By Jill Kruse Catholic News Service DUBUQUE, Iowa — There was nothing yet infamous about Dec. 7, 1941, when Father Aloysius Schmitt woke up aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma to celebrate Mass that Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor. But just minutes after the liturgy ended, a surprise Japanese attack was underway, and Father Schmitt […]

Gay, transgender people deserve pastoral care, pope says

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  By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM AZERBAIJAN — Catholics who are homosexual, confused about their sexuality or convinced they were born in the wrong body deserve the same attentive pastoral care as anyone else, Pope Francis said. Flying back to Rome Oct. 2 after a visit to Georgia and […]