Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 8, 2015

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There’s something about Mary, quizzicals. The Catholic church acknowledges that well, as it dedicates the month of May to the Blessed Mother. I gladly will pay homage to her, too, in the following quiz. Let’s see how well you fare with trivia questions about Our Lady. 1) Saints Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patron […]

Manaolana | The greatest show on earth pauses for a greater show from heaven

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FAIRFAX, Va. — Brazilian trapeze artist Estefani Evans flies through the air above the center ring, mesmerizing the gasping spectators below. The 25-year-old performer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus soared to different heights in that same center ring at the Patriot Center in Fairfax when she received the Catholic sacrament of confirmation […]

Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: Keeping score and winning big: a ‘30 Under 30’ honoree reflects

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On Sunday night the email landed in Mike Foss’ inbox: He had been named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30,” the business magazine’s annual list of rising stars younger than 30. Mike Foss, the soccer player from Springfield, Va., the kid who had been homeschooled through 12th grade. This sent Facebook abuzz: boldfaced evidence that homeschooling […]

Hawaii’s 2015 Jubilarians: Celebrating Lives of Discipleship

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The Catholic Church in Hawaii honors those men and women who have given themselves to God and humanity, in vow and in sacrament, as they celebrate the anniversaries of their discipleship. Please join Bishop Larry Silva and Hawaii’s jubilarians in a Mass of gratitude, 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 25, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Returning the sacraments of initiation to their proper order

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Dear parents, priests, deacons, youth ministers, faith formation staff and Catholic school administrators, I am writing this letter to invite you to take an active role by reading the articles regarding the plan to return the sacraments of initiation to their proper order in our diocese, that is: Baptism, Confirmation, and then First Holy Communion. […]

Hawaii educational videos on three sacraments gain national recognition

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Educational videos on three sacraments created by the diocesan Office of Religious Education and local producer Bernadette Baraquio Hamada recently won a prestigious national prize for innovative evangelization. The National Conference for Catechetical Leaders selected the “One Ohana” sacramental video series as the 2015 winner of its diocesan-level “New Wineskins Award.” Jayne Mondoy, diocesan religious […]

‘Brother John’ Aguiar: ‘I was in prison and you came to me’

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John P. Aguiar, right, accepts a certificate of appreciation from the State of Hawaii for his nearly four decades of prison ministry.   John P. Aguiar, a longtime parishioner of St. Joseph Church in Hilo, began ministering to prison inmates in his mid-50s. That was 38 years ago. The sharp, humble 93-year-old is still at […]