Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Official Notices: June 21, 2013

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Bishop’s Calendar June 21, 2:00 pm, Augustine Educational Foundation Board, Chancery, downtown Honolulu. June 22, 8:30 am, Mass for Oahu Faith Formation Conference, St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; 5:30 pm, Damien Memorial School 50th Anniversary Dinner, Oahu Country Club, Nuuanu. [Fr. Gary Secor] June 23, 9:30 am, Mass and Brunch Reception for Immaculate Heart Radio, St. […]

Monthly Ohana Mass for families of children ‘with special needs’

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The diocesan Ministry for Persons with Disabilities will celebrate its second monthly Ohana Mass for families of children “with special needs,” at 1 p.m., June 30 at Holy Trinity Church in Kuliouou. The ministry identifies those with special needs as having autism, Down syndrome or any other cognitive disability. The liturgy will be adapted for […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 21, 2013

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It’s summertime and the living may be easy, quiztastics. But that doesn’t mean this quiz will be! I think I’ll be able to stump you with a few of these trivia questions. 1) Saints Which of the following is true about St. Thomas More, whose feast day is June 22? a) He was a writer […]

Benedictines to remain in Islands under new status

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The Benedictine Monastery of Hawaii altered its status last month from being part of an international religious order to being an independent local church organization. But its mission and work remain unchanged. The two Benedictine priests and four Benedictine sisters who live in community in Waialua on the lower slopes of the Waianae Range, will […]

With Grateful Hearts campaign collects more than $29 million to date

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The Hawaii Catholic Community Foundation, which manages the money collected through the Diocese of Honolulu’s With Grateful Hearts capital campaign, reports that, as of March 31, it has received more than $29 million of the original amount pledged which exceeded $50 million. All parishes were required to participate in this initiative. The first column of […]

Market ministry: Good stewardship and good sense guide the management of the diocese’s investments

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Equities. Fixed notes. Quasi-endowments. Financial investing jargon may at first sound out of place in the diocese’s spiritual lexicon of social outreach, Scripture and sacraments. These fiscal terms, however, are very important to keeping ministries vibrant and thriving in the Islands. The diocesan finance council and its investment committee manage the Diocesan Securities Investment Portfolio, […]

After 10-year absence, Hawaii priest returns to ministry

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Father Stephen Macedo, right, is embraced by Bishop Larry Silva after renewing his priestly promises at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, June 2. Father Macedo was the principal celebrant of the Mass, and as homilist, related the day’s feast of Corpus Christi to memories of his Portuguese heritage. (Photo by Darlene Dela Cruz)   Father […]

Former St. Francis Hospital to reopen as skilled nursing facility

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Three floors of the Sullivan Building on the St. Francis campus in Liliha will be converted into a skilled nursing facility. (HCH photo by Patrick Downes)   Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Francis took a major step in their developing vision of long-term and elderly care with the announcement May 31 of a new 100-bed skilled […]

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