Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Memorial Mass for Father Anthony Bolger

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Bishop Larry Silva will celebrate a memorial Mass for Father Anthony Bolger, 10 a.m., Feb. 25, at St. Anthony Church in Kailua, where Father Bolger once served as pastor. Father Gary Secor will give the homily. Father Bolger, who was a priest for the Diocese of Honolulu for 35 years, died Jan. 7 at his […]

Red Mass speaker: ‘We help because of who we are’

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Above, vicar general Father Gary Secor raises his hand as Bishop Larry Silva blesses government leaders. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz)   At the diocese’s annual Red Mass, Jan. 20 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, a congregation of government leaders, Protestant priests and ministers, Hawaiian societies, Catholic priests, sisters and […]

Tears a proper, holy response to suffering, pope tells youths

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Pope Francis embraces Glyzelle Palomar, 12, after she spoke during a meeting with young people at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila Jan. 18. Also pictured is Jun Chura, 14, who also spoke. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)   MANILA, Philippines — The realities of life described by young people, especially the tearful question of a […]

Trip highlights pontiff’s tenacity, attention to details

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Pope Francis celebrates Mass adjacent to the airport in Tacloban, Philippines, Jan. 17. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)   MANILA, Philippines — New situations are opportunities to learn new things, even about the 78-year-old Pope Francis. After two days of watching the pope tenaciously keep his appointments in the Philippines despite pouring rain Jan. 17-18, one lesson […]

Sister Monica Martin, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity: In generosity, God cannot be outdone

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In declaring 2015 to be the Year of Consecrated Life, Pope Francis invites us to deepen our relationship with God. We are all consecrated by baptism. God loves us very much and desires nothing more than for us to love him in return. We can do that by spending more time in prayer. Even 15 […]

It’s all songs, hugs and kisses as Francis surprises ex-street kids

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Pope Francis is pictured with youths at a home for former street children in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 16. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters)   MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis did not disappoint hundreds of former street children who were part of a massive campaign to show him one of the centers where they have found […]