Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Back to School 2014| Grading the ‘System,’ an interview with the superintendent

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On a scale from A to F, Michael Rockers measures the success of Hawaii Catholic schools’ 3-year-old strategic plan As local Catholic school students once again hit the books, school administrators and teachers continue their work creating thriving academic environments that foster faith, integrity and scholarship in Island youth. Much like the pupils are guided […]

Leis, songs, kisses welcome back St. Marianne to Isles

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An employee at the United Airlines cargo facility outside the Honolulu International Airport kisses the casket containing the remains of St. Marianne Cope, which arrived in Honolulu from Syracuse, N.Y., July 27. St. Marianne’s remains would be enshrined in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace on July 31. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela […]

Back to School 2014 | Hawaii Catholic school enrollment continues to drop hundreds a year

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Hawaii Catholic schools continue to lose several hundred students a year, a trend that has been consistent for the past decade. It is the equivalent of one grade school closing every 12 months. According to figures provided by the Hawaii Catholic Schools office, the 2013 school year opened with 9,110 preschool, elementary and high school […]

Hawaii’s Young Ladies Institute seeking spark of new membership

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Young Ladies Institute delegation meets with Father Gary Secor on July 24. From left, Elizabeth Sanchez, Evelyn Cabral, Patricia McGuire, June McJunkin and Rosalie Smith. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   The “young” in Young Ladies Institute does not refer to a chronological age, but rather the spirit the women of this 127-year-old Catholic […]

Viriditas: Father Francisco Nicomedes S. Sanchez, diocesan priest

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Physical and spiritual maintenance I am one of three brother priests who were ordained in the Diocese of Butuan, Philippines, in 1994. One of my companions is working in the university, and the other is working as a chaplain in the bishop’s residence. I was assigned in a city parish as priest and chaplain. I […]