Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

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 […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Imagine that

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St. Ignatius Loyola taught his Jesuits a way of encountering God that he called the Spiritual Exercises. One exercise is meditating on a scene from the Gospels. You try to picture the event in detail, using all your senses, as if you were actually present. As you watch Christ, he becomes more real. Your heart […]

Photo: Gathering of deacons

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Bishop Larry Silva poses with Hawaii’s permanent deacons during the Deacon Summer Gathering July 19-20 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City. The guest speaker for the event was Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Anne Bryan Smollin. The theme was “Live, Laugh and Love!” (Photo by Elaine Okamoto courtesy of Deacon […]

Manaolana | Sidebar: Aug. 1, 2104

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Quote “I didn’t have the courage to give him the bill.” | Claudia Di Giacomo, who was working the cash register in the Vatican cafeteria July 25 when Pope Francis unexpectedly showed up to eat with the city-state’s blue-collar workers. The pontiff selected his meal from an array of prepared foods and sat with workers […]