Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Evangelization takes the stage: Diocese’s new drama group will tell the story of Jesus

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The cast of “The Passion of Christ” rehearse a scene from the play, March 2 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   The life and death of Jesus take center stage this month as the diocese’s new Faith in ACTion drama group presents its first major production, “The Passion of […]

Top 10 things: His pet parrot, his job as a bouncer and other facts most people don’t know about Peter’s successor

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Pope Francis holds a parrot handed to him by a pilgrim during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Jan. 29. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters)   VATICAN CITY When Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran walked onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, telling the crowds in Latin: “I announce to you a […]

Avanti!: The new refrain: Go forth. Evangelize. Serve the poor. Be audacious. Do not be afraid. Smile.

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Pope Francis kisses a disabled man after spotting him in the crowd and having his popemobile stop as he rode through St. Peter’s Square March 19 ahead of his inaugural Mass at the Vatican. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano) VATICAN CITY Pope Francis’ most frequent advice and exhortation to Catholics — from laypeople in parishes to bishops […]

Official notices: March 14, 2014

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Bishop’s calendar March 14, 8:30 am, Bagels with Bishop, St. Joseph School, Hilo. March 15-16, Episcopal Visitation, St. Theresa Parish, Mountain View. March 18, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 12:00 pm, Hawaii Catholic Conference Board, Kamiano Center, downtown Honolulu. March 20, 8:30 am, Bagels with Bishop, St. Francis School, Manoa. March […]

Kathleen T. Choi: I’m not making this up

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  Whenever Christians quarrel with the secular culture, our opponents use the same defense. Christians shouldn’t try to impose their values on non-Christians. As one woman told me, “Jews don’t eat pork, but we don’t insist that you abstain. Why can’t you show the same tolerance over abortion?” I don’t want to talk about abortion […]

Obituary: Franciscan Sister Arlene Virlee taught at Cathedral School

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Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Arlene Virlee, who once taught at Cathedral School in Honolulu, died on Jan. 8, after 70 years in religious life, at Holy Family Convent in Manitowoc, Wis. She was 83. Besides Cathedral School, Sister Arlene was also a teacher at a number of Wisconsin Catholic schools from Appleton to Green […]

Chaminade University names nursing lab for late Sen. Inouye

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To honor the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye for his impact on Chaminade University of Honolulu, the university on Feb. 24 named its School of Nursing skills laboratory after him. University president Marianist Brother Bernard Ploeger said Chaminade named room 113 in Henry Hall as the “Senator Daniel K. Inouye Nursing Skills Laboratory” because, according […]

Photo: Lenten sizzle

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Members of the Knights of Columbus Council 6307 cook up dozens of pounds of flavorful catfish at the Lenten Fish Fry March 7 at St. Anthony Church in Kailua. The council sponsored the all-you-can-eat dinner to raise money for Catholic school scholarships and the Courage House nonprofit organization. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)

Photo: In full chorus

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Youngsters from St. Theresa School sing their hearts out during the Hawaii Catholic Schools Choral Festival, March 7 at the Maryknoll Community Center in Makiki. The festival drew creative performances from a dozen Oahu school choirs and brought the students together for a morning of praise and worship. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)