Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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The author of the Commandments Sirach 15:15-20 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 Matthew 5:17-37 The Book of Sirach that is the source of this weekend’s first reading is part of a collection of biblical writings that in their very origin teach an important lesson. As various fortunes, political, economic, and individual, changed and reversed among God’s people […]

Spiritual stewardship: the ‘practical’ path to holiness

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Father Daniel J. Mahan of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Bishop Larry Silva and diocesan Office of Stewardship and Development director Mark Clark give remarks at the Stewardship Day event, Jan. 25. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz) Catholics are called to holiness, and stewardship is “the practical way of life that gets us there,” said […]

OBITUARY: Father Cletus Mooya was a parish priest in Hawaii for seven years

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Zambia-born Father Cletus Mooya, the parochial vicar of St. Michael Parish in Kailua-Kona, died at Queen’s Medical Center on Jan. 18. He had been a priest for the Diocese of Honolulu for seven years serving at several Oahu parishes. He was 40. His funeral vigil service was scheduled for Jan. 28 at the Co-Cathedral of […]

Red Mass homilist: collaboration can overcome homelessness

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Bishop Larry Silva blesses the public officials gathered at the annual Red Mass, Jan. 14, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   Homelessness and the lack of affordable housing are not insurmountable problems if the groups fighting them find creative ways to work together, said the homilist […]

Relaunched Bishop’s Circle collects $141,000 to date

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The Bishop’s Circle, the diocesan fundraising appeal re-launched in November after being on hold for five years, has collected more than $141,000 to date in gifts ranging from $10 to $10,000, according to Mark Clark, director of the Office of Stewardship, which is coordinating the effort. The money goes toward diocesan ministries. According to Clark, […]

Manaolana | Meg, the wandering missionary

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With no permanent place to call home, 30-year-old Meg Hunter-Kilmer crisscrosses the country in her car spreading the Gospel. This week she is on Oahu. Leaving most of your worldly possessions behind and traveling from city to city as a “hobo missionary” for Christ sounds like something straight out of a 12th century saint’s biography. […]