Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 19, 2013

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I am lounging and living it up in the Island sun, Heraldites! Never do I rest, however, from bringing your bi-weekly dose of Catholic trivia. There are a lot of tricky ones in the following quiz. 1) Saints Which of the following is true about St. Martha, whose feast day is celebrated July 29? a) […]

Mondoy wins church tech award for catechist classes on Facebook

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Jayne Mondoy, director of the diocesan Office of Religious Education, was awarded the Conference Theme Award at the Diocesan Information Systems Conference (DISC) June 21 in Dallas for her department’s program that offers faith formation classes to catechists online via Facebook. Mondoy was one of six nominated for the honor which, following the conference’s theme, […]

Heralding back: July 19, 2013

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 19, 1963 For 44 days, from the end of June to the beginning of August in 1963, members of the Islands’ press community were involved in a strike against the Hawaii Newspaper Agency. No issues of the Hawaii Catholic Herald were printed during that time. 25 […]

Newly ordained Jesuit Phillip Ganir says thanks to community that ‘nourished and sustained’ him

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Jesuit Father Phillip Ganir consecrates the wine and Communion hosts during the Liturgy of the Eucharist, June 23. (HCH photo by Darlene Dela Cruz)   It was a joyful “local style” homecoming for Jesuit Father Phillip Alcon Ganir who returned to the Islands for a brief visit last month and celebrated a special thanksgiving Mass […]

Maui’s St. Anthony High seeks new head of school to oversee operations

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St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School, Maui’s only Catholic high school, is looking to hire a “head of school,” a new position that will oversee campus management and operations, while the principal remains to concentrate on academics, ministry and student activities. It is a governance model emphasizing economic sustainability adopted in recent years by Oahu’s Catholic […]

Herald wins Catholic Press Association awards

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The Hawaii Catholic Herald received four Catholic Press Association awards at the Catholic Media Convention June 19-21 in Denver. The awards were for work published in 2012. Herald reporter/photographer Darlene Dela Cruz won a second place in feature writing for newspapers with a circulation under 17,000 for her story about the anniversary celebration of St. […]

Paid Mass intentions is a popular tradition with theological significance, and rules

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Hundreds of local Catholics go to their parishes each week asking for Masses to be celebrated for special intentions. From urgent appeals for healing, to requests for blessings on a special birthday, to petitions for the peaceful repose of a deceased loved one, these intentions serve as a practical way of connecting the sacred liturgy […]