Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Mass at cathedral celebrates feast day of St. Damien

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St. Damien’s “contagious love” is an example to follow today, Bishop Larry Silva told the approximately 200 people who gathered in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace May 10 for a special evening liturgy celebrating the feast of Molokai’s first saint. It was the fourth feast day honoring the Belgian Sacred Hearts missionary since […]

Manaolana | Sidebar: May 24, 2013

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Quote “If we (bishops and priests) follow the path of riches, if we follow the path of pride, we will become wolves and not shepherds.” Pope Francis, in his homily during morning Mass May 15 with employees of Vatican Radio. The pope asked those gathered to pray for their religious leaders — to ask God […]

Co-cathedral vocal arts festival to feature Verdi’s ‘Requiem’

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The Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble will celebrate is tenth annual Hawaii Vocal Masterworks Festival and the birthday of composer Giuseppe Verdi with 100 voices and members of the Hawaii Symphony performing the Verdi’s magnificent “Requiem,” 7:30 p.m., May 31, in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The singers are from the Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble, Chaminade […]

Photo: Leaving the council

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Six members of the Diocesan Pastoral Council, each having completing their three-year terms, pose with Bishop Larry Silva, center, and Deacon Andy Calunod, right, for a parting shot at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. They are, from left, Joseph Mitchell (Maui), Tracy Hoevel (Windward Oahu), Maureen Saturnio (East Hawaii), Marjorie Fujimoto (West Hawaii), Kristine Cabudol (Leeward […]

Priestly fraternity at Turtle Bay

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More than 100 of Hawaii’s active and retired priests spent a week at Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu gathering for fellowship, prayer and personal development sessions during the diocese’s annual Priests’ Convocation, May 13-17. They joined Bishop Larry Silva, third row fifth from right, for a group photo on May 15. […]

Clergy cartography

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Sixty-six parishes. Nine vicariates. Eight Hawaiian islands. Dozens of priests from several different dioceses and religious orders. Father Manny Hewe, the diocesan Vicar for Clergy, crafted a special picture board for the Priests’ Convocation. The board shows at which parish each priest is serving. Clergy photos are color-coded to denote whether they are from a […]

Manaolana | Guest commentary: Who am I? Life as Catholic young adult

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Jessika Garcia graduated this month from Chaminade University of Honolulu with a degree in mass media. Below is an entry on her personal blog titled, “Who Am I? Life as a Catholic Young Adult” which she posted April 8. As a 21-year-old Catholic, my favorite line from my classmates is, “Wow! You’re so holy because […]

Kathleen T. Choi: The problem with pain

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Pain. We’ve all had it, and we don’t want it again. Americans spend close to $27 billion dollars on pain relief. At least 100 million of us suffer from chronic pain. Millions more have experienced severe pain from injury or disease. In “The Problem of Pain,” C.S. Lewis explored how to reconcile faith in a […]

Heralding back: May 24, 2013

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50 years ago — May 24, 1963 One of the lovely girls pictured here will reign as queen at St. John’s Carnival on May 24th and 25th in Kalihi. The queen and two attendants, selected by popular vote will be crowned with ceremony at 10:00 p.m. Friday, May 24th. The queen contestants from left to […]