Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

iPads become handy in classrooms thanks to Augustine Foundation grant

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Fifty Hawaii teachers from nine Catholic schools are learning to better use Apple iPad technology in their classrooms thanks to an Augustine Educational Foundation grant initiated by a Sacred Hearts Academy teacher. The grant made possible four training programs, called “iTeach: Empowering Catholic School Educators in iPad Technology,” at no cost to local educators, Feb. […]

Two Maryknoll Sisters, former Hawaii teachers, mark 75th anniversaries

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Two Maryknoll Sisters who served for decades in Hawaii marked their 75th anniversaries of religious life last month at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, near Ossining, N.Y. Sister Eugenie Therese Courtright and Sister Leona Michiels, both of whom taught in Hawaii schools in the Islands’ pre- and post-statehood days, celebrated their milestones at a Mass in […]

Catholic educators gather for spiritual, social, tech boost

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More than 700 educators from Oahu’s Catholic schools attended a day-long event of spiritual refreshment, fellowship and resource-sharing at the Annual Conference for Catholic Educators, Feb. 1. For the second year in a row, the conference was held concurrently at two different sites. At St. Ann’s Model School in Kaneohe, faculty and staff gathered from […]

Bishop urges ‘greater effort’ by parishes to offer Penance during Lent

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Seventeen Hawaii parishes have responded to Bishop Larry Silva’s request to make the Sacrament of Penance more available to parishioners during Lent, according to the diocesan Office of Worship. “During this Year of Faith, one of the great gifts that we need to make even more available to our people is the Sacrament of Penance,” […]

MMM…MEATLESS! Diocesan staffers share with Hawaii Catholic Herald readers their recipes for Lenten Fridays

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No meat on Fridays. No gravy or sauces made from meat products. No problem! At the annual “Lenten Luncheon” hosted by the Hawaii Catholic Herald, diocesan employees showed that sacrificing meat during this liturgical season doesn’t also have to be a penance of bland, boring meals. In Lenten Luncheon tradition, staffers brought a bevy of […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Forget it

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Scripture tells us, over and over, that we are to forgive those who hurt us. Moreover, we are to forgive others the way God has forgiven us. His forgiveness is total and unconditional. So, we, too, are to forgive and forget. That second action is the real toughie. Time helps with some trespasses. We seldom […]

‘Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It’s been years ….’

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If you were raised in the Catholic Church before 1962, you may remember the long lines waiting for confession every Saturday. Even though the church mandated confession only for serious sin, a culture of sinfulness led good and faithful Catholics to frequent, sometimes weekly, confession. Many devotional practices, including confession for venial sins, fell into […]

Viriditas: Sister Frances Therese Souza, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Faithfulness to God makes us who we are

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As I was reading an article in preparation for general chapter last year, the thought came to me that religious life and religion do not define who we are. We define what it is. I define what Franciscanism is, what the Catholic faith is, by who I am. Isn’t that cool? As you think of […]