Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Heralding back: July 18, 2014

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 17, 1964 The Plebes A. A. of Maui won that island’s CYO Blooper League Championship. The winners are (front row, left to right) Toshi Nishimura, Ciro Dolfa, Mascot Dale Sasaki, Mascot Owen Kadotani, Robert Kawaguchi, Nobu Okano; (second row) Likiichi Takatsuka, Noboru Matsuda, Barney Panis, Yukiya […]

Heralding back: July 4, 2014

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 3, 1964 Catholics of Hawaii welcomed the Dominican Sisters of the Holy Rosary Monday as they stepped ashore from the Lurline. The Sisters arrived from Adrian, Michigan, where they have done postgraduate work in elementary education in preparation for staffing the new St. Elizabeth’s School in […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 4, 2014

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Happy July 4th, Heraldians! Cheers to celebrating Independence Day and the bright, wonderful summer days ahead. I’ve got a really tricky quiz below to keep you on your toes. 1) Saints Which of the following is true about St. Elizabeth of Portugal, whose feast day is celebrated July 4? a) She was named after her […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Can I get an annulment without witnesses?

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Q I am grateful for your informative comments in a previous column regarding annulments. But they have generated an additional question for which I seem to be getting different answers. If one of the spouses alone, without any additional witnesses, attests that he/she was not committed to the marriage but went through with it anyway, […]

Heralding back: June 20, 2014

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — June 19, 1964 Besides the ordination of the three priests on Saturday, three other young seminarians were advanced another step closer to the priesthood. The initial step of tonsure was taken by Mr. Gary Colton and Mr. James Downs and Mr. Cornelio Gorospe was ordained a subdeacon […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 20, 2014

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June flew by in the blink of an eye, quizzicals. We’re now in the middle of summer and amidst a long stretch of Ordinary Time. Kick off your shoes, relax and let your mind wander with my latest set of quiz questions. 1) Saints New archbishops gather in Rome on June 29 to receive their […]

Letter to the Herald: Recalling a saint’s self-sacrifice

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Bravo Darlene Dela Cruz for your excellent report on the church’s sesquicentennial celebration of Father Damien de Veuster’s arrival Ein Honolulu on March 19, 1864. As the perfect sacrifice of Christ, holy Mass, we know, is the sacramental presence of the Nazarene’s sacrifice of the Cross. In this same connection, what John Bannister Tabb celebrates […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 6, 2014

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Hey, June! It’s a new month, Heraldites. The Easter season also comes to an end as we celebrate Pentecost. I’ve sprinkled several Pentecost-related questions in the following quiz. It is one of my favorite solemnities of the year. 1) Saints Which of the following is true about St. Vitus, whose feast day is June 15? […]