Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 10, 2020

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Happy July all, Have you lost track of your days during the pandemic? Because I’ve lost track of my jokes list. Insert your own joke here _________. (And send it to me at herald@rcchawaii.org so I can use it.) [forminator_quiz id=”23087″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Saints On July 12, the Catholic Church traditionally celebrates the feast […]

Heralding back: July 10, 2020

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 3, 1970 NO, NOT QUITE CAMELOT! This picturesque, medieval-looking scene represents a most practical operation. Sacred Heart Church on Wilder Avenue, built by Bishop Stephen Alencastre and completed just a year before his episcopal consecration, is tenting for termites for the first time since its construction, […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 26, 2020

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Hey there HCH friends, Here’s a science joke for you. Why are atoms Catholic? Because they have mass. Now take my massively entertaining quiz! Please. [forminator_quiz id=”22951″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Current events Pope Benedict XVI, 93, recently went to visit his ailing 96-year-old brother Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, in Germany. The monsignor spent much of his […]

Heralding back June 12, 2020

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — May 22, 1970 FIRST GRADE READERS – Achievement tests reveal that Hawaii’s Catholic school students are above the national norm in the reading process. The students pictured above attend Maryknoll Elementary School. In the back row are John Agrellas, Peter Stahl, Kris Markey; front row, Samuel Makahanaloa, […]

Sister Mary Elizabeth of the Trinity Sedo, Carmelites: Got to believe in magic

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Magic and fairy tales? Who says they are only for children? In his singing of the ballad “Young at Heart,” Canadian singer Michael Buble reminds us that “Fairy tales can come true. It can happen to you when you’re young at heart.” […]

Heralding back: May 29, 2020

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — May 22, 1970 SECOND MILESTONE  — Ground was broken for the new St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church in Mililani Town last Sunday morning. Principals in the simple and impressive ceremony were Mr. Jack Hirakami, president of United Construction Company, who held the contract for construction (left), […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 15, 2020

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My dear quizcentrics, I hope the quarantine provides you with a little extra time to ponder our latest quiz. Test your knowledge on the rosary, Our Blessed Mother and Japanese church history. [forminator_quiz id=”22449″] PRINT VERSION 1) Current events A finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Drama was Will Arbery’s “Heroes of the Fourth […]