Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Atonio ‘Niko’ Falaniko, diocesan priest: All around and all the above

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald You can find me everywhere. Some days I say Mass here at the cathedral basilica. On Fridays and Sundays, I say Mass at the Carmelite Monastery. Sometimes on Sundays, I also say Mass at Queen’s Medical Center, or at various parishes. Not […]

Staying involved: creating my Catholic identity

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Instead of ‘graduating’ from church commitments after confirmation, I found myself doing even more By Kacie Yamamoto Special to the Herald Time, talent and treasure. I remember the day that my confirmation advisor, Carmen Saito, who I call Aunty Carmen, introduced this idea to me and five other high school students preparing for confirmation. Before […]

Heralding back: Jan. 25, 2018

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Jan. 31, 1969 Training for their future For years Catholic Social Services has been recognized by University of Hawaii’s School of Social Work and Queens Psychiatric Residents Training Program as an Agency with high professional standards. Professional people seeking further training are placed with the Agency and […]

Talk story: Building communities of welcome

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “No American institution does more for immigrants than your Christian communities … Not only as the Bishop of Rome, but also as a pastor from the South, I feel the need to thank and encourage you.” (Pope Francis: Prayer during his visit with U.S. Catholic bishops in 2015) For nearly a […]

Father Anton Nyo Ano, Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette: Everyone needs a spiritual dentist

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Everyone should visit their dentist regularly. If you don’t, and wait until five or 10 years have passed, and all the tartar sticks harder to your teeth, and blackened spaces in your mouth grow dimmer, you will be in for a bloody […]

Talk story: Cardinal advisor to three popes to speak at Red Mass

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The Catholic Church has a mission of accompanying humanity in all its endeavors, of bringing the message of the Gospel to politics, business, work, education, science and other activities. It is the church’s obligation to assure that the voice of the poor and vulnerable is heard in all of human striving.” […]