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Hawaii seminarians take big steps on path to priesthood

11/09/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Two Hawaii seminarians studying at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California, took big steps in their formation Oct. 24. Anthony Poore received the minor order of lector, and Taylor Mitchell received the minor order of acolyte. Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, Honolulu seminarian John Akau received the ministry of acolyte Oct. 26 at Sacred […]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: acolytes, Local News, Seminarians

Local holiday shopping at Chaminade fair

11/09/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

If you’re looking for locally made and sustainable gifts for your holiday purchases this year, Chaminade University of Honolulu is holding a CUH Fall Open Marketplace on Nov. 15. The market is from 11-1:30 p.m. on the Zuberano Lawn and Student Center on the Kaimuki campus. The event’s goal is to promote a sustainable campus. […]

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Funeral Mass for Father Freitas scheduled

11/09/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

  Funeral Mass of Father Patrick Freitas will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School Street in Honolulu. Bishop Larry Silva will be the presider. Visitation before Mass begins at 10 a.m. Refreshments will follow the Mass at the church hall. Father Freitas died Oct. 13 […]

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Empty churches: Marianist Lecture focuses on where all the young Catholics have gone

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald About 90 people filled the Mystical Rose Oratory at Chaminade University of Honolulu on Oct. 9 to hear Marianist Father James L. Heft speak on the topic of “Empty Churches: Where have all the young people gone?” The answer? There are many factors, and Catholics shouldn’t lose hope for […]

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Catholic Charities opens third phase of affordable housing project

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation (CCHDC) Oct. 5 dedicated the third phase of its Meheula Vista senior affordable rental housing development in Mililani Mauka and blessed and broke ground for phase four. Bishop Larry Silva did the blessing. Meheula Vista provides low-income seniors affordable housing with amenities that allow residents to “age in place.” The […]

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New reliquary at Holy Trinity Church puts saints on display

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald You’ll find Saints Aloysius Gonzaga, Theresa, John Vianney and Catherine in the vestibule of a southeast Oahu parish. Or at least a tiny part of them. First-class relics, or parts of the body, of those and 18 other saints are on display at Holy Trinity Church in Kuliouou in […]

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Mary or Marianne? Hilo or Pahoa? The tale of the mysterious statue

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald That is not an apparition glowing above the Sacred Heart Church cemetery in Pahoa on the Big Island. But the sudden Oct. 5 appearance of the larger-than-life white image of Our Blessed Mother does have a bit of mystery about it. According to Deacon Jim Dougherty of St. Theresa […]

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Kauai will host FCC’s diocesan convention

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

  The Kauai Council of Filipino Catholic Clubs will host the 72nd annual Convention of the Diocesan Congress of Filipino Catholic Clubs Nov. 4-6 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kapaa, Kauai. The theme of the convention is “The Eucharist Source and Summit of Our Christian Life.” Members of the four island councils of Filipino […]

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St. Jude’s Grand Knight Lito Alvarez: From convert to Hawaii District Master

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Robert Camilleri Special to the Herald St. Jude Parish, Kapolei, Knight of Columbus Lito Alvarez has been serving as interim District Master of the Fourth Degree Knights in Hawaii since Nov. 1, 2021. He was officially appointed by Supreme Master Dennis Stoddard to a two-year term, Sept. 1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2024. Alvarez […]

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Mahalo, Maestro Mondoy

10/26/2022 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Esther Tokars Special to the Herald There’s a universality that happens when music strikes a chord within a human heart and soul. You hear a note, and your heart can swell. You hear a melody, and your eyes can tear. You hear the keys of the piano being played, and hope, joy and calm […]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Local News, Music, Robert Mondoy

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