Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Join family vocations day at St. Ann Church

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As part of National Vocation Awareness Week, the Leadership Association of Religious Congregations in Hawaii is hosting a family vocations event on Nov. 5 at St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe. The half-day event will begin at 9 a.m. with the Catholic Committee on Scouting leading the rosary followed by snacks and activities. At 10 a.m., […]

Bishop blesses Hawaii’s first parish columbarium

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Twelve of the first 60 wall niches at St. Ann in Kaneohe are already taken By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The parish cemetery is making a comeback in Hawaii. But instead of an overgrown plot of ancient headstones there is a polished, granite-faced collection of urn niches built into a church’s exterior wall. Bishop […]

Crumbling St. Gabriel Mission in Keanae, Maui, burns down

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The deteriorating St. Gabriel Mission in Keanae, Maui, along the Hana Highway burned to the ground between Oct. 1-2. In a phone interview on Oct. 4, Missionaries of Faith Father Chacko Muthoottil said authorities won’t be able to report back on the cause of the fire for two weeks. […]

Contemplative retreat for women offered

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  Scrub Bucket Gospel Ministries presents “Be Rooted in Jesus,” a women’s contemplative retreat, Friday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. to Sunday, Nov. 6, 1:30 p.m. at St. Anthony retreat Center, Kalihi Valley. The retreat is open to 20 participants. The cost of $275 includes private room and bath with AC and meals and Sunday brunch. […]

Stations for everyday life

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By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Hidden near the Honolulu International Airport is a priceless gem of a church of a Catholic community whose faith is expressed not only sacramentally, but culturally. It is the St. Andrew Kim Taegon Oratory. The church was acquired by nearby Holy Family Parish from the Episcopalians […]

Catechesis at Hawi parish shepherded to a fresh start

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Special to the Herald Sacred Heart, Hawi, a small parish in North Kohala on the Big island, is laying a new foundation for religious education using a program called Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS). Following the departure of its beloved director of religious education, Evie Adams, and her able assistant, husband and deacon Tom […]