Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

State of Catholic Schools 2022

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Interview with the superintendent: It’s going to be a great year By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii Catholic Schools Office superintendent Llewellyn Young sat down with the Hawaii Catholic Herald in early August. He talked about how things are going in the 27 Catholic schools on four islands, and how his department is here […]

Ewa Beach parish to break ground for new church

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva will preside at the groundbreaking Aug. 20 of the new 11,400-square-foot Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach, a fast-growing district in Leeward Oahu. The structure, which has a cross-shaped roof, will hold 772 people, making it one of the largest Catholic churches in […]

Diocese to celebrate 10th anniversary of St. Marianne Cope’s canonization

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Ten years ago, on Oct. 21, under glorious blue skies, Pope Benedict XVI canonized Mother Marianne Cope in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, giving Hawaii its second saint in three years. The Diocese of Honolulu will celebrate the anniversary with a Mass in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa on […]

Columbaria, tithing, bishop Q&A among topics for Stewardship Day

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The day will include the annual Mass and reception for diocesan Ohana in Christ donors Tithing, building a parish columbarium, a bishop’s stewardship experience, and parish communications are the topics for this year’s diocesan Stewardship Day, Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Ann Church, 46-129 Haiku Road, Kaneohe. The day will conclude with […]

Waialae parish to mark its 75th year with Eucharist and time capsule

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Mary, Star of the Sea Parish and Schools will close out their diamond jubilee year with a trio of Masses celebrating the past, present and future, leading up to a special 8:15 a.m. Sunday liturgy Aug. 28 followed by the burying of a time capsule to be opened when […]

Sisters project: Local scout earns top American Heritage Girl award for video telling the story of Hawaii’s women religious

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When Sofia Garcia was thinking of ideas for her final project for American Heritage Girls, she thought about the influences on her life growing up. The homeschooled high school senior comes from a Catholic family who regularly visited with religious sisters through homeschool groups and church. She would go […]

Office of Religious Education now called ‘Faith Formation’

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald For a long time, centuries really, it was called the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine — CCD for short. It was the name primarily given to the teaching of religion to elementary and high school students who did not go to Catholic schools. It meant catechism classes for public school […]

Knights of Columbus install fourth degree officers

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On the morning of July 9, in Kapolei’s St. Jude Church, Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree District Master Lito Alvarez installed the 2022-2023 assembly officers for six District of Hawaii Fourth Degree assemblies on Oahu and Hawaii island. Knights of the Fourth Degree and their families were there, while others attended virtually. The day began […]