Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

BOOK REVIEWS: Trips across Catholic country and into Maui’s Portuguese past

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald “Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler’s Guide to Catholic America” by Marion Amberg If you’d like to be inspired to visit Catholic landmarks on your next mainland trip, “Monuments, Marvels and Miracles: A Traveler’s Guide to Catholic America” (Our Sunday Visitor) is a fact-filled and well-organized book to browse […]

‘OHANA IN CHRIST: Bishop Silva ‘rebrands’ annual appeal broadening its participation to include Hawaii parishes

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva is re-introducing his annual appeal, the Bishop’s Circle, under a new name and with a new approach, but with the same goal — to raise financial support for crucial church ministries. The new campaign, ‘Ohana in Christ, will be presented by letter to previous Bishop’s Circle […]

St. Joseph Parish, Hilo: From humble beginnings to Big Island landmark

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald During this “Year of St. Joseph,” why not try and visit one of the St. Joseph churches in Hawaii. In this issue, we head to Hawaii island’s St. Joseph Church in the heart of Hilo. Read our other St. Joseph church profiles here. Hilo’s established Catholic history took off […]

Bishop promulgating updated parish finance council norms

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Bishop Larry Silva is publishing an update dated Sept. 1 to the norms, or rules, governing parish finance councils in this issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald (see page 7). It contains one revision to the previous norms, last updated Dec. 6, 2018. Church law requires each parish to have a finance council to advise […]

Marianist lecture to address racism and climate change

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  The speaker for the 2021 Marianist Lecture is Franciscan Father Daniel Horan, author and lecturer who specializes on the work and thought of Thomas Merton. This year’s talk will be delivered online only at 4 p.m., Sept. 21. The topic is “The spirituality of justice: racism and climate change, a Catholic response.” Father Horan […]

Chaminade, Catholic Schools announce innovation awards

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Chaminade University’s Center for Strategy and Innovation in partnership with Hawaii Catholic Schools last month announced the two recipients of the 2021 Ka Ho‘oulu Innovation Awards. Winning the individual award was Devin Oshiro, principal of Saint Louis School. Taking the institution award was St. Joseph School in Waipahu. The awards recognize innovation that has “greatly […]

Honor your priests, Serra Club urges

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The Serra Club of Honolulu urges lay parish leaders to join parishes throughout the United States in honoring their priests on Sunday, Sept. 26, “Priesthood Sunday.” Serra Club of Honolulu president, Jack Kampfer, hopes every parish does something to express the appreciation of its faith community for the devoted priests who serve it. “Recognition is […]