Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

It’s Advent, let’s dance

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Blessed Sacrament Church invites guests to Mass and a prom By Leimomi Kondo Special to the Herald On the evening of Nov. 30, the catechists and youth group of Blessed Sacrament Church in Pauoa organized a Prom Advent evening by inviting guests to the 5 p.m. Mass and the potluck dinner that followed in the […]

Early Kalaupapa Christmases

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“Christmas is coming and a New Year approaches and I send you my best wishes.” – Father Damien writing to his family in 1885 By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Christmas in Hawaii in the mid- to late-1800s was a much simpler holiday than today. On Molokai’s isolated Kalaupapa peninsula, where those suffering from Hansen’s […]

Bishop Silva announces local commemoration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines

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In anticipation of the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity to the Philippines in 2021, Bishop Larry Silva is encouraging Hawaii parishes hosting the Filipino Advent traditions Misa de Gallo and Simbang Gabi this year to follow homily themes based on the “Nine-Year Spiritual Journey of New Evangelization” implemented by the […]

The church of ‘now’ meets in Indianapolis

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Thirty-five youth, chaperones and one priest from Hawaii attended the biannual National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis from Nov. 21-23. This year’s theme was “Blessed, Broken, Given.” Quedin Bumatay of St. Damien of Molokai Parish and Angelica Watanabe of Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish on Maui volunteered to be youth ambassadors this year, introducing […]

Brother Dave Quigley, Society of Mary (Marianists): ‘Brother, you are unbelievable!’

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Every time I am assigned to a new place, there are different challenges to learn from. In my case, most of the moves I have made were to places where the culture was one I was not familiar with. Imagine going from […]

‘What a wonderful gathering’

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Bishop Silva ordains Sacred Hearts priest, instructing him ‘to bring healing, peace and love in the name of Jesus’ By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “What a wonderful gathering this is!” Bishop Larry Silva said, beginning his homily at the Mass for the ordination to priesthood of Deacon Esitio Niuliki of the Congregation of the […]

Local youth get a pro-life seminar tailored to them

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald This year’s Life Symposium had a new youth track designed to get local teens more engaged with the pro-life movement. The 60-plus teens who attended received special T-shirts and met in a separate room for most of the all-day diocesan-sponsored event on Nov. 9 at the Kroc Center in […]

The parish pantry

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Island churches are feeding the hungry with healthier fare and backpacks of food for elementary students By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Every week, thousands of people in Hawaii go to their nearby Catholic church not for spiritual nourishment, but for something more ordinary and just as essential — food. More than half of the […]