Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Mainland priests to lead Divine Mercy Crusade

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Two priests from the Mainland will lead Divine Mercy parish missions next month in six parishes on four islands. The Eucharistic Apostles of the Divine Mercy is organizing the Divine Mercy Crusade Oct. 3-10. Guest speakers are Father Joseph Aytona, mission director of the Congregation of the Fathers of Mercy based in Kentucky, and Father […]

Bigger and better: Damien and Marianne Conference organizers anticipate larger attendance in its second year

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s saints are bringing people together again this fall for the second annual Damien and Marianne Catholic Conference. The gathering takes place at the Hawaii Convention Center Oct 5-7. Last year about 400 people attended, and planners are hoping to double that turnout this year and are looking beyond […]

Marianne ‘Miracle Girl,’ Brother Dutton devotee to speak

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Two mainland speakers at the Oct. 5-7 St. Damien and Marianne Catholic Conference have close connections to Kalaupapa and its saintly figures. Kate Mahoney, whose cure from organ failure as a teen became the miracle that led to Mother Marianne’s beatification, will speak about her healing due to the intercession of St. Marianne, and also […]

Stalled storm allows joyful celebration of 80th anniversary

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Joyfully compelled by the love of their religious calling, 20 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet took their chances with a hurricane to celebrate with friends their community’s 80 years of service to Hawaii Aug. 25 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The large church was remarkably half filled […]

Talk story: The gift of family

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The family is the foundation of civil society and of the church, and without strong families, both suffer. (Bishop Larry Silva, at the 2016 World Meetings of Families which Pope Frances attended in 2016) Last month, as residents scrambled frantically to prepare for the arrival of a category-5 storm, it was […]

Photo: First from Hawaii

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Sacred Hearts Academy middle school teachers, from left, Kana Takahashi, Jennifer Arthur, Dawn Robertson, were selected for the highly competitive Trustey Family STEM Teaching Fellows program. They attended the Trustey Summer Institute at the University of Notre Dame July 16-28. The goal of the program is to foster continuous improvement in STEM (science, technology, engineering […]

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