Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

St. Anthony offering day retreat for those with chronic pain

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St. Anthony Retreat Center in Kalihi Valley is offering “Broken, and Blessed,” a “lectio divina” retreat for those with chronic pain or illness and/or their caregivers, Saturday, Jan. 25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in the Rose Hill Building. “Lectio divina” is a traditional monastic practice of Scripture reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with […]

Photo: Commendation and thanks

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The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives of the 30th Legislature of the State of Hawaii on Dec. 20 presented a certificate of commendation to Deacon Walter Yoshimitsu, on the occasion of his retirement as director of the Hawaii Catholic Conference, which lobbied at the legislature on behalf of the Diocese of Honolulu. The […]

Newman continues to host yearly prayer service for Christian unity

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Bishop Larry Silva is inviting the leaders of Catholic, Eastern rite, Protestant, Orthodox and other Christian churches to an hour of hymns, Scripture and prayer at the ecumenical Taize service in observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 7 p.m., Jan. 24, at the Newman Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. […]

2019 in review

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A look back at the events and images from the past year in the Diocese of Honolulu Compiled by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Here is a month-by-month review of the Catholic news in Hawaii in 2019 as reported in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. January A landslide on the Kalaupapa trail, which was discovered on […]

New portraits of Hawaii’s saints stand out above the cathedral’s altar

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Two new faces can be seen in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Specially commissioned portraits of St. Marianne Cope and St. Damien de Veuster went up in December on each side of the crucifixion scene on the high altar. The new paintings depict the two Hawaii […]

Red Mass speaker is a millennial youth and young adult minister

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Next month’s Red Mass speaker will be atypical. Instead of the usual bishop, cardinal or established community leader, the congregation of politicians and other civic leaders on Jan. 14 in Honolulu’s Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace will hear the views of a local lay millennial. Not that […]

12 men to declare their intention to be deacons in January in Rite of Candidacy

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Twelve island men, who have just finished their “aspirancy year” exploring a possible call to the permanent diaconate, will take the next step and declare their willingness to be candidates for that holy order at a Rite of Candidacy Mass, 2 p.m., Jan. 12, at St. Ann Church, Kaneohe. Bishop Larry Silva will preside. Three […]

Sister Gina Senapilo, Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Sienna: Stewardship for little ones

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “I am happy because I feel that I am more close to Jesus,” said one little child. It is really heartwarming to know the children are getting it when asked, “Do you understand what stewardship is?” Of course, some answer, “I don’t […]