Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

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 […]

HOPE Services opens new Hilo shelter for homeless men

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An old Hilo hospital is now a new shelter and assessment center for homeless men on the Big Island, run by HOPE Services Hawaii, a non-profit agency affiliated with the Diocese of Honolulu. The blessing and opening of Keolahou shelter was Nov. 8. The facility, at 34 Rainbow Drive in Hilo, is the same building […]

Father Clyde Guerreiro, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary: To be a bridge

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One of the advantages of being a priest is that you have to preach. My understanding of preaching is that you are not there to give a whole diatribe of church truths, but you are there to be a bridge. So, what […]

$2.75 million grant from Amazon founder a boost for agency

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HOPE Services Hawaii has received a $2.75 million grant from the Bezos Day One Fund, its biggest-ever one-time donation. The money comes from Amazon founder Jeff Bezo’s philanthropic organization in its second year of giving to nonprofits fighting family homelessness. “We are grateful for the generosity and confidence of the Day 1 Families Fund for […]