Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

First annual ‘Sun Light, Sun Bright’ filled with hugs and kisses

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It was a beautiful day. The first annual “Sun Light, Sun Bright,” summer reunion for women inmates and their children at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua, July 27, sponsored by the diocesan prison ministry, was filled with hugs and kisses. According to event coordinator Toni Bissen, 16 […]

Father Clement Beeri, diocesan priest: The joys of interacting with the people

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One of the greatest joys of being a parish priest is interacting with the people. For example, I am constantly amazed when people are edified by certain words or scriptural passages I might mention in the homily which they tell me about […]

Book review: ‘GOD’S QUAD’

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Hawaii campus minister co-edits award-winning book on ‘student church’ By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald “God’s Quad: Small Faith Communities on Campus and Beyond,” Kevin Ahern and Christopher Derige Malano, Orbis Books, 228 pages, $20 “God’s Quad: Small Faith Communities on Campus and Beyond,” is a 2018 book filled with tangible essays focusing on “the […]

Talk story: Familia, messy, but together

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together.” (Acts 2:1) On the first Pentecost, the Apostles were gathered in one place, as one “ohana,” when they were filled with the Holy Spirit. They were inspired to “witness to Jesus” with others through acts of love […]

Blessed are they who mourn

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Mary, Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala has a ministry that offers consolation and support for those who are mourning the loss of a loved one. This “Healing Hearts” ministry provides participants an opportunity to explore mourning through Scripture, prayer, reflection and faith sharing. If you are coping with the loss of a loved […]

Head of Human Life International to speak at Life Symposium 2019

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Father Shenan J. Boquet, president of Human Life International, will lead the all-day Life Symposium on Nov. 9 at the Kroc Center in Kapolei. He will also participate in other events on Maui, Kauai and the Big Island from Oct. 31 through Nov. 11. Human Life International spreads the Catholic Church’s teaching on life and […]

Photo: evangelizers

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The communities of the Neocatechumenal Way at St. John the Baptist Parish in Kalihi participated in the worldwide Great Mission on each Sunday afternoon during the season of Easter. They set up chairs, a platform and speaker on the front lawn of the parish as a way of evangelizing — announcing the Good News of […]