Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Talk story: The campaign that empowers the poor

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I strongly encourage all to give generously to this CCHD collection as a way to witness to Jesus. Your support for this very important collection helps empower vulnerable people living in poverty to transform their families and communities into reflections of the Kingdom of God.” (Bishop Larry Silva, letter to the […]

Picturing God’s call

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The Hawaii Catholic schools office recently announced its winners of the Vocations Awareness Art Contest for students in Catholic schools from kindergarten through grade eight. The theme for this year’s vocations awareness art contest was “Vocations — Listening to and Acting on God’s Call to Serve,” commemorating Vocations Awareness Week, Nov. 3-9. The schools office, […]

Christmas party for women inmates, kids seeks gift cards, donations

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It’s the 20th annual “Star Light, Star Bright” Christmas party, and organizers are looking for help to cover the costs of the reunion between female inmates and their keiki. The party, to be held this year on Dec. 7, is sponsored by the diocesan Office of Prison Ministry and thrown at the Women’s Community Correctional […]

Sister Otelia Fortaleza, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: When Jesus calls, we need to respond

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Aunty, aunty! Let’s go outside and play now,” the children often call to me. Sometimes they grab my hand, tug at the scapular of my religious habit, or even my leg wanting me to go with them. “Aunty, I need my bottle […]

Knights of Columbus honor their members, councils and namesake at annual banquet

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More than 230 Knights of Columbus and family members gathered at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki Oct. 13 to honor their explorer namesake, Christopher Columbus, and to celebrate special members and councils at the Knights’ Hawaii State Council annual Columbus Day Banquet. The Sts. Peter and Paul Council 16002 in Honolulu was the host […]

Photo: Lectors and acolytes

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Two Diocese of Honolulu seminarians were installed as lectors and three as acolytes in a ceremony Nov. 6 celebrated by Bishop Joseph Brennan of the Diocese of Fresno, center, at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, California. The acolytes, dressed in albs, from left are Preston Castro, Arrion Llantos and Kevin Clark. The lectors, in […]

Kaneohe parish offers two evenings on Bishop Barron’s paths to holiness

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The adult faith formation team of St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe is hosting two Advent sessions based on “Untold Blessings,” Bishop Robert Barron’s study program on three paths to holiness In “Untold Blessings,” Bishop Barron paints a beautiful and mysterious image of what it takes to be a follower of Jesus Christ, as he lays […]

Secular Franciscans: Messengers of perfect joy and hope

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Position statement NATIONAL FRATERNITY OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER By Liz Ishimitsu, ofs Special to the Herald As the regional minister of Ohana O Ke Anuenue of the Secular Franciscan Order which covers fraternities on Oahu, Kauai, Maui and the Big Island, I attended the annual chapter for the Secular Franciscan Order for the United […]