Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

New Catholic Charities head has affordable housing background

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Catholic Charities Hawaii has selected as its new chief executive officer and president a Washington state man with two decades of leadership in the development and operations of affordable housing. Robert “Rob” Van Tassell starts Nov. 4. He is currently vice president of Catholic Housing Services of Western Washington, where he oversees the housing and […]

Family faith formation webinars share parish success stories

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald “Stay with Us: Dynamic Ideas for Family Faith Formation,” is a new series of four webinars hosted by the Office of Religious Education and its director Jayne Ragasa Mondoy. “Developing strong Catholic families in which parents and children alike learn to give witness to Christ is a priority for […]

Photo: Walking the talk

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Saint Louis School students show their handmade signs protesting domestic violence in the 25th annual Men’s March Against Violence Oct. 3 in downtown Honolulu. They were among the hundreds who participated in the annual event, which began this year with a remembrance of nine Hawaii victims killed by domestic violence. The march through downtown started […]

Summer with the FCC

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Tracking the activities of Filipino Catholic Clubs on Oahu By Taylor Rayray Special to the Herald   A pageant for a good cause The Filipino Catholic Clubs’ Queen of Charity Pageant was hosted Sept. 7 by the first place parish, St. Joseph in Waipahu. Each parish was represented by a member of the Filipino Catholic […]

Community’s retreat ‘fully alive in the Spirit’

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Special to the Herald Hawaii’s Basic Christian Community kicked off its annual retreat on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Benedictine Monastery in Waialua. It was truly a day of exuberance and excitement as more than 140 people traveled to this mountaintop giving praise and honor to their Lord, Jesus Christ. This year’s theme, “Fully Alive […]

Kailua parish hosting ‘special’ Halloween

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St. Anthony Church in Kailua, at 148 Makawao Street, is hosting the Kahumana Learning Center’s Special Halloween Party, 7-9 p.m., Oct. 26, an annual event for teens and young adults with autism and other developmental and intellectual disabilities. Featured will be dancing, refreshments, trunk-or-treat, a photo booth and tons of spooky fun. Wear your favorite […]

Haiku parish’s annual Fall Sale offers ono country goodies and much more

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Don’t miss St. Rita Parish’s ninth annual Fall Sale Nov. 2 in Haiku, Maui, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. The popular event will feature a huge rummage sale, fresh produce, plants, jams, jellies and scrumptious breads baked by the St. Rita bakers. Added this year are crafts handmade by parishioners. This is the once-a-year event that brings […]