Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sherry Hayes-Peirce: AI technology helps Instagram tackle bullying

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  CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS Over the next few weeks our kids will be heading back to school. While some look forward to the first day of school, others dread being back on campus. In fact, a recent ABC News report found that nationwide 160,000 kids per day stay home because they are afraid of being […]

Three Marianist Center fall presentations cover vocations, pope, music

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The Marianist Center of Hawaii, in co-operation with Chaminade University and Saint Louis School, is bringing to the campus three special autumn presentations to nurture the spiritual growth of Hawaii’s diverse people. The first is a morning of recollection with noted Los Angeles Congress speaker Richard Gaillardetz, chairman of the theology department of Boston College. […]

Official notices: Aug. 23, 2019

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] August 24, 5:00 pm, Mass for Bishop’s Circle Donors, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. [Msgr. Gary Secor] August 31, 4:00 pm, Mass for the 175th Anniversary of St. John the Baptist Church, Kalihi. [Msgr. Gary Secor] September 1, 4:00 […]

‘Fully alive in the Spirit’ is theme of Basic Christian Community retreat

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The Basic Christian Community of Hawaii, a lay movement, invites its members and guests to its annual retreat at the Benedictine Monastery in Waialua, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28. This year’s theme is “Fully alive in the Spirit” — re-igniting love and passion for Christ, bringing energy, exuberance and confidence in standing firm in […]

Making your end-of-life decisions in advance

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CATHOLIC ADVANCE HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVE Gain peace of mind by answering the hard questions about prolonged care, treatment and pain relief ahead of time By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Your elderly mother is wheeled into the hospital emergency room with a broken hip. You’re handling her paperwork. Someone from the hospital asks if she has […]

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 […]