Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Divine Mercy conference focuses on Fatima message

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The Eucharistic Apostles of the Divine Mercy hosted the conference, “Divine Mercy and the Message of Fatima,” at the Hawaii Convention Center, May 24-26. The conference focused on the connection of the Divine Mercy devotion, inspired by apparitions of Jesus to St. Faustina Kowalska, to the messages given by Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal […]

Summer programs form future leaders

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The diocesan Office for Youth and Young Adults recently kicked off two of three formation workshops it’s hosting this summer. In its fourth year, the Christian Leadership Institute (CLI-HI) took place at St. Stephen Diocesan Center from June 17-21. The program trains high school youth group members to be leaders at their parishes and in […]

ACTS offers 3-day retreats for men, women

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This article is adapted from a story in the May/June 2019 issue of the stewardship newsletter of the St. John Apostle and Evangelist Parish, Mililani, newsletter, written by Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Inc., and used with permission. A relatively new lay ministry in town is giving three-day retreats for men and for women as opportunities to […]

Hawaii woman receives military archdiocese special recognition

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The Archbishop for the Military Services Timothy P. Broglio has awarded Tracey Harger, the Catholic pastoral life coordinator for U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii, the Medal of the Archdiocese for the Military Services for her outstanding volunteer work in the archdiocese. The award was presented at a Mass June 11 at the Soldier’s Chapel at Schofield […]

Hawaii Catholic Herald wins six Catholic Press Association awards

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The Hawaii Catholic Herald took home six Catholic Press Association awards this year. The annual media awards were handed out in St. Petersburg, Florida, at the Catholic Media Conference‘s concluding banquet, June 21. The awards were for work done in 2018. Here’s what the Diocese of Honolulu’s biweekly newspaper won: Second Place Awards “Best Annual […]

As she retires, Betty White leaves behind her mark on the school where she’s worked for nearly 50 years

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‘Uncommon but extraordinary’ tenure By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald If you want to see where it all started for Betty White at Sacred Hearts Academy, just look at her office wall. There hangs a framed copy of her original 1972 agreement to be a part-time, substitute teacher at the all-girls Catholic school in Kaimuki. […]