Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Marriage Encounter seeking state’s longest married couple

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Do you know a couple who has been married a long, long, long, long time? Worldwide Marriage Encounter is looking to honor them for their matrimonial longevity. The international marriage enrichment movement is accepting nominations for the 2019 Longest Married Couple Project. Nominations can be made by going to the website wwme.org and clicking on […]

St. Anthony, Wailuku, hoolaulea to feature luau, alumni hall of fame

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St. Anthony School in Wailuku will hold its annual Hoolaulea, Saturday, June 22, on the campus’ Sullivan Athletic Field. The event opens at 5 p.m. with a luau buffet beginning at 6 p.m. “Nevah Too Late” will provide dinner music, and the “Shamrocks” will rock the field with dance music. The evening program will also […]

Mary, Star of the Sea Parish offering ministry for those mourning a loss

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Mary, Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala has a ministry that offers consolation and support for those mourning the loss of a loved one. The “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 one, we […]

3 Marianists with decades of service to Islands marking anniversaries

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By Hawaii Catholic Herald Three Marianists living at the Marianist Community in Cupertino, California, who had long terms of service in Hawaii, are celebrating anniversaries of religious profession this year. Father Raymond E. Malley is marking 60 years as a Marianist, Brother Francis Theodore Spaeth is observing 70 years, and Father Stephen Tutas 75 years. […]

Inspired to do more: Motivated by her students, first-year teacher Amanda Mosler helps raise scholarship funds for Kalihi school

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald During a recent morning social studies class at St. John the Baptist School in Kalihi, teacher Amanda Mosler and her seventh graders were wrapping up an American Revolution scavenger hunt. Loyalists and patriots battled it out to be the first to solve the last clue in the game. It […]

Dream come true: a ‘little bit’ Catholic to the real thing

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Conversion story Enrollment in a Catholic school leads to baptism at Easter By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When Dream Poe-Shippy transferred from a local public school to St. John the Baptist School in Kalihi at the start of the 2018-19 school year, he was ready for a change. The seventh grader had struggled some […]

ADELAIDA ‘IDA’ BARBOZA FREITAS | 1912-2019

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Centenarian served the church in humble ways all her long life Hawaii Catholic Herald Adelaida “Ida” Barboza Freitas, companion and helper for Hawaii’s Carmelite Sisters for more than 30 years, caretaker at the CYO Camp Hauula in its heyday, and next door neighbor to three bishops at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, died at her home […]

Talk story: Easter transforms vulnerability into joy

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” (Philippians 2:7-8) This final week of Lent is a time to reflect on these words of St. […]

Eva Andrade: Bills, good and bad, take shape

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LEGISLATIVE REPORT The last month of the legislative session has a lot of action but not much public discussion. At this point, the public can only participate in shaping legislation if they are granted facetime with a legislator. Most deals on bills at this juncture are made behind closed doors in conference committee where legislators […]

Youth protection conference relies on the guidance of Mary

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By Kristin Leandro Special to the Herald Since 2006, four years after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) developed and implemented the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People,” American dioceses have taken turns hosting an annual conference for the safe environment directors and victim assistance coordinators who serve in the nation’s […]