Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Preaching Divine Mercy

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Father Joseph Aytona, mission director of the Congregation of the Fathers of Mercy in Kentucky, preaches during a Divine Mercy Crusade at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Oct. 10. He and Father Mark Wheelan, a Missionary of Mercy from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity in Texas, led the series of […]

A fire enkindled once again

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The arrival of five Carmelite sisters from the Philippines will enable the re-founding of Hawaii’s monastery By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Carmelite Sister Mary Bernard Tescam’s Sept. 10 email to Bishop Larry Silva had good news. “Peace! Your dream for Hawaii Carmel is slowly coming true by the grace of God.” The message from […]

Seven from Hong Kong founded original Carmel

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Hawaii’s Carmelite sisters came from Hong Kong to the Islands in 1973 at the invitation of Bishop John J. Scanlan. There were seven — Mother Mary Agnes Tse, Sister Mary Angel Wong, Sister Mary Caroline Chow, Sister Teresita Tam, Sister Agnes Marie Wong, Sister Marie Tang and Sister Agnella Iu. The Carmelites founded Carmel of […]

Court strikes down law that forced pregnancy centers to post abortion information

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By Patrick DownesHawaii Catholic Herald A federal district court on Sept. 20 struck down a Hawaii law that would have forced pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to publicize abortion and contraceptive services. Judge Derrick K. Watson made the ruling in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 NIFLA v. Becerra decision affirming free speech. The […]

China-born priest left with mixed feelings about Vatican-China agreement

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The provisional Vatican-China agreement on appointments of Chinese Catholic bishops has left Diocese of Honolulu priest Father Paul Li with mixed emotions. Father Li, who was born and raised in China and started his seminary studies there in the “underground” Catholic Church before coming to Hawaii, said that there […]

Missing the sun, and the Spam

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Care packages are a treat for diocesan seminarians on the mainland By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Alfred Guerrero remembers the homesickness that came with going away to school at Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon. It rained a lot. “I missed the Hawaii sun,” the now-parochial vicar at Our Lady of Good Counsel said. […]

SISTER M. JEANETTE JOAQUIN, OSF |1927-2018

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Lifetime as a Sister of St. Francis were ‘years of love’ Sister M. Jeanette Joaquin, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who spent decades teaching elementary school before serving in Hawaii parishes and in other ministries, died Sept. 12 at St. Francis Convent in Honolulu after a lengthy illness. She was 91 […]