Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Got questions about the diocese’s plan to confirm 7-year-olds?

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Still have questions about the diocese’s upcoming plan to confirm 7-year-olds? You may call your parish. The parish receptionist should have most of the answers, or at least 16 of them. As part of the diocese’s efforts to teach parishioners about upcoming changes in the administration of confirmation, the […]

Catechetical Sunday celebrates the handing down of the faith

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By Jayne Mondoy Special to the Herald Father Manny Hewe, the diocesan vicar for clergy, recounted an experience he had while in the Holy Land. Traveling through the arid countryside, he observed two shepherds conversing. As the shepherds spoke, their flocks merged, forming one large, single flock of sheep. As Father Hewe was pondering how […]

Photo: Browsing for blankets

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U.S. service veterans browse for blankets and bed linens at a household item “give-away” Aug. 16 at the Cathedral Kamiano Center for recently homeless vets eager to refurbish their new, but bare, apartments. The event was organized by Iwie Tamashiro of the diocesan Office for Social Ministries who was asked recently by a Veterans Administration […]

Diocese joining 40 Days for Life campaign

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The diocesan Respect Life Office launches its 40 Days for Life fall campaign, Sept. 27-Nov. 5, by inviting Hawaii parishioners to be beacons of hope to save mothers and their unborn children from abortion, to be witnesses and voices in defense of the vulnerable in their communities. 40 Days for Life is a faith-based effort […]

Bishop to receive award for diocese’s part in global rosary

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Ireland-based organization Worldpriest will give Bishop Larry Silva an award for “outstanding promotion and participation in the Global Rosary Relay for Priests” at the noon Mass Sept. 21 in Honolulu’s Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. At 11:30 a.m. on June 23, the Honolulu cathedral joined more […]

Father John Molina, Somascan Fathers: Becoming what we receive

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Perseverance cannot be gauged by how long one has stayed in whatever vocational path one has followed, but by how much one has prayed. If our prayer is lacking, everything else will be lacking. As a priest who loves celebrating each Mass […]

Msgr. Gary Secor among speakers at Basic Christian Community retreat

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Msgr. Gary Secor, Father EJ Resinto and Benedictine Sister Mary Jo McEnany will be the featured speakers at the Basic Christian Community of Hawaii’s 2017 annual community retreat, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sept. 16, at the Benedictine Monastery in Waialua, Oahu. All are invited. The theme for the event is “Spirit alive! Spirit on fire! Rekindle […]

Chaminade names new vice president for innovation

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Chaminade University’s Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Helen Turner, has been named the school’s first Vice President for Innovation. “Creating this new leadership role reflects Chaminade’s growth trajectory and commitment to providing cutting-edge academic and research programs that benefit our students, faculty and all the populations we serve,” said university president Lynn Babington in […]

Saint Francis School hosting third annual ‘Ninth Island’ casino night

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  Saint Francis School in Manoa is hosting its third annual “Ninth Island in Manoa” casino night, 5-10 p.m., Sept. 16, in the school’s gymnasium. The popular event will feature dinner, drinks, gambling, silent auction, wine wall, bingo and much more. For the evening, the gym will be transformed into a Las Vegas casino. The […]

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