Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Picturing life’s calling: winners of the Hawaii Catholic Schools vocation awareness art contest

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Click here to see the winners of the Hawaii Catholic Schools vocation awareness art contest To commemorate National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 4-10, the Hawaii Catholic Schools office and the Director of Vocations of the Diocese of Honolulu, Father Rheo Ofalsa, sponsored a Vocations Awareness Art Contest for students in grades kindergarten through grade eight […]

Photo: In the presence of a saint

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Two children view the relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina — Padre Pio — in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Nov. 9. Six relics of the well-known 20th century Italian mystic who bore the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus Christ, have been touring the United States since last year. The relics displayed […]

Retirement collection benefits elderly sisters, brothers, religous order priests

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The annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be held Dec. 8-9 in the Diocese of Honolulu. Last year, Hawaii parishioners gave $107,756.19 to the collection. Among the local beneficiaries of the collection this year was the Carmelite Monastery in Kaneohe. The national appeal is coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office in Washington. The […]

Catholic Charities receives $1 million grant to assist Alzheimer patients and caregivers

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Catholic Charities Hawaii has been awarded a three-year, $1 million dollar grant to help persons living with and those at high risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their caregivers. The grant from the Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative will increase dementia awareness in the community and address […]

MARYKNOLL SISTER MARIA ROSARIO DALEY | 1923-2018

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Much-loved teacher, last wearer of the old habit, the end of an era By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Maryknoll Sister Maria Rosario Daley, who served more than 50 years in Hawaii as a teacher, high school counselor and diocesan personnel director, among other ministries, died Oct. 18 at the Maryknoll Sisters residence in Manoa. […]

Scenes from Diocesan Youth Day

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Four hundred and sixty young Catholics from throughout the Hawaiian islands registered for this year’s Diocesan Youth Day held at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe on Oct. 27. An additional 65 people were involved as planners, speakers and volunteers. This year’s keynote speakers were Anaheim Life Teen movement member and Catholic speaker Chika Anyanwu (pictured […]