Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Marianne ‘Miracle Girl,’ Brother Dutton devotee to speak

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Two mainland speakers at the Oct. 5-7 St. Damien and Marianne Catholic Conference have close connections to Kalaupapa and its saintly figures. Kate Mahoney, whose cure from organ failure as a teen became the miracle that led to Mother Marianne’s beatification, will speak about her healing due to the intercession of St. Marianne, and also […]

Stalled storm allows joyful celebration of 80th anniversary

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Joyfully compelled by the love of their religious calling, 20 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet took their chances with a hurricane to celebrate with friends their community’s 80 years of service to Hawaii Aug. 25 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The large church was remarkably half filled […]

Talk story: The gift of family

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The family is the foundation of civil society and of the church, and without strong families, both suffer. (Bishop Larry Silva, at the 2016 World Meetings of Families which Pope Frances attended in 2016) Last month, as residents scrambled frantically to prepare for the arrival of a category-5 storm, it was […]

Photo: First from Hawaii

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Sacred Hearts Academy middle school teachers, from left, Kana Takahashi, Jennifer Arthur, Dawn Robertson, were selected for the highly competitive Trustey Family STEM Teaching Fellows program. They attended the Trustey Summer Institute at the University of Notre Dame July 16-28. The goal of the program is to foster continuous improvement in STEM (science, technology, engineering […]

Theology of the Body sessions being offered

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The Hamau I Loko Foundation is presenting monthly presentations on St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body starting in September. It is also offering Theology of the Body video presentations and discussions on Sundays. Both presentations take place at the Theology of the Body Center of Hawaii at Holy Family Church, 511 Main Street, […]

Saint Louis team makes top 25 in pre-season Catholic ranking

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Saint Louis School in Honolulu is the 14th top-ranked Catholic high school on a national top 25 pre-season football team list. The “Catholic Athletes for Christ Top 25 High School Football Rankings” lauded Saint Louis for winning the state high school football championships the last two years. The all-boys kindergarten through high school in Kaimuki […]

Men’s Conference rescheduled due to storm

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The inaugural Oahu Catholic Men’s Conference has been rescheduled to Sept. 8. The conference, themed “Fidei Defensor” or “Defender of the Faith,” was originally set for Aug. 25 but was postponed as Hurricane Lane approached the Hawaiian Islands. Still set to appear on the new date is keynote speaker Doug Barry, host of EWTN’s show […]