Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Flooded Hanalei mission now a temporary relief center

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The mid-April floods that ravaged Kauai’s north shore left the Catholic mission church of St. William unusable as a place of worship, but for now, that’s OK. It has become a relief center. The 60-year-old Polynesian long house-shaped structure at 5292 Kuhio Highway was “totally flooded,” said pastor Father […]

17 religious, priests honored at anniversary Mass

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A cheerful congregation of family, friends, former students, parishioners and fellow religious filled the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa for Mass Saturday morning April 21 to honor 11 sisters and six priests who this year are celebrating special anniversaries of religious commitment. Bishop Larry Silva presided over the liturgy concelebrated […]

Parish priests to gather at Turtle Bay for annual convocation

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s priests will flock to the Turtle Bay Resort May 14-18 as they do every year around this time. It’s their annual Convocation of Priests, a week away to contemplate, talk, pray, learn, listen and socialize. This year’s theme: “Stewardship: A Way of Life.” More than 100 priests plan […]

Sister Patricia Rapozo, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: To Love. To Share. To Serve.

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Crafts have been my life, and my religious life ever since I was 10 years old. My grandparents started me on sewing. We made everything. When I was in high school at St. Joseph School in Hilo, we had our bazaar and […]

Photo: Barking to the choir

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Jesuit Father Gregory J. Boyle, who ministers to gangs in southern California, delivers his talk, “Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship,” April 22 in the Mystical Rose Oratory on the Chaminade University of Honolulu campus as part of the Father Robert Mackey Marianist lecture series. Father Boyle is the founder of Homeboy […]

HAWAII’S 2018 JUBILARIANS

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HAWAII’S 2018 JUBILARIANS “God, our Father, guide of humanity and ruler of creation, look upon these your servants, who wish to confirm their offering of themselves to you. As the years pass by, help them to enter more deeply into the mystery of the church and to dedicate themselves more generously to the good of […]

Shepherd’s pay: How Hawaii priests are compensated for their work

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Good Shepherd Sunday this weekend is an appropriate time to reflect on the work of our earthly shepherds and how much we appreciate them. These would be primarily our pastors, parish administrators and parochial vicars (formerly called associate pastors), but also those priests involved in other diocesan ministries and, […]

Commentary: On cutting short the end-of-life journey

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Eva Andrade is president of Hawaii Family Forum and communications director of Hawaii Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the Diocese of Honolulu. For about 20 years, she has been on the front lines at the State Legislature and in the public square in the fight against the law to permit physician-assisted suicide. By […]