Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Hawaii’s candidates for priesthood

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  Here is a current list of the seminarians for the Diocese of Honolulu, along with their level of studies, their home parish and their summer assignments. John Akau: Entering Pre-Theology II, St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, Calif.; from St. Joseph, Hilo; assigned to St. John Apostle and Evangelist, Mililani, this summer Preston Jay Castro: […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 13, 2018

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You know, quiztakers, I’m always trying to stump you. But maybe you’ve got a Catholic trivia question you’d like to challenge me with. Local Catholic questions get bonus points. Send your best efforts to herald@rcchawaii.org and we might run yours in a future edition of the quiz. 1) Scripture July 22’s first reading includes these […]

Letter to the Herald

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Setting right the wrong “Bravo Zulu” — “Well Done” in Navy lingo — for the way you addressed the federal administration’s separating children from parents at our southern border, in the June 29 Hawaii Catholic Herald. The two articles from the Catholic News Service provided appropriate supplemental information while the letter from Lawrence Chun was […]

Photo: Shelter blessing

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Father Paul Li, vicar of the east Hawaii Island vicariate, says a prayer in the new pavilion of Sacred Heart Shelter, the 20-unit complex of mini-houses erected on Catholic Church land, on June 30, the day of the shelter’s blessing and dedication. The shelter, for elderly and family evacuees of the ongoing Kilauea eruption on […]

Worn Nanakuli parish looks to build a bright future on a new foundation

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The hand-me-down church on  Hawaiian Homestead land celebrates its 90th anniversary By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A gust of wind produces a swirl of pink tissue-thin blossoms from one of the trees fronting St. Rita Church in Nanakuli, Oahu. The trees beautifying the parish property, including two mango and a landmark banyan, stand sturdy […]

It took a village to raise a village

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Sacred Heart Shelter, the mini-neighborhood of micro-homes for volcano evacuees, will be blessed June 30 By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The donation of land by the Diocese of Honolulu has motivated the creation of a neighborhood of micro-houses for families left homeless by Kilauea volcano. Under the leadership of HOPE Services Hawaii, an affiliate […]

Sister Joan of Arc Souza ends 27 years as Saint Francis head of school

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Sister Joan of Arc Souza, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, was abruptly let go from her role as head of school at Saint Francis School in Manoa on June 13. Sister Joan of Arc had led Saint Francis since 1991, seeing it through a transformation […]

Newly ordained Jesuit returns home to Kauai for first Mass

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Father Kyle Shinseki will spend part of the summer in the islands celebrating Masses in Spanish By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald LIHUE, KAUAI — Tourists who attended the 9:30 a.m. Mass on June 17 at Immaculate Conception Church in Lihue might have wondered if the parish usually had such colorful Sunday liturgies. At this […]