Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Catholic Charities names administrator for housing assistance

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Catholic Charities Hawaii has named Jillian Okamoto as division administrator for its housing assistance and referral programs. Previously the program director for Catholic Charities statewide housing assistance programs, Okamoto will head programs serving families, individuals and military veterans who are homeless or who are at-risk of being homeless. Okamoto will also serve on Catholic Charities’ […]

Saint Louis School inducting four into its gallery of achievers

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Saint Louis School will welcome a judge, a music professor, a banker and a science teacher into its Gallery of Distinguished Achievers during its 20th annual induction ceremony Nov. 29 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. The four inductees are: James S. Burns, class of 1955, retired chief judge of […]

Weinberg gives $1 million to Charities’ Laulima campaign

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation on Nov. 7 donated more than $1 million to Catholic Charities Hawaii’s Laulima House campaign. The grant will help the organization expand counseling and child case management services at the 5,377 square-foot property located next to Catholic Charities’ main campus in Makiki. “This donation and others to the Laulima […]

Commentary: Bishop’s pastoral plan undergirds local Fatima centennial events

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By Easter Almuena Special to the Herald Many people have thanked the diocesan Office of Worship for its coordination of the Marian events related to the celebration of the centennial of the final apparition at Fatima, Oct. 13. The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace’s participation in the Global Rosary Relay for Priests caught […]

Hearing God’s call: Week of prayer and activities highlights priesthood, diaconate, consecrated life

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U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocations Awareness Week, Nov. 5-11, 2017. This annual event is a special time for parishes and schools to actively foster and pray for a culture of vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life. Cardinal Joseph Tobin, chairman of the […]

Answering God’s call: Meet three new seminarians embarking on the path to priesthood for the Diocese of Honolulu

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The diocesan Office of Vocations asked Kurt Meyer, James (Alex) Held and John Akau to share their vocation stories. Here are their thoughts on entering the diocesan priesthood, in their own words. Kurt Meyer Kurt Meyer, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. I am the fourth of five children born to Frederick and Rebecca Meyer. […]

Encouraging God’s call: Father William Kunisch fosters vocations through parish experience, parental support

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As pastor of Resurrection of the Lord Church in Waipio, Father William Kunisch has many roles and responsibilities. One of his tasks is to aid men and women who are interested in pursuing vocations to the priesthood or religious life. Father Kunisch offered his pastoral insights to the diocesan Office of Vocations about creating a […]

Priestly ordination set for Sacred Hearts seminarian Sabugo, Nov. 18

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Tahiti Archbishop Jean Pierre Cottanceau of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is scheduled to ordain Waialua native Sacred Hearts Deacon Jeremy Basilio Sabugo a priest Nov. 18 at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. The Saturday ordination Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Sabugo is slated to celebrate his first […]