Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

This month, the Marco Polo, last month, socks

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Sts. Peter and Paul Parish social ministry constantly updates its services and ways to help By Gabriella Munoz Hawaii Catholic Herald A small classroom inside Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Honolulu was filled with chatter as the kindergarten and first grade vacation Bible school class worked on their arts and crafts. One little girl […]

Rigorous review process rates parishes, schools by level of risk

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald There are dozens of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines dealing with financial, legal and personnel matters that Catholic parishes and schools in Hawaii have to follow to comply with federal, state and county regulations, as well as canon law. How does the Diocese of Honolulu ensure that its parishes […]

Most of Hawaii’s Mass hosts are distributed by Sacred Hearts Sisters

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Most parishes in Hawaii get their hosts from the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts who buy them from a mainland wholesaler and distribute them from a little building at St. Anthony Retreat Center in Kalihi Valley. Sacred Hearts Sister Ivy Yim, who does the distribution, said she has 80 […]

Lawsuit seeks to block law requiring pregnancy centers to advertise abortion

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald An Oahu pro-life pregnancy resource center and a national network of pregnancy resource centers filed a federal lawsuit July 12 to halt the enforcement of a new Hawaii law that requires such centers to advertise contraception and abortion “services.” Attorneys for Alliance Defending Freedom, a non-profit legal group supporting […]

Sister Jennifer Ober, Dominican Sisters of Sienna: Live Christ, share Christ

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Adaptation and learning are always a part of a missionary’s work. I love my work and the people here in Kauai. But I can see areas where discipleship and witnessing are needed. In terms of ministry, it is necessary to keep in […]

Obligation to ‘Charter’ keeps church a ‘safe environment’

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By Kristin Leandro Special to the Herald Did you know that June 2017 marked 15 years since the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) implemented the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” in response to the clergy sex abuse scandal? The “Charter,” as it is commonly called, developed a comprehensive set […]

Cardinal Mafi thanks God, early missionaries for foundation of faith

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Pondering and praying on the beach before dawn July 2 on tiny Tongan island of Pangaimotu, Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi thought of the courageous souls that had gone before him. As he watched, boats began to arrive with people coming for the Mass he was there to celebrate […]